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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

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.

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.

Other 350 Mass News

TODAYRoadmap 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!

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.

Other Climate Movement News

Strength in the StruggleRenewing 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.

WebinarAffordable 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 ChangeA 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.

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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About Better Future Project and 350 Mass


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

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Upcoming Node Meetings
All are welcome!
 
Allston-Brighton
Mon, Jan 27, 6-7:30 pm
Josephine A. Fiorentino Community Center
123 Antwerp St, Allston

Berkshires
Wed, Feb 19, 6-8 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
175 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield

Boston
Tue, Jan 28, 7-8:30 pm
First Church in Jamaica Plain
6 Eliot St, Jamaica Plain

Cambridge-Somerville
Tue, Jan 21, 6:30-8:30 pm (orientation for new members at 6 pm)
First Church Cambridge
11 Garden St, Cambridge

Cape Cod
Thu, Feb 13, 7-8:30 pm
Sturgis Library,
3090 Main St, Barnstable


Charles River
Wed, Jan 27, 7-9 pm
Westwood Public Library
660 High St, Westwood

Greater Franklin
Special Event: Games and Brews Fundraiser
Sun, Jan 26, 6-8 pm
CraftRoots Brewing, 4 Industrial Rd, Milford

Node Meeting: Thu, Feb 6, 7-9 pm
First Universalist Society in Franklin
262 Chestnut St, Franklin

Lowell
Wed, Jan 22, 7-8:30 pm
Mill No. 5
250 Jackson St, Lowell

MetroNorth
Wed, Jan 22, noon-1:30 pm
Unitarian Church
478 Main St, Winchester

MetroWest
Tue, Feb 6, 7-9 pm
Peace Lutheran Church
107 Concord Rd, Weyland

Mystic
Wed, Jan 22, 7-8:30 pm
Medford High School, Rm V220
489 Winthrop St, Medford

Newton
Tue, Jan 21, 7-9 pm 
First Unitarian Society in Newton
1326 Washington St, Newton

North Shore
Tue, Feb 4, 6:30-8:30 pm
Beverly Farms Library
24 Vine St, Beverly

South Coast
Tue, Jan 28, 7-8:30 pm
First Parish Church in Taunton
76 Church Green, Taunton

South Shore
Tue, Jan 21, 7:30-9 pm
Old Ship Church Parish House
107 Main St, Hingham

Upper Charles
Mon, Jan 27, 7-9 pm
Sherborn UU
11 Washington St, Sherborn

Watertown
Sun, Feb 2, 4:15-6 pm
The Residence at Watertown Square
20 Summer St, Watertown
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