Rally: Sound Science Saves Lives
2025-08-16 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | 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.
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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

Sci4Ga Monthly Community Meeting
2025-09-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-10-17 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-13 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

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!

This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis’ virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Click here to register to attend virtually. Please read the in-person event guidelines to be sure you can participate in the event.

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.

Film Screening and Panel: Saving Jaguars, Saving Ourselves
2025-10-19 18:00 - 20:30 | John Lewis Student Center @Georgia Tech, 351 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA, 30332, United States
Saving Jaguars, Saving Ourselves – Panel and Film Screening
https://bit.ly/savingjaguars

October 19th – 6pm to 9pm
Walter G. Ehmer Theater (Atlantic)
John Lewis Student Center @Georgia Tech, 351 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30332

Pay what you can with a $5 suggested donation. No one will be turned away.

Join Science for Georgia and the Center for Sustainable Communities for an adventure into Brazil’s Pantanal Wetland, where communities are working together to protect jaguars, fight wildfires, and tackle the impacts of climate change. This 6 time award winning powerful film shows how local action connects to global challenges—and reminds us that civic engagement is about more than voting or volunteering; it’s about protecting our shared future. Come see how saving jaguars is also saving ourselves, and leave inspired with ways you can take action.
A panel of experts will discuss the themes of the film and ways you and your communities can take action.
Popcorn and light snacks will be provided.

Dr. Susan Perz bio:
Dr. Susan Perz is the director and cinematographer. She is a journalist, independent filmmaker, and educator. Susan travelled to the remote Pantanal Wetland of Brazil in 2022 to interview local people who fought fires and film jaguars on the rivers with zoologist Abbie Martin. Susan lives in Georgia.

Film ScreeningParking Information
Park next to the Student Center for free! Georgia Tech Visitor Car Park, 355 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
We will have QR codes to validate the first 75 attendees.

CST: Mopeds are Cheap and Fun and you can do it too!
2025-10-21 18:30 - 20:00 | South River Art Studios, 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30316
Mopeds are Cheap and Fun and you can do it too!
Date: October 21st, 2025
Time: 6:30pm
Location: South River Art Studios 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Parking: ample and free
Survival and sustainability go hand in hand. Not everyone can ride a bike everywhere and gas is getting more expensive and shortages are always possible. But Mopeds (really motor scooters) get around 100 miles per gallon! You can get a moped for cheap and getting a moped is a great way to learn about engines and gain useful knowledge for things like generators and lawnmowers and tractors and motorcycles and other alternative vehicles. And you can get a moped cheap. I recently got 3 mopeds for $200 and I’m going to bring you all along with the process of inspecting them, diagnosing problems, and diving in to fix them! Come on by its gonna be fun!
Please wear warm clothes, we will be outside with the mopeds quite a bit.
Climate Survival Training

GSJ: Eight Legs, Endless Fascination
2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Wild Heaven, Toco Hills, 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, United States
Eight Legs, Endless Fascination: An Introduction to Georgia Spiders for Aficionados and Arachnophobes!
Thursday, October 23rd, 7-8:30 pm
In-Person and Streaming
Check out the stream on our YouTube.
Location: Wild Heaven, Toco Hills – 2935B N Druid Hills Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30329
Featured Speaker: Erin Ricketts, MD
Are the spiders in your yard causing you to itch? Are you afraid of things with too many legs? Do you know how to tell if that web you walked into belongs to something venomous? Do you like the idea of spiders, but need a little more help to actually love them? Then we have something fun for you. Whether you are an aficionado or arachnophobe, if you are looking for laughs, facts, and new spider skills, this is the presentation for you.

Speaker Name:
Erin Ricketts, MD
Speaker Bio:

Erin Ricketts is a Medical Officer working in Global Tuberculosis. From 2021-2023 she served in the Epidemic Intelligence Service as a field officer in North Carolina where she played the role of the state Legionella subject matter expert and worked on state and national outbreaks of infectious disease including monkeypox virus, COVID-19, highly-pathogenic avian influenza, pediatric hepatitis, and varicella. She also played roles in advising residents on rabies exposure guidelines and dragging ticks for Powassan virus. She received her Doctor of Medicine degree in 2018 at Tulane University and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at UC Riverside in 2021 where she co-founded Inland Empire Harm Reduction.

In her free time Erin is an entomology hobbyist and helps operate the National Spider Support Facebook group and moderate r/spiderbites and r/brownreclusebites on Reddit. She no longer keeps hundreds of venomous spiders for nebulous research projects but has been known to have a captured Latrodectus species at home on occasion.

