Friends,
This Wednesday is the last day to register to vote for the
Massachusetts primary elections, which take place on March
3.
These elections are a chance to let the candidates know that a strong
climate change policy is a must for any presidential candidate. That
we can't keep pretending there's no crisis. That we can't keep
coasting along doing business as usual and borrowing from our
children's future.
Your vote is your voice. Be heard. Register here.
In solidarity,
Rosemary Mosco
Newsletter Volunteer
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Mass Protest at the Weymouth Compressor Station Site
As Enbridge
continues their construction of the compressor station, we'll be
holding space at the site to collectively witness the injustice
firsthand. Enbridge has a long track record of violating state law and
Indigenous sovereignty. Come let your voice be heard. See the Facebook event here. Wed, Feb 19, 8 am-2
pm, 50 Bridge St, North Weymouth. Park at 352 Bridge St or the Quincy
Point Congregational Church.
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Other 350 Mass News
Solidarity Working Group Call: On the next
call, we'll be joined by one of the coordinators of the Raise Up
Massachusetts coalition to discuss the Corporate Fair Share campaign.
See the Zoom link. Meeting ID: 705 812 285 Thu,
Feb 13, 8 pm.
Sign Up for Actions Targeting Chase Bank: Chase Bank
is the top lender to the fossil fuel industry. Climate Courage, the
direct action wing of 350 Mass, is planning several upcoming actions
targeting various Chase Bank branches. Locations and details for each
date are being worked out, so sign up here to stay in the loop. Sat, Feb 22,
Sat, Mar 21, and Thu, Apr 23.
Webinar on Housing and Climate: The Housing and
Environment Revenue Opportunities (HERO) Coalition is a group of
environmental and housing advocacy organizations that have joined
forces to advocate for new investments to protect our communities from
the housing crisis and climate change. Join activists across the State
and State Senator Jamie Eldridge for a webinar to learn about how the
housing and climate crises are connected and how we can address these
issues. RSVP here and learn about the HERO campaign here. Wed, Mar 4, 8
pm.
Local Environmental Action 2020 Conference: 350 Mass
is a lead sponsor of this annual gathering of community leaders and
activists. Sharpen the skills you need to make change, learn more
about the problems facing our world today, and be inspired to keep up
the fight. Learn more and register here. See the Facebook event. Sat, Mar 7, Northeastern
University, Curry Student Center, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston.
Screen FRRACS' Documentary in Your 350 Mass Node:
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS)
has made a documentary about their movement to stop Enbridge (here is the trailer). We want
to screen the documentary far and wide across the state (our goal is a
screening in EVERY community we're active in!). Sign up here if you’re interested
in hosting a screening. Also, check out this new video about the
Weymouth Compressor Station, Governor Baker's Toxic Legacy.
Write a Letter to the Editor: 350 Mass members write
lots of letters to the editor, many of which get published! Here are
some recent letters:
Want to join
the team? Email Vignesh Ramachandran to find out more!
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Other Better Future Project News
Interfaith Summit on Climate Change, Extreme Weather,
and How To Respond: Save the date! Communities Responding to
Extreme Weather (CREW) invites you to a summit that brings together
religious and spiritual communities from Boston and the surrounding
area to engage in a discussion about climate change. Discover
resources that will help us prepare for extreme weather-related
issues. Sun, Mar 29, 2-6 pm, North American
Indian Center of Boston, 105 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain.
Host a Boston-area Divest Ed Fellow
Next Summer: Divest Ed, Better Future Project's national
campus divestment program, will be hosting an in-person Boston summer
fellowship for up to 15 student divestment leaders. If you live in the
Greater Boston Area and have a spare room in your home, please
consider hosting a fellow and fill out this form!
Divest Ed is Hiring a Director: Better Future
Project is looking for a Divest Ed director to start in 2020! We need
someone with a vision for the student fossil fuel divestment movement,
a passion for student and youth organizing, a commitment to climate
justice, and experience working with young people and partnering with
other movements. See here for the job listing.
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Other Climate Movement News
Unite
to Oppose the Weymouth Compressor Station: Hear hunger
striker Professor Nathan Phillips make an announcement, standing in
solidarity with Weymouth and Quincy/BU faith leaders, local indigenous
leader Kerry Labrador of the Mi’kmaq tribe, frontline Weymouth
resident Lisa Jennings, faith leader Rev. Vernon K. Walker, Alice
Arena, and DivestBU. See the Facebook event. TODAY, Feb 11, 3-4 pm, 735
Commonwealth Ave, Boston.
Talk—Climate Change, Pentagon Fuel Use, and
the Costs of War: Hear a talk from Professor Neta Crawford of
Boston University and Brown University, plus a discussion of how peace
and climate groups can work together, led by members of the Sunrise
Movement and Extinction Rebellion. TODAY, Tue Feb 11, 6:30 pm,
Central Square Library, 45 Pearl St, Cambridge.
Support Wet'suwet'en Activists Against Pipelines: The
Canadian RCMP has invaded sovereign Wet'suwet'en land in Northern
British Columbia and indigenous activists are calling for solidarity
actions across the world. See this Facebook event for a save the date and watch
out for more details. Thu, Feb 13, 2-6 pm, Boston.
Green New Deal Town Hall, Somerville: In February
2019, Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
introduced the historic Green New Deal resolution. Central to the
resolution is ensuring a democratic, inclusive process for determining
how we move forward. Ed invites you to join him in Somerville for a
town hall discussion on the Green New Deal and more. See the Facebook event. Thu, Feb 13, 6:30-8 pm,
Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave, Somerville.
Call on Liberty Mutual to Ditch Fossil Fuels: The
Stop the Money Pipeline campaign is calling on Liberty Mutual to ditch
fossil fuels and close the loopholes in their new coal policy (read more here) and stop insuring tar sands and
pipelines. Are you a Liberty Mutual policyholder? Did you reeive an
invitation to the members meeting on April 8? Sign up here to get involved.
Rally at Liberty Mutual Headquarters: Join the
Rainforest Action Network, MassDivest Coalition, Mothers Out Front,
and Insure Our Future Coalition in Boston's Back Bay to pay Liberty
Mutual a visit! We'll be reminding them that the Boston-based
insurance giant must step up action to meet the urgency of the climate
crisis. Wed, Apr 8, 10-11 am, 175 Berkeley St, Boston.
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Solidarity Opportunities
Make
Schools Safe from ICE: Reports from Boston Public
Schools are ending up in the hands of ICE, jeopardizing young people’s
futures. The Boston Teachers Union and the Student Immigration
Movement are taking action. Sign a petition to curb this information pipeline.
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