Category: Activism

04 Aug

Safe Streets Connecticut: July 2023

by Kerri Ana Provost

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By the end of July, drivers had killed 31 pedestrians and cyclists in Connecticut. That's about one preventable death every week.

03 Aug

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Rest

by Kerri Ana Provost

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Yesterday (August 2, 2023) was Earth Overshoot Day. What this day marks is when our consumption of natural resources exceeds what the planet can regenerate...

30 Jul

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Communitarian

by Kerri Ana Provost

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That’s the word Andrew May used to describe his philosophy, and I wanted to ask if it was something contagious. To be honest, it probably...

16 Jul

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Après moi, le déluge

by Kerri Ana Provost

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It's not so bad here, standard spring flooding. Until you remember that this is July.

13 Jul

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Alignment

by Kerri Ana Provost

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“Human beings have fallen out of alignment with life. Their beliefs and ways of being have shifted dramatically from those of their ancestors, taking them...

09 Jul

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Transition

by Kerri Ana Provost

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“The transition we need in order to guarantee this safe future will not appear out of nowhere. It will come from a change in public...

03 Jul

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Safe Streets Connecticut: June 2023

by Kerri Ana Provost

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If I didn’t know better, I would believe that parking was the biggest problem facing some towns in Connecticut. West Hartford stalled its plans to...

11 Jun

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Safe Streets Connecticut: May 2023

by Kerri Ana Provost

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The Vision Zero bill (HB 5917) is waiting for Gov. Lamont’s signature, and is a promising foot-in-the-door kind of legislation, even though it wound up...

01 Jun