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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191020T173000
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SUMMARY:Friends of Nelson Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Sunday October 20\, 2019 – The Nelson Center\, gather at 5:30\, meeting begins at 6:00.  Ted Glick\, from Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE)\, will be our featured speaker\, and will show a short film followed by discussion.  We’ll also have announcements and updates.  This is a kid-friendly event\, and there will be an art station run by BXE’s Maple Osterbrink. \nJoin activists from Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) on their FERC Into FREC roadshow! BXE is traveling from the shalefields of Pennsylvania down through the path of the MVP and ACP pipelines in West Virginia and Virginia. BXE members will screen their short film “FERC Doesn’t Work” and hold a community discussion on the fight to turn the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) into the Federal Renewable Energy Commission (FREC). FERC is the federal agency responsible for the regulation of all fossil fuel infrastructure and pipelines that cross state lines. As such FERC is a lynchpin in the nationwide movement against fossil fuels and for climate justice! \nTed Glick has been a progressive activist\, organizer and writer since 1968. He has prioritized the climate crisis issue since 2004 and was one of the founders of Beyond Extreme Energy in 2014. Following retirement after nine years as the National Campaign Coordinator for the Chesapeake Climate Action Network\, he has worked since as a volunteer with BXE and several local and state organizations in New Jersey fighting climate disruption and the expansion of new fossil fuel infrastructure. Since 2000 he has written a nationally-distributed Future Hope column of political\, social and cultural commentary. \nMaple Osterbrink has volunteered for peace\, justice and earth conservation since the 1960’s. She “took the earth-conservation pledge as a young girl scout and has held to it.” She retired from several “almost-careers” to North Carolina and is helping out many organizations including BXE\, APPPL\, Workers’ Assembly and the Raging Grannies. She worked to preserve wetlands in New Hampshire in the mid-90’s as a town conservation commissioner. She is “sick of the corruption\, theft and poisoning of democracy\, peace\, water\, food and sustainability.” As an artist she will have mini-projects to do with children\, or adults\, during events.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/friends-of-nelson-public-meeting-14/
LOCATION:Nelson Center\, 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway\, Lovingston\, VA\, 22949\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190907T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
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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:20190630T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190630T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
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SUMMARY:Friends of Nelson Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday June 30\, 2019\, for an informative meeting at the Nelson Center\, 8445 Thomas Nelson Hwy (Rt. 29)\, Lovingston. We’ll have two excellent speakers: \nDr. Mary Finley-Brook\, Associate Professor of Geography\, Environmental Studies & Global Studies at University of Richmond – she’ll speak on “Dirty BIG Secrets: The Real Impact of Fossil Fuel Development” \nAnne Witt\, Geohazards Specialist at Virginia Department of Mines\, Minerals and Energy – she’ll speak on “Landslides Associated with Hurricane Camille\, 1969” \nPLUS – Pipeline CSI updates and legal news/status. \nDoors open at 6 pm\, meeting at 6:30.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/friends-of-nelson-public-meeting-12/
LOCATION:Nelson Center\, 8445 Thomas Nelson Highway\, Lovingston\, VA\, 22949\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190424T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20190405T104532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T104532Z
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SUMMARY:Power\, Class\, and Race in the Fight for Clean Air
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, April 24\, 2019 at 5 PM – 6:30 PM\nMinor Hall Room 125\nUniversity of Virginia\, Charlottesville\, Virginia 22902 \nWild Virginia and the Green Greeks are proud to host this talk by Professor Vivian Thomson\, an environmental policy writer\, researcher\, and lecturer based in Charlottesville\, Virginia. \nIn 2017 she retired from her position as Professor in the Departments of Environmental Sciences and Politics at the University of Virginia\, where she helped to found and also directed the Environmental Thought and Practice BA Program. \nHer award-winning 2017 book\, Climate of Capitulation: An Insider’s Account of State Power in a Coal Nation (MIT Press)\, has been hailed by readers and experts as a no-holds-barred exposé\, a must-read\, a page turner\, and a vividly written memoir.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/power-class-and-race-in-the-fight-for-clean-air/
LOCATION:University of Virginia\, Minor Hall Room 125\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Virginia":MAILTO:info@wildvirginia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T180000
