GSJ: Break The Cycle
2025-05-22 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Thursday, May 22nd, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Wild Heaven West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Featured Speaker: Break The Cycle Speakers –

Dr. Leslie Ruben
Kevin Li

The Annual Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities Program (BTC) supports an interdisciplinary set of student-driven research projects that explore the social, economic, and environmental factors that adversely affect children’s health and well-being and generate creative strategies to mitigate or reverse those adverse factors and provide the children with greater opportunities for a healthier, more secure, and brighter future for themselves and for their children. Students who are selected to participate in the annual program are required to complete their projects, present their work at our annual conference, and write manuscripts on their projects for publication.

Since its inception in 2004, Break the Cycle (BTC) has partnered with over 80 university departments across 21 States in the US, as well as from 6 countries in Latin America and 2 countries in Africa, and has supported research for over 200 trainees. Annual BTC trainee projects are published in international journals and a book series on public health. Alumni of the BTC program rate their mentored research experiences highly and many pursue careers related to their Break the Cycle projects.

Speaker Name: Kevin Li, Dr. Leslie Ruben
Speaker Bio:
Kevin Li is a senior at Emory University pursuing a major in Chemistry and a minor in Comparative Literature. He co-leads Sprouting Readers, an after-school literacy program serving disadvantaged communities in Atlanta. Working alongside Eva, Mica, and Janet, Kevin helps integrate reading with STEAM activities, nutrition education, and environmental awareness. The program, established by Joan Wilson, takes a holistic approach to childhood development, aiming to improve not only reading skills but also health literacy and long-term wellness outcomes. Inspired by his work with Sprouting Readers, Kevin plans to attend medical school and explore how narrative medicine can help address systemic health disparities.

Dr. Leslie Rubin, Break the Cycle Director, is a Developmental Pediatrician who is originally from South Africa where he trained in Pediatrics and came to the USA in 1976. He was initially in Cleveland Ohio, then in Boston Massachusetts, and now in Atlanta Georgia. He is a Developmental Pediatrician at the Morehouse School of Medicine and at Emory University. He is dedicated to exploring the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health and in 2004 started a program called Break the Cycle of Children’s Environmental Health Disparities to raise awareness among university students about children’s health disparities and to cultivate future leaders.
Check out the Event Summary and YouTube stream Here!

2025 - Environmental Justice & Climate Protection Conference
2025-06-12 - 2025-06-13 | Holiday Inn Conference Center, 1805 West Hill Ave., Valdosta, 31601, United States
Our fourth annual Environmental Justice and Climate Protection Conference!
This conference brings together community leaders, concerned citizens, elected officials, academics, and industry experts to break information silos through information sharing focused on identifying solutions to heal and improve the health and environment of all Georgians.
Attendees receive solutions-oriented information on the dimensions of environmental health that impact Georgia residents. With sessions on environmental justice impacts, translating knowledge into action, and community coalition building, we discuss, and more importantly, actively brainstorm, what community work can be done right now to move the needle on improving environmental health.
Learn more here.

Monthly South River Water Testing - June
2025-06-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, June 15, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

Climate Survival Training: Essential Bicycle Maintenance
2025-06-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Piedmont Park Community Center, 1071 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30309
Climate Survival Training: Essential Bicycle Maintenance
Date: June 17th
Time: 6-7:30 pm
Location:
Piedmont Park Community Center
1071 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30309

On June 17th at 6pm, we will have a Climate Survival Training about repairing bikes, led by Benjamin Kasavan from SOPO, and hosted by Piedmont Park (at their community center location next to Willy’s) (look for the bright neon PROGRAM arrows).

We will be covering basic bike maintenance and repairs that will keep your bicycle running smoothly for longer! Learn routine maintenance, such as cleaning your chain and making minor brake adjustments, and learn how to repair a flat tire! Don’t sit in traffic, plunge into the bliss of bicycles!

