Check out the 350 VT newsletter below!: Join Reject and Protect in Washington DC! This may be the last chance for Obama to nix the Keystone XL pipeline. Don’t miss this action! The Cowboy and Indian Alliance will ride into DC on April 22nd for a week-long encampment. Friends and allies are invited to join […]
Continue readingA student climate network called the Vermont Student Climate Coalition (VSCC) is having a convergence on April 26 at UVM, and would love for as many students as possible to attend. More information: Want to learn new organizing skills? Plan campaigns with students from across Vermont? Make new friends? Sign up to attend the Vermont […]
Continue readingAre you concerned about climate change and looking for a way to get involved? Join the Citizens Climate Lobby of Burlington VT. The purposes of Citizens Climate Lobby are to 1) create the political will for a stable climate and 2) to empower individuals to have breakthroughs in exercising their personal and political power. Visit […]
Continue readingThe CSWD Newsflash is as follows: Green Mountain Compost to begin selling compost this spring! I don’t know about you, but I could swear the bird songs have been sounding a little different as the days continue to grow brighter. There’s an ever-so-slight departure from the usual “I’m going to throttle that groundhog for giving […]
Continue reading350 Vermont March Newsletter is as follows: NEK says NO TAR SANDS! Yesterday, Vermonters again expressed wide concern over the possibility of toxic tar sands being transported through an aging pipeline in the NEK. At least 13 towns – some of them crossed by the 60-year-old pipeline, others nearby – reported that they had passed […]
Continue readingPeace and Justice Center March 2014 Newsletter White Privilege in Vermont White Privilege in Vermont: The Beginning of a Conversation By Amanda Sanderson, PJC Intern I was not introduced to an open and honest conversation about race and racial relations until my senior year of college. I enrolled in the class specifically because “Race and […]
Continue readingFebruary 2014 E-News from the Vermont Natural Resources Council It’s February, and that means VNRC’s in the thick of things up at the State House. Staff have been helping lawmakers understand the issues and have been tracking a dozen or so pieces of legislation. So far this year, legislators have taken some positive steps: they’re […]
Continue readingGREEN MOUNTAINS, BLUE WATER: Earth Care News from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) February 2014 In this newsletter: Preach-In: Materials Available Through Earth Day Send a Comment On Keystone Pipeline Update on Net Metering Bill Winter Driving Tips: Guidelines for Future Lenten Carbon Fast Sustainable Living Expo in Middlebury Moral Dimension of Carbon […]
Continue readingClimate Justice Resources: Organizing Cools the Planet is now available in print: https://organizingcoolstheplanet.wordpress.com Rising Tide movement critique: https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/the_climate_movements_pipeline_preoccupation/ Upcoming Events: What: Direct Action & Civil Disobedience Training When: Sunday March 23rd 10am to 4pm Where: MLK Lounge, UVM Campus, Burlington VT Description: A movement is brewing. Across the continent, communities are organizing to stop extreme […]
Continue readingreposted from the Center for Service & Civic Engagement: Hello all, Attached please find the Center for Service’s first newsletter of the New Year, made by Hannah Andersen (’14)! We’ve had a tremendous semester so far and are looking forward to a busy few months filled with lots of great volunteer opportunities. As always, please […]
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