Upcoming Events

Click on the quick links below to learn more about each event:

PECA Presents

1st Sunday of the month at 1:15 pm; in-person or virtually!

May 4, 1:15pm - note change of venue to Briar Patch community room

Sustainability and Briar Patch

Come hear about Briar Patch Food Co-op’s commitment to sustainability and locally grown organic fruits and vegetables from its Senior Produce Manager, David Benson. Did you know that collaborative partnerships between Briar Patch and local farms ensures access to fresh, local, organic food in our area?  In the realm of sustainability, Briar Patch is working to achieve carbon neutrality, using renewable energy, and reducing food waste, plastic packaging and HFC in refrigeration.  The store’s sustainability goals include achieving 100% renewable energy and 100% of food waste diverted from landfills.  Join PECA in the Briar Patch community room!

Scroll down for both in-person and zoom information.

Please join us at PECA Presents:

When: Sunday May 4, 1:15pm

Where: Briar Patch Community Room located at 2505 Bell Rd in Auburn (OR via zoom, see below)

ZOOM information for Sunday afternoon PECA Presents
First Sunday of the month, 1:15 PM Pacific Time
Click here to join the SUNDAY PECA PRESENTS zoom meeting
if needed, the passcode is: 383510
Are you looking for the zoom for Thursday Climate Movie Night? Click here for the THURSDAY MOVIE NIGHT zoom

PECA is an interfaith partnership of Placer County Faith Communities concerned about our climate crisis.

Climate Movie Night

Third Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm; in-person or virtually!

May 15, 6:30pm

Tariffs for Climate

In this March 24, 2025 webinar, environmental scientist Dana Nuccitelli discusses how tariffs could help slow climate change. Learn how carbon tariffs and border adjustments work, how they can reduce climate pollution, and their prospects in the current congress.  Besides being an environmental scientist, Dana is also a climate journalist and the current Research Coordinator for Citizen’s Climate Lobby.

Join PECA Thursday, April 17th for this exploration of the economic viability of renewable energy. Scroll down for both in-person and zoom information.

The climate movies are shown at Auburn Presbyterian Church (or you can zoom!)

When: Thursday May 15, 6:30pm

Where: Auburn Presbyterian Church located at 13025 Bel Air Dr., Auburn (OR via zoom, see below)

ZOOM information for Thursday evening Climate Movie Night
Third Thursday of the month, 6:30 PM Pacific Time
Click here to join the THURSDAY CLIMATE MOVIE zoom meeting
if needed, the passcode is: 772730
Are you looking for the zoom for Sunday afternoon PECA Presents? Click here for the SUNDAY PECA PRESENTS zoom

PECA is an interfaith partnership of Placer County Faith Communities concerned about our climate crisis.

Other Events Related to our Mission

Placer 2050: Planning OUr Future

The Placer County Community Development Resource Agency is launching a series of in-person and online Placer 2050 General Plan Update visioning workshops beginning Feb. 26 through April 30.

The visioning workshops are an opportunity for residents and stakeholders to provide input into a variety of topical areas including sustainability, community design and housing, transportation, community health, safety and resilience, parks/open space, agriculture, economic development, utilities and infrastructure.

PECA encourages you to attend as a voice for climate change and resilience, and sustainability for the region. 

Online:

  • Feb. 26 – 6 p.m. Online workshop

  • April 5 –  10 a.m. Online workshop

In-person:

  • Feb. 27 – 6-8 p.m., Martha Riley Library, 1501 Pleasant Grove, Blvd. Roseville

  • March 4 – 6-8 p.m., Placer County Health and Human Services Bldg., 11434 B Ave., Auburn

  • March 13 – 6-8 p.m., Maidu Community Center, 1550 Maidu Dr., Roseville

  • April 2 – 6-8 p.m., City of Lincoln Library Willow Room, 485 Twelve Bridges Dr., Lincoln

  • April 30 – 5 to 7:30 p.m., Tahoe Discover and Discuss, North Tahoe Event Center, 8318 N. Lake Tahoe Blvd., Kings Beach

Join a Local Climate Strike Every Friday at Auburn City Hall! 12-1pm

PECA Board members, Mary Joe Buettner, Barb Munn, and Linda Franklin at the Jan 20, 2023 Climate Friday Strike.

Bring your own sign, or just add your voice to others at this weekly Auburn Fridays for Future event in order to agitate for Climate Change action. The Fridays for Future group in Auburn are a welcoming, friendly group - if you don’t have a sign, they will provide one!

  • What: Auburn Fridays for Future

  • When: EVERY Friday, 12-1 pm

  • Where: In front of the Auburn City Hall

February 2023 interview with Shirley Ballinger and Mike Davis, who founded Fridays for Future in Auburn.

Envisioning A Livable Future

Envisioning a Livable Future is an online, serial conference marking the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. This groundbreaking document called climate change “one of the principal challenges facing humanity in our day,” proposed an analysis of “the human roots of the ecological crisis,” and advanced a new ecological vision for the challenges ahead.

The conference seeks to inspire lively interdisciplinary dialogues aimed at:

  • Raising ecological consciousness,

  • Drawing attention to climate-forward initiatives, and

  • Encouraging both personal discernment and social action.

Following the four spring 2025 events, fall 2025 events will address investment and finance for a greener future, the promise and perils of technology, and the role of the arts.

The 4 Spring Events take place on-line from 3:30 to 4:45 Pacific time:

  • Wed. Jan. 29: The Current State of Climate Science

  • Mon. Feb. 17: The Contribution of Catholic Social Thought

  • Tues. Mar. 11: The Political Economy of Climate Change

  • Wed. Apr. 9: Environmental Politics

Click here to explore the series and register for any of the webinars.