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SUMMARY:NO PIPELINE One Day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Where We Stand in Our Fight Against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline:  Saturday April 13th\, Spruce Creek Camp\, Nellysford VA \nJoin us in Nelson County this spring for a one day workshop to learn about our recent successes and upcoming challenges. The day long workshop will start at 9am and end at 6pm. We will have expert speakers\, nearby guided tours of the proposed pipeline route and exercises and instructions on how to protest safely. The workshop will be free of charge. Donations are always appreciated.  The ACP is proposed to go through the property where the workshop will be held\, destroying beautiful \nSpruce Creek and cutting through the heart of Nelson County’s valuable tourist venues. \nSpruce Creek Camp is located off of HWY 151 across from Bold Rock Cider. You will see a large no pipeline sign at the intersection of 151 and Horizon’s Village Road. Follow the signs from there. To reduce costs\, please bring your own packed lunch and a camp chair to sit on. If desired\, boxed lunches will be available for sale in advance. An email reminder will be sent and you can register for a box lunch at that point in time. Water\, comfort station and a first aid tent with emergency phone service will also be available. \nFurther Questions? Please email us at sprucecreekgathering@gmail.com \n*If there is inclement weather\, we will have an alternate indoor site available
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/no-pipeline-one-day-workshop/
LOCATION:Spruce Creek\, Nellysford\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190320T210000
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SUMMARY:Cancelled - The Rights of Nature for the Community
DESCRIPTION:THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED \nWednesday\, March 20\, 2019 at 7 PM – 9 PM\, Powhatan County Public Library\, 2270 Mann Rd\, Powhatan\, Virginia 23139. \nIf 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 hear Ben Price\, from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF)\, share information about the concept of Community Bill of Rights (CBOR) for our local communities and how to protect the rights of nature. 200 municipalities nationwide have already passed CBORs and over 3 dozen communities have protected the rights of nature in their local communities. Check out the CELDF website for more information. (www.CELDF.org) \nThe Constitution of Virginia says it is our right to clean air and clean water. However\, our rights conflict with the state and federal laws. As a systemic problem\, the law is built around the needs of the monied corporations. The law is on their side. We are looking at legalized harm. \nActivists in this movement often view the environment as the next frontier in humanity’s expanding moral circle: over the centuries\, we’ve extended rights to more and more beings (e.g. slaves\, women)\, so why shouldn’t nature itself be next? \nThe Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR)\, an amendment to the city charter of Toledo\, has just been voted on and passed. It is the first rights-based legislation aimed at protecting a whole US ecosystem: the lake\, its tributaries\, and the many species connected to it\, including humans! \nENOUGH IS ENOUGH\, PRESERVE VA rejects the conventional Western way of relating to nature — as property that is there for the taking\, as an object rather than a subject. We recognize that we are going to have to work within the existing Western legal system\, like the LEBOR mentioned above\, if we want that to change. \nWe are betting that the best strategy for protecting the environment is to stretch our society’s understanding of what can have rights. If corporations have rights\, why not nature? It’s a bold bet\, but with climate change decimating the planet at such a ferocious rate\, it is the kind of innovative thinking we need. \nThe LEBOR isn’t without precedent! It’s part of the nascent worldwide Rights of Nature movement\, which has notched several victories in the past dozen years. The Rights of Nature have been included in the constitution of Ecuador. Rivers and parks have already won legal rights in countries like Colombia\, India\, and New Zealand. \nJoin us to learn more about how to bring this paradigm shift to your local community!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/cancelled-the-rights-of-nature-for-the-community/
LOCATION:Powhatan County Public Library\, 2270 Mann Rd\, Powhatan\, VA\, 23139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190307T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190307T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
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SUMMARY:VA Climate Change Legislation & Postcards with Delegate Sam Rasoul
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, 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.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/va-climate-change-legislation-postcards-with-delegate-sam-rasoul/
LOCATION:Stonefield Commons\, 2035 Bond Street\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22901\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
ORGANIZER;CN="Indivisible Charlottesville":MAILTO:contact@indivisiblecharlottesville.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190303T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190303T203000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20190301T010514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190301T010514Z
