<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Hi activists,</b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
Imagine six months from now a social movement that no longer waits for elected politicians to lead, and engages in direct action against the fossil fuel industry. To build this movement, we need to come together to form small groups such as affinity groups and Resilience Circles, where friends and neighbors that can engage in creative nonviolent action, and lean on each other for support in the months and years to come. <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Q0HjzrpMHEyUdsytKss7xa%2B8i%2F3maddU" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Read more about affinity groups here</a>.</p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>That's why we're holding two Meet-Ups to help form small "affinity groups" for social action, support, and community-building. </b>Join us on November 8 in JP, or on November 20 in Cambridge, to learn more and get involved!</p>
<ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><li style="margin-left:15px">Hear inspiring stories from former and current members of affinity groups, including Chuck Collins and Loie Hayes</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Find out about direct actions coming up through <b>350 MA</b>, the <b>Boston Climate Action Network (BCAN)</b>, and other networks</li><li style="margin-left:15px">Learn tips for forming an affinity group in your neighborhood, and get the tools and support you need</li>
<li style="margin-left:15px">Meet others who want to build a strong climate movement</li></ul><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<b>Thursday, November 8, 7pm, First Church UU JP, 6 Eliot Street, </b><b style="color:rgb(17,85,204)"><i><a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=613HwcqKxG07ooXXw%2FYTuq%2B8i%2F3maddU" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">RSVP and Invite Your Friends on Facebook</a></i></b></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Tuesday, November 20, 7pm, The Democracy Center, 45 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge</b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
</p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">See you there,<br>Sarah Byrnes</p><div><br></div>-- <br>Sarah Byrnes<br>Resilience Circles Organizer<br>Institute for Policy Studies, New England Office<br>
<a href="tel:617.477.8630%20x307" value="+16174778630" target="_blank">617.477.8630 x307</a><br><a href="http://localcircles.org" target="_blank">http://localcircles.org</a><br>