Friends of Nelson Annual Meeting

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

After you ring in the New Year, we've got some celebrating to do together. We've had some recent victories in our fight against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline - so join us at Rockfish Valley Community Center on the 5th of January!   Doors open at 5:30 pm, short meeting at 6 pm, music and dancing […]

Air Pollution Control Board Hearing

DoubleTree by Hilton Richmond-Midlothian James River Parlor G/H, 1021 Koger Center Boulevard, Richmond, VA, United States

Air Pollution Control Board meeting on the draft air permit for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline compressor station in Union Hill.  After postponing the vote at their meetings on November 9 and December 19, 2018, the Board will vote on the permit - following an additional but greatly abbreviated comment period, December 21, 2018 - […]

The Moral Call for Ecological Justice in Buckingham

Buckingham Middle School 1184 High School Road, Buckingham, VA, United States

Tuesday February 19, 2019, 6:00-8:00 pm, Buckingham Middle School, 1184 High School Road, Buckingham, VA 23921. If unable to attend in person please join in via the links below:    The event will be livestreamed here on the Repairers of the Breach Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brepairers/   For those who want to watch online but not […]

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Program

Staunton City Council Chambers 116 W Beverley St., Staunton, VA, United States

The Staunton, Augusta, Waynesboro Democratic Meeting is being held on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Staunton City Hall Building, 116 W. Beverly Street, first floor in the City Council Chamber. The program is an Atlantic Coast Pipeline project update with guest speakers Nancy Sorrells (Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley) and Ben Cunningham […]

State Water Control Board Meeting

DoubleTree by Hilton Richmond-Midlothian James River Parlor G/H, 1021 Koger Center Boulevard, Richmond, VA, United States

At the State Water Control Board (Board) meeting on Dec. 13, 2018, a motion was approved to conduct a hearing to consider the revocation of Virginia's Upland 401 Water Quality Certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project. After 8 weeks of delay, during which construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has continued unabated despite over […]

The ACP Route on Horseback

Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Building 1780 Earlysville Road, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Sunday, March 3, The ACP Route on Horseback: Wild Virginia: 6:30-8:30, Ivy Creek Natural Area, 1780 Earlysville Road, Education Building, Charlottesville, VA riding. Stories from Sarah Murphy’s 3 month, 400 mile horseback ride along ACP.

VA Climate Change Legislation & Postcards with Delegate Sam Rasoul

Stonefield Commons 2035 Bond Street, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Thursday, March 7: VA Climate Change Legislation & Postcards with Delegate Sam Rasoul. Indivisible Charlottesville. 6:30-8 pm. Stonefield Commons, 2035 Bond Street, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Environmental champion, Delegate Sam Rasoul sharing what needs to change in Richmond to pass the climate change legislation we need for a livable future.

Cancelled – The Rights of Nature for the Community

Powhatan County Public Library 2270 Mann Rd, Powhatan, VA, United States

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 7 PM – 9 PM, Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Rd, Powhatan, Virginia 23139. If you are interested in protecting your county from environment harms, come learn how we can work together to protect the Rights of Nature. We will have the opportunity to […]

Ende Gelande: Strategies 4 Climate Justice

Sojourners United Church of Christ 1017 Elliott Ave, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Ende Gelande (Here and No Further): Strategies and Stories for Climate Justice. The German Resistance collective that shut down coal and inspired thousands to stand together to keep fossil fuel in the ground, will visit Charlottesville as a central, if not directly affected, point near the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline as one stop on their […]

Buckingham Planning Commission Meeting on Compressor Station SUP

Buckingham County Administrative Building 13380 West James Anderson Hwy (Rt. 60), Buckingham, VA, United States

Show up - bear witness - At the meeting on Monday evening April 22 of the Buckingham Board of Supervisors to ask the Planning Commission to amend the Special Use Permit (SUP) for the compressor station communication tower to require that the infrastructure be served by broadband and that a last mile provider of broadband […]

 

Friends of Nelson welcomes event listings from all related groups who are working to oppose the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.  To have your event listed on our calendar, please contact us at friendsofnelsonweb@gmail.com.