Rally
No Pipeline Gospel Sing and Lunch In – Cancelled
Union Grove Baptist Church 2522 Shelton Store Rd (Rt 660), Buckingham, VA, United StatesUPDATED: With respect for the families of the children who died tragically last Thursday in Buckingham, and whose funeral is Saturday, April 8, 2017, at 1 pm, the Lunch and Gospel Sing In originally scheduled for Saturday 1-4 has been cancelled. There will now be a No Pipeline Strategy Session and Lunch on Monday April […]
No Pipeline Road Rally
Nelson Wayside Near Rt 29 and Rt 6 intersection, Woods Mill, VA, United StatesJoin Protect Our Water (POW) and the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League for a Road Rally along the proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Rally will stop at multiple locations following the proposed route before ending in the Nellysford area with music and light refreshments. Road Rally will launch beginning at 1:30 from Nelson […]
People’s Climate March
Washington DC , United StatesJoin the People’s Climate March on April 29, 2017, from 9-4 in Washington DC, to stand up for our communities and climate. Throughout the first 100 days in office, the People's Climate Movement, a project of dozens of organizations working together to solve the climate crisis, is organizing a country-wide arc of action, culminating on […]
Dominion Annual Shareholders Meeting – and Protests
Dominion will hold their annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday May 10, 2017, 9:30 am, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. See below for information on protest demonstrations before and after the meeting. Only shareholders as of the March 3, 2017 record date may attend the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (2017 Annual Meeting). Parking will […]
Hands Across the Appalachian Trail
Humpback Rocks Visitor Center Milepost 5.8, Blue Ridge Parkway, VA, United StatesJOIN HANDS... to protect our land, communities and the Appalachian Trail from the unnecessary and unwanted onslaught of natural gas pipelines. This event features the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s vision to “connect the human spirit with nature – preserving the delicate majesty of the Trail as a haven for all to enjoy.” Everyone should have the […]
People’s Pipeline Protest – Day 1: Rally CANCELLED
The rally on Tuesday Sept. 12th has been CANCELLED due to safety concerns from expected dangers of Hurricane Irma. The rally will take place instead on Thursday Sept. 14. Join the People’s Pipeline Protest, NOW SCHEDULED September 13-14, 2017, organized by Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN) More information, including background information on why we need […]
People’s Pipeline Protest – Prayer Vigil
Join the People’s Pipeline Protest, September 13-14, 2017, organized by Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN). Two days of spirited, creative protests at seven key Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) offices statewide to stop two fracked-gas pipelines. Help CCAN say NO at locations in Virginia Beach, Roanoke, Harrisonburg, Richmond, Abingdon, Glen Allen, or Woodbridge. Wednesday, September […]
Join Walking the Line for a Participatory Ritual at Festy
Infinity Downs Farm 1510 Diggs Mountain Road, Arrington, VA, United StatesThe FESTY Experience has invited Walking the Line and ARTivism Virginia to create a participatory ritual to protest the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. On Saturday October 7, 2017, 4-5 p.m., they will unfurl a 120′ Fire Scene Caution Tape to show in 3D the size of the ACP proposed land grab by eminent […]
An Afternoon of Music and Information
Seven Arrows Brewing Co. 2508 Jefferson Hwy,, Waynesboro, VA, United StatesAn Afternoon of Music and Information. Sunday October 29, 2017, 1-5 pm, Seven Arrows Brewing Company, 2508 Jefferson Hwy Ste 1, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980. Friends of Augusta. Free! Family friendly! An afternoon of music, the latest pipeline information. Free bumper stickers and yard signs!
Candlelight Vigil: McAuliffe, See the Light. Stop the Pipelines
Virginia Governor's Mansion 1111 East Broad, Richmond, VA, United StatesNow that the hard-fought election is over, it's time to get back to work and stop the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines once and for all. We need to show Governor McAuliffe — and recently elected Ralph Northam — that we’re not going to back down. We need to make them see the light. […]
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.