Georgia Science Junction

Gwinnett River Rendezvous: Community Stream Monitoring Day
2025-11-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, Building B, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043, United States
Date: November 1, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Georgia Gwinnett College

Address:1000 University Center Lane, Building B, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Gwinnett River Rendezvous: Community Stream Monitoring Day
Saturday, November 1, 2025

The inaugural Gwinnett River Rendezvous will take place from 9 AM to 1 PM on November 1, 2025 at Georgia Gwinnett College. This community science event invites individuals of all ages—students, families, community members—to get hands‑on with stream and watershed science right here in Gwinnett.
Participants will learn how to collect stream water samples, perform basic water‑quality tests, and gain insight into how healthy rivers and watersheds contribute to local environmental well‑being. As they monitor and learn, attendees also get to engage with like‑minded students, faculty, and partner organizations to make a tangible difference in their community’s environmental health. With registration available via the link on the flyer, it’s a great chance to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable Gwinnett region.

Annual Community Health Fair
2025-11-01 11:00 - 13:00 | Dunbar Recreation Center, 477 Windsor St SW, , GA , United States, Atlanta, Georgia, 30312, United States
CBWW’s Annual Community Health Fair
Saturday, November 1st from 11 AM – 1 PM
Dunbar Recreation Center
477 WINDSOR STREET SW ATLANTA, GA 30312

CBWW’s Annual Community Health Fair will be at the Dunbar Center on Saturday, November 1st from 11 AM – 1 PM. Sci4ga will be there informational tabling with Emergency Preparedness, Energy Burden, and Community Data Projects. We will also be promoting our Community Organizing Summit on Data Centers and Crypto Mines.
They have lots of activities planned, including:

Community health resources, services, and seminars
Non-toxic cleaning & hygiene products
Fruits & vegetables
Baby Boutique: lightly-used baby clothes & books
Nurse Practitioners on Wheels mental health services
Kids Corner with treats & games

CST: Work2Learn: Growing Edible Mushrooms at Home
2025-11-02 14:00 - 16:00 | Eco Sun Farms, 1490 High Haven Ct. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, United States
Work2Learn: Growing Edible Mushrooms at Home: Let’s Inoculate Some Logs!
Date: Sunday, Nov 2nd
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Eco Sun Farms, 1490 High Haven Ct. NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

Join us on Sunday November 2nd from 2pm to 4pm, we will have a SPOOKY mushroom log inoculation session to help out Eco Sun Farms start their mushroom growing up.

Data Center Grassroots Organizing Workshop
2025-11-08 10:00 - 17:00 | New Life Community Center, 3592 Flat Shoals Rd, Decatur, 30034
Nov 8th, 10am to 5pm
New Life Community Alliance
The event is free of charge; please Register Here so we can get enough food and supplies!
Learn all about data centers, why they are coming for us in Georgia, and what you can do about it!
Join community members, students and advocates for a free 1-day summit on November 8 from 10-4:30 pm. We’re hosting workshops, panels and a networking fair to help build successful organizing skills to fight against the proliferation of data centers and cryptomines in Georgia communities.
Tentative Agenda
Keynote speech: Successful Community Opposition
Program 1: What is a data center and what are successful organizing strategies?
Program 2: Legal lay of the land
LUNCH!
Program 3a: Running a successful grassroots campaign
Program 3b: What is an environmental permit?
Program 4a: How to talk technical
Program 4b: How to talk to your elected officials
We promise learning, community, tasty food, and bottomless coffee!
The event is free – but please register so we get enough food!
Learn more and register here: Georgia 2025 Community Organizing Summit
Hosted by:

CST: Work2Learn: Build a Wall
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Eco Sun Farms, 1490 High Haven Ct. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30329, United States
Work2Learn: Build a Wall
Date: Sunday, Nov 9th
Time: 2-4pm
Location: Eco Sun Farms, 1490 High Haven Ct. NE, Atlanta, GA 30329

Join us on Sunday Nov 9th from 2pm to 4pm we will be back at Eco Sun Farms learning to build a wall! You see the mutual benefit here? Get a physical sense of what it takes to build structural functional stuff! and build an actual useful wall in a cool shed!
Climate Survival Training

