350 Mass Greater Franklin Node Meeting, Thursday, December 2, 7:00 PM

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node. Next Meeting: Thursday, December 2, 7:00 PM.

Hello to all once again from the 350 Mass Greater Franklin Node. Please mark your calendars for this week's Node meeting, Thursday, December 2, 7:00 PM. 

Zoom link for the meeting, December 2, 7:00 PM.

Join on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88924607755?pwd=bHl1empTRVFxYzdZUmVBSGl1Q0p3Zz09
Meeting ID: 889 2460 7755

Password: 350ma

Dial-in +1 646 876 9923

We welcome you to join us, whether or not you've attended previous meetings. We need to take action and keep up the pressure on elected officials in Washington and Boston, and on banks and insurers who enable fossil fuel infrastructure. We'll discuss opportunities to learn about the climate crisis, and strategies for change and ways to make our voices heard, collectively and individually.  

We are also pleased to share with you a message from climate champion Bill McKibben. Bill sent this endorsement of 350 Mass to encourage year-end donations, which are always welcome. But we hope you'll read it and consider many ways you can be involved in our climate fight, including participation in our organization and node. By the way, the photo in Bill's message shows members of our Greater Franklin Node in action.  

If you'd like to chat or meet with one of us, please reply to this email and we will find a time to explore with you how you can get involved in our multi-faceted organization. Our Greater Franklin Node wants to collaborate with groups and individuals from the region who share the same concerns, so all our cities and towns can benefit. Please join us to learn and contribute. 

Visit the 350 Mass website to learn about opportunities to add your voice for a just transition for a climate-safe world.  Sign up for updates. 

We'll send a meeting reminder on Thursday. Thanks for your participation and support.

Node Co-coordinators,

Carolyn Barthel

Ralph Halpern

Ralph Halpern

ralph.halpern@comcast.net

781-784-3839 (h)

339-203-5017 (c)

 

 

350 Mass Greater Franklin Node Meeting, Thursday, December 2, 7:00 PM

Franklin Police Dept. to Santa and Mrs. Claus for pictures on sat, Dec 4

*** SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN ***

Join us at the station this Saturday, December 4, 2021 from 9 AM - 12 PM and get your picture taken with Santa! 

Pictures are free but we're asking for donations of new and unwrapped toys to benefit our annual toy drive and the Santa Foundation. 

Shared from Twitter: https://t.co/ch8woluW72

Franklin Police Dept. to Santa and Mrs. Claus for pictures on sat, Dec 4

The Franklin Police Station is located at 911 Panther Way in Franklin.

"Whoever controls big data technologies will control the resources for development"

"The Most Powerful Data Broker in the World Is Winning the War Against the U.S."

"President Biden came away from his summit with China’s President Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 committed to prosecuting what he called “simple, straightforward competition” with China. Yet Beijing is already beating the United States and its allies in one crucial domain: data.

Data is the oil of the 21st century, the indispensable resource that will fuel artificial-intelligence algorithms, economic strength and national power. The wellspring of this data is all of us: our health records and genetic sequences, our online habits, the supply chain flows of our businesses, the terabytes of imagery guzzled by phones, drones and autonomous cars.

The competition for global influence in the 21st century will require protecting and harnessing this data to achieve commercial, technological and military advantages. So far, China is winning, and the West is barely even engaged."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/30/opinion/xi-jinping-china-us-data-war.html

Illustration by Alvaro Dominguez; Photographs by Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis, MEHAU KULYK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY, and Peter Dazeley via Getty Images

Boston Globe: "A local disinformation researcher breaks down what to know" and News Literacy Project provides guidance on what to do

"When does online disinformation cross a line from mostly innocuous to harmful to others? A Boston-based researcher who studies disinformation and misinformation sought to break it down in a chart that rocketed across the Internet last week, offering clarity to readers in an age when new conspiracy theories seem to pop up all the time.

The chart, which was retweeted more than 18,000 times, is organized to convey both an increasing detachment from reality and threat level, with the top grouping largely rooted in antisemitic views, its creator, Abbie Richards said. She emphasized that her design is “just one of many conspiracy theory frameworks.”

