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5 Jokes: Shared Histories
Posted on behalf of Sophie Sokolov, Social Media Coordinator for Team North Shore Team North Shore only has five jokes. That’s one of them- saying that we only have five jokes. We repeat jokes that aren’t particularly funny over and … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged #jokes, #relationships, bonding, Climate, Climate Change, climate summer, connection, culture, efficiency, freinds, friends, fun, humor, language, laughter, Movement Building, new friends, summer, urgency
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On Finding Inspiration in Place
Posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for Team North Shore When I asked the incomparably visionary Henry Allen ‘why Gloucester’ I was expecting the usual answers: vibrant culture, peaceful community, beautiful ocean, but instead he said he visited … Continue reading
A Bitter Reminder
Posted on behalf of Ariel Schwalb, Community Outreach Coordinator for Team North Shore Days ago, my North Shore team was conflicted. We had a true dilemma on our hands; we needed to leave Gloucester to start getting some important work … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, better future project, biking, biking on the roa, biking on the road, Climate Change, community, d, energy, explosions, interconnection, lighting, lightning, Natural Gas, on the road, risk, sacrifice, salem gas plant, thunder, tornado
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Learning about Churches
Posted on behalf of Sophie Sokolov, Social Media for the North Shore Team Prior to this summer faith felt wholly separate from me and my life, an invisible line separated me from this other group of people who believed. I … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged assumptions, belief, Climate Change, climate summer, community, education, faith, hope, justice, learning, love, questioning, religion, religon, sophie sokolov, sophie sokolove, spirituality
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Strategy and Potatoes
Posted on behalf of Kelly Chen, Media Coordinator for the North Shore Team Some things I’ve done this summer don’t seem “strategic,” whatever that word means. And as green heads nipped at my skin, and mosquitos left itchy red spots, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged agriculture, calm, Climate, Climate Change, community, effectiveness, efficacy, erin, farming, Food, happiness, hearty, joy, movement, Movement Building, new harmony, potatoes, reflection, strategy, sustainability, zen
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North Shore: Team Ravenclaw
Posted on behalf of Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for the North Shore Team The North Shore Team is many things. We are pancake makers. We are public harmonizers. We are the late night conversations about strategy. We are knitters. We … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged Activism, Climate Change, climate summer, community, critical analysis, Harry Potter, introspection, massachusetts, misconceptions, Movement Building, north shore, perceptions, perceptive, ravenclaw, reflectin, team building
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It’s a Connected World
Posted on behalf of Ariel Schwalb, Community Outreach for the North Shore Team At the beginning of the summer I felt very conflicted by the location of many of the towns we planned on working with because of the 30-35 … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged amesbury, carolyn kirk, community, connection, connections, empowerment, Fossil Fuel, inspiration, interbeing, interbing, interconnection, ipswich, methane, Movement Building, Natural Gas, Newburyport, Nimby, north shore, Puzzle, salem gas plant, sea level rise, unity, wind energy
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On Beans and Hearts
Posted on behalf of Sophie Sokolov, Social Media Coordinator for Team North Shore Last night, we burned chickpeas. They were boiling in a pot of water, completely submerged, but somehow, they burned. I’m not sure it’s ever happened before in … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged chick peas, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Movement, community, cooking, farts, frustration, learning, mitigation, Movement Building, New Harmony Farm, organizing, patience, sparks, strategy, team building, transition, worthless, worthy
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Embodying Nonviolence through Language
Posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for the North Shore Team “We’re here to fight the good fight and combat climate change one battle at a time”. This isn’t something I’ve said, not exactly, but I can imagine … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged #solidarity, battle, choice, Climate Change, Climate Justice, climate summer, communication, community, environmentalism, fight, idealistic, ideals, intention, intersectionality, language, military, movement, nonviolence, Oppression, struggle, Values, violence, war, words
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Carolyn the Helpful
Posted on behalf of Ariel Schwalb, Community Outreach Coordinator for Team North Shore The first time our team met Carolyn Britt, she was at the joint GASPP and Healthlink meeting on the first of July. We had a busy night … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged Activism, better future project, carolyn britt, Climate Change, community partners, electricity, gaspp, growth experience, healthlink, ipswich, learning, massachusetts, Movement Building, municipal government, new friends, organizing, zumis cafe
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