Benjamin first got involved with bicycles at 8 years old racing with Star Track at the Kissenna Park Velodrome in NYC. While he doesn’t race anymore, he has never stopped biking. Beyond biking around town, he has been volunteering with DIY bicycle shops since 2015 and has been a shop manager at SOPO Bicycle Cooperative since 2019. He believes that bicycling is a powerful force not only for transportation, but also for community building, resilience, and self-empowerment.
Climate Survival Training

Teach In: Demystifying Research Articles
2025-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Dancing Goats – Buckhead, 3167 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, 30305, United States
Saturday, June 21th, 6:30-8 pm
In-Person
Location: Dancing Goats Buckhead • 3167 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta, GA 30305
Host Contact Info: info@standupforscience.net
Featured Speaker: Caroline Conway

Demystifying Research Articles
Speaker: Caroline Conway
Join SUFS for a workshop on how to break down the breakthroughs! We’ll discuss how to split scientific articles into digestible pieces, the differing complexity at various levels of scientific reporting, and how federal funding impacts the public’s access to research findings. Feel free to stop by for part or all of the event — we’d love to see you! This workshop will be led by Caroline Conway, a clinical research specialist who studies the neuroscience of depression.
Thanks for RSVPing for the Summer Fight for Science. We’re excited to welcome you
to the upcoming epic summer in the streets of American science.
You’ll be receiving information soon from your event host with details about the event and
they can answer any questions you might have. Please let us know if there are any specific question(s) you’d like discussed at this event. We can’t promise that we’ll be able to cover everything, but we’ll do our best!
Note that the venue has free parking. If the front lot is full, there is additional parking in the back. This location has plenty of bicycle parking and is accessible via the Peachtree Rd NE / Buckhead Plaza stop on bus route 110.
Please don’t forget to invite your friends, family, and colleagues if they’re as ready as you are to stand up and fight back for science this summer and beyond.
See you soon!

RSVP Here for FREE

Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting
2025-06-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Membership Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda and Zoom link will go out the day before the meeting. Please sign up at the form below to be notified.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Please sign up at the link below to be emailed the meeting Zoom link.
Sci4Ga Membership

GSJ Teach In: How do our pets think? How do we find out?
2025-06-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Sceptre Brewing Arts, 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
Wednesday, June 25th, 7-9 pm
In-Person
Location: Sceptre Brewing Arts • 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA 30030 US
Host Contact Info: quinneastman@gmail.com
Featured Speaker: Gita Gnanadesikan, PhD

How do our pets think? How do we find out?
Speaker: Gita Gnanadesikan, PhD
Until April 2025, Dr Gnanadesikan was a FIRST (Fellowships In Research and Science Teaching) postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. For her PhD, she studied animal behavior, genetics and endocrinology at the University of Arizona. She is an expert on measuring oxytocin, a hormone associated with social interactions in humans and pets.
A Stand Up for Science Teach-In
*The importance of federal support for scientific research and its benefits for our community will be discussed!
Join us as we share this thoughtful talk with Stand Up For Science! This Georgia Science Junction is FREE to all attendees!

RSVP Here for FREE

GSJ: Fighting Misinformation in Athens
2025-06-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA, 30601, United States
Thursday, June 26th, 7-9 pm
In-Person
Location: Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Featured Speaker: Michael Czajkowski, PhD

Things Can Be Better: How to Change Minds and Fight Misinformation

Join us as we share this important talk with Athens Science Cafe and Coalition of Athens Scientists! This Georgia Science Junction is FREE to all attendees!

Things feel quite scary right now for a lot of us. We face severe threats both on a political level and perhaps also from some members of our own families and communities. And it is because we do not agree, we do not see the same things.
But the title of the talk is true, things can be a lot better. The people who don’t agree could be seeing so much more of your side of things. We could be bringing far more of the voters in this country along with us on a path or growth and learning. And it is imperative that we do so. Learn hands-on in this workshop what are the key ingredients to changing minds and fighting misinformation.