In the time since Richards first designed her framework for understanding conspiracies and conspiracy theories, monumental events like the 2020 presidential election had not yet taken place nor had the coronavirus pandemic become as deeply intertwined with daily life."

Continue reading the article online (subscription maybe required)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/29/metro/this-chart-conspiracy-theories-has-gone-viral-freebritney-qanon-local-disinformation-researcher-breaks-down-what-know/

The original tweet by Abbie with the updated chart

https://twitter.com/abbieasr/status/1462953203067240450

Conveniently, the News Literacy Project (https://twitter.com/NewsLitProject/) has an infographic on how to deal with someone on this misinformation front:

"How can you speak up to someone who's shared misinformation without starting a showdown or turning them off? Check out our infographic ⤵️

#NewsLiteracyNow https://t.co/MIvUQkmucg"

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/NewsLitProject/status/1465690193327968256

The 2021 version of the Conspiracy Chart.ABBIE RICHARDS

News Literacy Project infographic

CommonWealth Magazine: "Baker says deal coming ‘soon’ on universal vaccine proof"

"GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said Monday that a deal could be reached “soon” with a number of other states to create a scannable code that could be used to prove someone has been vaccinated. 

“We’ve been working with a bunch of other states, 15 to 20 of them, to try to create a single QR code that can be used for all sorts of things where people may choose to require a vaccine,” Baker said in an interview on Boston Public Radio with hosts Jim Braude and Margery Eagan. 

The comments on GBH radio reflect a shift on the topic from Baker’s tone six months ago, amid a pandemic landscape that has changed significantly since then. 

When Baker was asked in April 2021 whether Massachusetts would create a COVID vaccine passport – a way of proving someone had been vaccinated – Baker said he wasn’t looking at it. Baker brushed aside the idea of “having a conversation about creating a barrier before people have even had an opportunity to be eligible to be vaccinated” at that point, saying, “let’s focus on getting people vaccinated.” Today, vaccines are widely available, yet the pandemic continues to spread, and a growing number of businesses and industries, including state government, are imposing vaccine mandates. "

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/health/baker-says-deal-coming-soon-on-universal-vaccine-proof/ 

Yes, this is good. A consortium of how ever many states is better than going alone. This is going to be here for a while, let's get the infrastructure in place to do this and properly do this.

The Boston Globe reports on the same radio conversation with the Governor where this was revealed  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/30/metro/digital-vaccine-passports-may-soon-be-coming-mass-baker-says/

And a clarification from Gov Baker on what he is for and what he is not

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/health-care/baker-clarifies-stance-on-vaccine-qr-codes/

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker.ELISE AMENDOLA/ASSOCIATED PRESS

MIAA updates on the State Football Tournament games

MIAA Updates on Football Tournament

‼️ Updated #MIAA Football State Tournament Schedule.. games now Wed - Thurs - Fri this week #gameonMIAA #OneTeamOneMIAA

👀read below https://t.co/6SlI3fzVUh

Shared from Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1465431048041418762

And equally important "Know before you go!" information from MIAA

Shared from Twitter: https://twitter.com/MIAA033/status/1465727381772148736

MIAA updates on the State Football Tournament games

Franklin Matters Leaving Facebook collection (not going away, just leaving Facebook)

The collection of posts alerting to the removal of the Franklin Matters Facebook page effective Nov 30, 2021. 

We're not going away, just leaving Facebook and its corrupt business environment behind. 

