Tag Archives: Activism

North Shore: Team Ravenclaw

Posted on July 29, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

An Ode to Ashfield

Posted on July 28, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Ben Weilerstein, Social Media Coordinator the Western MA team Some places have such a concentrated essence of fantastic and quirky happiness that it’s hard to imagine they really exist. Ashfield, the first town in which we stopped that is … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, Activism, art, Ashfield, cheese, community, pipeline, spirituality | Leave a comment

The Cycle of Life

Posted on July 25, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Tuula Perry, Team Leader, Team East I was offered a job on Wednesday (July 23rd) with the Garden to Table Program in San Jose. As a fruit picking coordinator, I will be a part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged Activism, Climate Change, climate summer, community, earth, environmental justice, Food, home, jobs, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Movement Building, Seeds of Solidarity | Leave a comment

The Problem with a Moral High Ground

Posted on July 24, 2014 by benweilerstein

Posted on behalf of Dineen O’Rourke, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Western MA team I’ve been spending my entire summer doing climate organizing work. I’m traveling exclusively by bicycle and living my values by not spending money on anything other … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, Activism, ambition, change, Climate Change, climate summer, Collective, community, crisis, determination, fear, Fracking, group, identity, individualism, Kinder Morgan, morality, movement, Natural Gas, No Fracked Gas in Mass, organizing, pollution, power, privilege, strength, systemic oppression, Tennessee Gas Pipeline | Leave a comment

Setting Off Sparks

Posted on July 22, 2014 by benweilerstein

posted on behalf of Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team There were a quite a few times throughout the past few weeks where I felt low in spirits and there are many reasons as to why I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #movementbuilding, #WestMass, Activism, Amherst, Canvassing, Climate Change, community, connection, conversation, effect, feelings, fossil fuels, Fracking, frustration, impact, Kinder Morgan, motivation, movement, Natural Gas, organizing, people power, progress, relationship, spark, Story, strategy, stress, Tennessee Gas Pipeline | 1 Comment

Carolyn the Helpful

Posted on July 21, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

Seasons of Change – United Movements

Posted on July 10, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Tuula Perry, Team Leader, Team East Along my travels, I find it fascinating how people compare this movement and struggle to others in history. I spoke to Anne Deciccio (the gracious restaurant owner of Lucia’s Tavola who catered … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged #thoreau, Activism, Civil Rights Movement, climate summer, connecting with nature, environmental justice, individual rights, movements, nature, Pepperell | Leave a comment

Declare Independence from Fossil Fuels!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by sophiesokolov

posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for Team North Shore Happy Fourth of July everyone! Ok, so I’m a little late. Ok, so a lot late. But it seems like all of the North Shore was a little … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore, Video | Tagged Activism, Canvassing, Climate Change, climate summer, community, fireworks, fossil fuels, independence, independence day, july 4th, massachusetts, Movement Building, organizing, patriotism, Salem, strengh, strength, Video | 2 Comments

You, Too, Might Just be an Activist

Posted on July 7, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Ben Weilerstein, Social Media Coordinator for the Western MA team On Tuesday a railroad track converted into a bike path carried us most of the way from Wilmot, NH to Concord, NH. On Wednesday the hills bore us across … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #garden, #WestMass, Activism, be the change, build new structures, community, contribution, health, impact, Lowell, organizing, protest, resist, shift conciousness, strategy, volunteering | Leave a comment

COPS, Pete Seeger and Positive Mental Attitude

Posted on July 7, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Jason Kooken, Town of Amesbury Police Officer On Friday, June 27th I was contacted by Shreya from Climate Summer North Shore Team. Shreya was inquiring about the Team New England Metric Century charity bicycle ride I organize, which starts … Continue reading →