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Empower Hour: Protecting Climate, Health & Equity from More Gas Pipelines
2026-01-13 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Empower Hour: Protecting Climate, Health & Equity from More Gas Pipelines
When: Jan 13, 6pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!
The Gas Infrastructure Plan (GIP) proposal submitted by Xcel Energy’s Public Service Co. to Colorado’s Public Utilities Commission appears destined to miss 2030 Clean Heat targets because it defaults to extending gas service for both new and existing customers and lacks substantial movement toward non-pipeline alternatives (NPAs).
Expert panelists listed below will share their perspectives on the issues and what can be done:
Lauren Swain – Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado Program Director
Patricia Garcia Nelson – GreenLatinos Colorado Fossil Fuel Just Transition Advocate
Charles Kutscher, Ph.D. – Colorado Renewable Energy Society policy committee
Tracey Bernett – Former state legislator and prime sponsor of the “Clean Heat” bill
Learn how you can add your voice to the feedback the PUC receives at a virtual hearing on 1/20/26.

Covenant for Our Future: Preaching Prep
2026-01-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Covenant for Our Future: Preaching Prep

When: Jan 13, 6pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!

The Covenant for Our Future is becoming a reality. Be among the 100 faith leaders who will preach or host a community conversation in their congregation on or around MLK weekend to launch the 2026 Campaign. In these moments of fear, greed and violence, this campaign is designed to bring us together across faiths and issues, and to boldly promote the values of care, welcome, protection and justice we know are the root of our faith traditions and our humanity.

Join this call to share sermon ideas and be inspired! Invite your colleagues. Help us meet our goal of 100 sermons + conversations across the US!

Boulder Chapter Colo Native Plant Society Meeting and Book Swap
2026-01-13 17:30 - 19:30 | Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, 6230 Lookout Rd,, Boulder, Colorado, 80301
Boulder Chapter Colo Native Plant Society Meeting and Book Swap
When: Jan 13, 5:30-7:30pm
Where: Boulder Rural Fire Dept
RSVP HERE!
The first chapter meeting of 2026 will be an opportunity to socialize, swap books on botany and other subjects of interest to CONPS members, and hear from Executive Director Maggie Gaddis who will join the meeting to talk about programmatic opportunities. The meeting will start at 5:30 for socializing and the book swap.

Climate Basics: An Evening Discussion Supporting Youth in Uncertain Times
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Climate Basics: An Evening Discussion

Supporting Youth in Uncertain Times
When: Jan 12, 6pm-7:15pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!
Looking for climate action that makes sense for your family? As trusted adults, we want to help kids feel safe and hopeful. In the face of climate uncertainty, how do we offer a sense of security?
Do you want to inspire hope in children, but struggle with it yourself? Are you unsure how to talk to children about the climate crisis in a way that’s honest and age-appropriate? Are you wondering how to nurture resilience so they’re prepared for changes ahead?
In partnership with PEN, join CERI faculty, Kristan Childs and Teddy Kellam, for heart-centered conversations that offer guidance, tools, and support for navigating these complex questions with compassion and clarity.

Covenant for Our Future: Community Conversations
2026-01-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Covenant for Our Future: Community Conversations

When: Jan 12, 6pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!

The Covenant for Our Future is becoming a reality. Be among the 100 faith leaders who will preach or host a conversation in their congregation on or around MLK weekend to launch the 2026 Campaign. In these moments of fear, greed and violence, this campaign is designed to bring us together across faiths and issues, and to boldly promote the values of care, welcome, protection and justice we know are the root of our faith traditions and our humanity.

Join this call to learn more, go over the conversation guide, hear what other’s are planning, and ask questions. Invite your congregation, community and other groups to join. Help us meet our goal of 100 sermons + conversations across the US!

Community Advocacy Training
2026-01-11 16:00 - 18:00 | Congregation Bonai Shalom Boulder, 1527 Cherryvale Rd, Boulder, CO 80303
Community Advocacy Training
When: Jan 11, 4pm-6pm
Where: Congregation Bonai Shalom Boulder
RSVP HERE!

Raise our Voices
Share our Stories
Build our Power

Learn how to share your climate stories and advocate for a livable world for future generations.

Weekly Vigil for Palestine
2026-01-11 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-28 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Downtown Longmont, 4th & Kimbark, Longmont, CO, 80501
Weekly Vigil for Palestine
When: Sundays, 12-1pm
Where: 6th Ave/Main Street, Downtown Longmont

Join Longmont for Palestine every Sunday from 12:00 – 1:00 pm on 6th & Main St. in Longmont for a weekly Palestine vigil! Bring your signs and posters, or just stop on by to ask any questions you may have and get to know us! We will have signs available, as well as informational flyers, postcards, and zines.

