Join us on May 7th to talk about a big idea with high stakes - The
Green New Deal. On Feb. 7th, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
introduced H. Res. 109 to the House of Representatives and Sen. Ed
Markey (D-MA) introduced companion resolution S. Res. 59 in the
Senate. THERE ARE NOW 103 CONGRESSPEOPLE AND COUNTING CO-SPONSORING
THE RESOLUTION.In the time since, there has been a lot of excitement
and growing attention for the ambitious 10-year goals of the GREEN NEW
DEAL. Three months post-introduction, we gather at BASG to cover
what's in the proposed program and how to get involved. How do we go
from wave of enthusiasm to wave of action to address the economy,
infrastructure, agriculture, transportation, energy, equity, workforce
readiness, and much more with a green lens?
There's a big gap between the goals and how to make them
happen. Leading the charge in trying to see what a Massachusetts
GREEN NEW DEAL WOULD LOOK LIKE IS the volunteer network 350 Mass and
their supporting nonprofit, Better Future Project
[https://www.betterfutureproject.org]. Using the same principles
underlying the federal GND, they are trying to figure out what GND
would look like at the state level. And they're coming to BASG to
share their progress and hear ideas from us on how we might move
things forward. BASG is a remarkable brain trust of folks actively
trying to solve problems that should likely be part of the Green New
Deal. The GND is built to inspire big ideas and solution, and in that
spirit, our evening's format will be a highly interactive visioning
session. We need you here this month even if it's the only BASG event
you can get to this year!
We've also invited REPRESENTATIVE MAJORIE DECKER (D-25th Middlesex)
and THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT Boston Hub to join the discussion. The
Sunrise Movement is a grassroots organization of youth with a focus
to make climate change an urgent priority across America, end the
influence of fossil fuel executives on politics, and elect leaders who
stand up for the health and wellbeing of all people.
Register early to join us for this evening. This will be the last BASG
event before our summer break.
See you there!
Carol, Holly, Tilly, Eric, and Amy
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