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Friends,
This is a critical time.
In the midst of the pandemic, historic unemployment, inaction on
racial justice, and the ever-escalating climate crisis, this moment
demands we elect progressives who will fight for a recovery centered
on racial, economic, and climate justice.
We're calling on you to help us with two key initiatives:
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Join us for tonight's launch of Renew New England, a
powerful new coalition of advocates, unions, and organizations working
to elect candidates who are committed to the vision of a Green New
Deal.
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Sign and share our petition for ballot questions on
100% renewables and transparent voting.
In
solidarity,
Alan Palm
Director of Organizing
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TONIGHT: Join Us for the Launch of Renew New England!
We're building
a movement to elect candidates who are committed to the vision of a
Green New Deal. Join us for the launch of a groundbreaking new
coalition of leading civic and environmental justice
organizations, labor unions, and climate advocates fighting for a
region-wide Jobs Guarantee to tackle mass unemployment, economic and
racial inequality, the coronavirus pandemic, and climate change!
Hear from Bernie, Ayanna, Varshini, Ro, and Rev. Mariama,
discover the slate of 100+ candidates, and learn how to can help elect
the bold leadership we need. Register here and spread the word! Tue, Jun 30, 6
pm.
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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 3: Sign and Share our Petition for
Ballot Questions!
State
Representatives often tell us they support 100% renewables, but then
the bill dies in committee. How did they actually vote? No one knows.
We need:
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100% Renewables with a just transition
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Transparent Voting so reps know we can hold them
accountable!
We only have until July
3 to collect enough signatures to get two key questions on
the ballot. Fortunately, we can do this electronically! Sign
the petition at maclimatedemocracy.org and please share it.
Any questions? Email [email protected].
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Other 350 Mass News
We're Hiring a Digital Organizer &
Communications Specialist: Better Future Project is looking
for an experienced, strategic, and collaborative individual to lead
our digital organizing efforts. The Digital Organizer supports the
statewide volunteer network 350 Mass using digital tools in service of
both on-the-ground actions and in-person meetings, as well as
decentralized statewide campaigns. Ready to join us? See the listing on our jobs page!
Course Correction—Just Transition in the Age of
COVID-19: The 350 Mass Solidarity Working Group is forming
small-group discussions for each of the four sessions in Movement
Generation's free virtual class Course Correction: Just Transition In The Age of
Covid-19. This is a great chance to unite and explore preventative
approaches to cultural, economic, and scientific complexities.
Register for the discussion group here! July 6-Aug
17.
Sign a
Petition to Build Back Better: Support the 350 Mass North
Shore and Greater Lowell nodes in their efforts to show their
representatives that the people of Massachusetts demand action to
address the climate crisis, reduce pollution, invest in
infrastructure, and create good jobs. Sign here.
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 Alan Palm, Director of
Organizing, to find out more! Our members have a great success
rate in getting letters published!
Here are some recent letters:
Read 350 Mass member Jim Brown's letter in the Hampshire Gazette: Moving America Forward Act: Good for Region
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Other Climate Movement News
Take
Action to Launch U.S. Offshore Wind Energy, Create Jobs, and Protect
Wildlife: Send a message to the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management to show your support for responsibly developing the
nation’s first large-scale offshore wind energy project as an
important part of the United States’ energy future. Offshore wind
energy can be developed responsibly, and this project in particular
meets high standard for protecting vulnerable wildlife like the North
Atlantic right whale. Sign the petition here.
Cambridge and Somerville Call On Insurance Companies to Stop
Insuring and Investing in Fossil Fuels: In city council
meetings last week and earlier in June, Cambridge and Somerville
became the first MA cities to pass resolutions calling on insurance
companies to stop insuring and investing in fossil fuels. View the
resolutions here: Somerville, Cambridge. This comes on the
heels of
38 MA legislators telling Liberty Mutual to phase out insurance for
the Keystone XL and Trans Mountain Pipeline and other fossil fuel
infrastructure. For more info, contact Randi Mail, [email protected], 617-448-5652,
and Mary Sweeters, [email protected], 951-275-4676.
Tell BlackRock To Divest from Fossil Fuels: BlackRock
is the world's leading investor in fossil fuels. Send a postcard urging CEO Larry Fink to be true to
his words and "transform finance" in the face of the climate
crisis.
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.
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Solidarity Opportunities
Ask
Governor Baker for an Equitable Reopening Response: The
Governor's reopening policies have shown disregard for the health of
Black & Latinx residents, low-wage workers, and those hardest hit
by #COVID19. #StopTheClock & act now to implement policies that
value the lives of those most impacted! Learn more here.
M4BL Petition for an Equitable Recovery: The Movement
for Black Lives and Black organizations from across the country are
demanding a stop the spread and lasting harm of COVID-19 but also a
recovery that benefits everyday people, not just big corporations. Sign the petition here.
Petition to Defund the Police & Fund Youth Jobs:
Sign the Youth Justice & Power Union's petition to
defund the police, invest in youth jobs, and reinvest in Black and
Brown communities.
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