Tag Archives: Climate

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

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

Strategy and Potatoes

Posted on July 31, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

On Beans and Hearts

Posted on July 24, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

Youth in the Movement

Posted on July 12, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for the North Shore Team ‘Your facts are just wrong. Natural gas is the bridge fuel we need as a state and it is far cleaner than coal.’ ‘Ma’am, as I just … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged 2014, Canvassing, Climate, Climate Change, climate summer, disagreements, fireworks, Footprint Power, Fourth of July, idealism, independence day, integrity, justice, making connections, massachusetts, movement, Movement Building, Salem, Values, youth | Leave a comment

Structures of Water: Poetry as Activism

Posted on July 6, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Sophie Sokolov, Social Media for Team North Shore When I heard that Footprint Power was going to host an art show and poetry reading inside of the defunct coal plant, my first thought was that we should infiltrate. We … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged Activism, art, Climate, Climate Change, climate summer, Coal, community, Creativity, Footprint Power, Improbable Places Poetry Tour, Montserrat Art College, Movement Building, Natural Gas, organizing, poetry, Salem Harbor, Salem Natural Gas Plant, structure, water | Leave a comment

Art in the Movement

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Sophie Sokolov, Social Media Coordinator for the North Shore team It starts with a little banjo picking in the mornings, some tunes to pull us out of sleep. By lunch, half-sung half-remembered lyrics tumble from our lips between bites. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged art, banjo, beauty, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Movement, community, creation, love, Lowell, movement, Movement Building, music, singing, utility | 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

Dear Old People Like You,

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Anna McDevitt

Written by A. McDevitt, New Media Coordinator, Team Vermont/New Hampshire On August 12, 2013 “Young people like you.” It doesn’t matter where we’re at—a Farmer’s Market, a church, a documentary viewing, a potluck, a Climate Cafe, a rally, a street … Continue reading →