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SUMMARY:The ACP Route on Horseback
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, 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.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/the-acp-route-on-horseback/
LOCATION:Ivy Creek Natural Area Education Building\, 1780 Earlysville Road\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
ORGANIZER;CN="Wild Virginia":MAILTO:info@wildvirginia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20190218T180745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190218T180745Z
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SUMMARY:Atlantic Coast Pipeline Program
DESCRIPTION:The Staunton\, Augusta\, Waynesboro Democratic Meeting is being held on Wednesday\, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Staunton City Hall Building\, 116 W. Beverly Street\, first floor in the City Council Chamber. \nThe program is an Atlantic Coast Pipeline project update with guest speakers Nancy Sorrells (Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley) and Ben Cunningham (Pipeline Compliance Surveillance Initiative). \nThis informational program is open to the public.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/atlantic-coast-pipeline-program/
LOCATION:Staunton City Council Chambers\, 116 W Beverley St.\, Staunton\, VA\, 24401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190219T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20190214T133419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T172620Z
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SUMMARY:The Moral Call for Ecological Justice in Buckingham
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday February 19\, 2019\, 6:00-8:00 pm\, Buckingham Middle School\, 1184 High School Road\, Buckingham\, VA 23921. \nIf unable to attend in person please join in via the links below: \n \nThe event will be livestreamed here on the Repairers of the Breach Facebook page:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/brepairers/\n \nFor those who want to watch online but not on Facebook\, it will also be livestreamed on this page: https://livestream.com/accounts/5188266/events/8566311\n \nJoin Rev. Dr. William J. Barber\, II and former Vice President Al Gore for a program on “The Moral Call for Ecological Justice in Buckingham.” The public is invited to this free evening event\, where Buckingham residents and other Virginians will share stories of the impacts of environmental injustice\, and scientific experts will discuss the health threats and ecological devastation of the proposed Atlantic Coast pipeline and compressor station. As we celebrate Black History Month\, we recognize how poverty\, racism and ecological concerns are connected\, and that we cannot address just one without addressing the others. \nThe event is FREE\, but please REGISTER HERE so organizers can plan appropriately. \nQuestions?  Contact info@friendsofbuckinghamva.org \nRev. Dr. Barber is President of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Former Vice President Gore is the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project\, a non-profit devoted to solving the climate crisis.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/the-moral-call-for-ecological-justice-in-buckingham/
LOCATION:Buckingham Middle School\, 1184 High School Road\, Buckingham\, VA\, 23921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20181129T002304Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181129T002304Z
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SUMMARY:From Pipelines to Progress - Staunton Roadshow
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 12\, 2018 at 7 PM – 9 PM\, Trinity Episcopal Church\, Staunton Virginia\, 214 W Beverley St\, Staunton\, Virginia 24401. \nHosted by CCAN Action Fund\nClimate Alliance of the Valley\nAppalachian Voices\nChesapeake Climate Action Network \nVirginia Unites for Jobs\, Clean Energy\, and Social Justice \nWhen it comes to climate change\, we’re driving toward a cliff… and Dominion’s at the wheel. \nIt’s time to take the wheel from Dominion and give the power back to Virginians to steer in the right direction. Here’s how: force fossil fuel companies like Dominion to pay for their pollution and unlock millions of dollars for us to create jobs\, save lives\, and save money on our energy bills. No more new fracked-gas pipelines. We need to create an economy based on RENEWABLE energy instead. \nJoin us for a fun and inspiring evening to learn about Virginia’s biggest climate solution yet: Joining the Regional Greenhouse Initiative. There will be snacks\, inspiring speakers\, and\, of course\, you and your neighbors! You’ll leave powered with the information and skills to turn your personal story into action. \nRSVP today!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/from-pipelines-to-progress-staunton-roadshow/
LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Church\, McCracken Hall\, 214 W Beverley St\, Staunton\, 24401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20181108T004826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181205T152137Z
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SUMMARY:From Pipelines to Progress - Staunton
