Is this how Mr. Rogers would protest #ExxonKnew?

For those of you wondering how to conduct an #ExxonKnew  gas station protest,  here’s a fabulous video of Ken Ward, one of the Climate Disobedience Center founders, protesting in Oregon.

Disclaimer:  This does not constitute legal advice! Just a great video example.

Watching this makes me think that this is how Mr. Rogers would protest if he were still alive — kind, not a trace of hostility, a focus on educating his neighbors, and determined to do the right thing.  Why?  Because he cares.

I love watching the faces of the people Ward speaks with.  We need thousands upon thousands of points of contact like this with neighbors, local business owners and politicians across our country and around the world to accelerate our transition .

Whether it is protesting a gas station or having a conversation checking in with your friends,  think about where YOU can highlight the urgency of the climate change and help call for a swifter transition to an economy supporting a livable future.

Thanks to Ken Ward for reminding us that anyone can do this. 
Thanks to Lindsey Grayzel for filming and producing this video. 
Thanks to Bill McKibben for inspiring the growing wave of #ExxonKnew gas station protests. 

 

 

 

Breaking: Facing daily protests, Spectra Energy ends work in West Roxbury, MA until Spring

Following continued protests, including repeated civil disobedience and arrests,  Spectra Energy has decided to end work on the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline!  As the meme in the attached tweet says, “THIS IS US WINNING!”

https://twitter.com/stopspectra/status/665640444097904640

https://twitter.com/stopspectra/status/665641743044485120

 

Breaking: Portland Passes Groundbreaking Fossil Fuel Export Ban!

WBZ-TV Reports: Activists protest Spectra Energy pipeline project

WBZ-TV reports on the Nov 7th #StopSpectra protest in West Roxbury, MA.  Dozens rallied on Washington and Grove streets in West Roxbury to continue their protests and stop construction of a natural gas pipeline project already underway. WBZ-TV’s Paul Burton reports.

 

#STOPSPECTRA protests continue in West Roxbury, MA

On Saturday, November 7, 2015 activists continued protesting Spectra Energy’s  West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline at the  West Roxbury, MA construction site. Protestors cheered at the news that their #Stopspectra protests resulted in the decision to cancel construction for the day.

Related news coverage:

Activists Protest Spectra Energy Pipeline Project
By Paul Burton, WBZ-TV   Saturday, November 7, 2015

Boston pipeline protesters renew West Roxbury site fight
Jordan Graham Sunday, November 08, 2015

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100 photos from the November 7, 2015 #STOPSPECTRA rally at the construction site for the West Roxbury, MA Lateral Pipeline.  Permission to use with photo credit: Peter Bowden

Videos:

The following is an archived Periscope stream of Tim DeChristopher speaking at the rally:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bw_aunbWOQ

Highlight video of rally by David Ludlow:

 

 

Hundreds march in protest of Spectra Energy’s West Roxbury, MA Lateral Pipeline

Hundreds gathered on Sept 27, 2015 for a rally and march  in West Roxbury to protest the Spectra Energy West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline. Protesters gathered at Billings Field, then marched through town of  West Roxbury to a blasting quarry at a site near by.

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150 photos from Sept 27, 2015 #STOPSPECTRA rally at the construction site for the West Roxbury, MA Lateral Pipeline.  Permission to use with photo credit: Peter Bowden