We are standing outside the State House every day until Massachusetts announces no-new-fossil-fuel-infrastructure legislation. Every day is logged with a picture and summary below. Click on any date to reveal more pictures and info. Join us in this action!

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No comments on June 13th: We welcomed Mark Ostow, a photographer on assignment from the Boston Globe with his assistant, Lilly. They worked on a photo shoot of Tap (aka Peter) that will be part of a photo essay in the Globe about elders with a passion. We hope to use the opportunity to further publicize our demands for NNFFI. Meanwhile, in New York, one of our regular participants, Steve W, was being arrested for protesting Citibank’s funding of fossil fuel expansion. During the evening Standout regulars held a Zoom Town Hall style meeting to discuss future developments.

June 13th: We welcomed Mark Ostow, a photographer on assignment from the Boston Globe with his assistant, Lilly. They worked on a photo shoot of Tap (aka Peter) that will be part of a photo essay in the Globe about elders with a passion. We hope to use the opportunity to further publicize our demands for NNFFI. Meanwhile, in New York, one of our regular participants, Steve W, was being arrested for protesting Citibank’s funding of fossil fuel expansion. During the evening Standout regulars held a Zoom Town Hall style meeting to discuss future developments.

Steve W being arrested with others in New York today.

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Climate activists are standing-out in front of the Massachusetts State House to put pressure on Governor Healey, Senate President Spilka, and House Speaker Mariano to commit to no new fossil fuel infrastructure. Each business day, 2+ climate activists are peacefully and determinedly stationed outside the State House with signs, flags, or banners from 9am-5pm in shifts of 2 hours or more. This will continue until the governor publicly commits to no new fossil fuel infrastructure, or the legislature passes a law that bans new fossil fuel infrastructure. This is an ambitious goal that requires many people to show up and sacrifice their time. For that reason, it is a powerful tool to show the state government that we will not stop demanding real climate action. We hope this Stand-Out will become an inspiring coalition of action organizations across Massachusetts, united in the fight for no new fossil fuel infrastructure. The Stand-Out is open to all climate and social justice groups and individuals who agree that MA should stop building new infrastructure for oil and gas. We are rapidly destabilizing our climate and ecosystem by burning fossil fuels. Scientists have found it is impossible to keep global warming under 1.5C and avoid climate disaster unless there is urgent, system-wide transformation away from fossil fuels. 6 months into her administration, Governor Healey has shown that she does not plan to take the all-of-government effort required to reduce state emissions as required by MA’s own 2021 climate law. It’s up to the people of MA to push our government to take the actions necessary. If not us, who? If not now, when? To join the Stand-Out, attend an upcoming info session or send an email to fossilfuels.standout.ma@proton.me. More information and FAQs at this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QLrqRwqzz6ix_wCQTAiacwv9YA6PD289s2GpcNuriHE/edit?usp=sharing!

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