Tag Archives: Camp Wilmot

Pride, Privilege, and People Power

Posted on July 3, 2014 by benweilerstein

Dense clouds of fog conceal the nearest mountaintop from my view as I sit in the games cabin at Camp Wilmot in rural New Hampshire. I’m not here for the lake, though I’ve been pleasantly astonished by the gentle hissing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged Camp Wilmot, cancer, Climate Change, Food, Fossil Fuel, Gas, methane, nature, privilege, reflection, resistance, student | Leave a comment

Climate Summer Take Two

Posted on June 29, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Jana Wilkes, Community Outreach Coordinator, Team East, written on June 21, 2014 By this time of Climate Summer I was hoping to have 80 plus miles of biking under my belt, but instead I have scraped up knees, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 | Tagged bike fail, biking, biking on the road, Camp Wilmot, climate summer, Concord | Leave a comment

Loons, Early Mornings and Shifting Assumptions

Posted on June 29, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Kelly Chen, Media Coordinator for the North Shore Team I can picture how my summer would have been filled if I weren’t here at Camp Wilmot. It would most likely have been some combination of old and new habits: … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged assumptions, Camp Wilmot, changes, Climate, Climate Change, friends, habits, kelly chen, loons, new friends, north shore, perspective, summer, topics, training | Leave a comment

From Theory to Action: Trainings at Camp Wilmot

Posted on June 29, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for the North Shore Team I have spent the last year (and essentially twelve years) studying the movements of electrons within their orbital subshells, how to take the antiderivative of functions, the role of Hox … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged action, analysis, better future project, Camp Wilmot, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, climate summer, conversations, education, future, goals, history, learning, movement, Movement Building, passion, shreya, shreya thatai, strategy, theory, training | 1 Comment

The Anatomy of a Movement

Posted on June 28, 2014 by benweilerstein

by A. Grace Steig, Video Coordinator for the Western MA team When I heard that our training at beautiful Camp Wilmot in New Hampshire and the Pawtucket Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts would last two weeks, I thought that time … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #noKXL, #WestMass, biking, Camp Wilmot, direct action, Food, fun, Lowell, training, work, XLDissent | Leave a comment

From Cars to Bicycles

Posted on June 27, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team Pulling up the gravel driveway to Camp Wilmot for Climate Summer training on Sunday, I wondered what to expect from the people I would meet and the place where I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #WestMass, Camp Wilmot, joy, nature, training | 2 Comments

Beneath the Fog We Dwell

Posted on June 26, 2014 by halkenyon

Posted on behalf of Iona Feldman, Video Coordinator, For the MASSes. Written Friday, June 13, 2014 I type these words on my laptop, lying on a raised mattress inside the building we have come to call “Cabin 1.” Outside, I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team For the MASSes | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, #GameofThrones, #Maps, #SettlerofCatan, Camp Wilmot | Leave a comment

My High School Graduation at Camp Wilmot

Posted on June 26, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted by Sophie Sokolov, Social Media Coordinator, Team North Shore. “You’ve all worked so hard to get to this point, and now the world is your oyster, do what you love! Congratulations Newton North High School Class of 2014!” And … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged Activism, Camp Wilmot, class of 2014, Climate Change, climate summer, commencement, do what you love, future, graduate, graduation, high school, igor vamos, newton north high school, Oppression, organizing, privilege, resistance, success, yes men | Leave a comment

The Hypocrisy of Climate Action

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Anna McDevitt

Written by B. Lilley, Media Coordinator,Team Vermont/New Hampshire On June 11, 2013 Day four at Camp Wilmot begins. Somewhere around 30 people from around the country have gathered to take on a big challenge together. We will spend nearly two … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team New Hampshire, Team Vermont, Team Vermont/New Hampshire | Tagged biking, Boston, Camp Wilmot, Climate, emissions, energy, training, travel | Leave a comment

The Ins-and-outs of Cravings: Climate Summer style

Posted on July 4, 2012 by riconn2012

Posted by Alivia Ashenfarb, New Media coordinator of Team RICONN I don’t remember anyone “craving” chocolate during our first week of training at Camp Wilmot. I don’t remember anyone craving pizza during our second week of training in Lowell. No … Continue reading →