@[email protected]Jan 17, 2023
#ExtinctionRebellionBoston has breaking news:
/🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨: Climate activists from the local community & Extinction Rebellion Boston are blockading entrances to the East Boston substation construction site, using their bodies to protest Eversource’s construction. #Neversource #NoEastieSubstation
/ #mapoli
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/Arrests have already been made at the East Boston substation blockade. We will share information as it becomes available. We will not stop.
@maura_healey /

@EEASecretary
#Neversource #NoEastieSubstation
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full press release from #ExtinctionRebellionBoston #mapoli Links at the bottom of the document for background
#NoEastieSubstation

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From #ExtinctionRebellionBoston
/6 activists were arrested at the East Boston substation at dawn, using their bodies to peacefully blockage construction of this community danger and environmental disaster in the making/
link to twitter: https://twitter.com/XRBoston/status/1615327723756429312?s=20&t=1e8vNVFtE1s0d89zhaFwWw
#Neversource #NoEastieSubstation
@maura_healey
Extinction Rebellion Boston 🐝⌛🦋 on Twitter

“6 activists were arrested at the East Boston substation at dawn, using their bodies to peacefully blockage construction of this community danger and environmental disaster in the making #Neversource #NoEastieSubstation @maura_healey”

Twitter
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From #ExtinctionRebellionBoston on twitter
/UPDATE: Boston Police are towing a peaceful activist's car from the East Boston substation to Roxbury, scrambling to obtain a search warrant. A clear intimidation tactic. We're trying to keep their neighborhood safe from electrical explosions #NoEastieSubstation #Neversource / #mapoli cc @mayorwu @wutrain
Jan 17, 2023 at 1:26pmWeb
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From Chelsea's Green Roots last week:
/"The EFSB must be held accountable and it must create a public process that prioritizes the community’s best interest and safety." We call on
@MassGovernor
Healey to make #NoEastieSubstation a top priority in her 1st days in office. Retoot if you agree! #NoSacrificeZones /
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From Jan 11th and #WBUR #mapoli
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/01/11/construction-begins-on-east-boston-electrical-substation
Construction begins on the East Boston electrical substation | WBUR News

Eight years after Eversource first proposed building an electrical substation in the Eagle Hill neighborhood of East Boston, the utility is finally breaking ground on the $103 million project.

WBUR
Show thread@[email protected]Jan 18, 2023
From Green Roots on Twitter:
/ICYMI: The #NoEastieSubstation activists who were unfairly arrested earlier this morning, including Sandra and Alex, have finally been released! The peaceful protesters were swarmed by cops minutes after they arrived to the Eversource substation site. Our fight does not end here!/
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Coverage
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/several-people-arrested-during-protest-at-east-boston-eversource-substation/
Several protesters arrested at East Boston Eversource substation construction site

Police arrested a handful of protesters at the entrance to Eversource's substation in East Boston Tuesday.

CBS Boston
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/photos from today's #ExtinctionRebellion #ClimateAction to stop construction of Eversource East Boston substation.
@XRBoston

https://litakelley.com/blog/extinction-rebellion-boston-calls-on-governor-healey-to-move-the-east-boston-substation-to-logan-airport/

#NoEastieSubstation #ClimateActionNow #ClimateEmergency #Boston #EastBoston #Massachusetts #photography #photojournalism

Extinction Rebellion Boston Calls on Governor Healey to Move the East Boston Substation to Logan Airport - Lita Xú Líng Kelley Photography: Beverly MA Photographer North Shore Boston

Climate activists stop construction of the East Boston substation, calling on Governor Healey to intervene on behalf of the local community. Move the substation to Logan Airport. Governor Healey must place the health of Massachusetts communities above the interests of Investor-owned Utilities like Eversource. We call on her to intervene on the Eastie Substation issue and to stop building dangerous infrastructure in low-income and communities of color. Extinction Rebellion decries placing an electric subst

Lita Xú Líng Kelley Photography: Beverly MA Photographer North Shore Boston
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An entreaty via Green Roots
BREAKING! ⚠️ Despite ongoing appeals of the Eversource substation in Eastie, construction began this past week!

While campaigning,
@maura_healey
stood with #NoEastieSubstation, now she has the power to halt construction. Call her at 617-725-4005!

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/Riddle me this: How many BPD officers does it take to manage a peaceful non-violent demonstration that doesn't even get the chance to step off of public property?/ @wutrain @mayorwu
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coverage:
https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/01/17/east-boston-substation-eversource-arrests-extinction-rebellion-construction?fbclid=IwAR2bEdO6kI4s1MRiathR6QN8LVraOW2eeRX4vZSbe03eV1gnvhKv7dZD3gw
6 arrested while protesting at an East Boston electrical substation site | WBUR News

The activists called on Gov. Maura Healey to bring Eversource and Massport to the table and discuss building the substation at Logan Airport instead.

WBUR
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coverage
https://dailyvoice.com/massachusetts/suffolk/neighbors/6-people-arrested-at-eversource-substation-protest-in-east-boston/854397/?fbclid=IwAR2EY0047ZVleTt3E9h35yqYePp_4vNEOtlCijKmbeBmTLitm5tDq7EkdLo
6 People Arrested At Eversource Substation Protest In East Boston

A group of East Bostonians voiced their opinions in a protest opposing the construction of a new electrical substation, but six attendees were removed from the conversation when they were arrested by police, according to officials. Si…

Suffolk Daily Voice
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coverage en español
https://elplaneta.com/2023/01/17/locales/arrestan-a-activistas-por-protestar-contra-subestacion-de-eversource-en-east-boston/?fbclid=IwAR3opyQDZDqrB0UxPBbJfA0jnf1E70Ywky-phT-duqabBtWsjIrLEqGUi-E
Arrestan a activistas por protestar contra subestación de Eversource en East Boston

Seis residentes y activistas de Eastie, incluidos miembros de XR Boston y destacados líderes de Eastie, Sandra Nijjar, fundadora y directora ejecutiva de East Boston Soup Kitchen, y Alex DeFronzo, director ejecutivo de Piers Park Sailing, fueron arrestados por protestar contra el construcción de la subestación Eversource energy.

El Planeta
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https://news.yahoo.com/9-arrested-protest-eversource-electrical-141200573.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9sLmZhY2Vib29rLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAN5J1hqnG8EpevmxtfeFKopkJqArXElbCfMZEMwkmpAdmQaqPKopHlgeGrojsg5fjVreFw1TWN5LBFQmAxmcspVK_ahqVK9_vq5fqBpgid1qPsqfFF1NqzJOZgBivrNB6orMBWoDr876YdlclhdvO-95p6B5OiAsbf6hGqn4Rf28
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Show threadRichard K Jan 18, 2023
@grumpygrumpyowl @wutrain @mayorwu they have to give them something to do!