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Friends,
Earth Week is over, and it was a week of bold action, despite the
challenges. We found new ways to continue our fight for a habitable
planet and just society.
As the world changes, our movement evolves. We joined
the Earth Day Live streaming event brought to us by The US Climate
Strike Coalition and the Stop the Money Pipeline Coalition. Our 350
Mass Climate Courage group led us in targeting Chase Bank, the #1
financier of fossil fuels. The US Climate Strikers presented their
demands for a People’s Bailout and a Green New Deal, highlighting the
connections between the pandemic and climate crisis (read more in this
recap in TeenVogue). We organized, connected, and got
inspired.
This week, we have more opportunities to act in solidarity
with those on the front-lines of crisis now. Let's continue
building our power to shape the future we need.
In solidarity,
Alan Palm
Director of Organizing
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Support Emergency Paid Sick Time
Our state's
low-wage workers are our first line of defense against COVID-19, but
they're feeling the greatest economic impact of. Many lack basic
economic protections, including adequate paid sick time. 350 Mass is
part of the RaiseUp Massachusetts coalition, and RaiseUp Mass is
pushing to support emergency paid sick time legislation. Want to help?
There are two ways to add your voice:
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Phone Bank for Emergency Paid Sick Time Legislation:
Ask legislators to co-sponsor the Rep Donato/Sen Lewis emergency paid
sick time legislation endorsed by RaiseUp Massachusetts. Sign up here. Tue, Apr 28, 3-6 pm.
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Virtual Town Hall: In what will undoubtedly be the
most fun zoom call of the COVID-era to date, our coalition will
elevate the voices of essential front-line workers, hear from policy
experts, and take direct collective action. Sign up here. Wed, Apr 29, 6-7:30 pm.
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Other 350 Mass News
We
Need Your Photos: Do you have any great pics or short videos
of 350 Mass rallies, meetings, and other activities? We're looking for
photos of our volunteers taking action, smiling, and having a great
time! Please upload them here.
Stay in the Loop with Climate Courage: Because of the
pandemic, 350 Mass' direct action wing, Climate Courage, has had to
adjust their plans. Sign up here to stay in the loop about future
actions.
Write a Letter to the Editor: There has never been a
better time to take part in 350 Mass' Letters to the Editor (LTE)
team. Want to join? Email the 350 Mass LTE Team HERE to find out more! Our
members have a great success rate in getting letters published! Here
are some recent letters:
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Other Better Future Project News
We're
Hiring a Digital Organizer & Communications Specialist:
350 Mass is looking for an experienced, strategic, and
collaborative individual to lead our communications and digital
organizing efforts. The Digital Organizer & Communications
Specialist will support the statewide volunteer network of 350 Mass in
using communications and digital tools for on-the-ground actions and
in-person meetings as well as decentralized statewide campaigns. Read how to apply here.
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Other Climate Movement News
Urge
Liberty Mutual to Stop Funding the Climate Crisis: Liberty
Mutual is a huge backer of the tar sands sector, which spells disaster for the climate and Indigenous rights.
Are you a Liberty Mutual policyholder? You have a unique platform to
voice concerns. Sign up here.
Take
an Online Training from 350.org: If you're stuck at home and
you want to take your climate activism to the next level, try these online skill-ups from 350.org. Learn more about the
science of climate change, discover how to have effective climate
conversations, and find out how to run a grassroots campaign.
Weymouth Compressor Station Action: OSHA has issued a
letter to Enbridge after FRRACS' many complaints to FERC and to OSHA
regarding the continued construction during this time of pandemic.
Thanks to all of you for your persistence! It's time to send another
letter to FERC and OSHA to demand a shut down of construction. Learn more here.
Sign a Petition Calling for a Moratorium on Construction of
Pipeline Projects and Export Facilities: Our nation’s leading
decisionmakers are charged with protecting all the people of our
nation, including the health, safety, and rights of future
generations. A moratorium on pipeline construction is needed to
protect us all. Sign here.
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Solidarity Opportunities
Stand
With the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: The Mashpee Wampanoag
Tribe, the very tribe that welcomed the Pilgrims in the 1600s, is at
risk of losing what is left of their homelands due to a determination
made by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Sign a petition to support the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Reservation Reaffirmation Act (HR.312).
Online Course—Don’t Kvetch, Organize: Learn
how to organize in a time of pandemic. Over the course of eight weeks (May 18-Jul
11), participants delve deeply into the fundamentals of social justice
and community organizing and grapple with how they relate to Jewish
traditions and values. Learn how to make a difference on the issues
you care about. Register here.
Virtual May Day: MayDay2020.tv is a volunteer project to create a
central location to find your socially distanced solidarity this year.
Enjoy eight hours of programming in support of workers.
Demand a People's Bailout: As nurses and grocery
clerks keep the country running, Congress is developing a relief and
recovery package to address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We
need a swift, inclusive bailout, by and for the people.
Add your voice here.
Petition to Suspend Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Payments
During the Coronavirus Crisis: State and federal officials
are encouraging people who feel sick to stay home, but many workers
already struggle to make rent or mortgage payments. Ask Governor Baker
to act now so workers won't have to make that choice. Learn more and sign here.
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