A Return to the Earth: Module 1 Cultural Perspectives
2026-01-10 13:30 - 15:00 | Virtual
A Return to the Earth: Module 1 Cultural Perspectives
When: Jan 10, 1:30-3pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!
Module One defines culture and expands and elaborates upon cultural perceptions as they relate to our personal lives and the lives of our ancestors and how that affects us today.
We will probe deeply into common and personal landscapes of culture and what this means as we move toward being decolonized people. As human beings we mirror each other and long to connect, to interact, to create relationship with, to live with a sense of belonging and a sense of shared “commons,” a place where we fully realize that “other” is essential for self-fulfillment as a human being. We need each other.
As we move into relationships, we come to understand the cultural lens through which we see the world. How a person sees the world is how a person acts toward the world.
This is the first module of a 4-part series. You are encouraged (but not required) to also register for as many of the other modules as you are able to attend:
Module 2: Seeing with a Native Eye — Saturday, January 24th, 2026
Module 3: Colonization — Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Module 4: Decolonization — Saturday, February 21st, 2026
This is a virtual presentation. Please register below to get the zoom link and the suggested reading.

Anti-War Demonstration
2026-01-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2026-01-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Canyon and Broadway Intersection, 1800 Broadway Street, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
Anti-War Demonstration
When: Saturdays, 11am-12pm
Where: Broadway & Canyon, Boulder
Stop the war machine!

Ancient Forests and Ancient Imagination
2026-01-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Longmont Public Library, 409 4th Ave, Longmont, US
Ancient Forests and Ancient Imagination
When: Jan 5, 5pm-7pm
Where: Longmont Public Library
LEARN MORE HERE!
Author and Artist Nathan Hutchinson will give a slide-show presentation about his book Evergreen. This non-profit art book is a delve into the philosophical, poetic interpretation concerning our relationship to ancient forests. This presentation will cover the importance of old-growth forests and our relations to them, both the biological aspects and spiritual component, using art as a means for activism. To bring interest and inspiration to this, one of our most fundamental issues of past and modern times – love for and active protection of our Ancient forests.

MiniDome: Tour of the Solar System
2026-01-05 11:30 - 12:00 | Boulder Creek Room, Boulder Public Library, Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States
MiniDome: Tour of the Solar System
When: Jan 5, 11:30am-12pm
Where: Boulder Public Library, Boulder Creek Room
RSVP HERE!
Step inside Fiske Planetarium’s immersive MiniDome—right inside the library! Join an expert in the field for a captivating Tour of the Solar System, where young explorers will journey through space and learn about planets, moons, and more in a fun, engaging format designed especially for curious minds. Age recommendation: 7+; grades 2+
(Two showings: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – noon, same show, registration required)

Boulder Public Library would like to thank everyone who has generously donated to the Boulder Library Foundation. Your financial support provides funding for library programs, services and facilities that help the people of Boulder develop and grow.

STUDIO 24: Sewing Revolution
2025-12-27 13:00 - 15:00 | NoBo Library, 13th Street, Boulder, Colorado, 80304, United States
STUDIO 24: Sewing Revolution
When: December 27, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Where: Studio 24 MakerSpace, NoBo Library
REGISTER HERE!

Join Luna Cultura at the Sewing Revolution. On the fourth Saturday of the month, we will create a beginner-level sewing project. Materials and tools will be provided. Participants can also bring clothing they want to repair, remake, or upcycle.
The featured project generally takes 45 minutes to complete. We have limited sewing machines, so participants must share equipment and supplies.
Registration is suggested but not required (it helps us calculate materials). Appropriate for ages 10 and up, minors under 14 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Acompaña a Luna Cultura en la Revolución de la Costura. El cuarto sabado del mes realizaremos un proyecto de costura de nivel principiante. Se proporcionarán materiales y herramientas. Los participantes también pueden traer ropa que quieran reparar, rehacer o reciclar.
El proyecto presentado generalmente tome 45 minutos en completarse. Contamos con máquinas de coser limitadas, por lo que los participantes deben compartir el equipo y los suministros.
Se sugiere registrarse, pero no es obligatorio (nos ayuda para calcular los materiales). Apto para mayores de 10 años, los menores de 14 años deberán ir acompañados de un adulto responsable.

