Tag Archives: movement

On Finding Inspiration in Place

Posted on August 8, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for Team North Shore When I asked the incomparably visionary Henry Allen ‘why Gloucester’ I was expecting the usual answers: vibrant culture, peaceful community, beautiful ocean, but instead he said he visited … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged #volunteer, abbie goldberg, calling, commitment, community, community building, engagement, gomi, growing up, gulf of maine instutute, morality, movement, organization, place, religion, responsibility, visionary | 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

My Backyard

Posted on July 27, 2014 by benweilerstein

Posted on behalf of Ben Linthicum, team leader for the Western MA team Standing on her back deck, Arti Kelso, a resident of Richmond MA, showed us the three pipelines that cut through her property. Like Polly Ryan in Plainfield … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #richmond, #solidarity, #WestMass, blessing, buddhism, connection, ecology, economy, Environment, Fracking, interdependence, Kinder Morgan, movement, relationship, resistance, wisdom | Leave a comment

Organizing is A Rollercoaster Ride

Posted on July 25, 2014 by benweilerstein

Posted on behalf of Stephen O’Hanlon, Public Narrative Coordinator for the Western MA team After getting caught in a thunderstorm on our way from Holyoke, we received a warm welcome at the Amherst Episcopal Church on the afternoon of July … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, Amherst, challenge, Climate Change, community, coordination, courage, difficulty, discussion, emotions, events, faith, feelings, fossil fuels, Fracking, frustration, movement, organizing, outreach, overcome, pipeline, strength, struggle | 1 Comment

The Problem with a Moral High Ground

Posted on July 24, 2014 by benweilerstein

Posted on behalf of Dineen O’Rourke, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Western MA team I’ve been spending my entire summer doing climate organizing work. I’m traveling exclusively by bicycle and living my values by not spending money on anything other … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #WestMass, Activism, ambition, change, Climate Change, climate summer, Collective, community, crisis, determination, fear, Fracking, group, identity, individualism, Kinder Morgan, morality, movement, Natural Gas, No Fracked Gas in Mass, organizing, pollution, power, privilege, strength, systemic oppression, Tennessee Gas Pipeline | Leave a comment

Embodying Nonviolence through Language

Posted on July 22, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for the North Shore Team “We’re here to fight the good fight and combat climate change one battle at a time”. This isn’t something I’ve said, not exactly, but I can imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged #solidarity, battle, choice, Climate Change, Climate Justice, climate summer, communication, community, environmentalism, fight, idealistic, ideals, intention, intersectionality, language, military, movement, nonviolence, Oppression, struggle, Values, violence, war, words | Leave a comment

Setting Off Sparks

Posted on July 22, 2014 by benweilerstein

posted on behalf of Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team There were a quite a few times throughout the past few weeks where I felt low in spirits and there are many reasons as to why I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #ClimateLegacy, #movementbuilding, #WestMass, Activism, Amherst, Canvassing, Climate Change, community, connection, conversation, effect, feelings, fossil fuels, Fracking, frustration, impact, Kinder Morgan, motivation, movement, Natural Gas, organizing, people power, progress, relationship, spark, Story, strategy, stress, Tennessee Gas Pipeline | 1 Comment

A Sense of Place

Posted on July 20, 2014 by njansen16

Posted on behalf of Richard Hewitt, Groton Massachusetts resident Almost 40 years ago, my wife-to-be Diane and I drove through Central Massachusetts on our way from Cambridge, MA to Antioch Graduate School in Keene, NH. We were captivated by the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Guest Blogger, Team East, Team Massachusetts | Tagged climate summer, community, Conservation Trust, environmental justice, Groton, hope, Kinder Morgan Pipeline, local opposition, movement, new friends, personal story, resistance | 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

Solidarity with South Portland

Posted on July 16, 2014 by sophiesokolov

Posted on behalf of Abbie Goldberg, Video Coordinator for Team North Shore I usually don’t wait very long in a conversation to bring up the fact that I’m from Maine. In some ways my pride doesn’t make sense– I hate … Continue reading →