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Hello
everyone!
My name is Jon Wishnie, and I’m excited to introduce myself as
the new Climate Justice Partnerships Organizer at 350 Mass!
A bit of background on myself: A lifelong Massachusetts dweller, I
grew up in Newton before attending college in the Pioneer Valley. I
studied government at Smith College, while spending much of my time
learning community organizing and radical education at UMass Amherst
with the UMass Alliance for Community Transformation (UACT).
After graduating, I moved back to Boston and have been involved in
organizing across many different issues and campaigns, most
recently doing climate justice work with the incredible youth of the
Boston Student Advisory Council/Youth on Board. I also
recently completed the JOIN for Justice Jewish Organizing Fellowship,
where I continued to build both my skills as an organizer and my
connections to communities in the area.
These experiences have led me to understand that it is
impossible to fight climate change without fighting injustice and
systemic oppression in all its forms. For me, that means
following the leadership of communities on the frontlines of the
climate crisis.
I’m so excited to dive into this work with all of you--starting with
Charlie’s Climate Catastrophe
tour in late September. Feel free to reach out before then to say
hello!
In solidarity,
Jon Wishnie
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Charlie's Climate Catastrophe Tour
The week after the Global Climate Strike, we are taking our Gov.
Charlie Baker puppet on tour, to all the gas leaks, compressor
stations, and train stations that he's never visited.
Host a stop on the tour! - We all know that Charlie
Baker is a climate failure. We need your help to expose him. Host an
event in your community - a movie screening about the Merrimack Valley
Gas Explosions, a rally near the biggest gas leak in town, or
something else. Create your event here and we'll help you do outreach.
Contact [email protected] with any questions!
Charlie's Trip to Weymouth - We are kicking off
Charlie's Climate Catastrophe Tour with a march to a place where
Baker's never been. Join us as we take our Charlie
Baker puppet from the State House to the proposed site of the
dangerous compressor station in Weymouth! RSVP here. Interested in planning, sign up here. Sun, Sep 22.
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Other 350 Mass News
DPU
Hearing for Boston Community Choice Energy: The City of
Boston wants to use its large purchasing power to buy clean energy for
all residents. Please join us to show your support for Boston's
Community Choice Energy program. See the Facebook event. TODAY, Tue, Aug 20, 2-4pm,
One South Station 5th floor, Boston.
Green New Deal Town Hall - Framingham: Join Sen. Ed
Markey and Rep. Katherine Clark for a discussion on the Green New Deal
resolution and climate action. More details here. TOMORROW, Wed, Aug 21,
6:30-8pm, Framingham High School, 115 A St, Framingham.
Candidate Forum on Energy and the Environment—Boston City Council
District 9: Come hear from Jonathan Allen, Brandon Bowser,
Liz Breadon, Craig Cashman, Dan Daly, Lee Nave, and Amanda
Smart. Thu, Sep 12, 6-8 pm, Brighton Allston Congregational
Church, UCC, 404 Washington St, Boston.
Next Transportation Working Group Meeting:
Mark your calendars! As usual, we'll have dinner, and you can call in
via zoom. Thu, Sep 19, 5:45-8 pm, Cambridge Cohousing, 175
Richdale Ave (near Porter Sq).
Honk Festival: Lets march together in the Honk Parade
October 13th!All nodes are invited to join together and march under
the 350 Mass banner. Please send your nodes suggestions on parade
activities and desire to participate to [email protected]. More information coming!
Sun, Oct 13, Porter Square, Somerville.
Franklin 2050: The Climate Crisis: Join the 350 Mass
Greater Franklin node for a free educational forum on the Climate
Crisis: its challenges, causes, effects and policy implications. More
details and RSVP here. Thu, Oct 17, 7-9pm, Elks Lodge
#2136, 1077 Pond Street, Franklin
Make a video to support the Climate Strike: School
strikers are calling on youth, parents, and all concerned citizens to
join the September 20 Climate Strike and the week of action that
follows. Adults will stand in solidarity with youth to ensure a just
and livable future for all. Create a short video about why you're
striking, why you care about the climate crisis, and why it's personal
to your life! See the first video here. Instructions here. Upload videos here.
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 Climate Movement News
Transportation and Climate Community Engagement
Workshop: Interested in the intersection between
transportation and climate? Learn how northeastern states are
working together to develop a regional policy to fight climate change
and improve transportation. Facebook event here. RSVP here. Thu, Aug 22, 6-8pm, Bristol Community
College, Building G – Atrium, 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River.
Cooling the Climate Mess: Join Biodiversity for a
Livable Climate and Walter Jehne, an internationally known Australian
soil microbiologist and climate scientist, for a talk on how soil and
biodiversity are essential to cooling our planet! More info and RSVP here. Mon, Aug 26, 6:30-8:30pm,
Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge.
Brokenheartedness, Despair and Empowerment Practices for
Climate Activists: Climate activists face fear, anger,
sadness, and despair. This afternoon gathering will be a place to
bring our broken hearts, to hold them in compassion, and to source
healing and energy to go forward. Led by activists and facilitators of
the Work That Reconnects. Free. Sun, Aug 25, 2-5 pm,
Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151 Mass Ave, Harvard Sq,
Cambridge.
Women of Cancer Alley Film and
Discussion: The Women of Cancer Alley is a
first-ever collection of films made by women who live adjacent to
chemical plants, tank farms and refineries along the Mississippi River
in south Louisiana. More info and RSVP here. Wed, Sep 18,
7pm, Hitchcock Center for the Environment, 845 West
Street, Amherst.
Support Vineyard Wind: Call the Federal Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to not delay issuing permits for
Vineyard Wind! BOEM announced that it will take more time to review
Vineyard Wind’s 84-turbine wind farm, which would delay the permit for
Vineyard Wind to begin construction of the 800 Megawatt offshore wind
generation farm.That means that Vineyard Wind would miss the deadline
to qualify for the generous 24 percent tax credit threatening the
project's financing. Call or email Stephen Boutwell, 703-787-1531, [email protected]
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Solidarity Opportunities
Petition to Support United Houma Nation: Sign
this petition for federal recognition for the United Houma Nation. Due
to lack of recognition, they can't directly access to federal
resources or get support. These signatures are coordinated with the
Principal Chief on the tribe’s annual trip to visit DC decision-makers
who have the power to approve the almost 40 year pending petition. Sign the petition here.
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