Woodstock organizations’ film and discussion series opens Jan. 31

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. » The Woodstock Land Conservancy, Woodstock NY Transition and the Woodstock Jewish Congregation will present “Changing The Rules Before The Game Is Over!”

The 10th annual film and discussion series begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, in a fully virtual format and is “inspired by the unprecedented upheaval our global community faced in the past two years,” according to a press release. It will focus its four monthly programs on “solution-based ideas.”

The series will be presented a 7 p.m. on the last Monday of the month through April. It is free and open to all ages. Donations are welcome and help to support these programs.

On Jan. 31, the program is titled “A Dream of the Future” and will include a virtual screening and discussion of the film “2040,” a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future.

The Feb. 28 program is titled “Meeting New York’s Ambitious Climate Goals: Conflict, Compromise, and NIMBY.” Participants may engage with short videos and live interviews plus a question-and-answer session with some of the climate leaders in the Hudson Valley, including Jen Metzger, a former state senator and current advisor to New Yorkers for Clean Power; and Audrey Friedrichsen, a land use and environmental advocacy attorney for Scenic

Hudson.

The March 28 program is titled “Land in Black Hands.” It is a program originally designed for African Americans to explore black land access and economic development strategies in black communities. It will begin with a 28-minute screening of “The Possibility of Land in Black Hands.”

On April 25, the program is titled “21st Century Economics: Designing An Economy for Human Values,” and participants view a recorded interview with Kate Raworth, author of “Doughnut Economics.”

For updates, visit www. woodstocklandconservancy.org, www.woodstockNYtransition.org, www.wjcshul.org, or follow any of the three organizations on Facebook.