The 10 Working Principles of Extinction Rebellion: We have a shared vision of change We set our mission on what is necessary We need a re-generative culture We hopefully challenge ourselves, and this toxic system We value reflection and learning We welcome everyone, and every part of everyone into Extinction Rebellion We actively mitigate for …
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A New Strategy for the Climate Movement Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD psychologist and Founding Director of The Climate Mobilization, has written up “the psychological foundation of The Climate Mobilization’s strategy and approach” as a 35-page paper. You can read the paper here. As the UK has just declared Climate Emergency on the heels of student …
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GREEN-RAINBOW PARTY 2019: A GREEN NEW DEAL FOR PEACE, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY ATTEND THE 2019 GRP PARTY CONVENTION 5/18 Join the uprising for an American & World political party that works for all of us! Build on MLK’S struggle to stop the triple evils of militarism, racism, and unbridled materialism at the grass-roots level. All are …
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As the shameless Democratic Party punches down at some of the very diverse voices it was parading around as the new face of the party, let’s tell Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar that we’ve got her back. Maybe it’s time for Representative Omar to ditch the corporate Blue Team and join the one political party that …
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Today, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined with Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey to announce non-binding Green New Deal legislation that would strive to “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through a fair and just transition for all communities and workers” and “create millions of good, high-wage jobs.” The Green Party of the U.S. issued this response.
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With a heavy heart, we report the news that longtime disability rights activist and Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts stalwart Martina Robinson passed away late last year. She was an inspiration to many, and made a bit of a name for herself as a GRP candidate for Lt. Governor in 2006: “I would like to say that of course there …
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OK, I’ll admit it, the question of whether to resist or to build is a false choice. It is clear that we must, in Donald Trump’s Amerikkka, do both.
But where do we focus our resources, our energy, our vision? Where do we focus our efforts? And where do the various emergent people’s movements focus theirs? How do they intersect? What are their diverse purposes? And how can we find synergy between efforts? Is it through resistance alone, or is there an overlapping vision of a just, democratic, and sustainable world that we can work toward together?
Continue reading To resist, or to build?The Global Greens and European Greens Congress of 2017 (#Greens2017) kicked off yesterday in Liverpool, England, for the largest ever gathering of Greens.
As UK Greens leaders Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley say, the rise of the Greens globally is the antidote to the rise of fascism and extremism.
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After 52% of Maine voters opted in 2016 to implement Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for legislative and gubernatorial elections, the compelling electoral reform has been sparking increased interest across the nation. According to FairVote, 18 states have current legislative efforts to enact RCV, also known as Instant Runoff Voting (IRV).
Voter Choice Massachusetts, which helped generate support for the Maine effort, quickly mobilized in Massachusetts to translate any momentum from that victory into effective local action.
Continue reading The demand for voter choice heats up in Massachusetts and beyond
From the time the United States Supreme Court stepped into Bush v. Gore in 2000 and ruled, incredibly, that the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment precluded a full statewide recount of votes in Florida, AND that this decision should not set any new precedent, it was clear that our modern democratic system of …
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