Events leading up to the Confluence!
Can’t wait til July? Never fear - a list of events is right here!
On-going Events
Rising Tide Boston Meeting
1st and 3rd Sunday of Every Month
6:00pm at Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, Boston MA
Contact: rtboston@lists.riseup.net or 978-852-6457
RT-Boston meets twice a month to plan for climate justice actions, trainings, skillshares, and other events in the area, and to organize locally for the Northeast Climate Confluence and Fossil Fools Day.
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Upcoming Events
Friday, July 18th - 6.00 PM - 10.00 PM
NORTHEAST CLIMATE CONFLUENCE
BOSTON SEND-OFF PARTY!
$5 - 50 sliding scale donation, no one turned away!
@ The Community Church of Boston (tentative)
565 Boylston Street, Copley Square
2nd Floor, Lothrop Auditorium
MUSIC! SPEAKERS! FOOD! TABLES!
hip-hop, folk-punk, spoken-word
youth, elders, organizers, activists, YOU!
featuring former political prisoner Kazi Toure, and many more powerful voices.
This will be our final event before a big group of folks from the Boston-area head off to High Falls, NY for the Northeast Climate Confluence, a social/environmental justice gathering happing July 30 - Aug 3rd. You should come too! Registration deadline for the Confluence is July 15th.
The Send-Off party will also be a space for groups and individuals who are unable to go to the Confluence to stay connected with the network that we’re building for justice, empowerment, and community self-sufficiency.
More info: www.climateconfluence.org
Contact: evangreer@gmail.com or 978-852-6457
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Past Events
January 26 - Saturday
Day of Action
Against Agribusinesses and demand Food Sovereignty
In solidarity with Via Campesina and the World Social Forum
email: jessie@risingtidenorthamerica.org
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February 5 - Tuesday
Indigenous Solidarity: Anti-2010 Olympics Speaking Tour
Tuesday, Feb 5th at the Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, South End Boston
Sponsored by Rising Tide Boston
6:00pm - vegan potluck dinner and screening of The Concrete Revolution, a film about ethnic cleansing during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
7:00pm - hear first-hand accounts of Indigenous resistance to the 2010 Olympics, which are scheduled to take place on unceded Coast Salish, St’at’imc and Squamish territory near the stolen land known as Vancouver, British Columbia.
email: pcannon@riseup.net
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February 6 – Wednesday
Rising Tide will be tabling at Colby College at
Focus the Nation
Waterville Maine
email jessie@risingtidenorthamerica.org
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February 10 - Sunday
Workshop on Mountain Top Removal
The 5th Annual Maine State Climate Summit
Bates College
Lewiston Maine
9:30 am
FMI about the workshop email jessie@risingtidenorthamerica.org
FMI about the summit go to: http://beamnow.blogspot.com/
This workshop will cover a basic background on mountain top removal coal mining followed by a discussion about real action we can take to stop this destructive mining practice.
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April 1 - Tuesday
Fossil Fools Day of Action
International Day of Action Against the Fossil Fuels Industry
Rising Tide North America is planning a massive day of action on April 1st calling for a halt to the burning of fossil fuels.
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April 5th - Saturday
3rd Annual Local & Sustainable Foods Conference: Growing Our Skills and Our Community
Unity Maine
Jessie Dowling, a confluence organizer will be on a panel about Climate Change and Agriculture
For more information email info@foodformainesfuture.org or check out
http://www.foodformainesfuture.org/
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April 11-14 - Friday - Monday
Massachusetts Power Shift
Boston, MA
There will be a handful of Rising Tide workshops as well as an opportunity to learn more about the confluence and how to get involved!
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May 23 - 25 - Friday - Sunday
Northeast Regional Earth First! Rendezvous in the Northwoods of Maine
Learn practical direct action skills from tree climbing and blockades to facilitating meetings
for more information email jessie@mountainrebel.net
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June 24th - Tuesday
Ithaca Coordinating meeting for all interested in attending or learning more about the NorthEast Climate Confluence! 5pm at Ghost Cat. Please rsvp by e-mailing clover56(at) rise UP(dot)net