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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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Finding a Voice
Written by Janice Gan, New Media Coordinator, Team Maine July 6th, 2013 When we arrived in Portland, none of us were quite sure what to expect. Our original plans to help put an anti-tar sands ordinance on the city ballot had … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Team Maine
Tagged Art Walk, community, local business, Portland, Sebago Lake, South Portland
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The Value of a Smoothie
Written by Garrett Blad, Media Coordinator, Team Maine July 6th, 2013 When we were walking around downtown Portland about a week ago looking for a venue to hold our Climate Café, I was expecting to need all my persuasive skills … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Team Maine
Tagged Climate Cafe, Climate Change, Climate Justice, local business, new friends, Portland, Roost House of Juice, Social movement
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Team Maine on TV
Returning home from our day of action, we had the pleasure of turning on the TV to channel 13 and seeing ourselves on the news! Check out the link below to see the short segment. http://www.wgme.com/news/top-stories/stories/wgme_vid_12961.shtml
Posted in 2012, Team Maine, Video
Tagged CBS News, day of action, Maine, Portland, Tar Sands, Trailbreak Pipeline
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Day of Action
Written by Trevor Culhane, Media Co-Coordinator, Team Maine For all the planning that we had done, the morning of August 4th was surprisingly quiet. We woke up slowly, eating the morning’s oatmeal and checking email with little excitement. Of all the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged day of action, Maine, Portland, Tar Sands, Trailbreaker Pipeline
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Team Maine does Radio
Here are two of the radio interviews that Team Maine has done. The first is a video of Sara and Trevor on WCLZ, and the second is an hour long recording of the show Envision This, with all participants weighing … Continue reading
Radishes and Refugees
Written by Laura Lea Rubino, Program Coordinator, Team Maine Throughout our two weeks of intensive training, we Climate Summer riders were taught that movement building is about making connections and discovering unlikely relationships between individuals, groups, and ideas. Never did I think that … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged Africa, Climate, Environment, Maine, Portland, Youth Development
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Celebrating Community
Posted by Sara Mitsinikos According to the United Nations, 2012 has been named the International Year of the Co-op. July 7th was International Day of the Co-op, and we could not have been in a better place to celebrate it. … Continue reading
Infinity MPG
Posted by Kristin Jackson Hey! That’s the road I take when I go to the beach, pedal to the metal with both the air conditioning and radio blasting. And look! That’s the ice cream store I usually stop at after … Continue reading
Cultivating Change
Posted by Lilyanna Landon When we biked up to the Cultivating Community’s garden, all I could think about was spending my summer days gardening. Toiling in the blistering sun for minimum wage, it was one of the most memorable times … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Team Maine
Tagged community building, community garden, Farmer's Market, Maine, Portland, Urban Farm, Youth Development
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