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SUMMARY:Hands Across the Appalachian Trail
DESCRIPTION:An action to protect the Appalachian Trail against unwanted\, unnecessary\, unnatural gas pipelines.  Meet at the Humpback Rocks parking lot\, milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway\, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday September 17\, 2016.  Contact kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org for more information.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/hands-across-the-appalachian-trail/
LOCATION:Humpback Rocks Parking Area\, Milepost 5.8\, Blue Ridge Parkway\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160818
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160819
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
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SUMMARY:Hands Across Our Land
DESCRIPTION:Hands Across Our Land is a grassroots action designed to bring attention to the plight landowners and communities face at the hands of bullying\, multi-billion dollar corporations in their quest to build new fossil fuel infrastructure. We believe the rights of property ownership are fundamental to our democracy; that eminent domain should never be used for corporate gain and/or economic development. We believe the health\, safety and welfare of our families and communities are paramount.  We will not be bullied into submission by the energy industry which chooses greed over people\, shareholder profit over our environment. We will not become the energy industry’s sacrifice zones! \nInitiated in Nelson County by Free Nelson\, the first Hands Across Our Land actions were held on August 18\, 2015\, and thirty-five communities in 10 states participated\,.  The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League (BREDL) became an integral partner with Free Nelson.  BREDL is now managing the annual Hands Across Our Land campaign\, and in 2016  plans to double\, perhaps even triple\, the 2015 participation in 2016. \nThis year Hands Across Our Land organizers have chosen to include communities who are facing the devastating affects being caused by coal ash contamination.  As energy companies rush to close their coal ash pounds\, billions of gallons of toxic coal ash wastewater are being dumped into our streams and rivers. These streams and rivers are the very same source for many water intake systems to municipal water supplies. The Environmental Protection Agency let us down when it refused to classify coal ash as a hazardous material knowing all the while it is radioactive and contains many heavy metals\, some known to be carcinogens. \nIn Nelson County\, actions will take place at the Stone Bridge on Route 250 on the Nelson County–Augusta County Line at 5:30 pm (click here for the event’s Facebook page) and at the Wingina Bridge on Route 56 on the Nelson County–Buckingham County line at 6:30 pm (click here for the event’s Facebook page). \nThere will also be an interfaith prayer service at 5:00 pm at Union Hill Baptist Church on Route 663 in Buckingham County.  Pastor Paul Wilson of Union Hill Baptist Church; Marion Kanour\, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church\, Massies Mill; and Swami Dayananda of the Yogaville community will be among those who will offer their prayers.  All are welcome to join this event. \nFurther information about other site-specific HAOL actions will be posted on the BREDL HAOL Web page.  Check there for details of an action near you.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/5395/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Protest,Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160723T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160723T150000
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SUMMARY:March on the Mansion
DESCRIPTION:For over two years\, Virginians who face dangerous pipelines\, offshore oil rigs\, toxic coal ash\, rapidly rising tides\, and other pollution threats have appealed to Governor McAuliffe for real leadership. \nWe’ve sent thousands of petitions\, shown up at public events\, and invited the Governor to tour our threatened homes\, asking him to protect our land\, air and water\, and to be a champion of truly clean energy. \nOur voices have not been heard yet — so we’re bringing those voices together right at his doorstep. \nOn July 23\, 2016\, march to Governor McAuliffe’s house with hundreds of pipeline fighters\, river lovers\, faith leaders\, farmers\, climate activists\, moms and grandfathers. \nDemand real leadership for: \n\nSolar panels – not pipelines!\nClean water – not coal ash!\nClimate justice – not corporate control!\n\nTell Governor McAuliffe that his legacy rests on standing up to big corporations like Dominion and standing with Virginians fighting for a better\, brighter future. \nWHEN: Saturday\, July 23\, 2016\, from 12 noon – 3:00 p.m. Rally at noon. March to the Governor’s mansion at 1 p.m.\nWHERE: Richmond\, VA. Meet at the Bell Tower on the Capitol grounds (or a nearby park TBD.)\nWHO: Virginians from the mountains to the sea who want healthy communities and a safe climate!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/march-on-the-mansion/
LOCATION:Bell Tower at Virginia Square\, 9th Street and Franklin Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protest,Rally
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160516
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
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SUMMARY:Break Free in DC