DESCRIPTION:Virginia unites for jobs\, clean energy\, and social justice \nWhen it comes to climate change\, we’re driving toward a cliff… and Dominion’s at the wheel. \nIt’s time to take the wheel from Dominion and give the power back to Virginians to steer in the right direction. Here’s how: Force fossil fuel companies like Dominion to pay for their pollution and unlock millions of dollars for us to create jobs\, save lives\, and save money on our energy bills. \nJoin us for a fun and inspiring evening to learn about Virginia’s biggest climate solution yet: Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. There will be snacks\, inspiring speakers\, and\, of course\, you and your neighbors! You’ll leave powered with the information and skills to turn your personal story into action. \nHere are the details:  \nWHAT: From Pipelines to Progress: Virginia Unites for Jobs\, Clean Energy\, and Social Justice\nWHO: You! And all your friends. This event is co-sponsored with Virginia Organizing\, Progress Virginia\, Virginia Civic Engagement Table\, and the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter.\nWHEN: Monday\, December 10\, 7:00 – 9:00pm\nWHERE: McCracken Hall\, Trinity Episcopal Church\, 214 W Beverley St\, Staunton\, VA 24401 \nRSVP today!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/from-pipelines-to-progress-staunton/
LOCATION:Trinity Episcopal Church\, McCracken Hall\, 214 W Beverley St\, Staunton\, 24401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181127T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20181123T022847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181124T005835Z
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SUMMARY:Enough Is Enough - Preserve VA
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday November 27\, 2018\, 7-10 pm\nEnough Is Enough\nVillage Building Auditorium\, 3910 Old Buckingham Road\, Powhatan\, VA 23139 \nPlease RSVP: \nYou are invited to come meet and network with local communities that are threatened by current environmental and health issues. This is an opportunity to start building a strong\, unified voice to protect Virginia! \nRebecca Rubin\, President and CEO at Marstel Day\, Environmental Consulting\, LLC and until recently\, a member of the Air Quality Control Board\, will be our key speaker. \nEnough is Enough\, Preserve VA! Throughout Virginia\, county to county\, the citizens have called for stronger laws to protect them from toxic chemicals and tackle environmental pollution.\nOur elected officials are silent while industries jeopardize our quality of life\, destroy of our wetlands\, mountains\, forests\, rivers\, and turn their backs on our wildlife.\nVirginia’s environmental laws are weak. Let’s set the tone for new legislation to protect our state!\nOur individual and community voices are not being heard. Virginia’s communities and grassroot organizations need to unite and send a clear decisive message\, ENOUGH is ENOUGH!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/enough-is-enough-preserve-va/
LOCATION:Village Building Auditorium\, 3910 Old Buckingham Rd.\, Powhatan\, VA\, 23139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180930T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180930T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20180915T072233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180916T063315Z
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SUMMARY:Friends of Nelson Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of Nelson public meeting\, originally scheduled for September 16\, 2018\, will be held September 30\, happily with the same two dynamic guest speakers!  Join us from 6:30 to 9 pm at Rockfish Valley Community Center to hear our speakers\, with time for questions and answers. \nGuest Speakers: \nRick Cornelius – Rick has been practicing environmental law for over 45 years\, and has worked with Friends of Nelson and the Southern Environmental Law Center on the pipeline issues since he first heard about them 4 years ago. Rick will give us overviews and updates on key cases before the courts. \nIvy Main – Ivy works with the Sierra Club and is a columnist with Power to the People. She’ll give a brief overview of the Virginia Energy Plan and updates on Virginia’s energy future\, and give suggestions about actions we can take to push toward a carbon-free electric energy system for Virginia.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/friends-of-nelson-public-meeting-13/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 190 Rockfish School Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180916T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20180802T200410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180912T160216Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - Friends of Nelson Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of Nelson public meeting\, scheduled for 6=9 pm at Rockfish Valley Community Center\, have been postponed because of potential bad weather. \nOnce we have finalized dates with our speakers and our venue\, we will send out information on a new date for the public meeting. Our dynamic guest speakers Rick Cornelius and Ivy Main will be at the new meeting\, once the new date is figured out! \nStay safe and we’ll see you soon! \nFriends of Nelson will hold a public meeting at Rockfish Valley Community Center on Sunday evening September 16\, 2018; doors open at 6\, meeting begins at 6:30. \nSpeakers (with time built in for questions and answers): \n\nRick Cornelius – Rick has been practicing environmental law for over 45 years\, and has worked with Friends of Nelson and the Southern Environmental Law Center on the pipeline issues since he first heard about them 4 years ago.   Rick will give us overviews and updates on key cases before the courts.\nIvy Main – Ivy works with the Sierra Club and is a columnist with Power to the People.  She’ll give a brief overview of the Virginia Energy Plan and updates on Virginia’s energy future\, and give suggestions about actions we can take to push toward a carbon-free electric energy system for Virginia.\n\n 
