The MAPS Steering Wheel is a website page designed to inform you, the MAPS network, about important decisions being made about MAPS, so that you have the opportunity to participate in the decision-making process of MAPS.
If you have comments about any specific proposals listed below, or have general feedback to provide, please send your input to coordinator@masspowershift.org
We will post every Sunday night the Agenda for our weekly Steering Call on Tuesday night. If there are topics you would like to comment on, please e-mail coordinator@masspowershift.org with your thoughts.
Relevant Decisions:
Draft Agenda for November 8th Campaign Meeting
12:00PM-1:00PM Lunch (Optional)
1:00PM-1:30PM Introductions; Explanation of MAPS & our Campaign Goals
1:30PM-1:45PM Explain Working Groups
1:45PM-2:00PM Break
2:00PM-3:00PM Working Group Break-outs
3:00PM-3:20PM Report Backs from Working Groups
3:20PM-3:30PM Break
3:30PM-4:00PM Relationship Building
4:00PM-4:30PM Regional Break-Outs
4:30PM-5:00PM Next Steps; Closing
Updated Mission Statement for "About Us" Section:
Mission Statement:
Massachusetts Power Shift (MAPS) is a non-partisan network of climate activists advocating for immediate, bold, and comprehensive solutions to climate change. We believe that the effects of climate change pose one of the greatest threats in the history of humanity. MAPS calls for action around climate change for social justice, national security, environmental, economic, and moral reasons. If climate change continues to go unchecked, the world will be forever altered: precipitation patterns will change, ocean currents will shift, sea levels will rise, biodiversity will drop drastically, disease will increase, our agricultural and recreation systems will be undermined, and we will see mass human migrations and more violent resource wars. We are already seeing the effects around the globe.
MAPS advocates realize that solutions to climate change can help solve many of society's other problems, by doing such things as reducing pollutants that cause illnesses, minimizing funding of oppressive regimes and terrorist organizations with oil money, creating new jobs, and providing our nation with a goal to rally around to pull ourselves out of our current economic crisis.
MAPS is primarily youth led but open to anyone who wishes to participate. MAPS utilizes the resources and experience of its members to run collaborative campaigns in support of climate solutions, green jobs, and green justice. Through education, training, and networking, MAPS also connects passionate activists with outlets for effective action, ranging from policy creation and promotion to non-violent direct action.