NEW PROJECTS:
Energy Stories - an entire web site now in operation with a focus on saving energy and shifting priorities for living on the planet. Check it out!
No New Toasters - a page devoted to renewing old itesm
natural Devices - a page devoted to new devices to reduce our impact on the planet
ONGOING PROJECTS:
- Future Versions I, about the long term future of life on the planet, from
here on
- the construction of the Minuteman Trail & Rail Trails in Eastern Massachusetts
- the 1984 introduction of the Macintosh Computer in Boston
- Number 5 Crossbar switch (last days in Arlington's central office, c.1988)
- history of telephone switching & other technology (not yet titled)
- history of "Arlington's Little Railroad" (now the Minuteman Trail)
- A brief documentary of the May Day celebration that took place on the banks
of the Charles River on May 1, 2007 is planned.
PREVIOUS EVENTS:
• February 11, 2008 - A meeting took place in the community room of the Robbins Library, 700 Mass. Ave., in Arlington, Massachusetts. The topic - health and medical insurance, thinking outside the box. A full press release is available in .pdf format.
• Our latest completed program "Insurance, the Commonwealth, and You" is now edited and has been cablecast (as of Monday June 19th, 2007). Recorded Thursday, 24 May 2007 in the Arlington Studio, the program covers Medical Insurance for the Self Employed under the state's new law that requires most residents to carry insurance starting this year. For more information on the program, see the description page.
• Prior to production of "Insurance, the Commonwealth, and You," we ran a press release about the program is available here. Another release, issued May 20th, and intended for publication in the Arlington Advocate on Thursday, the 24th of May, is available, here.
• Copies of the documentary, "May 17th," (click here for a description) will be for sale at the upcoming Transcending Boundaries/PFLAG Conference in Worcester, Mass., October 27 - 29, 2006
• On Saturday, 20 May 2006, we held an event at the Whittemore Robbins House in Arlington Center, featuring the premiere of "May 17th," our documentary on the first day that marriage licenses became available for same-sex couples in Massachusetts (click here for a description and photos). The premiere was open to the public and ran for four hours during which we showed the video four times.. Over 100 people attended and watched the program, as well as added comments to our guestbook, enjoyed "wedding" cake and other refreshments, and purchased copies on disc. To download a flyer that we circulated prior to the event, click here. To order copies, please see our order page. If you'd like to know more about the Whittemore Robbins House, which is available for functions & events, click here to see more about the location.
• The public lecture, "Future Versions I" on May 20, 2004 went well. Because many people had schedule conflicts with the date or did not hear about it in time, we are planning to hold the lecture again in the future, perhaps in the fall of 2006. Check back here for more information.