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/postponed-friends-of-nelson-public-meeting-13/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 190 Rockfish School Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180720T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20180717T101610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180717T101610Z
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SUMMARY:Environmental Racism and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
DESCRIPTION:Come hear our expert panel discuss the impacts of the ACP and the compressor station slated for the historic black community of Union Hill in Buckingham County\, VA. Refreshments provided. Speakers include Jennifer Lewis\, 6th District Congressional candidate and founder of Friends of Augusta; Pastor Paul Wilson of Union Hill and Union Grove Baptist Churches and No Pipeline activist; Kendra Hanuman\, Yogaville resident and No Pipeline activist\, Swami Dayananda\, Spiritual Leader at Yogaville and No Pipeline activist; John and Ruby Laury\, long-time residents of Union Hill and No Pipeline activists; and Richard Walker\, founder of Bridging the Gap and Buckingham resident\, Chad Oba\, founder of Friends of Buckingham\, mental health provider\, 35 year resident of Union Hill impacted by proposed compressor station. \nSee NPR story on Social Justice and\nThe Atlantic Coast Pipeline: \nhttp://wvtf.org/post/social-justice-and-atlantic-coast-pipeline
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/environmental-racism-and-the-atlantic-coast-pipeline/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro\, 565 Pine Ave.\, Waynesboro\, VA\, 22980\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180628T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180628T220000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20180614T195513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180614T195513Z
UID:12016-1530214200-1530223200@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Little Pink House - Special Showing
DESCRIPTION:WHERE: The Regal Stonefield\, 1954 Swanson Dr\, Charlottesville\nWHEN: Thursday\, June 28 at 7:30 p.m.\nTICKETS: Tickets are $12 general admission\, and proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Friends of Nelson. You must buy your tickets online; no tickets will be sold at the door. Purchase tickets here: https://www.tugg.com/events/little-pink-house-dauw \nBased on a true story\, a small-town paramedic named Susette Kelo leaves a bad marriage\, and starts over in a new town. She buys a rundown cottage with a gorgeous water view. She fixes it up and paints it pink. Then she discovers powerful politicians want to bulldoze her blue-collar neighborhood for the benefit of a multi-billion dollar corporation. With the help of a young lawyer named Scott Bullock\, Susette emerges as the reluctant leader of her neighbors in an epic battle that goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court\, inspires a nation\, and helps millions of Americans protect their homes. \nIn 2005\, the nation was shocked by the Supreme Court’s ruling in Kelo vs. New London. In the judgment\, the court said that a local government could forcibly seize people’s homes\, through eminent domain\, in order to transfer the property to a major corporation for development. The response was immediate. Across the country\, states passed legislation and amended constitutions to curtail the power of eminent domain.  In 2012\, the people of Virginia spoke out overwhelmingly when more than 2.6 million citizens (74.45% of votes cast) approved amending the state constitution to prohibit eminent domain from being invoked if the “primary use is for private gain\, private benefit\, private enterprise\, increasing jobs\, increasing tax revenue or economic development.” \nPlaintiff Susette Kelo’s fight has been dramatized in this new film\, Little Pink House\, starring the brilliant\, Oscar-nominated actress Catherine Keener as Kelo. \nThe film is being distributed in an unorthodox manner. Local people sign up to bring it to their town and\, if enough tickets are sold\, a screening proceeds at a selected local theater. We are pleased to announce that Doug Hornig has secured a showing of the film in Charlottesville: \nWHERE: The Regal Stonefield\, 1954 Swanson Dr\, Charlottesville\nWHEN: Thursday\, June 28 at 7:30 p.m.\nTICKETS: Tickets are $12 general admission\, and proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Friends of Nelson. You must buy your tickets online; no tickets will be sold at the door. Purchase tickets here: https://www.tugg.com/events/little-pink-house-dauw \nEminent domain is a hot button topic here in central Virginia\, as Dominion intends to use it to seize private property for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Many of us have been fighting them for several years now\, and continue to do so. \nWe hope to use this event to help educate the public about the importance of fighting eminent domain abuse. Following the film\, there will be a panel discussion and Q&A featuring: John Kramer – Institute for Justice\, Chuck Lollar – Attorney specializing in eminent domain cases\, Richard Averitt – Property owner impacted by Atlantic Coast Pipeline\, Joyce Burton – Board member\, Friends of Nelson\, a nonprofit dedicated to stopping this unnecessary pipeline. \nJoin us – and bring family\, friends\, and neighbors! We’ll see you there!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/little-pink-house-special-showing/
