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SUMMARY:Friends of Buckingham Spring Celebration - POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:Due to the coronavirus and a desire to keep all of us as safe and healthy as possible\, the Friends of Buckingham Spring Celebration is cancelled (for now). We are all so excited to gather with you and celebrate our shared good work\, but we’ll have to wait a while yet to do so. \nWhen: Saturday\, March 28\, 2020\, 11 AM – 3 PM\nWhere: The “B.A.R.N.” (Buckingham Agriculture Resource Network)\, 11851 W James Anderson Hwy\, Buckingham\, VA 23921 \nJoin Friends of Buckingham\, Appalachian Voices\, and friends for a spring party to celebrate the 4th Circuit Court victory over the Buckingham Compressor Station! Hurray\, Union Hill! Hurray\, Environmental Justice! \nThis is an opportunity to show gratitude for all the hard work we’ve put in the last 5 years with the help of allies and partners across the region. We’ll recap where we’ve been and share what is coming up next. Fun games\, activities\, and music (feel free to bring an instrument if you like). Potluck style. Please bring a dish to share! \nPlease RSVP to Lara Mack at 540-246-9720 or lcmack4286@gmail.com by March 21\, 2020. \nWe’ll send additional information out closer to the date. Keep an eye on your inboxes for updates in a couple of weeks! \nWarmly\,\nFriends of Buckingham\, Appalachian Voices\, and friends
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/friends-of-buckingham-spring-celebration-postponed/
LOCATION:Buckingham Agriculture Resource Network\, 11851 W James Anderson Hwy\, Buckingham\, VA\, 23921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social Event
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SUMMARY:Movie and Discussion\, January 5th
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Racing Extinction\, a movie and discussion sponsored by Virginia Interfaith Power and Light and the Rockfish Presbyterian Church Youth Group\, Sunday\, January 5\, 2020\, Rockfish Presbyterian Church\, 5016 Rockfish Valley Hwy (Rt 151)\, Faber\, VA 22938. Potluck dinner 4:30pm\, Movie 5pm. \nDiscussion following movie lead by Mindy Zlotnick who serves in Yogaville Environmental Solutions\, protecting the environment and supporting the growth of renewable energy at the ashram. Through Buckingham: We the People\, she has collaborated with CELDF to write a Community Bill of Rights for the James River. This document gives the local community the right to self-government and gives Nature the same rights as humans and corporations. She is a Climate Reality Leader with former Vice President Al Gore’s group Climate Reality Training. \nFor info\, contact: cheryl@cstone.net
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/movie-and-discussion-january-5th/
LOCATION:Rockfish Presbyterian Church\, 5016 Rockfish Valley Highway (Rt. 151)\, Nellysford\, 22958\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191117T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191117T193000
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SUMMARY:Movie and Discussion\, November 17
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a movie and discussion sponsored by Virginia Interfaith Power and Light and the Rockfish Presbyterian Church Youth Group\, Sunday\, November 17\, 2019\, Rockfish Presbyterian Church\, 5016 Rockfish Valley Hwy (Rt 151)\, Faber\, VA 22938. Potluck dinner 4:30pm\, Movie 5pm. \nDiscussion following the movie will be lead by Kendyl Crawford\, Director of VAIP\, who is at the forefront of congregational organizing efforts taking place in Virginia around the issue of climate change\, which has far-reaching justice and moral implications. \nFor info\, contact: cheryl@cstone.net \nFrom Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award-winning actor\, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio\, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change\, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on our planet. The film follows DiCaprio as he travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists\, world leaders\, activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this complex issue and investigate concrete solutions to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/movie-and-discussion-november-17/
LOCATION:Rockfish Presbyterian Church\, 5016 Rockfish Valley Highway (Rt. 151)\, Nellysford\, 22958\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191027T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T164817
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SUMMARY:Movie and Discussion\, October 27
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a movie and discussion\, sponsored by Virginia Interfaith Power and Light and the Rockfish Presbyterian Church Youth Group\, Sunday\, October 27\, 2019\, Rockfish Presbyterian Church\, 5016 Rockfish Valley Highway (Rt. 151)\, Nellysford\, VA 22958.  Potluck dinner 4:30pm\, followed by movie 5pm \nDiscussion following the movie featuring Scott Ziemer from the Yellow Finch tree sit in Montgomery County.  (Yellow Finch tree sitters are in need of gas card donations. \nFor more info\, contact: cheryl@cstone.net
