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Highlights from the 2025 Georgia Community Organizing Summit
On November 8th, we hosted the 2025 Georgia Organizing Summit alongside our partners in Panthersville, GA. We were joined by local community members, organizers, advocates, experts, and students who shared campaigns and organizing stories and networked through panels and workshops. We gathered over 50 local leaders at the New Life Community Center in Panthersville, Georgia. […]
11 November 2025 Read More
Highlights from the 2025 Baytown Community Organizing Summit
On October 18th, we were excited to host the 2025 Baytown Organizing Summit alongside our partners. We were joined by local community members, organizers, advocates, experts, and students who shared campaigns and organizing stories and networked through panels and workshops. Over 40 local leaders gathered at the Baytown Community Center, just blocks away from one […]
27 October 2025 Read More
Highlights from the Corpus Christi Community Organizing Summit 2025
It was exciting to host, along with our friends, the 2025 Corpus Christi Organizing Summit. We were joined by community organizers, advocates, experts, students and activists sharing campaigns and organizing stories around issues, and networked through panels and workshops. We gathered over 20 local leaders at the Antonio E. Garcia Center. The summit included community […]
09 September 2025 Read More
From Local Activist to National Advocate: Taking a Stand Against Cryptocurrency Mining
Cyndie Roberson never expected to become an activist. She had recently retired with her husband to Cherokee County, North Carolina, when a new cryptocurrency mine was constructed just half a mile from her home. Suddenly, she and her neighbors were bombarded by unbearable levels of noise pollution. When winter rolled around, they suffered from rolling […]
09 July 2025 Read More
Highlights from the Environmental Organizing Summit 2025
It was exciting to host, along with our friends, the 2025 Environmental Organizing Summit. We were joined by community organizers, advocates, experts, students and activists sharing campaign and organizing stories around issues, and networked through panels and workshops. Group photo of attendees, awardees and presenters at Environmental Organizing Summit. Photo Credit: Adam Perri More than […]
09 May 2025 Read More
RELEASE: Boston fire fighter among environmental leaders honored at summit
For immediate release: Saturday, April 26, 2025 For more information: Leigh-Anne Cole, Executive Director, leigh-anne@communityactionworks.org, 617-721-2858 Mark Morgenstein, Media Relations Director, markm@publicinterestnetwork.org, 303-573-5556 RELEASE: Boston fire fighter among environmental leaders honored at summit BOSTON – More than 60 local leaders from across four states gathered Saturday at the Community Action Works Environmental Organizing Summit to network, plan, and celebrate their campaign […]
27 April 2025 Read More
For Immediate Release: MA Legislature bans PFAS in firefighter protective gear
ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHY TOMORROW For Immediate Release Mass. Legislature bans PFAS in firefighter protective gear Contact: Elizabeth Saunders, Clean Water Action, 978-201-6410 / esaunders@cleanwater.org Deirdre Cummings, MASSPIRG, 978-201-6093, dcummings@masspirg.org BOSTON, MA—On Monday the Massachusetts legislature enacted important legislation to protect firefighters from toxic PFAS chemicals. An Act relative to the reduction of certain toxic chemicals in firefighter personal […]
06 August 2024 Read More
News release: MassDEP rejects Holtec’s request to dump 1 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
For Immediate Release: Thursday, July 18, 2024 For more information: Diane Turco, Cape Downwinders and Save Our Bay MA, (508) 776-3132, tturco@comcast.net Mary Lampert, Pilgrim Watch and Save Our Bay MA, (781) 934-0389, mary.lampert@comcast.net Leigh-Anne Cole, Community Action Works, (617) 721-2858, leigh-anne@communityactionworks.org News release: MassDEP rejects Holtec’s request to dump 1 million gallons of radioactive […]
18 July 2024 Read More
Highlights from the Organizing Summit
It was so wonderful hosting, along with our friends, the 2024 Grassroots Organizing Summit this past Saturday in Boston. Community leaders in our network met in person, shared campaign and organizing stories, and networked through panels and workshops. It truly was an inspiring day. Forty environmental leaders and activists attended the summit from 5 states. […]
28 June 2024 Read More
RELEASE: The time to protect public health from toxic PFAS is now
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 25, 2024 CONTACT:Deirdre Cummings, Legislative Director, MASSPIRG, dcummings@masspirg.org, 978-201-6093 Alison Kenney, Communications Director, Office of state Rep. Kate Hogan, Alison.kenney@mahouse.gov, 617-722-2600 Ashley Benson, Director of Operations & Community Engagement, Office of state Sen. Julian Cyr, Ashley.Benson@masenate.gov, 617-722-1570 RELEASE: The time to protect public health from toxic PFAS is now Broad […]
25 June 2024 Read More
Local Leaders Honored at Environmental Summit
For Immediate Release: Saturday, June 22, 2024 For more information: Leigh-Anne Cole, Executive Director, Community Action Works, leigh-anne@communityactionworks.org , 617-7210-2858Mark Morgenstein. Media Relations Director, markm@publicinterestnetwork.org, 303-573-5556 Local Leaders Honored at Environmental Summit BOSTON – More than 40 local environmental leaders from across five states gathered Saturday at the Community Action Works Local Environmental Leadership Summit […]
23 June 2024 Read More
Before 5/8 tell Army Corps to DENY permit for Dalton Dump!
We wanted to share with you an urgent action you can take to stop a landfill in your state by Forest Lake State Park in the White Mountains of NH. Below is a message and action from our friends at North Country Alliance for Balanced Change, a grassroots organization working to make New Hampshire a […]
02 May 2024 Read MoreGet Started
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