Speaker Name: Michael Czajkowski, PhD
Speaker Bio:
Michael got their PhD in Physics in 2018 after helping found a science policy graduate student group at Syracuse University. As an IGERT fellow, they received additional training in communication and advocacy in the Falk College Department of Public Health and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Michael moved to Atlanta to work as a postdoc in metamaterial physics at Georgia Tech and has been involved with Science for Georgia for six of those years. Michael is also a volunteer with family education at Decatur Makers, is a local community organizer, and was faculty in the 2024 Citizen Science course at Bard College.

Science of Redistricting

Sci4Ga Monthly Community Meeting
2025-07-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-08-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Sci4Ga Monthly Community Meeting

Learn about upcoming events, outreach skills, and opportunities in your community.
Meeting agenda and Zoom link will go out the day before the meeting. Please sign up at the form below to be notified.
These meetings (open to everyone) are your chance to have a say in what Science for Georgia is focusing on and to find ways to help out.

Please sign up at the link below to be emailed the meeting Zoom link.
Sci4Ga Membership

Monthly South River Water Testing - July
2025-07-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

CST: Soil Lead Testing with Unearthing Farm
2025-07-20 16:00 - 18:30 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Continuing our ongoing education partnership with Unearthing Farm and Market, we will be returning for Expert Panel on Soil Lead Contamination and Soil Testing.
Unearthing Farm and Market in connection with the Wylde Center and Science for Georgia will be hosting a panel of experts as it relates to lead contamination and soil safety. Please join us to learn more about what is happening at the farm as well as what you can do at home to protect your family.
What will volunteers do?
Attendees are welcome to listen as well as bring soil samples from home to have tested. Please indicate on your RSVP if you intend to bring soil sampling.
What will volunteers need to bring or wear?
Just your regular self.
Date: Sunday, July 20th
Time: 4pm-6:30pm
Location: Unearthing Farm and Market, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317

Sign up and Learn more!

GSJ: How Vaccines Work: They Really Are Good and Safe
2025-07-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Sceptre Brewing Arts, 630 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA, 30030, United States
How Vaccines Work: They Really Are Good and Safe
Wednesday, July 23rd, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Sceptre Brewing Arts, 630 East Lake Dr, Suite E, Decatur, GA 30030
Featured Speaker: M.G. Finn, Ph.D

Your immune system exists to defend your body against things that can infect you, without knowing in advance what those pathogens could be. How does it do this? By being Nature’s most effective engine of controlled, but very fast, evolution. We take advantage of this ability when we make vaccines, which have saved more lives than all other medicines combined. Here you will learn how vaccines work, and how they are evaluated and approved. Have doubts about vaccines? Worried about additives, or that vaccines might make your children sick or give them autism? You’re not alone – come and ask questions!
M.G. FinnFacultySchool of Chemistry and BiochemistryCollege of SciencesGeorgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, Georgia 30332

Speaker Name:
M.G. Finn, Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and School of Biological Sciences
Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker Bio:
M.G. Finn received undergraduate and Ph.D. degrees from Caltech and MIT, has been a faculty member at the University of Virginia and the Scripps Research Institute, and was Chair of the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Georgia Tech from 2014 to 2024. His laboratory uses new methods in chemistry and biology to develop vaccines against bacterial and parasitic infection, as well as materials for advanced drug delivery. He is also the Chief Scientific Officer of Georgia Tech’s Pediatric Innovation Network, which connects scientists and engineers with pediatric hospitals nationwide to solve key problems in healthcare for children.
Learn more about M.G.’s work. Pediatric Innovation Network
Science of Redistricting

GSJ: Teach In: Beyond DNA: Epigenetics and YOU
2025-07-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Wild Heaven, Toco Hills, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, United States
Wednesday, July 30th, 6:30-8 pm
In-Person and Online
Location: Wild Heaven Toco Hills, Brite Room • 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Tickets: $10 (Includes one Drink) at the door
Host Contact Info: quinneastman@gmail.com
Featured Speaker: David Katz, PhD

Beyond DNA: Epigenetics and YOU
Speaker: David Katz, PhD
Can traits be transmitted from parent to offspring without changes in the DNA itself? David Katz explains epigenetics and its unexpected applications to Alzheimer’s disease.
A Stand Up for Science Teach-In and the second in the Wild Minds series from Wild Heaven Brewing!
*The importance of federal support for scientific research and its benefits for our community will be discussed!
Join us as we share this thoughtful talk with Stand Up For Science and Wild Minds!

