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When I was growing up, my family was intentional about spending dinnertime together around the table. Many of you may have similar memories around the kitchen table as a family.

For me, this was a sacred time that taught me the value of family. But it wasn't always easy. You see, my parents are both social workers. Each day, gathered around the table, we would hear about disabled students working to pass the college course and veterans struggling to get on their feet. My entire childhood, I watched my parents work everyday to improve the lives of others in our larger community.

These role models inspired me to action. Our dirty energy economy is dangerous, destructive and unsustainable. It is destroying lives and entire communities – and threatening the future of every living thing on this entire planet. I realized that I had to do something.

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Hello WeArePowerShift!

Remember us? We’re back.

Grand Aspirations empowers, connects, and supports youth leaders as they create innovative, self-sustaining, and inter-dependent initiatives that systemically integrate climate and energy solutions, economic security, and social justice.

Our Philosophy

People are solutions. In every community, people hold the ideas and inspiration for change, and we believe in them as we believe in ourselves. We are a force for change, a force that can transcend the old energy paradigm to build the present and future that we know is possible–one that is both equitable and sustainable. Our social, economic and environmental problems will be solved creatively by drawing together resources, forces, ideas and energy from many different people and places.

*This blog was cross-posted from http://climatesummer.wordpress.com/

Posted by: Alyssa Henry, New Media Coordinator for New England Climate Summer Team MAss Acceleration