Dear Representative Moulton:

We are writing to ask that in this new political moment, you refocus your push for change and new leadership by joining the fight for the "Green New Deal" that our district, our country, and our planet need.

Specifically, we request that you endorse the proposal put forward by Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to establish a Select Committee for a Green New Deal. We hope that you will also push your colleagues, including those seeking leadership positions, to do the same.

We agree with you that our district and our country desperately need change. But we worry that a call for change that is not clearly linked with progressive positions could be misused by groups seeking to push the Democratic Party away from the kind of bold, progressive policies we need. Therefore, we urge you to center your call for change on specific progressive policies that address the most pressing challenges faced by the people of our country and our district.

The Green New Deal is just that kind of policy. Increased flooding and other problems related to climate change are already harming our communities, and the latest National Climate Assessment makes clear that we must take action now. At the same time, people across the Sixth Congressional District of Massachusetts are struggling in an economy that just does not work for most of us.

The Green New Deal is a way of attacking these problems with the urgency that is required, by linking investment in a just and rapid transition to a green, carbon neutral economy with the creation of living wage jobs and the mitigation of long-standing social inequities.

In pushing this proposal forward, progressive new leaders -- including members of Congress and grassroots activists -- are exemplifying the type of leadership you have called for. We believe a Green New Deal is the kind of change worth fighting for, and we hope you will take this opportunity to join them.

Sincerely,

Helina Fontes, Lynn, MA
Isaac Simon Hodes, Lynn, MA
Marianne Rutter, Amesbury, MA
Ben Winthrop, Salem, MA
Tanya Stepasiuk, Salem, MA
Goldean Graham, Lynn, MA
Flerida De La Cruz, Lynn, MA
Sue Kirby, Salem, MA
Joseph Spencer, Amesbury, MA
James Thompson, Beverly, MA
Ken Thompson, Boxford, MA
Karen & Gary Martin, Boxford, MA
Terri Davidson Cabitt, Rowley, MA
Drenusha Jusufi, Lynn, MA
Suzanne Hodes, Lynn, MA
Ella Thomas, Lynn, MA

See following pages for additional names

Organizations (list in formation):

350Mass - North Shore
Lynn United for Change
North Shore Labor Council
Sunrise Salem
Together North Shore

Additional individual signatures:

Anne Ferguson, Amesbury MA
Mary Sweeney, Lynn MA
Nancy Goodman, Rockport MA
Peter Parsons, Gloucester MA
James Formichella, Gloucester MA
John Concannon, Lynnfield MA
Carolyn Britt, Ipswich MA
Kathleen Lique, Salem MA
Susan Almono Seaquist, North Andover MA
Jonathan Feinberg, Lynn MA
Joshua Gerloff, Ipswich MA
Richard Stafford, Salem MA
Anne Kinigstein, Gloucester MA
Karen Kahn, Salem MA
Paul Drake, Beverly MA
Frederick Hewett, Cambridge MA
Phil Rogers, Beverly MA
Michael Schaaf, Ipswich MA
Kathleen Aguero, Salem MA
Jackie Hannigan, Middleton MA
Keith Rice, Topsfield MA
Adam Segal, Beverly MA
Pam Paine, Peabody MA
Judith Black, Marblehead MA
Kathleen Santora, Lynn MA
Jim Mulloy, Boxford MA
Sheila O'Neil, Lynn MA
Beth Kontos, Danvers MA
Nicole Mcclain, Lynn MA
Lenore Gall, Beverly MA
Alexandra Dichter, Marblehead MA
Jared Robinson, Salem MA
Maria Wilkens, Ipswich MA
Cinda Danh, Lynn MA
Scott McColl, Brighton MA
Ingrid Geis, Winchester MA
Jerusha Ryan, West Newbury MA
David Kowalski, Groveland MA
Constance Glore, Boxford MA
Flora Tonthat, Salem MA
Amanda Nash, Gloucester MA
Jackie Berman, Lynn MA
Jose Palma, Lynn MA
Karen Stelle
Mary Woodall-Jappe, Ph. D., Ipswich MA
Levi Kafka, Salem MA
Jennifer Olson, Hudson MA
Susan Dodge, Salem MA
John Hayes, Salem MA
Jerry Gove, Middleton MA
David Hall, Newbury MA
Kathryn Cohen, Lynn MA
Heidi Fox, Topsfield MA
Cindy Rodriguez, Lynn MA
Tina Budwah, Lynn MA
James Gutstadt, Rockport MA
Cecilia Mullings, Wenham MA
Rachel Baumann, Salem MA
Ellen Leaman, Gloucester MA
James Davis, Salem MA
Rebecca Farahbakhsh, Marblehead MA
Anna Gooding-Call, Salem MA
Lynn Jackson, Gloucester MA
Marty Jessel, Boxford MA
Kate Enderlin, Salem MA
Lynn Langton, North Andover MA
Joy Gurrie, Ipswich MA
Moses Ehiabhi, Lynn MA
Samantha Sprague, Salem MA
Philip Brown, Salem MA
Angelica Veloz, Lynn MA
Chris Buttimer, Melrose MA
Emma Szalewicz, Marblehead MA
Pat Gozemba, Salem MA
Cindy Keegan, Beverly MA
Celinet Sanchez, Lynn MA
Ella Thomas, Lynn MA
Rikkile Brown, Lynn MA
Jonathan Angelo, Beverly MA
Ashley Hames, Beverly MA
Phila Nguyen, Lynn MA
Brittany Giroux, Salem MA
Joey Wolongevicz, Salem MA
Deb Hall, North Andover MA
Leslie Azaret, North Andover MA
Brandon Webb, Salem MA
Cameron Foley, Ipswich MA
Sam Stickney, Plymouth MA
Simon Schultz, Salem MA
Simi Adetola, Lynn MA
Margaret Reny, Marblehead MA
Jenna Gouvan, Salem MA
Abigail Gobeil, Groveland MA
Manolo Ramirez, Lynn MA
Glenda Rodriguez, Lynn MA
Oscar Rodriguez, Lynn MA
Maria Colon, Lynn MA