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/movie-and-discussion-october-27/
LOCATION:Rockfish Presbyterian Church\, 5016 Rockfish Valley Highway (Rt. 151)\, Nellysford\, 22958\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film Screening,Social Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T140000
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SUMMARY:Circle of Protection:  Bent Mountain
DESCRIPTION:“Circle of Protection: Bent Mountain” Starting mid-afternoon Sunday\, September 22\, 2019 water protectors from three states will gather on Bent Mountain for a potluck supper\, a SUN SiNG & Local Friends Concert\, and optional overnight camping. We will share stories\, interfaith prayers and strategy. We will sing\, dance\, grieve\, learn and make art for the following day.\nRegistration (completely secure/not shared) is required and details and directions will be emailed to you following registration from circleofprotectionbentmountain@gmail.com. The link for registration is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VfIndsUQN5kDOXOBQyg4v5OdJljRmlVAf1MMZ11JRLU/viewform?edit_requested=true \nQuestions?  Email: circleofprotectionbentmountain@gmail.com \nAs always\, the “Circle of Protection” will seek to serve and elevate the voices of our host community\, in this case\, Bent Mountain\, and others now facing the destructive robbery of the Mountain Valley fracked gas pipeline. Communities resisting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline threat will come to tell their own story and stand in solidarity to protect the region’s rights to clean water and to protect their own homes and future. \n“Circle of Protection Bent Mountain” is the first of two No MVP/No ACP events from an emergent coalition of Virginia\, North Carolina and West Virginia pipeline resisters during the September 20-27 Climate Strike Week. “Circle of Protection: Bent Mountain” will support the second event\, “Climate Emergency: Tri-State Pipeline Strike”\, which will take place on the morning of Monday\, September 23 in Roanoke\, VA. https://www.facebook.com/events/2838386276275707/ \nJoin us! Save the dates! Shout and share! \nFor more on the SUN SiNG collective and event producer\, ARTivism Virginia visit ARTivism Virginia on you tube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgOuscF5Bp8pMXD89KF68Qg/featured \nThe Shape of the Day:\nSunday\, September 22:\n2 pm: Registration Begins\n3 pm: Pre supper workshops* begin.\n5 pm: Pot Luck Supper\n5:30 pm. Registration/Entry Gate Closes\n6 pm: Plenary. Briefing for Next Day: full group.\n7 pm: SUN SiNG** & Local Friends Concert (with Earth Grief/Water Blessing Ceremony)\n9 pm: Small group strategy campfires.\n10:30 pm: Rest \nMonday\, September. 23:\n7:30 – 8:30 am coffee and breakfast\n8:30 am Depart for Downtown Roanoke.\n10 am: “Climate Emergency: Tri-State Pipeline Strike” in Downtown Roanoke (a separately produced event)\n2 pm: Clean up at Bent Mt. Site. You & your belongings must be gone.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/circle-of-protection-bent-mountain/
LOCATION:Bent Mountain\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Prayer Vigil,Protest,Rally,Social Event
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SUMMARY:Our Air\, Our Health\, Our Common Future: The Fight to Save Union Hill
DESCRIPTION:Our Air\, Our Health\, Our Common Future: The Fight to Save Union Hill \nSaturday\, September 7\, 2019 at 1 PM – 4 PM\nUnion Hill\, Virginia \nHosted by Appalachian Voices\, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter\, Virginia Interfaith Power and Light\, POWHR\, Water Is Life. Protect It. \nJoin friends\, neighbors and Virginians leading the fight to protect our communities against corporate polluters for a Town Hall to address this important question: What kind of Commonwealth are we? \nRefreshments will be served immediately following the event program. Please register on our Eventbrite web page (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/our-air-our-health-our-common-future-the-fight-to-save-union-hill-tickets-69378548105) so you have all the details and directions to the event (and to give us an accurate head count for food!). \nThe Town Hall will take place on the ancestral land of Taylor Harper\, a former slave who bought a portion of the plantation land he once toiled in Union Hill. This community has been targeted for a massive\, dangerous fracked-gas compressor station that would be part of the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline – a highly controversial\, expensive and unneeded project. \nYou’ll hear from several Harper descendants as well as other Union Hill landowners who likewise trace their ancestry to the courageous women and men who founded this historic community\, and other area residents. The Town Hall will also feature speakers from the Southern Environmental Law Center and Chesapeake Bay Foundation who are representing community members in efforts to stop the compressor station. \nThe fight for Union Hill is part of a broader struggle for environmental justice in Virginia. It also includes the Atlantic Coast Pipeline\, the Mountain Valley Pipeline\, the Chickahominy power plant\, the mega dump (called “Green Ridge”) in Cumberland County and other projects that threaten vulnerable communities. Together\, communities across the commonwealth are calling on our elected leaders to take meaningful action to develop sound environmental policies that leave no community behind.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/our-air-our-health-our-common-future-the-fight-to-save-union-hill/
