Friends,
Yesterday, MA House and Senate leaders announced they had come to an
agreement on the long awaited police reform bill. The bill would ban
chokeholds, but does not address the hotly debated issue of qualified
immunity. Check out Progressive Mass' breakdown of the bill here.
It is now likely that the climate committee bill will be released from
committee in the next few weeks. That means it is our last
chance to influence what is in the final climate committee bill.
350 Mass and our allies have worked tirelessly to scour the
Senate and House climate bills and put forth our recommendations as a
part of the Mass Power Forward coalition.
Use this guide to contact your representative and urge
them to lobby the committee in charge of reviewing the climate bill to
enact the important policy points outlined in the Mass Power Forward letter sent back in August. Passing
the best possible version of this bill will put us in a position to
advance more of our agenda in the next legislative session.
In solidarity,
Sam Payne
Digital Organizer & Communications Specialist
350 Mass
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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? In
this conference cosponsored by 350 Mass, join Ed Markey, Bill
McKibben, and other movement leaders to help determine the next steps.
Learn more and register. Sat, Dec 5, 9 am to Sun,
Dec 6, noon.
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We're Hiring!
The Better
Future Project is looking for a dynamic, experienced individual to
join our team as our first-ever Deputy Director. Want to apply, or
know someone who would be a great fit? Learn more about the position.
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Other 350 Mass News
Time for a Green New Deal in Massachusetts: 350 Mass
has worked hard to help create a Green New Deal (GND) coalition, and
now the coalition is choosing campaigns for next year. As a member,
350 Mass has some say in the decision. Our GND working group is
sponsoring a meeting to discuss the campaigns being considered. Register here to find out about the campaigns and
provide input to the coalition. Mon, Dec 7, 5:30 pm.
Tech Help Drop-in Hours: Need tech help? On
Thursdays, 350 Mass' Digital Organizer and Communications Specialist
Sam Payne offers free drop-in hours for Zoom troubleshooting, social
media training, google drive/docs training, phonebank troubleshooting,
and more. Here's the Zoom link. Every Thu, 11
am-noon.
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]
to find out more. Our members have a great success rate in getting
letters published! Read some of them here:
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Other Climate Movement News
Solidarity Action against Enbridge in
Minnesota: Line 3 is a proposed pipeline expansion that would
bring nearly a million barrels of tar sands per day across untouched
wetlands and treaty territory of the Anishinaabe peoples. Despite 7+
years of opposition and multiple ongoing lawsuits, Governor Walz just
rushed the process to start construction. The new deadline for the MN
Department of Commerce to support a stay of construction is this Wed
at 4:30 pm CT. Here's a guide for taking action ASAP!
Webinar—Fix The Grid 101: ISO-NE
operates the grid that supplies electricity to New England. States
have called for broad reforms to ISO-NE’s operations to stop
economically privileging dirty fossil fuels in our electricity system.
Join Deb Donovan from Acadia Center and Sierra Club MA Chapter
Director Deb Pasternak for a discussion about this reform process and
how you can get involved. Learn more and RSVP. Tue, Dec 1, 7 pm.
Teach-in on New England's Wholesale Power Markets:
New England’s electricity system is more expensive and
polluting than it should be. But the region is moving to achieve its
ambitious climate goals and we have an opportunity to reshape our
system to promote affordable clean energy, healthy communities, and
climate protection. The AGO is hosting a virtual “teach-in” to help
the public better understand how decisions are made about the markets
today and in the future as we transition to affordable clean energy.
Sign up here Wed, Dec 9, 10am.
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Solidarity Opportunities
Dismantling White Supremacy (DWS) Film Series—Zoom Panel
Discussion of Fruitvale Station and Local Policing
Reform: The film Fruitvale Station tells
the story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old from Hayward, California,
and his experiences on the last day of his life before he was fatally
shot by BART Police in the early morning of New Year's Day 2009. Join
a panel of local and state leaders to discuss we are 11 years after
his death and what’s in store for Boston and statewide police reform.
Register here. Fri, Dec 4, 7-8:30 pm.
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.
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