Tag Archives: Salem

Lessons from Canvassing

Posted on July 15, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 →

Posted in 2014, Team Massachusetts, Team North Shore | Tagged Canvassing, Climate Change, climate summer, community, conversation, flyers, growing up, learning opportunity, marblehead, massachusetts, Movement Building, north shore, perspective, Salem, summer | Leave a comment

Youth in the Movement

Posted on July 12, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | Leave a comment

Declare Independence from Fossil Fuels!

Posted on July 9, 2014 by sophiesokolov

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 | 2 Comments

Ten Thousand Hours

Posted on July 9, 2013 by julierong

By Jamie Garuti, Team Eastern Massachusetts Events Coordinator To be honest, I have been uncomfortable a lot in the past two weeks. Along with my teammates, I have been sleeping on church floors, biking in hot, sticky weather, and practicing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team Massachusetts | Tagged climate summer, ema, emass, marblehead, obstacles, Salem, ten thousand hours | 1 Comment

The Spirit of Revolution

Posted on July 8, 2013 by julierong

Written by Aaron Karp, Team Eastern Massachusetts, Team Leader If we’re to have any hope of avoiding catastrophic climate change, we’re going to have to start a revolution. But this cannot be a revolution solely within our own lives—the problem … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team Massachusetts | Tagged Activism, Climate, climate summer, eastern mass, ema, emass, Environment, fossil free, independence, marblehead, revolution, Salem | Leave a comment

Learning from Experience

Posted on July 6, 2013 by julierong

Written by Alexis Russell, Eastern Massachusetts Media Coordinator Being Media Coordinator, I have the task of connecting with reporters and enticing them to cover our events. This task is still completely new territory for me, and I’m learning something new every … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Team Massachusetts | Tagged Activism, climate summer, community, community engagement, eastern massachusetts, ema, emass, Environment, marblehead, massachusetts, media, Salem | Leave a comment

Musings from Salem/Video Petition

Posted on July 10, 2011 by alyssarh

Posted by: Sam Burke My teammates and I become attached to each town we visit. Church floors become bedrooms –everyone plopped down on a particular rug for the week – and certain cafes – the kinds with cheap coffee, free … Continue reading →