Democracy

SSC Prompt: School Committee & Select Board Candidates’ Responses, 5/18/21 Election

by Sustainable Sharon
April 25, 2021May 4, 2021
Democracy, Events, Public Meetings, Hearings, and Elections

“We can no longer afford to assume that addressing climate change is the sole responsibility of national or local governments, or corporations or individuals. This is an everyone-everywhere mission in which we all must individually and collectively assume responsibility.” ― Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, The Future We Choose: Surviving… Read More »SSC Prompt: School Committee & Select Board Candidates’ Responses, 5/18/21 Election

Statements from the Candidates for the State Senate Election, 2020: Jarred Rose and Walter Timilty

by David Slater
May 9, 2020
Blog, Democracy, Education, Local Initiatives, Massachusetts Legislation, Public Meetings, Hearings, and Elections, SSC Updates

Statements from the Candidates for the State Senate Election, 2020: Jarred Rose and Walter Timilty Prompt by SSC Board: Sustainable Sharon Coalition (SSC) sees great potential for more synergy among sustainability strategies by municipalities and the state senate position. Some of many examples that illustrate sustainability initiatives in our town… Read More »Statements from the Candidates for the State Senate Election, 2020: Jarred Rose and Walter Timilty

Democracy Committee Update

by Paul Lauenstein
February 25, 2020February 25, 2020
Blog, Democracy, Massachusetts Legislation

Democracy Team Update Until we amend the Constitution to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens v. FEC decision that opened the floodgates to massive political fundraising and spending, fossil fuel companies will continue to ply members of Congress with large campaign contributions, and Congress will continue to provide fossil fuel companies with billions… Read More »Democracy Committee Update