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 26th: Today we welcomed Connor for his first shift on “the front line.” We turned our focus to pressuring the House Speaker to get to work on passing a climate bill through the House this session. There were hordes of people at the State House today. A large rally by Labor Unions regarding Project Labor Agreements took place at the front gate around the corner from us on Beacon Street. We had a full and fun interaction with Students from North Hampton ultimate frisbee who came by to chat with us! They were very interested and supportive, all took flyers and talked for a while about climate crisis and XR. One girl told me about flooding she witnessed affect local farms in Western Mass and her family’s food truck unable to operate. She said she wants to get involved locally to help areas impacted by climate change!

June 26th: Today we welcomed Connor for his first shift on “the front line.” We turned our focus to pressuring the House Speaker to get to work on passing a climate bill through the House this session. There were hordes of people at the State House today. A large rally by Labor Unions regarding Project Labor Agreements took place at the front gate around the corner from us on Beacon Street. We had a full and fun interaction with Students from North Hampton ultimate frisbee who came by to chat with us! They were very interested and supportive, all took flyers and talked for a while about climate crisis and XR. One girl told me about flooding she witnessed affect local farms in Western Mass and her family’s food truck unable to operate. She said she wants to get involved locally to help areas impacted by climate change!

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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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