The 2021 Climate Act passed by the Massachusetts State Legislature aims to get Massachusetts to net zero emissions by 2050. One key step toward that goal is for all new building construction to have net zero emissions. That goal requires a new code—called a stretch energy code—that sets building standards and defines a “net-zero building.”…
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Legislative Action Alert – Help to move important bills to the next stage!
Deadlines for important legislation are fast approaching. Help to move important bills to the next stage! The Massachusetts legislative calendar has reached a critical point. House and senate rules require that bills must be “reported out of committee” favorably by February 2nd, or not be considered again until the 2023-24 session! ORMA has…
Ihssane Leckey endorsed by Fourth Congressional District ORMA members
After carefully assessing the candidates in the Fourth Congressional District, in a process that included a lengthy questionnaire and an online forum, ORMA’s members in that district, via ranked-choice voting, have chosen to endorse Ihssane Leckey for Congress. While there are other candidates in the race to replace Joe Kennedy who have stood up for…
Help ORMA continue to transform the Democratic Party!
The last five years have been tumultuous, dangerous, and transformative. Joe Biden’s victory in 2020 represents one major step in removing the tyranny – for now – of Donald Trump’s rule. We have pushed the state and national Democratic Party to adopt many more progressive positions on issues such as voting rights, health care, education,…
Welcome from the ORMA Coordinating Committee!
The 2021 Coordinating Committee is: Jenni Chute of WorcesterAlex Crowley of the Youth CaucusMartha Karchere of Jamaica Plain ProgressivesHalley Kelly of the LGBTQ+ caucusLesley Phillips, unaffiliated repChris Spears of Blue HillsHenry Wortis of CambridgeThe current co-chairs are Martha Karchere and Henry Wortis. Older info re the CC (hmmm, how much older?): For the last sixteen…
ORMA’s 2021 General Assembly
The GA is a central feature of the ORMA revolutionary organizing model whereby GA members convene twice a year to discuss major issues facing the organization, the state, and the nation, annually helping to select ORMA’s priority issues and direction, setting a broad general agenda for the Representative Council. Please use the following timeline to…
Protected: Community and Labor take on Amazon – May 23, 7-8pm
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Transition Team: Post-Launch Trajectory
Having rocketed skyward from the Masonic Lodge in Shrewsbury on July 29th, the ORMA Transition Team (TT) is in stationary orbit around planet ORMA 1. Its Coordinating Committee is dedicated to piloting the new team through time-sensitive tasks critical to creating ORMA 2 and making it fit for human habitation. At its July launch meeting,…
ORMA Newsletter Winter 2021!
Inside this Issue: Priorities and News | Updates from Affiliates | Ways to get involved in the Revolution | Book Club On January 30th over 100 members of ORMA met via Zoom at the Winter General Assembly. Here’s a video (with time reference index) of the Assembly: Time – Subject Intro & Invocation 3:10 –…
ORMA Newsletter July 2020
Inside this Issue: Priorities and News | Updates From the Affiliates | Ways to Get Involved in the Revolution | New Book Club Welcome all! Thank you for taking the time to look at our newsletter. We know these are challenging times for all. There are many things happening around our state on the progressive…