CST: Mopeds are Cheap and Fun and you can do it too! - RESCHEDULE
2025-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | South River Art Studios, 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30316
Mopeds are Cheap and Fun and you can do it too!
Date: Nov 9th, 2025
Time: 6pm
Location: South River Art Studios 1300 Fleetwood Dr SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
Parking: ample and free
Sunday Nov 9th, we will be back down at South River Art Studios for the Rescheduled mopeds course. Still got two mopeds in pieces, so come look and learn! We will cover even more than last time!
Survival and sustainability go hand in hand. Not everyone can ride a bike everywhere and gas is getting more expensive and shortages are always possible. But Mopeds (really motor scooters) get around 100 miles per gallon! You can get a moped for cheap and getting a moped is a great way to learn about engines and gain useful knowledge for things like generators and lawnmowers and tractors and motorcycles and other alternative vehicles. And you can get a moped cheap. I recently got 3 mopeds for $200 and I’m going to bring you all along with the process of inspecting them, diagnosing problems, and diving in to fix them! Come on by its gonna be fun!
Please wear warm clothes, we will be outside with the mopeds quite a bit.
Climate Survival Training

Yellow River Trash Bash
2025-11-15 08:30 - 12:30 | Yellow River Park, 3232 Juhan Rd SW, Stone Mountain, GA, 30087, United States
Location – Yellow River Park
3232 Juhan Road, Stone Mountain, GA 30087

The 10th annual Yellow River Trash Bash hosted by the Yellow River Water Trail, Gwinnett Parks & Recreation, Gwinnett Department of Water Resources, and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful! We look forward to making an impact across the watershed with your volunteer help. All volunteers will meet at the Yellow River Park pavilion at 3232 Juhan Rd SW, Stone Mountain, GA 30087, but then most will be traveling offsite to reach their litter cleanup location. All teams will return to the pavilion at the end of the event for a lunch kindly provided by the Yellow River Water Trail Association.

For more information and to register, please follow this link: https://cerv.is/0024×5139

All Gwinnett County volunteers are required to agree and complete the WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE form. Please complete and send the form below to the Project/Event Organizer via email or have your waiver signed and ready to be turned in at the volunteer event. WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE – This event does not qualify for court mandated community service hours.

Questions? Call 770.822.5187 or email gwinnettcb@gwinnettcb.org and a GC&B team member will gladly assist you.

Autumn atlFREEfair
2025-11-15 11:00 - 16:00 | The Friendship Center, 737 Woodland Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA, 30316, United States
Date: November 15th, 11am – 4pm
Location: The Friendship Center, 737 Woodland Ave, SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
On Saturday Nov 15th from 11am to 4pm at the Friendship Center (great name) will be the next atlFREEfair!
We (sci4ga) are bringing the Go-Bags training, and leading a conversation about building inclusive community (and maybe podmapping??), and also will have a table setup to discuss skillshares and survival trainings throughout! Come hang out or sign up volunteer at bit.ly/VOLUNTEERaff

Unearthing Farm Soil Restoration- A Plant Salvaging Event
2025-11-15 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-16 12:00 - 17:00 | Unearthing Farms, 1534 Memorial Dr SE, Atlanta, Georgia, 30317
Sat, Nov 15th – Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
12 PM – 5 PM
SHIFTS
Shift 1
Sat, Nov 15th, 2025
12 PM – 5 PM
Shift 2
Sun, Nov 16th, 2025
12 PM – 5 PM
Location: Unearthing Farm & Market: 1534 Memorial Drive Southeast, Atlanta, GA
Please Register Here and let us know you are coming

About the event

With the recent soil testing at Unearthing Farm and market, which has revealed elevated lead levels prompting them to pause many activities and programs at the farm.
This setback is significant, but their mission to create healthy, inclusive food access for Atlanta remains unwavering. To continue their work in community building and food distribution, they had to explore potential remediation strategies.
One of those strategies is that Unearthing Farm is working towards total soil restoration, requiring an excavation of the land. They are in the process of planning a two day event to salvage plants and trees that are essential to the farm’s mission.
Together they aim to cultivate a vibrate community green space through a hyper local farm and market.

What will volunteers do?

Volunteers will support the farm by supporting the salvaging of trees and plants before the excavation of the land begins.
Unearthing Farm needs support with pruning, trimming and repotting plants into their temporary home. A workshop will happen before the repotting begins to show volunteers the most supportive way to transition the plants and trees.

What will volunteers need to bring or wear?

Please wear long sleeve, pants and close toed shoes. PPE (masks, booties and gloves) will be provided to everyone during this event and we asks that all volunteers utilizes what’s provided.

Monthly South River Water Testing - November
2025-11-16 10:00 - 11:00 | Everett Park, 5106 Klondike Rd, Lithonia, GA, 30038
Date: Sunday, November 16, 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.
