On a clear and seasonably cold Sunday morning in March, I made my way through the streets of an old neighborhood in Worcester, Massachusetts, and entered a large, converted brick building from some other century. Inside, in a cavernous room with worn floors and south-facing windows lit by the sun, a group of seventy or more young climate activists—mostly college students and recent graduates from the Boston area, along with a few veterans of the Occupy and global justice movements—were gathering for a full day and night of final preparations before carrying out a dramatic, peaceful protest against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Welcome to The Thoreau Society
Welcome to The Thoreau Society. We engage in outreach, education, and advocacy on the web and on the ground to promote public understanding of Thoreau and his work in his time and in ours. We also help to preserve Thoreau Country as part of our common heritage and as the embodiment of Thoreau's landmark contributions to social, political, and environmental thought.
From the Blog
The Thoreau Society is pleased to announce the continuation of its Short-Term Research Fellowships. Recipients receive funds towards travel and research expenses to work on Thoreau-related projects in the Greater Boston area, as well as free attendance at the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering held in Concord, MA, in early July.
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Annual Gathering Wed, July 10 - Sun, July 15, 2013 |
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Membership Join The Thoreau Society to support public understanding of Thoreau and his works. |
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Shop at Walden Pond The Thoreau Society's Shop at Walden Pond is located across the street from the site of Thoreau's two-year experiment in living deliberately. |
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Friends of Walden Pond The Friends of Walden Pond is a key outreach activity of The Thoreau Society. |
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Walden Climate-Change Collaborative The Walden Climate-Change Collaborative will provide environmental education at public parks across our state. Learn more» |
