Tag Archives: emass

What’s a Movement, anyway?

Posted on August 11, 2013 by julierong

Written by Julie Rong, Team Eastern Massachusetts, New Media and Video Coordinator Climate Summer was a summer of firsts. It’s the last Sunday of the last week of the program, and I still sometimes wonder how I ended up here. … Continue reading →

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Cycle Away: Ride from Brockton to Fall River

Posted on August 6, 2013 by julierong

Written by Jordan Mlsna, Team Eastern Massachusetts, Outreach Coordinator  Doleful streets Where cars move fast But nothing else moves at all Give way to a breezy seaside lane Thousands of reeds Tap each other, whisper Sunlight overflows The only affront … Continue reading →

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What are you fighting for?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by julierong

Written by Aaron Karp, Team Eastern Massachusetts, Team Leader As a member of Climate Summer, my mission is to convey the explicit urgency of the climate crisis and encourage those I meet to join the climate movement. But as I … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes: Brayton Point

Posted on July 30, 2013 by julierong

Written by Alexis Russell, Team Eastern Massachusetts, Media Coordinator  I’ve been to protests before. I remember walking through the streets of San Francisco with my dad at my first protest when I was ten, protesting the war in Afghanistan. I … Continue reading →

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Lights. Camera. Action.

Posted on July 21, 2013 by julierong

Written by Aaron Karp, Team Eastern Massachusetts, Team Leader  It felt like I had just learned about a meteor that had been hurtling towards Earth since before I was born, a planetary crisis that the media had for some reason … Continue reading →

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The Why

Posted on July 19, 2013 by julierong

Written by Julie Rong, Team Eastern Massachusetts, New Media and Video Coordinator  Arnie Danielson is a man with a big soul. He’s easy to recognize by his long gray ponytail and his wide-brimmed straw hat (a black beret in the … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of the Movement

Posted on July 19, 2013 by julierong

Written by Jordan Mlsna, Team Eastern Massachusetts Outreach Coordinator  I had the slight inclination to assert that this choice of what to do with my summer had the potential to be profound. It was vague in the description. I wondered … Continue reading →

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The World Before Me

Posted on July 9, 2013 by julierong

By Julie Rong, Team Eastern Massachusetts New Media and Video Coordinator  When I think of navigation, I think back to a vacation my family had taken back when I was 9 or 10 years old. We spent two weeks driving … Continue reading →

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Ten Thousand Hours

Posted on July 9, 2013 by julierong

By Jamie Garuti, Team Eastern Massachusetts Events Coordinator  To be honest, I have been uncomfortable a lot in the past two weeks. Along with my teammates, I have been sleeping on church floors, biking in hot, sticky weather, and practicing … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Revolution

Posted on July 8, 2013 by julierong

Written by Aaron Karp, Team Eastern Massachusetts, Team Leader If we’re to have any hope of avoiding catastrophic climate change, we’re going to have to start a revolution. But this cannot be a revolution solely within our own lives—the problem … Continue reading →

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