Tag Archives: training

Rain, Rain, Go Away

Posted on July 4, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team Thursday was coming quicker than anyone expected: the day we would all leave each other and depart with our teams for our summer journeys. After over two weeks together, the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #WestMass, beginning, biking, change, Church, climate summer, community, courage, departing, hills, hospitality, journey, perseverance, prayer, rain, strength, sunshine, team, training, weather | Leave a comment

The Bike Prayer

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Ariel Schwalb, Community Outreach Coordinator for the North Shore Team During Climate Summer we stay in churches to eat and sleep because they welcome us with open arms. The religious organizations that house us appreciate the work we are doing … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged bicycle, bike, christianity, Climate Change, climate summer, community, eye-opening, faith, faith community, gratefulness, harmony, leaning, learning, prayer, praying, religion, songs, stories, training | Leave a comment

Yet Another Story…

Posted on July 1, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for team North Shore By tomorrow, it will have been 18 days since I left home and began the adventure that is Climate Summer. Each day has felt like simultaneously a full month and just … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged bonding, building relationships, change, chuck palahniuk, Climate Change, climate summer, community, friends, hope, love, Movement Building, public narrative, relationship, society, stories, Story, training | 1 Comment

A Leap of Faith

Posted on June 30, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Dineen O’Rourke, Community Outreach Coordinator for the Western MA team Two days of riding and 80 miles later, we have made it to Lowell. Our first ride as a team proved to be very successful and promising – Team … Continue reading →

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Ke-KAWWW!!!

Posted on June 30, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Nicholas Jansen, Social Media Coordinator, Team East, written on Sunday, June 22, 2014 The days are a blur: did we go 20 miles the wrong way three or four days ago? Has it been four or five days … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014 | Tagged biking on the road, climate summer, determination, grateful, helping, new friends, overcoming adversity, people, training | 1 Comment

Loons, Early Mornings and Shifting Assumptions

Posted on June 29, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Kelly Chen, Media Coordinator for the North Shore Team I can picture how my summer would have been filled if I weren’t here at Camp Wilmot. It would most likely have been some combination of old and new habits: … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged assumptions, Camp Wilmot, changes, Climate, Climate Change, friends, habits, kelly chen, loons, new friends, north shore, perspective, summer, topics, training | Leave a comment

From Theory to Action: Trainings at Camp Wilmot

Posted on June 29, 2014 by sophiesokolov

by Shreya Thatai, Team Leader for the North Shore Team I have spent the last year (and essentially twelve years) studying the movements of electrons within their orbital subshells, how to take the antiderivative of functions, the role of Hox … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team North Shore | Tagged action, analysis, better future project, Camp Wilmot, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, climate summer, conversations, education, future, goals, history, learning, movement, Movement Building, passion, shreya, shreya thatai, strategy, theory, training | 1 Comment

Power to the Gardening People!

Posted on June 28, 2014 by njansen16

Written by Rachel Eckles, Media Coordinator, Team East, written on Sunday, June 22, 2014 Saturday, June 21, a few of us rode across town to join Mill City Grows in a work day for the community gardens here in Lowell, … Continue reading →

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The Anatomy of a Movement

Posted on June 28, 2014 by benweilerstein

by A. Grace Steig, Video Coordinator for the Western MA team When I heard that our training at beautiful Camp Wilmot in New Hampshire and the Pawtucket Congregational Church in Lowell, Massachusetts would last two weeks, I thought that time … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, Team Western Massachusetts | Tagged #noKXL, #WestMass, biking, Camp Wilmot, direct action, Food, fun, Lowell, training, work, XLDissent | Leave a comment

From Cars to Bicycles

Posted on June 27, 2014 by benweilerstein

by Georgette Sordellini, Media Coordinator for the Western MA team Pulling up the gravel driveway to Camp Wilmot for Climate Summer training on Sunday, I wondered what to expect from the people I would meet and the place where I … Continue reading →