Nov 3, 2021
https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/franklin-matters-is-leaving-facebook.html

Nov 5, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/franklin-matters-is-leaving-facebook_091766810.html

seven tweets atwitter

six ways to remain in the know

five meetings reported on

four info sessions scheduled

three more reminders

two Talk Franklin sessions a month

one daily newsletter

Nov 23, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-seventh-day-before-leaving-facebook.html

Nov 24, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-sixth-day-before-leaving-facebook-my.html

Nov 25, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-fifth-day-before-leaving-facebook-my.html

Nov 26, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-fourth-day-before-leaving-facebook.html

Nov 27, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-third-day-before-leaving-facebook-my.html

Nov 28, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-second-day-before-leaving-facebook.html

Nov 29, 2021

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2021/11/on-last-day-before-leaving-facebook-my.html

Franklin Matters Leaving Facebook collection (not going away, just leaving Facebook)

Tri-County Students Work to Prevent Elder Fraud

Juniors from the Legal and Protective Service Program Present to Local Seniors

Students from the class of 2023 in the Legal and Protective Services Career Program at Tri-County RVTHS are bringing important public safety presentations to several local area senior citizen centers. The presentations are focused on how to prevent scams and fraudulent practices that target the elderly and become more prevalent during the holiday season.

These presentations will help seniors learn how to identify and respond to scammers. The students aim to prevent the elderly community members from falling victim to illegal practices that could drain their savings, endanger, or frighten them. The students enrolled in the Legal and Protective Services Program independently researched the information in their presentations, including interviewing local law enforcement officers. 

Topics include Phishing & Identity Theft, IRS, romantic/companionship, sweepstakes, charity, funeral, and grandparent scams. According to the local law enforcement agencies, scams like this are prevalent, and residents of the immediate communities have been scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars.

Through research, the students recognized that scammers rely on strong emotions to catch their victims off guard. They will emotionally manipulate their victims through fear, intimidation, excitement, exhaustion, sympathy, guilt, grief, embarrassment, and love. This manipulation keeps intelligent, rational people from making sound financial decisions. Victims of financial scams rarely recover the money they lose and it can take years for victims of identity theft to undo the damage. 

After the first presentation in Franklin, an attendee expressed how grateful she was that these presentations were being provided to the community. After losing her husband several years ago, she fell victim to a scam and understands first-hand how real and cruel these scammers are. 

Elder Fraud Presentations will be held at the following locations: Walpole COA on 12/2 at 1pm, Attleboro COA on 12/14 at 12:30pm, and Wrentham COA on 12/16 at 9:30am. If you would like to have an elder fraud presentation in your area, please contact Brenna Ferrick.

 

presentation in Franklin

The students in the photo in front of the Franklin Senior Center are (L to R) Emma Feeley (Plainville), Ben Bryson (Franklin), Jack Campbell (Walpole), Sophia Rodriguez (Blackstone), Jack Gagliani (Medway), Sabra Flanagan (Franklin), Samantha Bourque (Seekonk), Emily DeLuca (Bellingham), Tyler Gardner (Milford), Grace Crowell (Millis), Ava Cavallaro (Bellingham), Hayden Briggs (Medway), Tyler Girouard (Millis), Hailey Tichner (Medfield).

outside the Franklin Senior Center

St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Dec 11 at 9:30 AM

Please join the  St. Mary's Women's Faith Formation group on December 11th from 9:30 - 10:30 AM as we welcome Fr. Carl Chudy from the Fatima Shrine in Holliston.  Fr. Chudy will be speaking about Prayers in a Secular environment.  

We are extending an invitation to all women to join us via Zoom. Please email Deacon Guy (deaconguy@stmarysfranklin.org) if you are interested in the  Zoom link contact information.  

https://www.stmarysfranklin.org/womens-faith-formation

 

St Mary's Women's Faith Formation - Dec 11 at 9:30 AM

FHS' Steel selected as All Star, O'Brien selected as Honorable Mention for Hockomock League Golf

Here are the FHS athletes selected for recognition by the Hockomock League coaches. Links to the full listing of Hockomock athletes are provided.

Below are the official 2021 Hockomock League Golf All Stars, selected by the coaches in the league.

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE MVP
Mike Matheson, King Philip

HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE ALL STARS
Corey Steel, Franklin

Honorable Mentions
Tyler O’Brien, Franklin

For the complete Hockomock League listing

https://hockomocksports.com/2021-hockomock-league-golf-all-stars/

FHS Panthers