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Jan 28, 2022

Testimony for Carbon Neutral Cities, Cool Roofs and a Zero Emission Fleet

by Olivia Yates and Stephen Leas Carbon Neutral Cities by Stephen Leas Thank you Committee Chair McCray and Members of the Committee, My name is Stephen Leas and I am the political co-lead with Sunrise Movement Baltimore as well as a coordinator for Sunrise Movement Maryland. We are a youth-led movement fighting for…

Climate

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Climate

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Dec 13, 2021

You can get it if you really want it

by Amy Boscov Now that the Build Back Better bill has passed the House, people are assuming that it will be a struggle to get it past the Senate. It doesn’t have to be. In fact, the Democrats can pass this bill plus more if they really want to. The…

Buildbackbetter

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You can get it if you really want it
You can get it if you really want it
Buildbackbetter

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Dec 13, 2021

Biden’s incoherent fossil fuel politics

It’s a threat to our future — it shouldn’t be this way by Stephen Leas In early November, after 2 weeks of talks at the annual climate conference for world leaders known as the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, so-called world leaders came to an agreement on…

Biden

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Biden’s incoherent fossil fuel politics
Biden’s incoherent fossil fuel politics
Biden

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Aug 24, 2021

Sunrise Movement Baltimore: Public Reckoning and Reflections on White Supremacy within Our Movement — 8/25/2021

“My approach is to be honest — really honest — and consistent. That is what any growth will take. It is an issue I think the [young] generation can be courageous enough to comb through.” — Michaela Angela Davis Introduction This letter serves as Sunrise Movement Baltimore’s written response to…

White Supremacy

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White Supremacy

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Aug 22, 2021

Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose

by Amy Boscov When the high school football team faced a challenge on the acclaimed show “Friday Night Lights,” it would pull together with a now-familiar rallying cry: “Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose.” …

Optimism

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Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose
Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose
Optimism

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Aug 18, 2021

Fighting the Black Snake: Why we went up to Line 3, and why you should too

Content Warning: This article mentions genocide, human trafficking, and sexual violence The Enbridge Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota is a continuation not just of dirty energy infrastructure, but of centuries of genocide and oppression of Indigenous people. If successfully built, it will stretch from Alberta to Wisconsin, crossing 227 lakes…

Line 3

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Fighting the Black Snake: Why we went up to Line 3, and why you should too
Fighting the Black Snake: Why we went up to Line 3, and why you should too
Line 3

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May 29, 2021

Meditating on George Floyd, a year after his murder

by John Scheinman On the evening of May 25, an interfaith vigil took place in tiny Bishop Square Park, right outside my home in Tuscany-Canterbury, at the foot of the base of a statue that no longer stands — the Confederate Women’s Monument, by J. Maxwell Miller. …

Police Brutalit

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Meditating on George Floyd, a year after his murder
Meditating on George Floyd, a year after his murder
Police Brutalit

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Mar 5, 2021

A Time for Hope and Action: The housing crisis in Maryland

by C. Matt Hill “ … I ask you that you hear us. That you provide housing protections for the most vulnerable…” -@CasaForAll member Cecilia “My contract is expiring soon and I’m worried they’ll use that as a weapon to evict me.” -@CasaForAll member Karla “All my patients are either…

Housing Crisis

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At Time for Hope and Action: The housing crisis in Baltimore, MD
At Time for Hope and Action: The housing crisis in Baltimore, MD
Housing Crisis

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Feb 21, 2021

Greenwashing of Trash Incineration in Baltimore, MD

by Molly Sherman Months ago, the Baltimore City Board of Estimates decided to vote on the future of the BRESCO Wheelabrator incinerator the day after the nation’s most historic election, cowardly trying to do their work while people’s attentions were elsewhere. Despite their attempts to brazenly shield the vote from…

Baltimore

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Greenwashing of Trash Incineration in Baltimore, MD
Greenwashing of Trash Incineration in Baltimore, MD
Baltimore

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Feb 5, 2021

Guaranteeing Worker Protections in 2021

by Charlie Crawford Safe and hygienic working conditions. Hazard pay and healthcare assistance. Emergency action plans. Even today, 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, these rights which should be given unquestioningly to Maryland’s essential workers are being provided sparsely and irregularly by employers. According to healthcare union 1199SEIU, these issues…

Essential Worker

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Guaranteeing Worker Protections in 2021
Guaranteeing Worker Protections in 2021
Essential Worker

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