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On Finding Inspiration in Place
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
Strategy and Potatoes
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
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My Backyard
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
Organizing is A Rollercoaster Ride
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
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The Problem with a Moral High Ground
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
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Embodying Nonviolence through Language
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
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Setting Off Sparks
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
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A Sense of Place
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
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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Solidarity with South Portland
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
Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore
Tagged #solidarity, 350 Maine, abbie goldberg, clear skies ordinance, Climate Change, climate summer, community, enbridge, extraction, exxon, fossil fuel industry, interconnection, line 9, Maine, mountains, movement, Movement Building, New Hampshire, pipeline, Portland, portland-montreal pipeline, responsibility, Tar Sands
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