Filed August 2026 in Boston, MA Submitting was tough. I had to make changes to the proposal after I had some signatures, and those people couldn’t come back. I was worried. There are so many reasons people cannot sign–including family needs, working for the industry, or politics. Yet, local supporters rallied and I have to … Read more
Public Outreach and Engagement Our website is slowly improving to reflect our stated goals for a safer tech petition initiative in Massachusetts, which are: For the above, now through July, the new version of our prior safer tech legislation and petition initiatives must be drafted to meet these stated goals for the August submission deadline. … Read more
Clearly, commoners and even the ‘lesser’ rich are in a battle against billionaires. Fear of elite overreach is justified—we are fighting rash wars based on their panic and stripping sustainability to secure short-term corporate spoils and billionaire compounds. Clearly, we need to look locally, turning to our neighborhoods and states to build resilience, restore balance, … Read more
Sharing how I believe elections need to improve unnerves me, and I worry my ideas, especially since unfinished, will be open to critique. But, since I need grassroots support to continue working on legislation, I need to share some of these ideas that, to me, seem quite obvious improvements. In sharing, I will attempt to … Read more
Author: Kirstin Beatty, Founder 2025 April 18 – In terms of our current model for building a team, I had planned to add partners to Last Tree Laws, L.L.C., under a sweat equity model where partners are given an ownership stake and then can legally work for free, like me, while building monthly funding that … Read more
Author: Kirstin Beatty, Founder This is the reason I formed Last Tree Laws, L.L.C., instead of joining another campaign—I need to make sure minority voices are also heard and respected, even when it challenges conventional thought and economic engines. We need funded, deep critique of our state government in Massachusetts, of the influence of special … Read more
Last Tree Laws reflects the importance of saving the trees, the whole environment and humanity before the last tree falls by working to change laws. A lack of democracy, corruption, and poverty is, after all, a cause of environmental degradation and clear cutting: trees need healthy democracies. The inspiration for the name ‘Last Tree Laws’ … Read more