LOCATION:Regal Stonefield\, 1954 Swanson Dr\, Charlottesville\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Benefit,Film Screening,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180510T113000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20180509T102550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180509T102614Z
UID:11625-1525946400-1525951800@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Red Terry in Waynesboro
DESCRIPTION:Thursday May 10\, 2018\, 10 AM – 11:30 AM\nWaynesboro Public Library\n600 S Wayne Ave\, Waynesboro\, Virginia 22980
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/red-terry-in-waynesboro/
LOCATION:Waynesboro Public Library\, 600 S Wayne Ave\, Waynesboro\, 22980\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20180420T005425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180420T005425Z
UID:11342-1524600000-1524603600@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Pipelines in [so called] VA?! NO ~fracking~ WAY!
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Virginia Student Environmental Coalition\, Charlottesville\nTuesday\, April 24 at 8 PM – 9 PM\nUniversity of Virginia\, Old Cabell Hall\, Room 107 \nMVP? ACP? Monopods? Tree sits? Resistance camps? Arrests?!\nWondering what all of this is about? \nFor years\, the profit hungry Dominion Energy\, Duke\, & EQT have been pushing two fracked gas pipeline projects on lands stretching from West Virginia through Virginia to North Carolina. Throughout the process\, politicians and regulators have consistently turned their backs\, tuning out the voices of those defending the land and the water. But countless courageous communities of resistance have fought back along both proposed routes\, successfully delaying construction… but not without sacrifice. \nVSEC Charlottesville will host a gathering (featuring *desserts*) for the Charlottesville community to catch our breath and find out how we move forward. Please come this Tuesday evening to learn more about these pipelines\, acts of resistance\, and histories of these lands. Also\, *ahem* COME EAT HOMEMADE DESSERTS!!!!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/pipelines-in-so-called-va-no-fracking-way/
LOCATION:Old Cabell Hall\, University of Virginia\, Charlottesville\, VA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170410T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20170405T102112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170405T102112Z
UID:7340-1491820200-1491829200@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:No Pipeline Strategy Session and Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Join Concern for the New Generation and Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League for speaker\, Lois Gibbs\, grass roots organizer of Love Canal followed by lunch at Union Grove Baptist Church on Shelton’s Store Road.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/no-pipeline-strategy-session-and-lunch/
LOCATION:Union Grove Baptist Church\, 2522 Shelton Store Rd (Rt 660)\, Buckingham\, VA\, 23921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170325T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170325T123000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20170318T172709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170318T173223Z
UID:7195-1490441400-1490445000@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Blast Zone Sign Installation and Rally
DESCRIPTION:We will be installing an “Entering the Blast Zone” sign along the proposed pipeline path\, and will have a rally with a few guest speakers.   Please invite everyone you know so we can educate as many people about the threat of this pipeline to our community\, our water\, health and safety of our families\, etc.\n \nParking is limited so please carpool or park at Target Park and Ride and ride over to the Farm stand together. \n 
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/blast-zone-sign-installation-and-rally/
LOCATION:Stuarts Draft Farm Market\, 2964 Stuarts Draft Highway\, Stuarts Draft\, VA\, 24477\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Rally,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20170126T120044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170126T120044Z
UID:6736-1486926000-1486933200@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Friends of Nelson Community Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday February 12\, 2017\, at 7 p.m. at the Rockfish Valley Community Center for a community meeting. The featured guest will be Thomas Hadwin\, speaking on “Challenging the Purpose and Need of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.” Thomas has worked for electric and gas utilities in Michigan and New York and has written numerous articles\, reports and FERC submissions on the absence of any public need or benefit for the ACP. We’ll also discuss the upcoming FERC hearings on the DEIS.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/friends-of-nelson-community-meeting/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 190 Rockfish School Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20170203T152943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170203T152943Z