CST: atlFREEfair
2025-08-03 11:00 - 17:00 | EAV Farmer’s Market, 572 Stokewood Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316, United States
Date: August 3rd, 11am – 5pm
Location: EAV Farmer’s Market, 572 Stokewood Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Check out the atlFREEfair August 3rd, where we will have a table about skillshares and will be bringing two workshops: one on knots with Dylan and another on go-bags, with a spin towards water purification. Oh wait also we will be facilitating a conversation about building inclusive communities. Definitely come and hang out at our table and learn and share. (there is also another chance to learn about lead and get your soil tested at the fair!)
Come join Micheal and Dylan from Sci4Ga for some cool education! http://bit.ly/summeratlfreefair

Rally: Sound Science Saves Lives
2025-08-16 10:30 - 11:30 | GA
Time

Saturday, August 16
10:30 – 11:30am EDT

Location

10th Street Northeast & Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
Map

Science and public research are under attack in this country. Indiscriminate cuts to federal research agencies and political interference are causing research studies to be paused, programs halted, and communications muzzled.
Join federal employees, researchers, healthcare providers, advocates, and allies as we speak out against these attacks. We’ll be waving signs and speaking out from 10:30 – 11:30 on Saturday, August 16th, at the intersection of 10th St and Peachtree St in Atlanta. We’re demanding a return to well funded, scientifically sound, research and public health programming that is free from political interference.
The event is sponsored by: Fired But Fighting, Stand Up for Science, Science for Ga, CDC Alumni & Friends, Indivisible Georgia Coalition, STAND, 50501.
Note: This event is taking place before the start of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology’s (ISEE) annual meeting. We welcome conference participants to join us if they can, but this rally is not an official part of the meeting’s program or sponsored by either society.
A core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values.
Sign Up to Let us know you are coming

Know your rights for peaceful protests!

Accessibility

Mainly flat ground
No stairs or steps

Monthly South River Water Testing - August
2025-08-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, August 17, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

GSJ: Indoor Mushroom Cultivation: Domesticating a Hidden Kingdom
2025-08-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Mutation Brewing Company, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
Indoor Mushroom Cultivation: Domesticating a Hidden Kingdom
Tuesday, August 26th, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Mutation Brewing Company, 5825 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328, in their Speakeasy.
Featured Speaker: Kyle Gabriel, Ph.D.

Accessible mushroom cultivation can foster stronger communities and a more sustainable food system. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a commercial grower, our goal is to simplify the growing process, increase yields, and unlock the incredible potential of fungi. MycoLogic committed to advancing the art and science of cultivation while making it accessible to all.
Driven by a commitment to sustainable and community-focused agriculture, they collaborate with local Georgia growers like Gowin Valley Farms, Ellijay Mushrooms, 4Fungi’s, and Greenbox Mushrooms, providing them with the tools and knowledge to thrive. Their team of experts in microbiology, agriculture, engineering, and business is dedicated to empowering growers with affordable, effective cultivation systems.
Join us as Kyle Gabriel teaches us their science behind their work and how you can apply this knowledge in the home.

