Rise Up Boston: A Climate Event

Together, we can make a difference!

Join us for an action-packed weekend of activities, presentations, and the chance to meet people who are making a real difference.

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The words "Rise Up Boston" with an illustration of a figure sweating in the hot sun and a figure walking with an umbrella.

Join us for a lively weekend of hands-on activities, enlightening live presentations, climate conversations, and much more! Meet with some of the people who are making a difference addressing climate change at tables throughout the Museum, and talk with Museum educators. This two-day event is all about informing, empowering, and inspiring action. And it’s just the beginning, as we all work together to make a difference!

Our Inspiration

The Museum of Science is committed to offering experiences that highlight the impacts of climate change around the world and here at home. We encourage visitors (in-person and online) to learn about the impacts of a changing climate, consider the perspectives of others, become more confident in taking action, and discover ways to be part of the solution through individual and collective action.

Get Tickets

Date and Time

Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Audience

All Ages

Location

Entire Museum View Map

Price

Included with Exhibit Halls admission
Get Tickets

Date and Time

Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 | 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Audience

All Ages

Location

Entire Museum View Map

Price

Included with Exhibit Halls admission

Join us for a lively weekend of hands-on activities, enlightening live presentations, climate conversations, and much more! Meet with some of the people who are making a difference addressing climate change at tables throughout the Museum, and talk with Museum educators. This two-day event is all about informing, empowering, and inspiring action. And it’s just the beginning, as we all work together to make a difference!

Our Inspiration

The Museum of Science is committed to offering experiences that highlight the impacts of climate change around the world and here at home. We encourage visitors (in-person and online) to learn about the impacts of a changing climate, consider the perspectives of others, become more confident in taking action, and discover ways to be part of the solution through individual and collective action.

Featured Events

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The Java with Jimmy logo, with a headshot of the show's host, James Hills, to the right.

Java with Jimmy

Join us for a live broadcast of the hit internet-based talk show, #JavaWithJimmy. Hosted by James Hills, a prominent community advocate, self-made talk show host, and critical voice in the Boston media landscape.

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A illustration of a beaker with a globe inside it, to the right are the words "Chemists Celebrate Earth Week".

Get a Charge out of Chemistry

Join the American Chemical Society (ACS) and learn how batteries are an indispensable part of our world and energy transition through hands on activities!

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The words "Meet a Scientist" with a photograph of a scientist presenting on the Current Science and Technology stage at the Museum of Science.

Meet a Scientist

Stop by the Gordon Current Science & Technology Center Stage and learn about a variety of timely topics from the professionals who are making a difference in the world through their chosen STEM fields.

Schedule of Events

See a full list of speakers, guest organizations, and more!

Featured Guests

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James Hills, Host of Java with Jimmy

James Hills

Host of Java with Jimmy

A native of Boston, James “Jimmy” Hills, grew up in the very communities in which he has spent a lifetime advocating. He is a proud graduate of Boston Public School’s Madison Park High School and University of Massachusetts at Boston, and recently graduated from the Non-Profit Management Leadership Certificate Program at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. Jimmy’s professional experience includes serving his community in various non-profit direct service and leadership positions. He has also served at the federal, state, and local levels of government. Since March 2020, Jimmy has become an essential part of the Boston news ecosystem, delivering his podcast, Java with Jimmy, 9:00 am Monday - Thursday.

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Bridget Callahan, Associate Sustainability Manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries

Bridget Callahan

Associate Sustainability Manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries

Bridget Callahan is an associate sustainability manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries. She is responsible for implementing Ocean Spray’s sustainability strategy with the plants, farmer-owners, and at the corporate office. Before Ocean Spray, Bridget worked in waste management where she supported large consumer packaged goods companies on their landfill diversion goals. Bridget is a board ember for the Massachusetts Oyster Project, a non-profit working to restore native shellfish populations to the beaches and coastal estuaries of Massachusetts. She studied environmental science at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. In her spare time, Bridget likes to swim, run, and travel.

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Katy Galle, Senior Vice President of Research, Development & Sustainability at Ocean Spray Cranberries

Katy Galle

Senior Vice President of Research, Development & Sustainability at Ocean Spray Cranberries

Katy Galle is the senior vice president of Research, Development & Sustainability at Ocean Spray Cranberries. She leads a technical organization to cultivate cutting-edge new products and packages to fill the innovation pipeline for Ocean Spray underpinned with emerging science, nutrition, regulatory compliance, food safety, and quality assurance in addition to strategic sustainability initiatives. Prior to Ocean Spray, Katy was vice president of Culinary Innovation at Dunkin’ Brands, for both Dunkin’ and Baskin Robbins teams, where she led them to create a three-year innovation pipeline aligned with Dunkin’s aggressive growth platforms. Katy is a twenty-year veteran of PepsiCo, where she developed an extensive background in beverage innovation and commercialization and launched many new products globally.  She has also held prior product development and basic research roles at Seagram’s and Kraft Foods.  She served on the board of governors for the Flavor Extract Manufacturers Association, volunteered with IFT leadership selection committee, and holds an MS in biotechnology from Manhattan College and a BS in biochemistry from McGill University.  Katy and her husband have four daughters, ages 20 to 28, along with two French bulldogs. In her spare time she enjoys jogging, playing softball, and cooking.

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Sara Wylie, Energy Justice Research, Technology and Policy ORISE Fellow in the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the Department of Energy

Sara Wylie

Energy Justice Research, Technology and Policy ORISE Fellow in the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the Department of Energy

While with Department of Energy, she is on leave from her Associate Professorship in Sociology/Anthropology and Health Science at Northeastern University. She is a cofounder of the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI), a network of academics and non-profits working to develop more just and effective forms of environmental governance through ensuring and improving public access to data. Sara is a cofounder of Public Lab, a non-profit that developed open source, Do-It-Yourself tools for community-based environmental analysis. Her award winning book Fractivism: Corporate Bodies and Chemical Bonds describes the need to rethink the extractive research systems that proceed and enable extractive industries.

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Cate Mingoya-LaFortune, Chief Officer of Climate Resilience and Land Use, Groundwork USA​

Cate Mingoya-LaFortune

Chief Officer of Climate Resilience and Land Use, Groundwork USA​

Cate Mingoya-LaFortune is a people-centered climate adaptation planner, community organizer, educator, parent, and cautious optimist. Raised in an environmental justice neighborhood, Cate is committed to furthering a future where all people live in clean, thriving communities. Cate received her B.A. in Biology from Reed College; a Master of Science Education from CUNY Lehman; and a Master of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She lives with her family, community, and container garden in Massachusetts. 

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Zoe Davis, Climate Resilience Project Manager, City of Boston

Zoe Davis

Climate Resilience Project Manager, City of Boston

Zoe serves as a Climate Resilience Project Manager on the Climate Ready Boston Team in the City of Boston’s Environment Department. As a project manager, she supports neighborhood climate resilience planning, the integration of climate change preparedness into planning, projects, and policies. Zoe served as the project manager for Boston’s Heat Plan and now supports the implementation of heat resilience projects.

This is Our Earthshot

This event is part of the Museum’s Year of the Earthshot, an exploration of the climate solutions and the actions we can take now to live sustainably on Earth.