"The Hard Way Home: A Conversation about Global Migration" Social Hour (5-6pm) Welcome of international guests Panelist-led conversation and dinner

Join us for an engaging presentation with Pam Adams, Regional Planning Director for the Centre Region Council of Governments (CRCOG). Pam has served the region for 16 years, leading sustainability planning and the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan while working with municipalities and community partners to advance meaningful environmental, economic, and energy initiatives. CRCOG, a partnership of six Centre Region municipalities, works collaboratively to provide shared services and address regional challenges. Pam will discuss how local government, businesses, and residents are taking action on climate priorities, from solar installations and clean transportation efforts to food waste programs, renewable natural gas projects, [...]

Feeling climate distressed and wanting to share your concerns with like-minded people? Please come to this free event co-sponsored by the State College Friends’ Climate Justice Working Group and Foxdale's Climate Care committee.  RSVP Here. Co-Facilitators are: Jackie Bonomo, has led online Climate Cafes for Climate Witness Stewards and practiced peer counseling for 50 years; Andy McKinnon is a licensed social worker, therapist and climate activist and Stacey Budd is the Program Director for Team Development at Shaver’s Creek. This Climate Cafe is organized to be a confidential space to share climate anxiety and grief over loss due to climate chaos. [...]

with guest speaker Paul Takac. Representative Paul Takac was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022 to represent the 82nd Legislative District in the heart of Centre County. His policy priorities include ensuring full and fair funding for public education, championing environmental and clean energy initiatives, protecting individual rights and freedoms, and supporting working people and families by creating jobs and investing in local communities—especially in underserved rural areas. Representative Takac currently serves on the following Pennsylvania House committees: Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Education; Environmental and Natural Resources Protection; Communications and Technology; Emergency Preparedness; Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development; [...]