Speaker Name:
Kyle Gabriel, Ph.D., Co-Founder and CEO of MycoLogic.
Speaker Bio:
MycoLogic was born from a lifelong fascination with fungi, dating back to co-founder Kyle Gabriel’s teenage years. By his early twenties, he was deeply immersed in the world of mushrooms, experimenting with wild foraging in South Florida, yeast cultivation for brewing, and even developing early prototypes for automated indoor growing systems. His academic journey, culminating in a Ph.D. in Applied and Environmental Microbiology from Georgia State University, further deepened his understanding of fungal biology. It was at GSU where he met fellow graduate student Chris Cornelison, who would later become his co-founder, and shared a similar passion for mycology. While his graduate research explored the complexities of fungal biology, focusing on areas like fungal pathogens and brewing science, it solidified his belief in the immense potential of mushrooms.
After graduating and joining Kennesaw State University in 2017, Dr. Gabriel, along with fellow researcher Dr. Cornelison, saw a critical need for accessible and effective growing solutions for cultivators of all levels. They began pursuing mushroom-related research in Dr. Cornelison’s Bioinnovation Laboratory at KSU. With support from grants awarded by the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Georgia Research Alliance, they further developed their technologies and gained a deeper understanding of the mushroom market. This culminated in the founding of MycoLogic in 2021.
Indoor Mushroom Cultivation

GSJ: Science Speaks: Getting Lawmakers to Listen
2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA, 30601, United States
Wednesday, September 17th, 7-8:30 pm
In-Person
Location: Little Kings Shuffle Club, 223 W Hancock Ave, Athens, GA 30601
Featured Speaker: Amy Sharma, PhD

Science Speaks: Getting Lawmakers to Listen
Join us as we share this important talk with Athens Science Cafe and Coalition of Athens Scientists! This Georgia Science Junction is FREE to all attendees!

Feeling a bit overwhelmed by the past few months?
Ready to do something?
Your legislators need to hear from you! Your voice is critical in advancing the needs of our community. Remember, your legislator works for you. Learn hands-on in this workshop what are the key ingredients to changing minds and policy. We will discuss effective advocacy communication strategy and provide an overview of upcoming things you can do to advocate for change.

Speaker Name: Amy Sharma, PhD
Speaker Bio:
Amy Sharma, PhD, is the Executive Director of Science for Georgia, a non-profit dedicated to engaging scientists and the community in productive dialogue. Its mission is to improve communication among scientists and the public, increase public engagement with science, and advocate for the responsible use of science in public policy. In this role she is spearheading achieving Science for Georgia’s vision and mission.
Prior to joining Science for Georgia, she was VP of Product for Prediko, a start-up that was successfully acquired by United Technologies Corp. Dr. Sharma has worked in many aspects of the engineering field: spearheading the development of the big data vertical and managing a $1M annual Independent Research and Development (IRAD) program at GTRI, working as an Assistant Professor in Medical Physics at the University of Western Australia, working as an Assistant Program Manager for the National Science Foundation, receiving political and outreach training as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, obtaining a PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, and designing hardware logic for advanced server microprocessors at IBM.
Dr Sharma enjoys difficult challenges, jobs with overly long titles, developing big-picture strategies, communicating scientific and technical ideas to non-scientists, sewing, and smoking various foods.

Science Speaks

Jazz Hands: Mad Scientists, Sad Jokes
2025-09-19 19:00 - 21:30 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Science for Georgia Presents:
Mad Scientists, Sad Jokes
A special Jazz Hands Science Comedy to Save Science
Click here to purchase tickets

Science funding is under attack and Scientists are losing jobs. We no longer have anyone watching what they do. What happens when scientists have too much free time? They go a little MAD and start telling JOKES!

Every year we train a cohort of scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians, physicians (anyone STEM-adjacent) in the art of stand-up comedy. The result? A live stand-up show where normal science & technology professionals tell jokes about their work and studies.
Laugh! Maybe learn something! Support some comedy and keep our scientists happy!
Click here to purchase tickets
Sept 19, 2025
7:30-9:30pm, doors 7:00pm
Wild Heaven Beer: West End Brewery & Gardens
1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Presenting Sponsor

A special thank you to Wild Heaven Beer! They are generously providing the space for this event.
Tickets

Tickets include comedy performances. Taqueria El Tesoro is available. Cash bar available serving beer and wine.
AGES 21+ ONLY. PHOTO ID REQUIRED AT CHECK-IN.
SHOW WILL CONTAIN ADULT LANGUAGE.

