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JRA

@SystemsChange

Mom, gardener, change agent. Joining others rewriting societal game rules so everyday choices really can lead to a just & thriving world.

Joined August 2009
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This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from @Amazon @Instacart @WholeFoods @Walmart @Target & @FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand better health and safety conditions, along with hazard pay. democracynow.org/2020/5/1/ka…

May Day People’s Strike! Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions & Pandemic Relief

This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand...

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Friday marks May Day, International Workers Day, and It Takes Roots is helping lead a huge coalition of progressive groups calling for a #PeoplesBailout. Join us in taking action this #MayDay by attending our Live Stream Rally at ThePeoplesBailout.org/MayDay at 2:00pm ET!
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Primary school pupils call for climate action. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike in Abuja, Nigeria. We want #ClimateJustice. Is time for leaders to walk the talk on climate action.
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South Africa knows how to #ClimateStrike!
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Jess is just 16, but she speaks with more authority and nuance about climate change than broadcasters who are meant to be leading the national conversation. It’s time for the grown ups to act their damn age #ClimateStrike
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Climate change is an existential threat, and we are running out of time—but I have hope. I have hope thanks to the young people participating in the #ClimateStrike. I have hope thanks to the people I meet who are committed to making big, structural change to save our planet.
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Greta Thunberg’s Ted Talk is a great reminder that young people are going to save us all. #ClimateStrike

We Need Action, Not Hope, On Fighting Climate Change

16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming.

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New York City is looking huge! Lower Manhattan is absolutely packed with people. It will take ages for everyone to get to Battery Park. #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture
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The preliminary numbers say there are at least 3 million people in today’s #ClimateStrike And that is before counting North and South America!! To be updated... #FridaysForFuture
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We are #LIVE at the youth-led #ClimateStrike in Washington DC. "We need to do more, there is so much to do... #ClimateChange is an intersectional issue." - Youth speaker pscp.tv/w/1YqKDnmloReJV
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Massive crowds building in #Sydney #ClimateStrike @SBSNews
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The largest mobilization in the history of the #climate movement...and IT'S STILL GOING!!! There is no time to waste, is no planet B, #ActOnClimate #ClimateStrike #FridaysForFutures #FridayMotivation #FridayThoughts #GreenNewDeal #Go100re @GretaThunberg.
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We're on our way to the #BostonStrike on the bus from Amherst. 30 High School students and @MothersOutFront and @CAN_mass folks. Excited to be joining the students at the big rally @SunriseBoston #ClimateAction #OurPledgeTheirFuture #ClimateStrike #StrikeWithUsBoston
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#NetNeutrality isn't just about streaming speeds, it's about our democracy. We must #StopTheFCC and #SaveNetNeutrality. mashable.com/2017/12/07/net-…
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#PeoplePower: Community campaign achieved a fracking ban in Victoria state, Australia. Together we can defeat #DirtyEnergy. But we need #COP23 to act now. #ClimateJustice means community-led renewable energy not #DirtyEnergy.
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Trump ❤️s Pipelines, Massachusetts doesn't! We are here to ask @CharlieBakerMA to choose! #StandUpCharlie
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#StandUpCharlie @MassGovernor Stop New Fracked Gas projects in MA!
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Rally in front of State Office Building in Springfield #StandUpCharlie #PutAPriceOnIt MA
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16,000 scientists, from 184 countries, have signed a dire warning to humanity. If we don't increase action on #climatechange the planet will sustain "substantial and irreversible" damage: buff.ly/2mvnKAv #ActOnClimate #cdnpoli #NoKXL #StopKM #COP23
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#CarbonPricing is the most comprehensive solution to reducing carbon emissions in MA. What are we waiting for?? #COP23 #PriceItMA #WeAreStillIn
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