Shining A Light On Postpartum Depression: A Community Forum

Brooklyn Community Board 6 Youth, Human Service and Education Committee, State Senator Liz Krueger, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, State Assembly Member Joan Millman, Council Member Brad Lander and Council Member Stephen Levin are hosting a community forum on postpartum depression on Thursday, May 29th, 2014,  7 PM at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope .
The event will be moderated by Rain Henderson, Deputy Director of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative at Clinton Foundation.

Shining a Light on Postpartum Depression: 

The Role of Programs, Policy and Public Health

10 to 20% percent of new mothers in the United States suffer from Postpartum Depression (PPD), one of a group of perinatal mood disorders which also includes postpartum anxiety, and in the most severe cases, postpartum psychosis. PPD includes a wide range of emotional, psychological, and physiological reactions to childbirth. The stamina of the new mother is challenged and her ability to function, care for, and bond with her new born child is impaired. How can New York City and State ensure that mothers and their families have access to resources and treatment for this debilitating and sometimes life threatening condition?

Join PPD service providers, specialist, and elected officials on Thursday, May 29th, 2014 from 7pm to 9pm at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, Brooklyn, for a chance to discuss this important issue – and devise solutions to address it.

Click here to learn more about this event and to register: http://ppdnyc.eventbrite.com.






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Join Congregation Beth Elohim For Their Second Annual Climate Awareness Day

Congregation Beth Elohim is hosting its second Climate Awareness Day. All are welcome, all should attend and learn about how climate changes will affect us and our communities..

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Please join Parents for Climate Protection (www.climateactivism.org) and the Congregation Beth Elohim for our 2nd Annual Climate Awareness Day on Sunday January 23, 2011. We have planned exciting activities for both grown-ups and children on this afternoon of action, activism, and outreach.

The featured speaker will be Liz Butler, campaign director of 1Sky (http://www.1sky.org), the largest collaborative climate and energy campaign in the United States. Ms. Butler has more than 17 years of experience of organizing for environmental issues, with a focus on both market and legislative campaigns. She was a co-founder of ForestEthics, and was directly responsible for the protection of over 50 million acres of forests in the U.S., Canada, and Chile.

Ms. Butler’s address will be followed by an audience Q & A and a letter-writing session directed at local and national politicians urging them to take action on climate change legislation. There will also four breakout sessions that focus on topics including environmental policy at the state and local level, the impact of climate change on food production, green values and ethics, and new developments in building and transportation efficiency.

There will also be special activities for children of all ages.

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4th Annual Day Of Climate Awareness At Congregation Beth Elohim

Parents for Climate Protection and Beth Elohim Environmental Committee invite you to join them for their 4th Annual Day of Climate Awareness . The event is free and open to the public.

After Copenhagen: The Science and Policy of Climate Change

Date: Sunday, March 7th, 2 p.m.

Location: Congregation Beth Elohim,

271 Garfield Place,

Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

Parents for Climate Protection is a grassroots organization made up of concerned parents living in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Their goal is to both educate parents on the implications of global warming and work towards the passage of strong and progressive climate protection legislation.

This year's expert panel features the authors of Climate Change: Picturing the Science Gavin Schmidt, Ph.D., climatologist at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, and co-founder of www.RealClimate.org
Joshua Wolfe, photographer and founder of GHG, a leading photography agency focusing on climate change
Frank Zeman, Director of the Metropolitan Institute for Sustainability at the New York Institute for Technology
And: Sean Sweeney, Ph.D., Director of Cornell University's Global Labor Institute, who will deliver a policy update. He has been an an observer at all UN Climate Gatherings, including the recent talks in Bali and Copenhagen. Lauren Schuster, Environmental Campaign Director at 1Sky/NYPIRG, has agreed to be this year's moderator

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