UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 10, 2025
Women’s Club
Fairfax, CA
Music Fundraiser, From Fairfax West Coast to Fairfax East Coast!
We’re raising funds to send California high school students to the Conflict Resolution Youth Summit in the Summer of 2026 at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. With a line up of extraordinary artists, including Brazilian José Neto (music director and guitarist of the late Harry Belafonte for thirty years), Steve Wolf and Mason (local favorite duo) and Marla Beck with Ryan Coe (Marla is a GMU graduate), the event will be an intimate, community oriented and beautiful evening to inspire.
Get your tickets here! Space is limited.
If you can’t join us, please consider making a donation to the school athttps://advancement.gmu/26CAR2
October 9, 2025
6:30-8:30
Marin Community Media Center
819 A Street, San Rafael, CA
Film Director and Writer Bobby Buccallato shares his documentary film debut of Carter Country, which follows the two-year journey of America’s most unlikely Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and his small town that followed him every step of the way.
This documentary seeks to capture the forgotten spirit of 1976, the last great Presidential election of the 20th century, when a small town in Georgia suddenly became the political capital of the world. This documentary is not the latest retelling of Jimmy Carter. It is the first telling of the community (his community) and their collective efforts that managed to lift up one of their own into The White House.
Film Director and Writer Bobby Buccallato shares his documentary film debut of Carter Country, which follows the two-year journey of America’s most unlikely Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter and his small town that followed him every step of the way.
This documentary seeks to capture the forgotten spirit of 1976, the last great Presidential election of the 20th century, when a small town in Georgia suddenly became the political capital of the world. This documentary is not the latest retelling of Jimmy Carter. It is the first telling of the community (his community) and their collective efforts that managed to lift up one of their own into The White House.
Activist, Investor and founder of NextGen joins a conversation Barbara McVeigh to discuss the Carter Legacy. “He was right,” says Tom Steyer.
Tom was featured in Carter’s film Carterland and has spoken out frequently about Carter’s visionary policies and practices.
A Road Not Taken: The Story of US President Jimmy Carter’s Solar Panels
Arguably what should be called The First Green Deal, US President Jimmy Carter put solar panels on The White House and pushed major efforts for clean energy. GOP Ronald Reagan removed the panels and shut down Carter’s visionary efforts. It’s time to reflect on the Carter Administration and what got lost these last forty years. This is a Swiss made film by Christina Heamauer and Roman Keller, nearly impossible to find in The United States. Admission is free. Marin Television,
Join a zoom call to discuss the progress to erect a statue of US President Jimmy Carter in San Francisco. Given Carter was the last president of the 60s era and this initiative began the same day October 1, 2017 as the final day of the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love, it seems appropriate to commemorate a US President who stood for peace, conflict resolution, clean energy, democracy, fair housing, democracy, health, mental health and a lover of great music! In fact, let’s include Rosalynn as part of that statue, to honor great leadership that we value here in California! We have a sculptor and we are working on funding, logistics and details. Come join the fun in creating that which we respect and admire! Zoom link will be available on May 1, 2026. Email barbara.mcveigh.writer@gmail.com for more information.
November 5-7, 2025
The Council of Europe
Strasbourg, France
World Forum For Democracy, Strasbourg, France
Out of nearly 500 submissions to the 2025 World Forum for Democracy, our California Carter Initiative was selected and invited to be present in November 2025 year in Strasbourg, France. The Council of Europe provided sponsorship and Founder Barbara McVeigh traveled to the Forum to present the California Carter grassroots initiative with other international panelists under the title “How The Arts and Culture Strengthen Democracy.” Since 2017, California artists, musicians, teachers and journalists have been creating events, fundraisers, parties, film screenings and more in honor of US President Jimmy Carter’s legacy.
Interview links and Presentations:
https://vimeo.com/1135270505
https://www.coe.int/en/web/world-forum-democracy/speakers-2025
A Road Not Taken: The Story of US President Jimmy Carter’s Solar Panels
Panelists Michael Stocker, Executive Director of Ocean Conservation Research; Arne Jacobson is Director of the Schatz Energy Research Center and Professor in the School of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt (Cal Poly Humboldt). Organized by Morgan P. King.
Arguably what should be called The First Green Deal, US President Jimmy Carter put solar panels on The White House and pushed major efforts for clean energy. GOP Ronald Reagan removed the panels and shut down Carter’s visionary efforts. It’s time to reflect on the Carter Administration and what got lost these last forty years. This is a Swiss made film by Christina Heamauer and Roman Keller, nearly impossible to find in The United States. Admission is free.
October 15, 2026
7pm
Statue of Carter in San Francisco
Zoom Call
April 26, 2026
12-3pm
Earth Day Marin 2026 Festival
Mill Valley, California
December 4, 2025
6pm
Humboldt Cal Poly
Arcata, CA
October 18, 2026
12:30pm Matinee
The California Carter Initiative will be tabling at the Earth Day Marin this year. Come visit us and see the educational work we are doing to remind private citizens of their power! As Carter said, “the private citizen has far more power than any president of the United States!” Carter energy director was the organizer of the first Earth Day in the early 1970s!
Earth Day Marin is a free community event for people of all ages, with informative booths, fun activities, EVs, art, music, games and talks in a beautiful outdoor setting. We expect it to be the largest Earth Day event in Marin!
May 4, 2026
7pm
October 1, 2026
Marin Television
Celebrating US President Jimmy Carter
VOD