Parking
Parking for this event and Wild Heaven West End is free and ample.
A quick heads up about a change happening at Lee + White, where Wild Heaven West End is located. The property management company is shifting from complimentary parking to a paid system, with the rollout beginning over the next couple weeks.
For this event, you will not have to pay for parking. However, you are asked to engage with the new system upon arrival by starting a “parking session” at the posted signs (via the app or QR code). This simply registers your car, but no payment or validation will be required for this event.
Looking ahead, please know that under Wild Heaven’s lease terms, neither their guests nor our event attendees will ever be charged for parking. That said, you will still need to register your cars in the system before validating your parking with Wild Heaven once the system is fully in place.
If you have any trouble, please see us at the check in table in the Garden Room.

Monthly South River Water Testing - September
2025-09-21 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.

Climate Survival Training: Drip Irrigation
2025-09-21 15:00 - 16:30 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Climate Survival Training: Drip Irrigation
Date: Sunday, September 21st
Time: 3-4:30 pm
Location:
Unearthing Farm and Market
1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30317

Join us for a hands-on workshop, where you’ll learn how to plan, install, and
maintain an effective automated drip irrigation system that will save you both
time and money on watering your plants this summer. Drip irrigation has been
used for many years and can be simple, cost-effective, automated, and
adapted to your space – ideal for home gardens, raised beds, or small farm
plots.
This session will cover the fundamentals of efficient water delivery, help you
reduce time spent hand-watering, and give you the knowledge to adopt a
watering system that works for you. This workshop is led by Mike McCord of
Community Foodscapes.
Climate Survival Training

GSJ: Wild Minds: Is there a Bilingual Advantage?
2025-09-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Wild Heaven, Toco Hills, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, United States
Wednesday, September 24th, 6:30-8 pm
In-Person
Location: Wild Heaven Toco Hills, Brite Room • 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Tickets: $10 (Includes one Drink) at the door
Featured Speaker: Dr. Brianna Yamasaki

Is there a Bilingual Advantage?
Speaker: Dr. Brianna Yamasaki
Dr. Yamasaki will discuss the bilingual advantage, or the idea that speaking multiple languages leads to cognitive and academic benefits. We’ll take a look at how these claims hold up under scientific scrutiny and ask: Is being bilingual really a mental superpower, or is the story more complex?
Join Science for Georgia as we support the Wild Minds series from Wild Heaven Brewing and share this thoughtful talk!

Wild Wilderness Trivia Night
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
Thursday, Sept 25th – 7pm

This event by Wild Cumberland is both virtual & FREE – lots of prizes & raffles – lots of learning & laughs.

Don’t worry: the questions aren’t ALL wilderness-related – there are questions relating to pop culture, science, public lands, and more.
And, there are T/F, image identification, and multiple choice questions.

Our volunteers are coming together to host this event just to support our community, which we need more than ever right now! We’ll follow with a brief discussion about our recent participation with the National Wilderness Coalition’s DC fly in, and take questions – you’re welcome to stay, or just come to play.

Would be great to “see” you there, too.

Stay wild, & take care of each other.

Register at bit.ly/wctrivia

GSJ: Georgia's Water Wars, Part 1 - Surface Water
2025-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Georgia’s Water Wars, Part 1 – Surface Water
Friday, September 26th, 7-9 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Location: Wild Heaven West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, Ga 30310
Featured Speaker: John Clarke
Water is the lifeblood of our planet. Throughout history to the present day, wars have been waged over this precious resource. In Georgia, conflicts have arisen with competitors in adjacent states and within our borders. This presentation will focus on surface water issues including the quantity and quality of water in the Chattahoochee-Flint and Savannah Rivers, sewer spills and leaks, and interbasin transfers.
John Clarke
Speaker Name:
John Clarke, Retired Assistant Director, USGS Georgia Water Science Center, Atlanta, Georgia
Speaker Bio:
John Clarke retired in January 2014 after a 35-year career with the USGS Georgia Water Science Center. As hydrologist and Assistant Director for Hydrologic Investigations, he authored or co-authored more than 50 papers on Georgia groundwater, and twice served as president of the Georgia Ground Water Association. Notable project work included study of the potential for offsite migration of contaminants at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site; development of a hydrologic overview of Israel, Jordan, and Palestinian territories as part of the State Department’s ongoing peace initiative; and design and implementation of the Georgia Coastal Sound Science Initiative—a 7 ½-year, $14.5 million set of projects commissioned by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to assess coastal area groundwater resources and address issues of salt-water intrusion and resource sustainability. John is a certified groundwater professional and received a BS Degree in Earth Sciences from the State University of New York at Brockport.

