People’s Pipeline Protest – Lunchtime Rally and Press Conference
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. Thursday, September […]
No Pipelines! Action Camp – Training for Trainers
No Pipelines! Action Camp is a two-day direct action camp designed to train the growing movement in Virginia against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. Greenpeace and regional trainers will teach participants ways to use our bodies to protect our communities, our lands, and our climate from powerful fossil fuel interests who want to […]
No Pipeline! Action Camp – Day 1
No Pipelines! Action Camp is a two-day direct action camp designed to train the growing movement in Virginia against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. Greenpeace and regional trainers will teach participants ways to use our bodies to protect our communities, our lands, and our climate from powerful fossil fuel interests who want to […]
Water Quality Monitor Training
Mill Stone House 2193 Hankey Mountain Highway, Churchville, VA, United StatesApplications Now Open Become a Water Quality Monitor! Monitoring water quality is one of the most important and meaningful ways to combat pipelines in Virginia. Protect your national forests from pipelines and fracking by becoming a citizen science water quality monitor Wild Virginia is hosting a one-day training on September 16 for volunteers to learn […]
No Pipeline! Action Camp – Day 2
No Pipelines! Action Camp is a two-day direct action camp designed to train the growing movement in Virginia against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. Greenpeace and regional trainers will teach participants ways to use our bodies to protect our communities, our lands, and our climate from powerful fossil fuel interests who want to […]
Protest at Virginia Dominion Power
Wednesday, September 20, 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.
Movie Showing: Democracy for Sale
University of Virginia - Newcomb Hall 180 McCormick Rd., Charlottesille, VA, United StatesA new film called Democracy for Sale features North Carolina native and comedian Zach Galifianakis and focuses on how big-money political interests have led to a lack of environmental protection in the Tarheel state, along with tax cuts for the upper class and corporations, education cuts, gerrymandering, and laws designed to decrease voter turnout. Join […]
Protest at Virginia Dominion Power
Wednesday, September 27, 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.
Annual Meeting – Highlanders for Responsible Development
Highland Center 61 Highland Center Drive, Monterey, VA, United StatesHighlanders for Responsible Development (HRD) annual public meeting on Sunday October 1 at 2 p.m. at The Highland Center in Monterey. The meeting will feature a review of HRD’s activities in 2017, including an in-depth discussion of the status and outlook for the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP). Participating in the ACP potion of the […]
Protest at Virginia Dominion Power
Wednesday, October 4, 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.
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.
