Protect Our Environment: Stop the Fracked Gas Pipelines
St. Mark's Lutheran Church 100 Alderman Rd., Charlottesville, United StatesJoin the Piedmont Group, Sierra Club to learn about recent developments and updates on the opposition to natural gas Pipelines in Virginia. Our panelists include: Joe Lovett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates. A founder of Appalachian Mountain Advocates, Joe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and has litigated many precedent-setting cases against polluters and […]
March for Our Rivers
Virginia State Capitol 100 Bank St, Richmond, VA, United StatesUPDATE: Date changed to Saturday February 20 (because of threatening weather for Feb. 15) Join NO ACP and other groups and concerned citizens at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond to protest Dominion's lackadaisical concern for and negligent treatment of our rivers, streams, and water supplies! Dominion intends to pollute our rivers directly through dumping toxic […]
Friends of Nelson Get Up Stand Up For Your Rights Community Dance & Fundraiser
Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United StatesJoin Friends of Nelson for their Get Up Stand Up For Your Rights Community Dance & Fundraiser! The dance will be held on Saturday, February 27, from 7 pm-10 pm in the Rockfish Valley Community Center Auditorium. Come for an evening of dancing, refreshment, fellowship and fun! Food & Drink, Cake Walk, Cash Raffle, Bake […]
Right of Entry Court Hearings, Nelson County
Nelson County Court House Lovingston, VA, United StatesCome one, come all! Join the protest outside the Nelson County Courthouse on Wednesday March 2, 2016 from 9:15am to 9:45am, prior to the right-of-entry hearings. Bring signs emphasizing property rights concerns but please do not bring signs, shirts or buttons into the court house. This hearing involves more property owners than any to date […]
Rally Against Dominion
Churchville Elementary School 3710 Churchville Ave., Churchville, VA, United StatesDominion will be hosting one of their dog and pony shows, AKA Open House, scheduled for those affected by the route change in Augusta County. Friends Of Augusta is planning to "welcome" Dominion. Gather for a peaceful rally to show our absolute opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Join us if you can. Bring your […]
Bi-weekly Protest at Dominion Virginia Power
Wednesday March 16, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly 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.
Robert Hurt’s Staff in Lovingston
Nelson Memorial Library 8521 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, VA, United StatesAny ways you think our US Congressman Robert Hurt could represent us better? Tell Hurt's staff in person.
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
Court Square Theater Harrisonburg, VA, United StatesThe Wild and Scenic Film Festival brings together a selection of films that tell stories about our planet, our beautiful and precious wildlands, and the people of the communities who love them, play in them and defend them. They open our eyes and hearts to fantastic experiences in remarkable places. They inspire a sense of wonder, beckon us towards action, highlight issues, and provide solutions.
Cut Carbon Now Rally
Free Speech Wall Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA, United StatesJoin us on April 2, 2016 from 1-1:15 pm at the Free Speech Wall on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville for Cut Carbon Now, a brief action with prominent speakers and a clear message! Sponsored by Appalachian Voices and 350.org, this is a Day of Action in all parts of the Commonwealth, calling on Governor […]
Impact of Fracking on Our Water
Grace Episcopal Church 1934 Crabtree Falls Highway, Massies Mill, VA, United StatesSharon Ponton, of the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL), will present on fracking and how it affects water resources and can be linked to man-made earthquakes. As a part of her work with BREDL, her goal is to start a group in Nelson which will work to ban fracking and its various related activities […]
