Environmental Data Justice: Visions & Values
Activists striving to create more livable shared futures are increasingly struggling with the discriminatory force of data. We need new practices and principles to wrestle with the fraught politics of data in justice work, including environmental justice. Even as we may need to work with data, data is always messy, partial, political and provisional. What […]
State Water Control Board Meeting
DoubleTree by Hilton Richmond-Midlothian James River Parlor G/H, 1021 Koger Center Boulevard, Richmond, VA, United StatesAt the State Water Control Board (Board) meeting on Dec. 13, 2018, a motion was approved to conduct a hearing to consider the revocation of Virginia's Upland 401 Water Quality Certification for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project. After 8 weeks of delay, during which construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline has continued unabated despite over […]
The ACP Route on Horseback
Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Building 1780 Earlysville Road, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesSunday, March 3, The ACP Route on Horseback: Wild Virginia: 6:30-8:30, Ivy Creek Natural Area, 1780 Earlysville Road, Education Building, Charlottesville, VA riding. Stories from Sarah Murphy’s 3 month, 400 mile horseback ride along ACP.
Protest at Virginia Dominion Energy
Dominion Virginia Energy (Charlottesville headquarters) 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville, VA, United StatesWednesday, March 6, 2018, gather at 11:30 a.m., protest 12-1 p.m., Dominion Virginia Energy (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. Park at Kroger. Sponsored by Friends of Buckingham and Cancel Compressor Coalition.
VA Climate Change Legislation & Postcards with Delegate Sam Rasoul
Stonefield Commons 2035 Bond Street, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesThursday, March 7: VA Climate Change Legislation & Postcards with Delegate Sam Rasoul. Indivisible Charlottesville. 6:30-8 pm. Stonefield Commons, 2035 Bond Street, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Environmental champion, Delegate Sam Rasoul sharing what needs to change in Richmond to pass the climate change legislation we need for a livable future.
Cancelled – The Rights of Nature for the Community
Powhatan County Public Library 2270 Mann Rd, Powhatan, VA, United StatesTHIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 7 PM – 9 PM, Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Rd, Powhatan, Virginia 23139. If you are interested in protecting your county from environment harms, come learn how we can work together to protect the Rights of Nature. We will have the opportunity to […]
Celebrate Water & Life – Concert and Movement Fundraiser
IX Art Park 963 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesThursday, March 21, 2019 at 7:30 PM Ix Art Park, 522 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 Come together to support the movement to protect our water, forests and mountains at IX Art Park. Live music, food, speakers, poetry, dancing, waterflags, and more! $10 Entry Donation will be a fundraiser for the work of Appalachians […]
Ende Gelande: Strategies 4 Climate Justice
Sojourners United Church of Christ 1017 Elliott Ave, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesEnde Gelande (Here and No Further): Strategies and Stories for Climate Justice. The German Resistance collective that shut down coal and inspired thousands to stand together to keep fossil fuel in the ground, will visit Charlottesville as a central, if not directly affected, point near the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline as one stop on their […]
Ties That Bind Event
Join other concerned citizens to make fabric braids that will be woven together into a huge #NoPipelines fabric sculpture, “The Ties That Bind.” Come see your work displayed at the Staunton Innovation Hub in May. Ecoartist and poet Amelia L. Williams is coordinating community and environmental organizations, artists and concerned citizens to create a communally-made […]
Pipeline Air Force Drone Meet-up
Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United StatesSaturday, March 30th, the Pipeline Air Force will be having its first UAV (drone) meet-up of 2019, and you are invited! They will be meeting to share skills, knowledge, experience, and ideas regarding UAV technology all day from 10am-4pm in the Rockfish Valley Community Center, in Nelson County, VA. They will be focusing on how […]
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.