DESCRIPTION:Sierra Club is working with partner organizations to sponsor an action in Washington\, DC on Sunday\, May 15th\, 2016. There’s a groundswell building\, and you’re invited to be part of it. Coordinated actions across the globe will send a clear message that it is time to break free from fossil fuels and invest in a just transition to 100% renewable energy. Thousands of regular people have committed to taking action already\, and thousands more are interested in participating in some way. This truly is a global movement calling for an end to fossil fuels and a just transition to 100% renewable energy. \nA bus will leave from Staunton at 8:30 am traveling to Nelson\, Charlottesville and then to Washington DC.  The bus will return at the end of the day. Final route details will be sent out and listed on our website prior to final departure. Here is the link to bus ticket reservations.  Round trip bus tickets are $15.00. \nPlease contact Hannah Weigard\, Appalachian Voices with questions: hannah@appvoices.org
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/break-free-in-dc/
LOCATION:Washington DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protest,Rally
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160511
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160512
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20160429T201709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160429T201709Z
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SUMMARY:Dominion Resources Annual Shareholder Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Dominion Resources’ annual shareholder meeting will be held on Wednesday\, May 11th\, 2016\, in Columbia\, SC\, and a group of climate-concerned shareholders will be introducing five resolutions aimed at getting Dominion to clean up its act. Meanwhile\, dozens more activists will be rallying outside. \nWhether it’s Dominion’s push to build hundreds of miles of new fracked-gas pipeline\, its corner-cutting to dump toxic coal ash wastewater into our rivers\, or its attacks on rooftop solar\, it’s never been more clear: Dominion is the single biggest obstacle to setting a new direction for our energy future in Virginia. \nThat’s why a group of Dominion shareholders is pushing back. \nIf you own Dominion stock\, you can cast your vote for each resolution\, and even attend the meeting.  Click here to find out how you can help these activist shareholders. \nIf you don’t own Dominion stock\, join us for the rally outside!  RSVP to join us for the rally outside the meeting!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/dominion-resources-annual-shareholder-meeting/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, Columbia\, SC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160503T110000
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SUMMARY:Press Event: Save These Historic Resources
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Rockfish Valley Foundation (RVF)\, 1368 Rockfish Valley Highway\, Nellysford\, VA\, on Tuesday May 3\, 2016 at 10 a.m. for an event intended to create state-wide awareness for the archaeology site of the Coleman Mills and Old Wintergreen Village. On the program will be Preservation Virginia\, Nelson County Historical Society\, Nelson Board of Supervisor Allen Hale and the Rockfish Valley Foundation. The two historic and cultural resources have been recognized by Governor McAuliffe as Virginia Treasures and by Preservation Virginia as endangered sites. They are the center of the South Rockfish Valley Historic District. The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will destroy them. RVF has worked hard over the last year to achieve recognition for these historic resources\, and wants to take public their efforts to defend the Rockfish Valley and the culture and history of this special place from the destructive impacts of the proposed pipeline. TV and other media will be present\, so this is a great time to have a big crowd to protest the damage the pipeline would do.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/press-event-save-these-historic-resources/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Foundation\, 1368 Rockfish Valley Highway\, Nellysford\, VA\, 22958\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160402T130000
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SUMMARY:Cut Carbon Now Rally
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 McAuliffe to live up to his commitment to deliver to the people of Virginia a truly Clean Power Plan that cuts carbon pollution long-term and safeguards health and prosperity for generations to come. \nDominion Resources\, the Richmond-based parent company of Dominion Virginia Power\, is heavily invested in the natural gas sector\, primarily transmission and storage. That has led Dominion to lobby for an implementation plan that covers only existing power plants. \nExcluding new sources would leave the company free to build as many new natural gas-burning power plants in the state as it wants\, locking in years of increased carbon pollution\, and further boosting demand for fracked gas and pipeline capacity. Dominion’s plans call for more than 9\,500 megawatts of new gas generation in Virginia\, equivalent in carbon impact to building eight average-sized coal plants in the state. \nMcAuliffe can do what Dominion wants\, or he can do the right thing for the climate. He can’t do both. \nAlso\, please note: we are also asking that during the press event we avoid having No Pipeline signs out – we want to focus attention just on the program\, which is about McAuliffe’s role in charting a long-term course for cutting carbon pollution from power plants.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/cut-carbon-now-rally/
LOCATION:Free Speech Wall\, Downtown Mall\, Charlottesville\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160308T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160308T193000
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SUMMARY:Rally Against Dominion
DESCRIPTION:Dominion 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 own handmade sign to express why you are against the pipeline!! Is it because of the threat to our environment? The threat to property rights? Water? Pipeline Explosions?
