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.
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 […]
Protest at Virginia Dominion Power
Wednesday, October 11, 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.
Climate Action in the Commonwealth
Jefferson-Madison Central Library 201 E. Market St., Charlottesville, United StatesClimate Action in the Commonwealth: An Introduction to Virginia's Carbon Rule Charlottesville Location: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, Central Branch. Join Virginia Conservation Network — together with 350 Central Virginia, Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, and Chesapeake Climate Action Network — for an engaging and educational evening focused on how we can work together to guarentee […]
Virginia Outdoors Foundation Board Meeting
Virginia State Corporation Commission 1300 East Main, Richmond, VA, United StatesThe Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) has scheduled a special meeting of its Board of Directors for October 16, 2017, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, 1300 East Main, Richmond. The meeting is for VOF to “complete its review of conversion applications related to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and Mountain Valley […]
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.
