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North Shore: Team Ravenclaw
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
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Carolyn the Helpful
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
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We’re not the Biker Girls
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
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Bring It
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
Lessons from Canvassing
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
Ashby Resident Speaks Out about Pipeline Project
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
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Youth in the Movement
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
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Our Time in Belchertown
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
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Declare Independence from Fossil Fuels!
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
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Lovely Adventures in Amesbury
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
Posted in 2014, Team North Shore
Tagged #climatesummer, amesbury, Climate Change, faith, hope, Jason kooken, massachusetts, Movement Building, new friends, pete seeger, quaker, quakerism, relationship building, silence, trust
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