Global Warming Solutions: working to promote solutions to the most pressing issue our generation faces today. During Greenfield’s 350 event to mark the International Day of Climate Action, we recorded video petitions showing President Obama and Senator Kerry that Massachusetts’ is ready to solve global warming. About 10 Greenfield students constructed a wind turbine prop and took it around campus to gather over 200 photo petitions and signatures on it to show Senator Kerry and Representative Markey that Massachusetts supports them and needs them to stand up for global warming solutions at the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen. Students will be presenting this turbine to them in Boston.
Hunger and Homelessness: With the current economic crisis, the Hunger and Homelessness campaign is as critical as ever. This semester we organized a canned food and spare change drive on campus for Obama’s National Day of Service. We were able to raise over $100 in just 2 hours. MASSPIRG is also participating in the volunteer fair at GCC to help students discover more ways in which they can get involved in the community.
New Voters Project: During the past few years, young people have been turning out to the polls in record numbers. There are a lot of important issues being debated right now, from health care to global warming, so we want our voices to be heard. We want to make sure politicians at all levels of government pay attention to young people and the issues we care about. In just 2 days, MASSPIRG students led by Dylan Stosz, Kenny Chartrand, and Aaron Silver-Pell were able to help register almost 60 students to vote in the special Senate election primaries.
Student Debt Campaign: Last month MASSPIRG helped pass a bill through the House of Representatives that will cut subsidies to banks and return over $40 billion in direct aid to students. We had students help push for this bill by writing on a “brick” for our Wall of Debt, which we delivered to Representative Olver. Now we are continuing to mobilize student support across the country in order to pass the bill through the senate and already had a call-in day at GCC.
