Join us on Saturday, Sept. 21st for our virtual Climate Justice Summit and Annual Member Gathering! We will be engaging in conversations centered around shifting our culture from the framework of scarcity to abundance - from injustice to justice - from greed-based economy to a love-based economy. We will also be discussing key questions facing the movement and future of Co-op Power as we go forward.

Would be great to see you there!

The Summit and Gathering will be held virtually on Zoom. See the links below for more information.

The gathering is open to anyone interested in energy democracy and social justice. We especially hope Co-op Power Member owners can attend - however if you can't, please participate by voting in the Annual Member Board elections and completing the annual member survey to let us know what's important to you now.

Program

At our gathering, we will hear stories from cooperative leaders across the country about how their communities came together to build community-owned solar despite the difficulties, and how these projects helped create positive change within their communities.

We will offer two workshop sessions on taking part in the just and sustainable energy transition, and developing community energy co-operatives. Each workshop will focus on a specific topic, such as “Mobilizing your Community for a Just Transition,” providing the information, resources, and support for equitable and sustainable community change. This gathering is a great opportunity for us to come together and learn from one another, sharing what we have accomplished and what more can move us towards securing justice and sustainability for everyone.

Come meet our two new CEO's - Co-op Power CEO Malcolm Bliss and Northeast Biodiesel CEO Thomas Miner - and join in all the day's festivities!

Where: Northeast Biodiesel Company, LLC, 179 Silvio Conte Drive, Greenfield MA

Children Welcome!

BIODIESEL WORKSHOPS
10-11 - Community-Based Biodiesel Initiatives in the US
11-12 - The Biodiesel Marketplace in the US

PERMACULTURE BLITZ
10-11 - Perennial Plant Drop Off
10-2 - Creating a garden at the top of the driveway by our biodiesel plant sign

MURAL DESIGN
10-2 - Design a mural for the side of our biodiesel plant

GREEN JOB CARPENTRY TRAINING - MAKING PICNIC TABLES
10-2 - Skilled carpenters will teach small groups basic carpentry skills while making 5 picnic tables for Northeast Biodiesel. Three will stay up near the plant and 2 will be carried down to the hemlock grove and waterfall a short distance from the plant.

POTLUCK LUNCH - with MUSIC from Sam King and his Blues Band

NORTHEAST BIODIESEL PLANT TOUR AND UPCOMING JOB OPENINGS
1-2 - Thom Miner, the new Northeast Biodiesel CEO, will give a tour and an overview of the new positions he'll be hiring for in the coming months.

ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING and CELEBRATION
2-6 - All that we've accomplished together - Community Solar - Biodiesel - Fossil Fuel Freedom Campaign; Welcoming our two new CEO's - Malcolm Bliss for Co-op Power and Thom Miner for Northeast Biodiesel; Board elections; and HIPHOP with Tem Blessed and his band (remember how we danced at the Arts Block with them a couple years ago?!)

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