Falling In Love With The Future
2025-12-27 09:30 - 16:00 | Boulder Unitarian Universalist Church, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave, Boulder, CO 80303
Falling In Love With The Future
When: Dec 27, 9:30am-4pm
Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder
REGISTER HERE!
We’re building a time machine!
Come join us on as we test it out for the first time and travel into the future. Not just any future though. We’re taking a trip to the best-case-scenario future that’s not too far away: the year 2032.
In this timeline, humanity came together in 2026, coalescing to rapidly address our interconnected crises of climate change, social inequity, and the complex web of other environmental and social problems. We’re going to see what this world looks like just six years from now, as large-scale societal shifts are under way.
What does it feel like, taste like, sound like in the best-case-scenario future? What spurred this shift, and how has daily life changed for humanity?
This is our first time running our new workshop, “Falling In Love With The Future.” Part theater game, part art project, part grief, and part radical hope, this day is for anybody who feels hopeless, helpless, overwhelmed, or burned-out when facing the future.
Our failure to act as a society is first and foremost a failure of the imagination. Our society, especially our young people, need more imaginative spaces where we don’t just beat our heads against present inaction, but collectively create the future of our dreams. Right now, the best that most young people can offer is a future where we’ve done a few engine swaps on gas cars. It’s time for something more hopeful.
You can expect the workshop to be active, fun, and engaging. The goal in using our time machine is to offer people a space that exists outside the ordinary, where we can dream together. The neural pathways used for imagining the future are the same ones used for visiting our memories, and our time machine is helping us to build our very real capacity to bring about a more beautiful future.

Annual Refuge Family Christmas Feast
2025-12-21 17:00 - 19:00 | the refuge, 6900 W 117th Ave. #200, Broomfield, CO, 80020, United States
Annual Refuge Family Christmas Feast
When: Dec 21, 5pm
Where: The Refuge
RSVP HERE!
It’s time again for us to gather around tables at our Annual Refuge Family Christmas Feast, the last Sunday before Christmas. Plus, this year it’s Winter Solstice, too, the longest night of the year. This evening is a mix of fun traditions, reflection, and gathering some hope together this season. All are welcome.
A reminder: This year we’ll be continuing our Embodied Christmas Eve at The Refuge Cafe: Lunch, Light, and Love from 11am-1pm as our December 24th gathering. “It’s Open House style for all ages sharing a Christmas meal at The Refuge Cafe, with a short reflection time at 1pm and collecting cold weather gear for our friends this season (jackets, gloves, long johns, tents, sleeping bags, wool socks, etc.). RSVP to let us know if you can be part (bringing food, helping, dropping by to be together): bit.ly/RefugeEmbodiedChristmasEve

Winter Solstice Festival
2025-12-21 16:00 - 21:00 | Yellow Barn Farm, 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont, 80503
Winter Solstice Festival
When: Dec 21, 4pm-9pm
Where: Yellow Barn Farm
REGISTER HERE!
A culture making celebration honoring the turning of the wheel of the year!
WHAT TO BRING:
• Your full belly or BYOB thermos of soup (we cannot eat in YBF)
• A Lantern for our lantern walk + tea light candle (Don’t have one? make one for the solstice ~ instructions here)
• Your own cup for the warm cider/mulled wine
• A blanket, warm layers, and sitting gear for fire
• Cookies, or holiday dessert (easy finger foods) if you wish!

Trans Holiday Brunch
2025-12-21 11:00 - 13:30 | Rocky Mountain Equality, 3340 Mitchell Lane, Boulder, CO 80301
Trans Holiday Brunch
When: Dec 21, 11am-1:30pm
Where: Rocky Mountain Equality
RSVP HERE!
Celebrate the season with a free, catered Trans Holiday Brunch at the Equality Center of the Rocky Mountains. Enjoy food, community, and trans joy in a welcoming, all-ages space. Open to trans people and their guests.

SAVE NCAR!
2025-12-20 11:00 - 13:00 | NOAA Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305
SAVE NCAR!
When: Dec 20, 11am-1pm
Where: NOAA, Boulder
Yesterday, the Trump regime stated that they plan to dismantle and shutter the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget announced on X yesterday that they “will be breaking up NCAR”. They claim it is a source of “climate alarmism”.
We know otherwise. The UN, leaders around the world, and research scientists all say that the devastating effects of climate change are real. Just look at the devastating storms, flooding, wildfires, and droughts affecting our county, country, and world! The valuable work that NCAR and other federal science agencies do saves lives and helps people avert weather-related dangers.
Join us on Saturday, December 20, from 11:00am to 1:00pm in a visibility event. Meet in front of NOAA on South Broadway and Rayleigh. Although we’re focusing on NCAR, this is a highly visible place to show that we demand that NCAR be saved! Bring signs with a “SAVE NCAR” pro-science theme. Please take an RTD bus if you can.

