by Nancy Sleator This morning I joined 21 other people, and we traveled to a PECO substation in Upper Darby. We stood sweating in the blazing August sun and humidity, as we sang, worshiped, and told stories of why we had come. Despite our physical discomfort, and my general dislike taking on public leadership, I…
by Ashley Patel On Monday August 1st, I participated in EQAT’s first action outside of Philadelphia as part of the Power Local Green Jobs campaign. Teenagers who are attending the Peace and Leadership Arts Camp of Chester trained and took action with Ingrid Lakey, Ryan Leitner, Rhetta Morgan, Kaytee Ray-Riek, and me. During the training…
by Kaytee Ray-Riek There are a bunch of staff changes happening in EQAT this summer. Chris Baker Evens and Matthew Armstead have left EQAT, and we’ve hired a full time Campaign Director, Kim Huynh, to support our campaign and volunteers going forward. Matthew and Chris were huge parts of EQAT. Together, they supported EQAT volunteers…
by Jay Bergen When I went on speaking tours about human rights work in Kurdistan and Palestine, I was sometimes struck by white churches that intuitively understood the links between US foreign policy and white supremacy at home. Overwhelmed by gratitude at experiencing a well-informed white community, I would say to myself, “Wow, someone put…
by Jay Bergen Earlier this week, I called L, an organizer friend, to talk about our plans for the Democratic National Convention. I asked her how her summer was going. “Relentless,” she said. “It’s been relentless.” In the silence after L said that, I knew without asking exactly what she was talking about. We have…
by Nancy Sleator As I tried to drive back home to Lansdowne from today’s action, I was halted by firefighters, who were clearing Scottdale Road. “Stop! We’re waiting for PECO!” they said. A tree had fallen on some high tension lines and started a fire. So here I am writing this blog post on my…
by Ben Safran To PECO, the Philadelphia Science Festival no doubt seemed like a perfect place to present its image as a corporate leader in sustainability. PECO can educate Philadelphians about more efficient light bulbs, but we know that it can also invest in solar energy and power local green jobs. Launching a solar “collaborative”…
by Samantha Shain Okay, I’ll admit it… I didn’t wake up in the best mood today, certainly not my springiest, energized or most extroverted self. But I grabbed my green EQAT-emblazoned t-shirt that was strewn across my dresser and I greeted a minivan full of fellow Earth Quakers anyway. And I’m so glad I did!…
by Dana Robinson “Give people in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods a reason to say yes!” said community organizer John Bowie at yesterday’s Teach-in. The moving lessons focused on the role of hope in surviving deep poverty, and the pressing need for opportunities. The pressure is building on PECO. Yesterday’s Teach-in was covered by two newspapers and our…
by Duncan Wright On March 2, more than 30 members of EQAT inspected the PECO headquarters on Market Street in Philadelphia. In this building- and nowhere else- executives will decide to create solar jobs in North Philadelphia, or not. The action began with a briefing at the Unitarian church on Chestnut Street. There was a…
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