Tag Archives: change

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

Children’s Hour with #WestMass at HUMC in Belchertown

Posted on July 8, 2014 by benweilerstein

Team #WestMass had the opportunity to address children’s and churchgoers’ questions at Hope United in Belchertown! Thank you so much to Pastor Aida and to the congregation for your welcome and involvement in our project.

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts, Video | Tagged #WestMass, belchertown, change, children, Church, Climate Change, conversation, curiosity, cute, Fracking, inspiration, learning, methodist, Natural Gas, Video, youth | Leave a comment

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Posted on July 4, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team Thursday was coming quicker than anyone expected: the day we would all leave each other and depart with our teams for our summer journeys. After over two weeks together, the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #WestMass, beginning, biking, change, Church, climate summer, community, courage, departing, hills, hospitality, journey, perseverance, prayer, rain, strength, sunshine, team, training, weather | Leave a comment

Yet Another Story…

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for team North Shore By tomorrow, it will have been 18 days since I left home and began the adventure that is Climate Summer. Each day has felt like simultaneously a full month and just … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged bonding, building relationships, change, chuck palahniuk, Climate Change, climate summer, community, friends, hope, love, Movement Building, public narrative, relationship, society, stories, Story, training | 1 Comment

The Elephant in the Room

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Anna McDevitt

Written by B. Lilley, Media Coordinator, Team Vermont/New Hampshire On August 12, 2013 One of the people I met at the farmer’s market, a man named Stuart, suggested that we make a list of things people could do to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team Vermont, Team Vermont/New Hampshire | Tagged change, Climate, emissions, energy, fairness, population, power | Leave a comment

The Most Important Thing I Can Possibly Be Doing

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Anna McDevitt

Written by A. McDevitt, New Media Coordinator, Team Vermont/New Hampshire On June 14, 2013 For me, the promise of being a Climate Summer rider was the light at the end of the tunnel of frustration that was this past spring … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team New Hampshire, Team Vermont, Team Vermont/New Hampshire | Tagged #youthempowerment, change, Climate, life, meaning, purpose | 1 Comment

August 4th is Not a Test

Posted on August 1, 2012 by riconn2012

Written by Alivia Ashenfarb, New Media Coordinator, Team RICONN Something in the air has changed. And I’m not talking about the pollution. Or my team’s dirty laundry. No, I’m talking about the wave, the flow of excitement and purpose that … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Team RiConn | Tagged 2012, better future project, change, climate summer, movement, Movement Building, RiConn, summer, transition | Leave a comment

A Tale of Biblical Proportions

Posted on July 26, 2012 by bfpaaron

Written by Becky Palermo, Media Coordinator, Team Massachusetts The Massachusetts team recently had our first taste of real climate change: the basement of the church we were staying at (you know, where we’re sleeping on the floor) was flooded after … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Team Massachusetts | Tagged 350, 350.org, change, Climate, CO2, community, farm, flood, MA, Mass, Medford, summer, Waltham | Leave a comment

“The Island President” Part One

Posted on July 1, 2012 by bfpaaron

Written by Julia Barnes, Video Co-Coordinator, Team Massachusetts June 26, 2012 – Lexington MA When my teammate, Murtaza Nek, excitedly told me we were being honored with the opportunity to view a screening of “The Island President” at the Kendall … Continue reading →