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And in southern #Maine, retirees are making their voices heard!

#ElderActivists join forces to combat #ClimateChange

#ThirdActMaine, made up of retirees, is making itself seen and heard in its effort to get companies to divest in #FossilFuel companies.

Posted December 12, 2023
Mikayla Patel, The Forecaster

“'We don’t know how our actions will affect things, but it’s important to be out there and forming community around this issue,' [retiree Bill Rixon] said. 'Being out there on the sidewalk, I’ve found, is really good for my soul.'

"Part of the idea behind the group, he said, is that #retirees are in a better position to put themselves at risk of #arrest.

"'We don’t have to worry about our employment record being sullied by being arrested,' Rixon said, though the group has no intention or expectation of being arrested.

"'The goal is to hopefully urge #corporations to do the right thing,' he said."

#EnvironmentalActivists #ClimateActivists #ClimateJustice #CorporateColonialism #EcoActivists #BigOilAndGas #Divest

Elder activists join forces to combat climate change

Third Act Maine, made up of retirees, is making itself seen and heard in its effort to get companies to divest in fossil fuel companies.

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