Past Events

Click on the quick links below to learn more about a few of our Past PECA Events:

Wildfire and Forest Resilience in California

On February 6, 2024 PECA Presents attendees heard Jessica Morse’s (candidate for Congress) vision for dealing with the wildfire threat in California.  Having served as Deputy Secretary for Forest and Wildland Resilience at the California Natural Resources Agency, Jessica shared her deep experience with this issue. As Deputy Secretary she worked on the frontline of California’s wildfire crisis, fast-tracking wildfire prevention efforts. Last year, she was appointed to the U.S. Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, helping develop recommendations and strategies to reshape national wildfire policies.

Solving the Wildfire Threat

Prior to Jessica Morse’s presentation during PECa Presents (Feb 6, 2024), Dr. Ken Moore provided an overview of the wildfire problem and of the more recent legislation related to the ameliorating the problem.

Sustainable Fish

On January 7, 2024 Dr. Ken Moore, discussed ways that the oceans are being impacted by the climate crisis and specific choices that we can make around eating seafood to promote the resiliency of the oceans. See below for the slides and videos that he showed during the presentation.

David Attenborough Explains What We Need to Do to Stop Over-Fishing

China: Seafood Superpower

My Dad the fisherman: sustainable fishing explained

What is the Marine Stewardship Council and why is certified sustainable seafood important?

Women and Climate

On December 3, 2023 Karyn Bigelow, Co-Executive Director of Creation Justice Ministries, joined us to discuss environmental justice issues associated with women in the face of climate change, both in the United States and internationally.

EV ExtravaganzaS - 2023 & 2024

On March 3, 2024 we learned more about electric vehicles, including

  • a brief overview of the history of electric cars

  • the myths surrounding EVS

  • a preview of the 2024 EV’s

  • firsthand information from a panel of local EV owners.

  • a visit to the parking to get a close look at a variety of electric vehicles and talk to their respective owners

This video provides a brief history of the the electric car in America.

During our first EV Extravaganza (May 7, 2023) PECA brought together a diverse group of local electric vehicle owners to discuss the pros and cons of their EV choices; the cars represented also included a hydrogen-powered vehicle, and plug-in hybrids. The vehicles were displayed in the parking lot so that attendees could have a look at the vehicles and talk to the owners one-on-one after the panel discussion. The brands represented included BMW, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Kia, Lucid, and Tesla. Click here for a pdf for Dr. Ken Moore’s introductory presentation about EVs. If interested, check out the cool site created by GM that provides useful information about electric cars (including range, charging, batteries, and ownership): https://evlive.gm.com/

Climate Ribbon Project

PECA brought this participatory art ritual for climate healing and hope to our communities in April of 2023.

The Climate Ribbon Project is rooted in one simple, yet profound question: “What do you love and hope never to lose to Climate Chaos?” Write it on a ribbon, add your first name, age, and hometown, then hang it on our climate ribbon “tree”.

Peruse the other ribbons hanging on the tree, then choose one that moves you. Read it to someone else, and tie it to your wrist to signify your resolve to roll back Climate Chaos and protect what this other person most cherishes. Become the guardian of this person’s hopes, as others will guard yours when your ribbon is chosen.

Together our commitments weave a giant ribbon among all of us for a healthy, sustainable planet.

The 2013 Rim fire in and near Yosemite National Park. Credit: USFS/Mike McMillan

Firescaping Presentation

Placer County Master Gardener Kevin Marini joined us on April 2, 2023 for an illuminating and practical presentation about using landscaping to help protect your home from wildfire (firescaping).

Stop Dirty Banks Day of Action

Despite the climate crisis, our biggest banks (Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America) are using their customer’s money to fund fossil fuel expansion, to the tune of billions of dollars every year. Even though these Banks may have made a ‘net zero by 2050’ pledge, they continue to underwrite bonds and loans for the fossil fuel industry. Th!rd Act, Sacramento organized a bank protest as part of a nationwide day of action on March 21, 2023 to highlight the link between our money going into the big 4 banks and coming out via loans to fossil fuel companies to make climate chaos worse.

Five of us from PECA traveled down for the protest despite the pouring rain. See below for photos from this event.

What You Do With Your Money Matters!

Do you have money squirreled away in the bank? Do you use credit cards? Have you invested money as you save for retirement? If you said yes to any of these, then you may be allowing banks and investment firms to use your money to fund activities that you might not personally support. During a March 12, 2023 presentation sponsored by PECA and SFUU, Barb Munn shared what she learned as she investigated investments, banks, and credit cards in her drive to align her money with her values.

March 12, 2023 SFUU/PECA Forum
This presentation explores some tools and resources to help you align your investments, banks, and credit cards with your values.

Women Leadership in Climate Change Action

During the January 8, 2023 ‘PECA Presents’ event, Linda Franklin facilitated a discussion related to women’s roles in finding solutions to the impacts of climate change. Inspiration for discussion was provided by Dr. Ken Moore who showed us portions of the following 2 videos from She changes climate, an organization that enables women in all their diversity, to lead just climate action globally.

Over the course of the discussion, the Population Connection’s work on stabilizing the global population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources came up, as well as the fight by indigenous people to defend the Brazilian Amazon rain forest as depicted in the National Geographic Film, The Territory.

PAST PECA Climate Movies