UID:6877-1486908000-1486915200@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Property Rights and Environmental Issues Educational Forum
DESCRIPTION:Friends of Buckingham will sponsor a Property Rights and Environmental Issues Educational Forum on Sunday February 12\, 2017\, 2-4 pm\, in the Buckingham Middle School cafeteria. \nWho and What: \n\nAppalachian Mountain Advocates (APPALMAD) attorney: land owner information\nVA Sierra Club Kirk Bowers: Review the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)\nWild Virginia\,and Friends of Nelson\, Ernie Reed: Signing up as an intervenor and preparing comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)\nCentral Shenendoah\, Thomas Hadwin: Economic impacts of the ACP
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/property-rights-and-environmental-issues-educational-forum/
LOCATION:Buckingham Middle School\, 1184 High School Road\, Buckingham\, VA\, 23921\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161127T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20161122T231755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T231755Z
UID:6305-1480248000-1480262400@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Water Is Life March and Rally\, November 27\, 2016
DESCRIPTION:Sunday November 27\, 2016\, noon-4 pm\, Dept. of Justice (905 Pennsylvania Ave NW) to the Washington Monument.  Join Last Real Indians and other activists to demand that the Justice Department  intervene to protect the water protectors at Standing Rock. There needs to be an end of the use of violence by Morton County Police including stopping the use of water cannons in freezing temperatures\, mace\, attack dogs\, concussion grenades\, and the list goes on and on.  Speakers include Chase Iron Eyes\, Dolores Huerta\, Alayna Eagle Shield\, and others. Plus see performances by Lakota Thunder drum group\, Tonia Jo Hall and Jingle Dress Dancers.  Wear blue for water!
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/water-is-life-march-and-rally-november-27-2016/
LOCATION:Department of Justice\, 905 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Protest,Rally,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161114T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20160929T200023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160929T200023Z
UID:6007-1479150000-1479157200@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Friends of Nelson Public Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join Friends of Nelson on Monday November 14\, 2016\, 7:00-9:00 pm at Rockfish Valley Community Center\, for a presentation by Thomas Linzey\, Executive Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF). Thomas will be speaking about the subject of Community Rights\, a major focus of the work of CELDF. Thomas is the author of Be the Change: How to Get What You Want in Your Community. CELDF has assisted many communities in numerous states to fend off the efforts of corporations who have wanted to bring fracking\, pipelines\, factory farms\, water privatization\, and other destructive activities to communities.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/friends-of-nelson-public-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 190 Rockfish School Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20161107T220945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161107T220945Z
UID:6231-1479063600-1479070800@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Linzey and Johnson Speak on Community Rights
DESCRIPTION:Thomas Linzey will be appearing along with noted environmental writer and activist Derrick Jensen\, in Charlottesville\, at 7pm\, at the Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church. \nLinzey is the Executive Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF).  Derrick Jensen is considered one of the most outspoken voices on applied deep ecology movement and deep green resistance. Winner of numerous awards and honors including the Eric Hoffer Book Award\, USA Today’s Critic’s Choice award and Press Action’s Person of the Year. Jensen is the author of over twenty books\, including Endgame\, A Language Older Than Words\, and his latest title The Myth of Human Supremacy.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/linzey-and-johnson-speak-on-community-rights/
LOCATION:Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church\, 717 Rugby Rd\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T160000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20160930T144416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161017T115829Z
UID:6021-1478944800-1478966400@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Pipeline Summit
