Monday May 4, 2015, 7-8:30 pm, Court Square Theater, Harrisonburg. Screenings of Won’t Pipe Down! – FREE – but you must register here View the trailer here and read about the JMU students who made the documentary and their wonderful project here
Wednesday morning, May 6, 2015, 8-9:30, 5000 Dominion Drive, Glen Allen VA. Dominion’s Annual Shareholder Meeting. More than 150 protesters from across Virginia and Maryland came to demonstrate against Dominion’s pipeline plans, with about 50 of them coming from counties along the path of the ACP. They brought with them an inflatable pipeline to give […]
May 9-19, 2015, Atlantic Coast Pipeline Resistance Ride. The students cycled across Virginia following the proposed path of the ACP to amplify the voices of Virginia communities and landowners directly impacted by the ACP and demonstrate a unified student movement against climate change. Learn more and see photos of their ride on their blog and […]
Monday May 11: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Resistance Ride – Community Potluck at 5:30, Acorn Inn (2256 Adial Rd.) Bring a potluck dish to share, bring instruments, and come to share your story and celebrate the community power we have built. See the flyer for more info.
Sunday May 17, 2015, Rockfish Valley Community Center. Three screenings of the film Won’t Pipe Down in the RVCC screening room. View the trailer here and read about the JMU students who made the documentary and their wonderful project here
May 21–29, 2015, Washington, DC. Beyond Extreme Energy week of actions at FERC offices. Visit their website for details on the week, to understand how “FERC doesn’t work” and to read their 9-point plan for reforming the agency. Nelson County residents went to D.C. to join in on BXE’s “Witness Wednesday.
May 25, 2015, Eco-Village, Charlottesville, VA, 5:00–6:30 p.m. and 7:30–9:00 p.m. Two screenings of Won’t Pipe Down. To get a free ticket, select a time to sign up through Eventbrite: 5-6:30 PM or 7:30-9 PM.
Saturday May 30, 5:00–9:00 p.m., Rockfish Valley Community Center. Second Annual Celebrate Rockfish. Festivities will included a raffle, with a portion of the raffle money going to Friends of Nelson. More details here.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 7:00 p.m. Friends of Nelson Public Meeting at Rockfish Valley Community Center. Many thanks to Donny Williams, organizer with We Are Cove Point and Calvert Citizens for a Healthy Community-CCHC, who spoke about the perils that have befallen Lusby, Maryland as Dominion has aggressively and ruthlessly moved in to expand and […]
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 […]
