Resistance Training
Join POWHR-Protect Our Water Heritage Rights, their member organizations, and friends on Saturday February 25, 2017, from 9-5 in Pearisburg VA for a day-long training exploring nonviolent direct action: what it is, how it’s done, and where it fits in a campaign. The goal of the training is to provide attendees with the knowledge and […]
FERC Public Hearing on ACP DEIS – Monterey
Highland Center 61 Highland Center Drive, Monterey, VA, United StatesFERC public hearing in Monterey on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the ACP. This is one of a series of meetings in our area. FERC says, "If you wish to provide verbal comments, the Commission staff will hand out numbers in the order of your arrival. Number distribution will be discontinued at 8:00 p.m. […]
Protest at Dominion Virginia Power
Wednesday March 1, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, protest against the ACP. Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Friends of Nelson.
Bi-weekly Protest at Virginia Dominion Power
Wednesday March 8, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP with the Knitting Nanas of Virginia. Bring your knitting, your signs, and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters.
Pipeline Fighters: Film Screening in Lynchburg
First Unitarian Church 818 Court Street, Lynchburg, VA, United StatesThe First Unitarian Church in Lynchburg will be hosting a showing of "Pipeline Fighters" on Thursday, March 9th, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in their Fellowship Hall. "Pipeline Fighters" is an important documentary about those in Appalachia who are raising their voices in opposition to interstate pipelines for the transport of fracked gas to export terminals […]
Stop the Pipelines Demonstration
Free Speech Wall Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesThe Central Virginia Environmental Coalition is holding a rally at the Freedom of Speech Wall on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 11th, 2017, at 12:00 pm. The rally is being held to demonstrate opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia, as well as the Keystone XL and […]
We the People 2.0: Documentary Film Screening
Bold Rock Cidery 1020 Rockfish Valley Hwy, Nellysford, VA, United StatesFriends of Nelson will be hosting a showing of "We the People: 2.0" at Bold Rock Cidery in Nellysford on Sunday, March 12th at 7:00 pm. "We the People 2.0" is the new documentary film about the loss of democracy in the United States, told through the eyes of the people who have faced decades […]
Protest at Dominion Virginia Power
Wednesday March 15, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, protest against the ACP. Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice, Friends of Nelson.
DEIS Comment-Writing Workshop – RVCC
Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United StatesSend your comments on the DEIS to FERC! Drop in any time between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m. in the RVCC Rockfish University Room for a comment-writing workshop on March 19, 2017. We'll walk you through the online commenting system and help you make comments if you want a hand.
DEIS Comment-Writing Workshop – Staunton
Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, United StatesSend your comments on the DEIS to FERC! Wild Virginia will host a comment-writing night at the Staunton Public Library at 6 p.m. on March 20, 2017, Wild Virginia will walk you through the online commenting system and help you make comments if you want a hand. There is no charge, but please register so […]
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.
