Tag Archives: Lowell

Pipeline Through Our State Forest?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Jana Wilkes, Community Outreach Coordinator, Teams East Last week, Team East biked through the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest, a beautiful 1,140 acre site of forests, marsh, and ponds. We biked down Trotting Park Road and decided to walk off … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 | Tagged #conservation, climate summer, Dracut, environmental justice, Lowell, state parks, sustainability, Tyngsboro | Leave a comment

You, Too, Might Just be an Activist

Posted on July 7, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Ben Weilerstein, Social Media Coordinator for the Western MA team On Tuesday a railroad track converted into a bike path carried us most of the way from Wilmot, NH to Concord, NH. On Wednesday the hills bore us across … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #garden, #WestMass, Activism, be the change, build new structures, community, contribution, health, impact, Lowell, organizing, protest, resist, shift conciousness, strategy, volunteering | Leave a comment

Biking in Solidarity with Dracut and Lowell

Posted on July 4, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Tuula Perry, Team Leader, Team East I am so proud of my team for hosting our first event this past Tuesday, July 1st. We held the event at St. Francis Church down the hill near a newly constructed … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 | Tagged Activism, Climate Change, community, Dracut, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, learning, Lowell, Movement Building, Natural Gas, new friends | 2 Comments

Moments in Community

Posted on July 2, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Kelly Chen, Media Coordinator for Team North Shore Every night before I drift off, I experience several things. I feel the carpeted floor firm under my back and hear other sleeping bags rustle beside me. After one last glimpse … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged #relationships, Climate Change, climate summer, community, dancing, Friends of the Tyler Park, friendship, gardening, Lowell, Movement Building, music, new friends, public narrative, relationship building, senses, stories | 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

Power to the Gardening People!

Posted on June 28, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Rachel Eckles, Media Coordinator, Team East, written on Sunday, June 22, 2014 Saturday, June 21, a few of us rode across town to join Mill City Grows in a work day for the community gardens here in Lowell, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 | Tagged climate summer, community, education, Food, gardening, innovation, learning, local business, Lowell, Mill City Grows, new friends, sustainability, training, urban gardening | Leave a 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

The Journey (Lowell, MA to Peterborough, NH)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by teamnewhampshire

Written by Hillary Bernhardt, Video Coordinator, Team New Hampshire What is a bicycle, but an aluminum frame, rubber wheels, spokes, peddles, and handle bars? What is the act of biking but, a series of steady rotations to transport the rider … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, Team New Hampshire | Tagged bikes, biking, biking on the road, Climate Change, climate summer, Lowell, MA, New Hampshire, peterborough, philosophy, pondering, summer | 4 Comments

Anti-Oppression Workshop

Posted on June 26, 2012 by bfpaaron

Written by Aaron Morales, New Media Coordinator, Team Massachusetts “You know, there is a sign in the middle of Puerto Rico that says, ‘Go To Dunkirk for Food Stamps,’” says the girl behind the cash register at Starbucks as she … Continue reading →

Posted in Team Massachusetts | Tagged climate summer, community, environmental justice, Lowell, Movement Building, Pawtucket Congregational Church, summer, training | Leave a comment

A Sense of Community

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Kristin Jackson

Posted by Kristin Jackson I was always skeptical of organized religion. Growing up, I went to church at a young age, but as my siblings and I got older and busier, it seemed to just fall out of our schedule. … Continue reading →