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 […]

Public Information Meeting on Proposed Chickahominy Fracked Gas Power Plant

New Kent Library 7791 Invictata Lane, New Kent, VA, United States

Monday, June 17, 2019: Public Information Meeting on Proposed Chickahominy fracked gas power plant: 6-7:45 pm. New Kent Library, 7791 Invictata Lane, New Kent 23124 Roll up your future loving sleeves - there’s a new fracked up threat in town. For more info and graphic to share go to Virginia River Healers here: https://www.facebook.com/virginiariverhealers/posts/2582331515134764 The […]

Energy Democracy: A New Way Forward

Trinity Episcopal Church 1118 Preston Ave., Charlottesville, VA, United States

Join us Tuesday June 18, 2019, 6:30-8:00 pm, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1118 Preston Ave., Charlottesville 22903, Charlottesville 22903, for a lively presentation on Virginia’s progress towards a more sustainable, affordable and equitable energy system — and how you can get involved. You’ll learn a bit about why the current system is broken due to […]

Public Information Meeting on Proposed Chickahominy Fracked Gas Power Plant

Charles City Library 10790 Courthouse Rd., CHarles City, VA, United States

Wednesday, June 19: Public Information Meeting on Proposed Chickahominy fracked gas power plant: 6-7:45 pm Charles City Library, 10790 Courthouse Rd., Charles City, 23030.  Roll up your future loving sleeves - there’s a new fracked up threat in town. For more info and graphic to share go to Virginia River Healers here: https://www.facebook.com/virginiariverhealers/posts/2582331515134764 The Virginia […]

Friends of Nelson Public Meeting

Nelson Center 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, VA, United States

Join us on Sunday June 30, 2019, for an informative meeting at the Nelson Center, 8445 Thomas Nelson Hwy (Rt. 29), Lovingston. We'll have two excellent speakers: Dr. Mary Finley-Brook, Associate Professor of Geography, Environmental Studies & Global Studies at University of Richmond - she'll speak on "Dirty BIG Secrets: The Real Impact of Fossil […]

Climate Crisis: What we can do

Sivananda Hall Yogaville, Buckingham County, VA, United States

Monday, July 22, 2019, 7:30-9:00 pm, Sivananda Satsang Hall, Yogaville 715 governments world-wide representing 135 million people have declared a climate emergency, including New York City and Great Britain.  Come learn why and what it means to us locally and globally.  Join us to explore possible solutions!

Swarm the Mountain: A Weekend of Action for Yellow Finch

10303 Russwood Rd Bent Mountain, VA, United States

Swarm the Mountain: A Weekend of Action for Yellow Finch. Aug 1 at 6 PM – Aug 4 at 6 PM, 10303 Russwood Rd, Bent Mountain, VA 24059-2321. Hosted by Preserve Floyd and 11 others. Swarm the Mountain events in Bent Mountain are on the Mountain Valley Pipeline route and close to the ongoing tree […]

Hands Across the Appalachian Trail

Humpback Rocks Visitor Center Milepost 5.8, Blue Ridge Parkway, VA, United States

Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 11 AM – 1 PM, Humpback Rocks Visitor's Center and Picnic Area, Milepost 5.8, Blue Ridge Parkway, Lyndhurst, VA 22952 Hosted by Sierra Club Virginia Chapter Join your friends and neighbors at the Fourth Annual Hands Across the Appalachian Trail!  Be part of this special weekend of events across the […]

 

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.