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Friends,
The 2020s are off to a roaring start. This will be the decade of the
Green New Deal, and there's never been a more important time for a
vibrant, bold, and courageous climate movement. At the same time,
international conflicts loom. We need to build an anti-war movement
ready to decarbonize. Climate solutions and demilitarization
must go hand in hand with adaptation to the scary new normal of
climate disasters—like the horrific fires we're
seeing in Australia.
I'm hopeful. This past year, we saw unprecedented
climate actions like the bold direct action to stop coal trains headed
to the last active coal plant in New England. And this past Saturday,
thousands turned out for anti-war marches around the country.
Here's to a 2020 in the streets! See below for
opportunities to get involved and make history.
In solidarity,
Vignesh Ramachandran
Digital Organizer.
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RSVP for Next Week's Mass Power Forward Lobby Day
Next Tuesday,
hundreds of members of the Mass Power Forward coalition will descend
on Beacon Hill to demand that our legislators do everything they can
to promote a clean energy future. While we lobby with legislators,
we'll also attend a hearing on the carbon pricing bill
that our coalition supports! The stakes have never been
higher and we need Massachusetts to step up and lead. Learn more and RSVP here. See the Facebook event. Tue, Jan 14, 10:30 am,
Paulist Center, 5 Park St, Boston.
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Other 350 Mass News
Screen
FRRACS' Documentary In Your Node: Fore River Residents
Against the Compressor Station (FRRACS) has made a documentary about
their movement to stop Enbridge (here is the trailer). We want
to screen the documentary far and wide across the state (our goal is a
screening in EVERY community we're active in!). Sign up here if you’re interested
in hosting a screening.
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 Better Future Project News
Host a Boston-area Divest Ed Fellow Next
Summer: Divest Ed, Better Future Project's national campus
divestment program, will be hosting an in-person Boston summer
fellowship for up to 15 student divestment leaders. If you live in the
Greater Boston Area and have a spare room in your home, please
consider hosting a fellow and fill out this form!
Divest Ed is Hiring a Director: Better Future
Project is looking for a Divest Ed director to start in 2020! We need
someone with a vision for the student fossil fuel divestment movement,
a passion for student and youth organizing, a commitment to climate
justice, and experience working with young people and partnering with
other movements. See here for the job listing.
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Other Climate Movement News
Climate Change—A Course for Everyone: This
free and open course is intended to promote climate change education,
resilience, and action. We'll examine the basic science of climate
change, its local and global impacts, and strategies for preventing
its worst outcomes while preparing for those we can no longer avoid.
Learn more here and see a live stream here. TOMORROW, Wed, Jan 8 to Wed,
April 8, 6-8 pm, Northeastern, 40 Leon St, Boston.
Visions of Justice Forum: Come to this second annual
forum of speakers, visual arts, music, and conversation on social
justice issues. This year’s program focuses on the disproportionate
impact of environmental changes on marginalized communities. Speakers
include Sonja Spears of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, Susan
Church at Demissie & Church, and Craig Altemose of Better Future
Project. Sat, Feb 8 (snow date Mar 7), 9:30 am-2:30 pm, Unitarian
Universalist Area Church (UUAC), 11 Washington St,
Sherborn.
Forum on Massachusetts Climate Legislation: Hear
State Representatives Sean Garballey and Dave Rogers present updates
on House climate/environmental bills. Cabell Eames of Mass Power
Forward will also be speaking. Discover how the legislative process
works and learn more about what we can do to support and ensure the
success of this legislation. Sponsored by the Arlington Democratic
Town Committee. Tue, Jan 14, 7-8:30 pm, Community Room of the
Robbins Library, 700
Massachusetts Ave, Arlington.
Community Meeting about the Effect of the Environmental Crisis
on the Poor and Vulnerable: At this event hosted by the
multifaith organization A Faith That Does Justice, speakers will
discuss the health impact of climate change, the moral
responsibilities of developed nations in providing for and protecting
those impacted by climate change, and what we, as individuals, can do
about it. Register for free here or enjoy the live stream here. Wed, Jan 15, 6:15-8 pm,
Courtyard Boston Downtown Marriott, 275 Tremont St, Boston.
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Solidarity Opportunities
Safe
Communities Act Hearing: It's past time people in
Massachusetts stand up and say loud and clear: Immigrants are welcome
here. The Joint Committee on Public Safety and
Homeland Security will hold a public hearing on the Safe Communities
Act. You're free to testify, but even if you don't, you make an impact
with your presence. RSVP here and see the Facebook event. Fri, Jan 24, 11 am, Gardner
Auditorium, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St, Boston.
No War on Iran! U.S. troops out! Global Day of
Protest: The Trump administration is dragging the
United States into a war that could engulf the whole region and turn
into a global conflict of unpredictable scope and the gravest
consequences. It's time to demand clearly: no war on Iran and U.S.
troops out of the Middle East! See the Facebook event. Sat, Jan 25, 1-3
pm, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon St,
Boston.
It's Time for Corporations to Pay Their Fair Share! Ask if
Your Legislator Agrees: Big business lobbyists are pushing
legislators to pass regressive taxes and fees that disproportionately
affect low- and middle-income people. Contact your legislator by phone or email and voice
your opposition to regressive revenue and voice your support for
corporations paying their fair share.
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