Tag Archives: massachusetts

North Shore: Team Ravenclaw

Posted on July 29, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for the North Shore Team The North Shore Team is many things. We are pancake makers. We are public harmonizers. We are the late night conversations about strategy. We are knitters. We … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged Activism, Climate Change, climate summer, community, critical analysis, Harry Potter, introspection, massachusetts, misconceptions, Movement Building, north shore, perceptions, perceptive, ravenclaw, reflectin, team building | Leave a comment

Carolyn the Helpful

Posted on July 21, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Ariel Schwalb, Community Outreach Coordinator for Team North Shore The first time our team met Carolyn Britt, she was at the joint GASPP and Healthlink meeting on the first of July. We had a busy night … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged Activism, better future project, carolyn britt, Climate Change, community partners, electricity, gaspp, growth experience, healthlink, ipswich, learning, massachusetts, Movement Building, municipal government, new friends, organizing, zumis cafe | Leave a comment

We’re not the Biker Girls

Posted on July 19, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Sophie Sokolov, Social Media Coordinator for the North Shore Team “Slut!” a pair of boys yelled out of a red sports car. I think it goes without saying that this is inappropriate and offensive, but what … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged biking, Climate Change, communication, community, culture, feminism, gender roles, girls, growth, internalize, intersectionality, learning, massachusetts, movement, Movement Building, norms, north shore, Oppression, patriarchy, power, sexism, slut-shaming, Social Justice, stereotypes, strength, systems, women | 1 Comment

Bring It

Posted on July 18, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Nicholas Jansen, Social Media Coordinator, Team East One of the most common questions I have been asked this summer is, “What do you like best about Climate Summer?” Some people would guess the bike rides, the independence, the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged Bring it, climate summer, Defiance, gratefulness, Kinder Morgan, kindness of strangers, massachusetts, Movement Building, Natural Gas Pipeline, New England, pipeline | 1 Comment

Lessons from Canvassing

Posted on July 15, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Kelly Chen, Media Coordinator for the North Shore Team This summer is a summer of firsts – firsts in tabling at farmer’s markets, biking tens of miles, sleeping in churches, and now, canvassing, in the name … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged Canvassing, Climate Change, climate summer, community, conversation, flyers, growing up, learning opportunity, marblehead, massachusetts, Movement Building, north shore, perspective, Salem, summer | Leave a comment

Ashby Resident Speaks Out about Pipeline Project

Posted on July 14, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on Behalf of Deb O’Hanlon, Ashby resident, Photos taken by Deborah O’Hanlon I am a property owner in North Central Massachusetts whose property is currently targeted in a route for a pipeline proposed by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a subsidiary … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Guest Blogger | Tagged Ashby, bees, butterflies, Climate Change, community, environmental justice, Fracking, massachusetts, Movement Building, nature, Willard Brook Forest | 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

Our Time in Belchertown

Posted on July 10, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Dineen O’Rourke, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Western MA team During our long travel days it has always seemed to be that the steepest and most challenging hills appear right as we approach our destination, a cruel final test … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts, Video | Tagged #WestMass, beauty, belchertown, challenge, Church, community, congregation, Farmer's Market, Food, gas tariff, hospitality, joy, massachusetts, organizing, petition, pipeline, popsicle, relief, serendipity, tabling, warmth | Leave a comment

Declare Independence from Fossil Fuels!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by sophiesokolov

posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for Team North Shore Happy Fourth of July everyone! Ok, so I’m a little late. Ok, so a lot late. But it seems like all of the North Shore was a little … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore, Video | Tagged Activism, Canvassing, Climate Change, climate summer, community, fireworks, fossil fuels, independence, independence day, july 4th, massachusetts, Movement Building, organizing, patriotism, Salem, strengh, strength, Video | 2 Comments

Lovely Adventures in Amesbury

Posted on July 8, 2014 by sophiesokolov

By Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for the North Shore Team The work we’re doing can often be discouraging. No. That’s an understatement. It can literally make me feel like I’m drowning – a sense of hopelessness that I have never … Continue reading →