LOCATION:Union Hill\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social Event,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190801T180000
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SUMMARY:Swarm the Mountain: A Weekend of Action for Yellow Finch
DESCRIPTION:Swarm the Mountain: A Weekend of Action for Yellow Finch. Aug 1 at 6 PM – Aug 4 at 6 PM\, 10303 Russwood Rd\, Bent Mountain\, VA 24059-2321. Hosted by Preserve Floyd and 11 others. \nSwarm the Mountain events in Bent Mountain are on the Mountain Valley Pipeline route and close to the ongoing tree sits. \nTHURSDAY August 1\, 2019\n6-9 PM: Dance Party for the Rusty Patched Bumblebee\, Lobo Marino\, Poetry Jam and more! Wear yellow and black and your dancing shoes. Flag and banner making\, potluck offerings welcome. \nFRIDAY August 2\, 2019\n10 AM: Flower March for Yellow Finch. Bring flowers and love notes for the tree people! Wear yellow and black. Starting point tba.\n5 PM: Flyer the Floyd Jamboree! Wear yellow and black and swarm the streets with flyers about our amazing People’s Pizza Party. \nSATURDAY August 3\, 2019\nPeople’s Pizza Party: A Fundraiser for Finch!\nIf you have farm fresh veggies\, bring them and add them to your wood-fired pizza!\n5-10 PM: Open Mic and dance party jam; bring your instruments and celebrate! \nSUNDAY August 4\, 2019\n10 AM-2 PM: Solidarity at the Sits: Visit Yellow Finch and support the sitters: shuttle service\n2-5 PM: Citizen Voices Radio Show. Story sharing from the MVP grassroots with the Richmond Resistance. Tell your MVP resistance story on the radio!\n5-6 PM: Water blessing\, closing ceremony. \nCome Camp with us!!\n-One night or many nights!\n-Water available on site\n-Leave no trace! Pack it in/ pack it out\n– Bring a plate\, cup and Utensils \nAll of these events are Rain or shine. The land that is hosting the events has a Barn where we can gather in a covered area if needed. \nQuestions? Feel free to ask! \nDo I have to come to all of the events?\n-No\, You come to whatever inspires you. \nWhat if I have an idea for a support event?\n– Amazing! please share with others and see if you can get a group together to manifest your dreams. \nDoes this cost money?\n-No\, but if you would like to donate\, I’m sure we can find a good use for extra money. \nIs this taking place at the sits?\n– No\, Camping and events will take place on private land in Bent mountain (the address listed in the event location tab)\nThere will be optional visits to the sits throughout the weekend. \nWhat should I wear?\n– make sure you are prepared for the weather\, whatever it may be. Wear Yellow and Black if you can. We will have stencils for printing on extra items of clothing! \nHow else can I support?\n– Share our social media posts\n– Bring some food to share\n– Make some art\n– There are so many different ways to support\, get creative. \nSee https://www.facebook.com/events/698334687300548/
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/swarm-the-mountain-a-weekend-of-action-for-yellow-finch/
LOCATION:10303 Russwood Rd\, Bent Mountain\, VA\, 24059-2321\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Rally,Social Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190608T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190608T190000
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SUMMARY:Union Hill Social and Fish Fry
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 8: Union Hill Social and Fish Fry to kick off Bridging the Gap solar installation and environmental health training: 3-7 pm\, 1296 Union Hill Road. RSVP required to 804-248-6756. \nBridging the Gap In Virginia has received a grant from Mertz Gilmore Foundation to sponsor a solar installation and environmental health training program in the Union Hill area of Buckingham County\, for the benefit of the African-American community. As you know\, Union Hill struggles economically and many leave in search of work. \nOur vision is to provide good jobs for the residents of Union Hill while starting a green workforce development program that mentors formerly incarcerated individuals and at-risk youth in the areas of solar installation\, energy audits and conservation (i.e.\, weatherization\, efficiency) and in-door environmental health (i.e.\, lead testing and encapsulation\, mold remediation\, and air quality monitoring). \nWe are beginning this week long training with a community event on Saturday June 8th from 3-7pm with a community social and fish fry at 1296 Union Hill Rd.  Please join us in this celebration for and by our community. [Please let Richard Walker know if you will join us so we can plan accordingly. His number is (804) 248-6756.]
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/union-hill-social-and-fish-fry/
LOCATION:1296 Union Hill Rd.\, Buckingham County\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Social Event
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