Tag Archives: Movement Building

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

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

It’s a Connected World

Posted on July 27, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Ariel Schwalb, Community Outreach for the North Shore Team At the beginning of the summer I felt very conflicted by the location of many of the towns we planned on working with because of the 30-35 … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged amesbury, carolyn kirk, community, connection, connections, empowerment, Fossil Fuel, inspiration, interbeing, interbing, interconnection, ipswich, methane, Movement Building, Natural Gas, Newburyport, Nimby, north shore, Puzzle, salem gas plant, sea level rise, unity, wind energy | Leave a comment

The Cycle of Life

Posted on July 25, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Tuula Perry, Team Leader, Team East I was offered a job on Wednesday (July 23rd) with the Garden to Table Program in San Jose. As a fruit picking coordinator, I will be a part of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged Activism, Climate Change, climate summer, community, earth, environmental justice, Food, home, jobs, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Movement Building, Seeds of Solidarity | 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

Adapting to Change

Posted on July 24, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Rachel Eckles, Media Coordinator, Team East My team and I had a very eventful day in Greenfield this past Saturday. While staying in Montague for a few days this past week, we decided to spend a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged #volunteer, alternatives, Climate Change, Climate Justice, climate summer, community, Farmer's Market, flip-side, Greenfield, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, Movement Building, New England, thinking | 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 →