Category Archives: Affinity Groups

Springing Ahead

Posted on May 20, 2013

SAGE Alliance Banner Drop Friday and Monday Memorial Day Weekend.  And on June 1st: SAGE Alliance SPOKES COUNCIL Pot Luck Picnic and Brainstorming! 11am-1pm, Saturday June 1 on Brattleboro’s Town Common. More info here.

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March Events

Posted on March 31, 2013

 Saturday, March 30 @ 3:30: Leaks, Lies and Lawyers!  Parade  &  Rally CLICK HERE FOR LINKS TO BILLS BEFORE THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE, HAND OUTS FROM THE RALLY, AND STORIES FROM THE DAY. THANKS TO THE 500+ FOLKS WHO’S VOICES WERE … Continue reading →

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Banners Educate Leaf Peepers & Locals

Posted on October 9, 2012

Almost two hundred miles of highway bridges, from Northampton in Massachusetts to Burlington, Vermont were festooned with no nuke banners over the October holiday weekend. Leaf peepers and locals alike were greeted by affinity groups on 22 bridges, heading north … Continue reading →

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FLOTILLA POSTPONED

Posted on September 8, 2012

Due to high winds (up to 28 mph) and probability of severe thunderstorms this afternoon, the Flotilla is POSTPONED until next Saturday, September 15, same time, same place.

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Declaring Our Independence from Entergy

Posted on June 8, 2012

July has begun with a declaration of independence. 300 citizens from New England created a powerful procession in Vernon on Sunday, entered the Vermont Yankee gates, and delivered a gift to Entergy: a vision of a nuclear free future, powered … Continue reading →

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Defend Democracy: Unite to Shut Down VT Yankee

Posted on March 15, 2012

March 21: Mark the last day Vermont Yankee is legally operating in the State of Vermont with the Peace Pagoda walkers from our sister reactors. They arrive around noon at Vermont Yankee.  At 4pm, there is a vigil at the … Continue reading →

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March 11 Reflections

Posted on March 12, 2012

Yesterday, hundreds of people spent the afternoon and evening reflecting on the one year anniversary of the disasters in Fukushima. While waiting for the buses to carry them and their evacuation gear to Vernon, people talked about how they chose … Continue reading →

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2/28 Updates

Posted on February 28, 2012

While Entergy has been busy with its lawyers penning an appeal to invalidate what little state power Murtha had left in his decision, citizens in the evacuation zone and beyond have been busy, too: busy creating community in Affinity Groups, … Continue reading →

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Nuke Free Monadnock Joins The Cause

Posted on January 6, 2012

A new affinity group has started in New Hampshire to support efforts to close Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.  Recently ‘Nuke Free Monadnock’ participated in the New Year’s rally at VY with fellow activists.  The Brattleboro Reformer had this to say: … Continue reading →

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Safe and Green is a founding member of the SAGE Alliance, a coalition of regional groups and individuals working to close VY through grassroots organizing, education, and nonviolent direct action.