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Friends,
Let us introduce ourselves. Hi, we're Climate
Courage!
Climate Courage is the direct action wing of 350 Mass.
We use street theater, nonviolent civil disobedience, and
other creative actions to target the fossil fuel industry and its
supporters.
We're part of a nationwide movement targeting JPMorgan Chase,
the world’s leading lender to the fossil fuel industry. We also
partner with other direct action groups confronting the climate crisis
and ecological breakdown, including specific targets such as the
Weymouth compressor station and the
coal-burning plant in Bow, NH.
We have several actions planned as we ramp up for a big show
on Earth Day. (See the announcement below.) We envision
growing these efforts in part through encouraging formation of
affinity groups and providing training on design and implementation of
direct actions.
Want to join us? Sign up here and we'll keep you in the loop about
future actions and training opportunities.
In solidarity,
Climate Courage
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Greater Franklin Node Games and Brews Fundraiser
Start
the new year off with tasty brews, friends, and climate action! We’re
asking for a $25 suggested contribution at the door which gets you a
free beer, snacks, and games. See the Facebook event. Sun, Jan 26, 6-8 pm,
CraftRoots Brewing, 4 Industrial Road, Milford.
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TODAY: People's State of the Climate Rally
Today,
Governor Baker will deliver his State of the State address in the
House Gallery beginning at 7 pm. Mass Power Forward and Fore River
Residents Against the Compressor Station call for everyone to join us
in The People's State of the Climate Rally! Bring your signs, songs,
chants, banners, flashlights, battery candles, and words to let
Governor Baker know that all is NOT well when it comes to climate. See the Facebook event. Today, Jan 21, 7 pm,
Massachusetts State House steps.
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Other 350 Mass News
TODAY—Roadmap Lobby Day: January is
the critical month for the Roadmap bill (H.3983), the state's
commitment and plan to achieve net zero emissions. The bill is in the
House Ways and Means Committee and needs to be reported out favorably
by the end of the month for a vote by the full House. Join us at the
State House to lobby key representatives! Join us at 1 pm in
Room 437 at the State House for training, assignments, and
handouts. At 2 pm we break into teams for lobbying.
Transportation Working Group Meeting: The
Transportation Working Group will meet next week with pizza in
Cambridge. Our guest will be Jon Wishnie, Better Future Project's
Climate Justice Partnerships Organizer. For more information, please
email John Macdougall. Thu, Jan 23, 5:45-8 pm.
Action against Chase Bank: Chase Bank is the world’s
leading lender to the fossil fuel industry. Join a lively street
protest outside the Chase Bank branch in Jamaica Plain, organized by
Climate Courage and partnering with allies. See details and sign up here. Sat, Jan 25, 701
Centre St, Boston, 10 am-noon.
Scaling Up Energy Democracy: How can we rapidly
transition away from fossil fuel energy while increasing democratic
control of the energy grid? Larry Rosenberg, an activist with Elders
Climate Action and 350 Massachusetts, will talk about what we need to
to make 100% renewable energy possible. See the Facebook event. Wed, Jan 29, 7-8:30
pm, Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge.
Local Environmental Action 2020 Conference: 350 Mass
is a lead sponsor of this annual gathering of community leaders and
activists. Sharpen the skills you need to make change, learn more
about the problems facing our world today, and be inspired to keep up
the fight. Learn more and register here. See the Facebook event. Sat, Mar 7, Northeastern
University, Curry Student Center, 360 Huntington Ave, Boston.
Screen FRRACS' Documentary In Your 350 Mass 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. Also, enjoy a new video about the Weymouth
Compressor Station, Governor Baker's Toxic Legacy.
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
Calling All Librarians: Last September,
Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) helped Massachusetts
librarians offer over 90 programs as part of the annual Climate
Preparedness Week. If your library participated in Climate
Preparedness Week—or even if it didn’t—read here to find out more about how you can incorporate
climate resilience programming!
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
Strength in the Struggle—Renewing Spirits for the Work of Climate
Justice: In cooperation with Fore River Residents Against the
Compressor Station (FRRACS), local faith leaders invite interfaith
colleagues, members of faith and spiritual communities, and all people
of good will to a public spiritual witness for climate justice. See the Facebook event. Mon, Jan 27, 10 am-12:30
pm, Quincy Point Congregational Church, 444 Washington St,
Quincy.
Webinar—Affordable Housing as a Climate
Solution: Are you interested in learning from experts about
why sustainable housing is a key part of the climate solution? Join
this webinar, the third of a four-part series hosted by MCAN, LISC,
and the Smart Growth Alliance. Learn more and RSVP here. Tue, Jan 28, 7-8
pm.
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.
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. Ongoing through Wed, April 8,
6-8 pm, Northeastern, 40 Leon St, Boston.
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Solidarity Opportunities
Support Corporate Fair Share: After years of
underinvestment, Massachusetts’ transportation systems are at a crisis
point. We need significant new revenue for investment in
transportation. At the same time, far too many large corporations pay
only minimal taxes here by exploiting loopholes, tax breaks, and
offshore tax havens. Ask your legislator to support corporate fair
share!
Support the MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda: There
are five bills in the 2019-2021 legislative session that would benefit
Indigenous Peoples. Learn more about the Massachusetts Indigenous Peoples
Legislative Agenda here and support it here.
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.
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