Generations of Joy
2025-12-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Yellow Barn Farm, 9417 N Foothills Hwy., Longmont, 80503
Generations of Joy

When: Dec 20, 11am-1pm
Where: Yellow Barn Farm
REGISTER HERE!

Girls & Women’s Gathering – join us for an afternoon of connection. Grandmothers, Mothers, Daughters – let us gather seasons of change.

MASA Holiday Seed Market!
2025-12-20 09:00 - 12:00 | MASA Seed Foundation, 4576 N 47th St, Boulder, 80301
MASA Holiday Seed Market!
When: Dec 20, 9am-12pm
Where: MASA Seedhouse
LEARN MORE HERE!
Seeds make great gifts! Come see MASA at the MASA Seedhouse on Friday Dec 19th and Saturday Dec 20th at 75th and Arapahoe, Boulder (1367 75th Street)
We’ll have some amazing gift items including seeds, seed gift tins and variety seed sets in Flowers, Herbs and Greens. Plus MASA calendars, delicious local celery and more.
Look for us in the white farmhouse and support local.

MASA Holiday Seed Market!
2025-12-19 09:00 - 12:00 | MASA Seed Foundation, 4576 N 47th St, Boulder, 80301
MASA Holiday Seed Market!
When: Dec 19, 9am-12pm
Where: MASA Seedhouse
LEARN MORE HERE!
Seeds make great gifts! Come see MASA at the MASA Seedhouse on Friday Dec 19th and Saturday Dec 20th at 75th and Arapahoe, Boulder (1367 75th Street)
We’ll have some amazing gift items including seeds, seed gift tins and variety seed sets in Flowers, Herbs and Greens. Plus MASA calendars, delicious local celery and more.
Look for us in the white farmhouse and support local.

Water Talks
2025-12-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Water Talks
When: Dec 18, 6pm-7pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!
Learning about Colorado’s Produced Water and next steps for community.
Hosted by Jolie Brawner and Angelique Rodriguez. This online webinar is open to all communities.
Join us in a conversation of Colorado Produced Water Consortium and Community Involvement. Exploring our collective awareness through protecting our shared waters.

We are the Earth: Grief, Love & Climate Writing Hour
2025-12-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
We are the Earth: Grief, Love & Climate Writing Hour
When: Dec 17, 12pm-1pm
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!
A creative response to ongoing climate crises. Use this as a space to express, create, compost. We start with a 10 min physical warm-up, then a 25 minute creative burst. Write a poem, create art, or contact your congress people. Option to share some of your work or about your creative process before we close.
Offered freely by Linds Roberts, on behalf of Gather The Wild Collective. Donations appreciated via via Venmo (@gatherthewildco) or Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/ENZNTZ3N5U6X4) with the note “Writing Hour.”
What to Expect:
-Welcome
-5 minute mindful meditation
-10 min Warm-up
-25 minute Creative Time
-10 min Optional Sharing
-Closing, Gratitudes

Seats at the Table: Training for Boards to Lead Inclusively and Equitably
2025-12-17 09:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
Seats at the Table: Training for Boards to Lead Inclusively and Equitably

When: Dec 17, 9am-11:30am
Where: Virtual
REGISTER HERE!

Learn how to lead nonprofit boards with confidence, equity, and cultural competence!

This comprehensive board training program is designed for individuals, board members, and traditional board participants who want to lead nonprofit boards with confidence, inclusivity, and equity. Participants will gain practical knowledge on board roles and responsibilities, financial oversight (including fiduciary duties, legal and ethical obligations, and effective fundraising), and integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into governance.
The session also covers strategic planning and visioning to help boards create meaningful impact. The program features a fireside chat with a renowned community leader, offering insights on culturally competent leadership and fostering inclusive environments for diverse communities. Join us to strengthen your board leadership skills and learn how to engage, support, and include all members effectively.

Empower Hour: How YOU can accelerate the adoption of renewable energy!
2025-12-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Empower Hour: How YOU can accelerate the adoption of renewable energy!

When: Dec 16, 6pm
Where: Zoom
REGISTER HERE!

Understanding Xcel’s latest Time of Use rates makes it possible for individuals who shift their biggest power loads and usage to times of high renewables, thereby helping to cultivate future renewables! It might also save you some money. Learn practical tips for optimizing your power from Dr. Ron Sinton on 12/16/25!
