Tag Archives: climate summer

Highlights from Climate Summer 2014!

Posted on December 12, 2014 by marlamarcum

As we look towards Climate Summer 2016, we wanted to highlight a few of the posts from the 2014 cohort to give applicants a feel for the program. I’ve chosen a handful of my favorite posts from last summer (one from … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013 | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, #EastMass, #NorthShore, #Team4theMAsses, #WestMass, applicants, better future project, bike trails, bikes, biking, biking on the road, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Climate Movement, climate summer, community, recruiting | Leave a comment

Climate Girl to the Rescue?

Posted on August 10, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Jana Wilkes, Community Outreach Coordinator, Team East Before Climate Summer, I felt overwhelmed about climate change because I wanted to solve this dire issue immediately. I wanted to be a climate ‘superhero’ who swoops in to … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, Climate Change, climate chaos, climate summer, community, lessons, methane | 2 Comments

5 Jokes: Shared Histories

Posted on August 10, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

The Birthday of Three Cakes

Posted on August 9, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Nicholas Jansen, Social Media Coordinator, Team East I was born on August 3rd 1994. Coincidently, my little brother was born on August 3rd, 1996. So ever since I was two years old, I’ve shared my birthday … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, birthdays, cakes, Climate Change, climate summer, grateful, helping people, thankful | Leave a comment

A Day in the Life of a Climate Summer Rider

Posted on August 8, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Rachel Eckles, Media Coordinator, Team East 7:30 – Wake up and help make breakfast, typically oatmeal or scrambled eggs. Over breakfast we’ll talk about what we’re doing that day and what has to get done. Whoever … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, #volunteer, biking, birthday, Climate Change, climate rider, climate summer, community, Farmer's Market, new friends, Noonday Farm, relaxing, typical day, work | 1 Comment

On Breaking and Losing Stuff

Posted on August 7, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Zalo Crivelli, Video Coordinator, Team East After almost 7 weeks on the road, I’ve managed to lose my retainer, my laptop charger, my front fender’s mudguard, and about 20 rubber bands (they held my clothes in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #climatesummer, biking, biking on the road, Climate Change, climate summer, improvision, learning, Life Lessons, losing stuff, repairs | Leave a comment

For Future Generations

Posted on August 6, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Tuula Perry, Team Leader, Team East Our activities on Tuesday have really impacted me. We started by going to the Townsend Recreation Center where we spent time with their summer camp group which included kids from … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged bigger picture, children, Climate Change, climate summer, community, education, emotion, Kinder Morgan, Our future, pipeline, Townsend | Leave a comment

The Small Town Community

Posted on August 2, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Rachel Eckles, Media Coordinator, Team East I would like to thank the Community Church of North Orange and Tully for being wonderful hosts to us Climate Summer Riders while we were staying in North Orange last … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged Climate Change, climate summer, close-knit, community, family, helping, new friends, small towns, support | Leave a comment

Learning about Churches

Posted on August 1, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

Cold Showers, Comfort Range & Life Lessons

Posted on July 31, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Zalo Crivelli, Video Coordinator, Team East Since I started Climate Summer on June 8, I vowed to try my best to take cold showers whenever I showered. If the shower I was using had a valve … Continue reading →