Things Can Be Better: How to Change Minds and Stop Propaganda
2025-09-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Charis Books & More, 184 S. Candler St., Decatur, 30030, United States
Sunday, September 28th, 2-3pm
In-Person
Location: Charis Books & More, 184 S. Candler St., Decatur, GA 30030
Featured Speaker: Michael Czajkowski, PhD

Things Can Be Better: How to Change Minds and Stop Propaganda

Join us as we share this important talk with Charis Books & More! This Talk is FREE to all attendees!

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Charis welcomes Michael Czajkowski for Things Can Be Better: How to Change Minds and Stop Propaganda, a workshop around propaganda, misinformation, and offering hope and skills for a way forward.
Workshop Description
I feel vulnerable. Everyday I feel strained and uncertain about my future and safety due to current events. Maybe you do too. To make real progress seems to require the changing of so many minds that feel so close yet so far away. This might feel bleak to you, but I feel hope about this. Based in science. This workshop is to spread this hope.
I will review the lesser-known and yet most powerful challenges to the progress of society, which will be difficult to face. We will then go through a large-scale strategy which turns these challenges into advantages. Finally, core to this strategy is a lesser known set of interpersonal communication habits, which we will practice together.

The event is free and open to all people, especially to those who have no income or low income, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle’s mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate on Crowdcast or via their website.

Workshop Facilitator: Michael Czajkowski, PhD
Michael Czajkowski is the Director of Advocacy for the nonprofit Science for Georgia working on community science translation projects to support community autonomy, awareness of environmental health threats, and resistance against more general forms of misinformation and manipulation. They have diverse experiences working in art, science, facilitation, community organizing and many different levels of education, which is hopefully leading to useful new insights and perspectives. Michael’s background in soft matter physics is not so relevant to this, but is pretty fun and they love to talk about it.

GSJ: Wild Minds: Innovating Young Engineer Education
2025-10-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Wild Heaven, West End, 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA, 30310
Thursday, Oct 16th, 6:30-8 pm
In-Person
Location: Wild Heaven, West End • 1010 White St SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Tickets: $10 (Includes one Drink) at the door
Featured Speaker: Dr. Todd Fernandez

Innovating Young Engineer Education
Speaker: Dr. Todd Fernandez, Senior Lecturer, Director of Learning Innovation
Dr. Fernandez will share how GT continues to innovate it’s educational culture and practices to prepare young engineers to be technical leaders, effective entrepreneurs, and lifelong learners that can solve real human challenges.
Join Science for Georgia as we support the Wild Minds series from Wild Heaven Brewing and share this thoughtful talk!

Monthly South River Water Testing - October
2025-10-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2025
Time: 10 am
Location: Everett Park
Address: 5106 Klondike Rd, Stonecrest, GA 30038
We will linger in the parking lot for 5-10 minutes before heading down the trail along the water to those first shoals, where we will be doing our testing and mingling etc….
This past year at our Environmental Justice Forums/Townhalls we heard that people want to know more about what health risks from water and air are in their neighborhoods. So we have started on two approaches to that. First is the water testing project mentioned above. Adopt-A-Stream is a state program consisting of volunteers collecting data on the water sources in their neighborhoods and the area around Everett Park along the South River is not represented in this testing project. So we are getting this started, not just to gather and monitor data, but to help the community learn about water testing along the way.
