Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday June 28, 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.

Knit-in at the Rivah!

You're invited to bring your handwork and join the Knitting Nannas of Virginia as we stage a knit-in to celebrate the beauty of the James River near the place where the proposed ACP would blast through the river to insert a 42" pipeline. Walking groups will be passing through this area for lunch...and others from […]

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Meet and Greet “Walking The Line” walkers

Union Hill Church 1496 Union Hill Rd, Buckingham, VA, United States

Come join with Friends of Buckingham, Union Hill Church and others in the community as we welcome the Walking the Line walkers into the final destination of their peaceful walk of resistance along the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. We will share church service at Union Hill Church, dedicate a new sign, sing […]

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Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday, July 5, 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.

Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday July 19, 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.

Walking The Line: C’ville Celebration & Next Steps

Firefly Restaurant 1304 E Market St, Charlottesville, VA, United States

Walking The Line: C'ville Celebration & Next Steps We walked into the beating heart of Virginia, along the roads, across the rivers & streams, through the fields & forests, up and over the mountains... we had a deeply impactful time, while sowing seeds of connection & community to protect our land, water and air, to […]

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Protest at Virginia Dominion Power

Wednesday, July 19, 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.

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Fighting the Pipeline: A Presentation by Appalachian Voices

Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, United States

Appalachian Voices works at the nexus of America’s ongoing shift from dirty energy to solar, wind and other 21st-century energy sources. We defend our region from mountaintop removal coal mining, fracked-gas pipeline building, and other harmful practices while promoting clean energy sources that generate local jobs and community wealth and that sustain Appalachia’s incomparable natural heritage. […]

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Friends of Nelson Public Meeting

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

Please join Friends of Nelson for an important Atlantic Coast Pipeline update meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 23rd, in the RVCC Auditorium. This meeting will cover important issues concerning the anticipated July 21st release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement by the FERC, and our steps going forward. Guests Dave Sligh from the Dominion Pipeline […]

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Comment Night on Record of Decision

Staunton Public Library 1 Churchville Ave, Staunton, VA, United States

Make your voice heard! We will help you walk through the process of drafting and submitting an objection, snacks included! The Forest Service just agreed to allow the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline to destroy old growth forests, rare species, and wetlands. This is an important time to make your voice heard. You have the right […]

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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.