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/rally-against-dominion/
LOCATION:Churchville Elementary School\, 3710 Churchville Ave.\, Churchville\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160220T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160220T130000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20160211T130753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160212T235352Z
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SUMMARY:March for Our Rivers
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE:  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 coal ash\, and indirectly\, through sedimentation and erosion pollution from pipeline construction in steep and karst-filled terrain. Bring NO PIPELINE signs! More info here.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/march-for-our-rivers/
LOCATION:Virginia State Capitol\, 100 Bank St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protest,Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160119T170000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20151231T005145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160113T232845Z
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SUMMARY:Pipeline Lobby Day
DESCRIPTION:Pipeline Lobby Day at the General Assembly Building in Richmond. We will be making appointments to speak to Delegates and Senators during the day about the survey statute bill revisions and continuing requests for signatures on PEIS letters to FERC. A demonstration will be held at Noon on the Capital Grounds at the Bell Tower. A meeting for the House Commerce and Labor Committee will be held at 2 pm that afternoon for those who wish to attend and listen to the hearing.  This is a multi-group statewide effort organized by the VA Sierra Club. We really want a big presence for this! \nPlease RSVP to let us know you’re coming! We’ll be able to send you schedule changes and/or updates as plans evolve. Sign-up here. \nAnd there is a chartered bus available with stops in Staunton\, Nelson\, and Charlottesville. You’ll get a “pre-lobby briefing” on the bus and no hassle with parking in downtown Richmond. Visit here to purchase tickets to reserve your seat.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/pipeline-lobby-day/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Lobbying,Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151025T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151025T150000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20151018T112200Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151018T153122Z
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SUMMARY:Prayers Not Pipelines
DESCRIPTION:Bring Friends and family and join us for this community organized Prayers Not Pipelines event on Sunday\, October 25th\, 10-3PM at the Rockfish Valley Foundation/ Spruce Creek Gallery. \nImagine a “wall” of white gauzy fabric wrapped around the trees so that you can see through to the trees but blocked enough to imagine their loss. This wall will be on both sides of RT 151 and will be the length of the path of the proposed pipeline route\, 125 feet. In front of that white wall\, we will stand hand in hand with our no pipeline shirts. We will line both sides of Rt 151.  As we filter in and out to take turns\, we will pass out info and hand out flyers to residents and visitors. While the community is waiting their turn to be a part of the human chain along Rt 151\, participants can create their own prayer flag. There will be white squares of cloth available with markers and people can make their own statement\, intention\, artwork or prayer. The flags will be collected and sewed together on a line to create a giant prayer flag that will be posted along the road where the proposed pipeline would go. The goal of the event is to send out positive messages to the community and the forest: blessings\, protection and prayers going out to the world that this is a protected and sacred place. \n\nPlease sign up to stand along Rt 151 in opposition to the ACP by going to this link: http://doodle.com/poll/a38kt85m8qc375ni
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/prayers-not-pipelines/
LOCATION:VA
CATEGORIES:Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20151014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20151014T130000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20150928T152749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150928T152749Z
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SUMMARY:People's Climate Action - Charlottesville
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a rally that carries forward Central Virginia’s engagement in the fight for climate protection and clean energy solutions! As area residents organize to resist fracked gas transmission projects\, the time is now to join the call for solar\, wind\, and efficiency and say Stop the Pipelines! \nLooking ahead to Paris and beyond\, we will highlight the initiatives that are harnessing carbon-free power and saving wasted energy in our area\, and will raise the voices of local leaders calling for state\, federal\, and global climate action.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/peoples-climate-action-charlottesville/
LOCATION:Unnamed Venue\, 514 East Main St.\, Charlottesville\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
ORGANIZER;CN="Hannah Wiegard":MAILTO:hannah@appvoices.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150704T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150704T090000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20151019T180632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151019T180632Z
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SUMMARY:Red\, White\, and NO PIPELINE Blue Rally
DESCRIPTION:Saturday July 4\, 2015\, 8-9 a.m.\, Piedmont Virginia Community College\, Red\, White\, and NO PIPELINE Blue Rally.  Great turnout at the rally to greet Governor McAuliffe before his 9 a.m. Independence Day speech at Monticello!  A NO PIPELINE WELCOME for our Governor.  George Washington proclaimed\, “Private property and freedom are inseparable.”   Thomas Jefferson stated\, “The defense of private property is the standard by which every provision of law\, past and present\, shall be judged.”
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/red-white-and-no-pipeline-blue-rally/
LOCATION:Piedmont Virginia Community College\, 501 College Drive\, Charlottesville\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150223T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150223T210000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20151019T213652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151019T213652Z
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SUMMARY:Virginia People's Climate March
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, February 23: Virginia People’s Climate March\, Richmond. A rally on the Richmond Capitol grounds to demand environmental justice from Governor McAuliffe and the Virginia General Assembly as they close their session. See the Facebook page for this event for more information and photos. Additional photos of the event are here.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/virginia-peoples-climate-march/
LOCATION:Virginia State Capitol\, 100 Bank St\, Richmond\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protest,Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150123T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150123T140000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20151019T215630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151019T215630Z
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SUMMARY:Property Rights/No Pipeline Rally
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 23: Property Rights / No Pipeline Rally at 12:00 pm at Bell Tower on Capitol Square\, Richmond. Rally in Richmond to protest the Atlantic Coast Pipeline\, with speakers and music. Sponsored by Free Nelson\, Friends of Nelson\, the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club\, and Preserve the NRV. Kathy Plunket Versluys took some beautiful photos of the rally.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/property-rightsno-pipeline-rally/
LOCATION:Bell Tower at Virginia Square\, 9th Street and Franklin Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20150110T130000
DTSTAMP:20260607T041513
CREATED:20151019T220621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151019T220621Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-Pipeline Rally
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, January 10: Rally\, Noon to 1:00 pm at the Free Speech Wall on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall. Citizens United Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Sponsored by the Piedmont and Shenandoah Groups of the Sierra Club\, Charlottesville Peace and Justice Center\, 350 Central Virginia\, Friends of Nelson\, Free Nelson\, and Wild Virginia. Click here to see photos of the rally!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/anti-pipeline-rally/
LOCATION:Free Speech Wall\, Downtown Mall\, Charlottesville\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Rally
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