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Friends,



Now that the 2020 election cycle has (for the most part) come to an end, I imagine many are eager to turn their attention back to community organizing— there is plenty to do at a local level!



If you (or your node) are looking for ideas of how you can help de-carbonize your community, the Mass Power Forward Checklist ([link removed]) is a fantastic resource. It contains numerous ways you can engage your community in efforts to create a local environmental task force, increase energy efficiency, promote clean energy and transportation infrastructure, and prepare for the effects of climate change.



I am also beginning the process of collecting stories of the organizing and accomplishments of 350 Mass. If you have a story to share, please send it to [email protected].



In solidarity,



Sam Payne

Digital Organizer & Communications Specialist





** Senate Budget Passage: A Response from Raise Up Mass

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Today the MA Senate passed a budget that largely ignores the plight of many under the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate budget does not include emergency paid sick time, increased housing and food assistance, or money to fully fund schools. Read Raise Up Mass' statement on the Senate budget here ([link removed]) .





** Other 350 Mass News

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Watch our Webinar, Roadmaps and Roadblocks—Accelerating Passage of Climate Legislation: See a recording of yesterday's ([link removed]) webinar ([link removed]) , featuring a panel with Craig Altemose, Executive Director of 350 Mass and Better Future Project, Greg Nadeau, ed-tech innovator and grassroots activist, and State Representative Maria Robinson, who concentrates her efforts on ensuring access to truly affordable health care, preserving LGBTQ+ rights, protecting consumers and their data, and providing affordable options in the city for our senior community.



Key Climate Legislation is Stalling in Committee: Click here ([link removed]) for updated background info and for model scripts you can use for calling or emailing your Rep and Senator ([link removed]) about pending climate legislation.



Write a Letter to the Editor: There's 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, at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) to find out more. Our members have a great success rate in getting letters published! Read some of them here:

* Anna Gooding-Call's letter in the Lowell Sun and Sentinel and Enterprise: In response to: Hurricanes stay stronger longer after landfall than in past ([link removed])

* Marine Krzisch's letter in the Lowell Sun and Sentinel and Enterprise (submitted by Steve Miller): Celebrating the Paris Climate Treaty ([link removed])

* Christine Foot's letter in the Cape Cod Times: Young people eager for results on climate change ([link removed])





** Other Climate Movement News

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Mass Peace Action Conference—Where do we go from Here? Preparing our Movements for the Next Four Years: Joe Biden’s election victory is a relief. But it also means that we have to organize like never before. What does that organizing look like? Join Ed Markey, Bill McKibben, and other movement leaders us for a conference to help determine the next steps. Learn more and register. ([link removed]) Sat, Dec 5, 9 am to Sun, Dec 6, noon.



Enbridge Energy Suffers a Blow: Michigan's Governor Whitmer is moving to shut down an Enbridge pipeline before it irreparably damages the Great Lakes. This news bolsters the fight here in Massachusetts against Enbridge's Weymouth Compressor Station. Read more. ([link removed])





** Solidarity Opportunities

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Act on Mass Launches Transparency is Power Campaign: At the start of every two year legislative session, the State House writes its own rule book. A new session begins in January. Act on Mass is organizing constituent power in every corner of the state to demand our legislators change the State House's broken, anti-democratic rules. Learn more and take action. ([link removed])

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** About Better Future Project and 350 Mass

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Better Future Project (BFP) ([link removed]) builds grassroots power to advance a rapid transition beyond fossil fuels. 350 Mass ([link removed]) is Better Future Project's volunteer-led climate action network.



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Questions? Email Alan Palm, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Upcoming Node Meetings

All are welcome! Use the password 350ma.



Berkshires

Wed, Dec 16, 6-8 pm

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Boston (including Allston-Brighton)

Tue, Nov 24, 7-8:30 pm

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Cambridge-Somerville

Tue, Nov 24, 7-8:30 pm

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Cape Cod

Thu, Dec 10, 5:30-7 pm

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Charles River

Wed, Dec 16, 7-8:30 pm

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Greater Franklin

Thu, Nov 19, 7-9 pm

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Lowell

Wed, Nov 25, 7-8:30 pm

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MetroNorth

Wed, Nov 25, noon-1:30 pm

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MetroWest

Thu, Nov 19, 6:45-8:30 pm

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Newton

Tue, Dec 14, 7-9 pm

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North Shore

Tue, Dec 1, 6:30-8:30 pm

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South Coast

Tue, Nov 24, 7-8:30 pm

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South Shore

Tue, Dec 14, 7:30-9 pm

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Upper Charles

Mon, Nov 23, 7-9 pm

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Watertown

Sun, Nov 22, 4:15-6 pm

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