DESCRIPTION:The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA) and the POWHR Coalition will co-host a Pipeline Summit on Saturday\, November 12\, 2016\, in Natural Bridge\, VA. The 10 am to 4 pm meeting is designed to aid participants working to defeat the pipelines proposed across the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region with improved information\, messages and skills to carry on their efforts in 2017. \nThere is a $10 charge for lunch and beverages (a wide choice of sandwiches and salads will be available) to be paid upon your arrival. \nThe need for reforming property rights laws\, particularly eminent domain\, will be a major subject addressed. Participating in this important discussion will be: \n\nLarry Shapiro\, Associate Director for Program Development\, Rockefeller Family Fund\, New York City. He is also President of the Board of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFFA)\, the organization that released a study in April on the risks of pipeline expansions in the Appalachian region. Mr. Shapiro convened a national conference in June on “Pipelines and Eminent Domain.” He will be discussing a new initiative that seeks to reform the ability of pipeline companies to utilize eminent domain laws.\nRichard Averitt\, CEO at Digital ReLab and a Nelson County\, VA resident. Mr. Averitt has been significantly impacted by the proposed ACP. A 100-acre property he and his father\, Dick Averitt\, purchased in the Rockfish Valley portion of Nelson County\, VA to build a resort is in the path of the ACP\, thus preventing the resort development from proceeding. The resort would create 50 full-time and 50-75 part-time jobs\, significantly more permanent employment than the ACP would create in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia.\nKate Wofford\, Executive Director\, Shenandoah Valley Network\, an organization whose mission is to maintain healthy and productive rural landscapes and communities\, to protect and restore natural resources\, and to strengthen and sustain the region’s agricultural economy. Ms. Wofford will discuss the environmental easement issue in Virginia and also serve as the panel’s moderator.\n\nClick Here to Register
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/pipeline-summit/
LOCATION:Natural Bridge Hotel\, 15 Appledore Lane \, Natural Bridge\, VA\, 24578\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker,Training,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161106T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20161007T160357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161020T140155Z
UID:6067-1478437200-1478451600@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Property Rights Revival
DESCRIPTION:Come out and celebrate the Constitution! Join us for the afternoon on November 6\, 2016\, at RVCC to learn more about how eminent domain could be our solution to stopping the proposed ACP (and MVP). Together we can collectively activate our private property rights to benefit our community at large. \nMeet experts on Constitutional law\, hear them speak\, and enjoy an afternoon of music\, food\, and fun. \nRain or shine under the big revival tent (so dress for the weather).
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/property-rights-revival/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 190 Rockfish School Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Rally,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161014T200000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20160929T195318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161010T233709Z
UID:6004-1476468000-1476475200@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Harvesting Seeds of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:In June 2016\, Sacred Ponca Corn Seeds of Resistance were planted along the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast fracked gas pipeline routes. Join us at Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 6:00-8:00 pm\, on Friday October 14\, 2016\, to harvest and celebrate! Nelson and Augusta planters will hold the Harvest Celebration including a ceremony\, speakers and music. Speakers include Jane Kleeb of Bold Nebraska and Wes Mekasi Horinek of Bold Alliance\, sharing insights and experiences from the Standing Rock Camp protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. \nPot luck contributions welcomed! \nContact Helen for more information or to volunteer: hkhelenkimble@gmail.com
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/harvesting-seeds-of-resistance/
LOCATION:Rockfish Valley Community Center\, 190 Rockfish School Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting,Speaker
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160605T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160605T170000
DTSTAMP:20260411T163954
CREATED:20160603T122929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160603T122929Z
UID:5344-1465138800-1465146000@blog.friendsofnelson.com
SUMMARY:Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Poet Amelia Williams has found a way to leverage art as a direct blocking and delay tactic in the fight against fracked gas pipelines and compressor stations.     Walking Wildwood Trail: Poems and Photographs is a book about an eco-poetry art trail created as a tactic against the proposed Atlantic Coast pipeline.  All proceeds from the book of poetry and photography documenting Amelia’s project benefit Friends of Nelson and Wild Virginia. The significance\, she hopes\, reaches everyone. \nAmelia will be reading her poems at Afton Mountain Vineyards on Sunday June 5\, 2016.
URL:https://blog.friendsofnelson.com/calendar-event/poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Afton Mountain Vineyards\, 234 Vineyard Lane\, Afton\, VA\, 22920\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker
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