Friends of Nelson Fun(d)raiser

Blue Mountain Brewery 9519 Critzers Shop Rd, Afton, VA, United States

Friends of Nelson Fun(d)raiser, November 14, 2014, Blue Mountain Brewery Thank you everyone for coming out and supporting us. And special thanks to Taylor and Mandi Smack of Blue Mountain Brewery! What a fun evening! These wonderful photos were donated by brandon@offthecuffphoto.com. You can see a few more here. We made around $1200 (money from […]

Anti-Pipeline Meeting

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

Photos from the meeting, sponsored by multiple groups, to update folks on progress in opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Sunday Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Rockfish Valley Community Center.

Ban the Grinch Party

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

Saturday January 3, 2015, 10 a.m. Free Nelson’s Ban the Grinch Party, Rockfish Valley Community Center. See some photos here.

Anti-Pipeline Rally

Free Speech Wall Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, VA, United States

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 […]

Friends of Nelson Public Meeting

Rockfish Valley Community Center 190 Rockfish School Lane, Afton, VA, United States

Sunday, January 11: Friends of Nelson Public Meeting at 7:00 pm in the Rockfish Valley Community Center Auditorium. A meeting to hear the latest on opposing the pipeline and get prepared for Dominion’s Open House with FERC representatives. Click here for photos.

Dominion Open House

Nelson County High School 6919 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Lovingston, VA, United States

Wednesday, January 14: Dominion’s “Open House,” 5:00-7:30 pm at Nelson County High School. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) staff members were there, and so were you (see photos here). Thank you for coming out–for singing!–and for speaking your minds and leaving comments for FERC!

Property Rights/No Pipeline Rally

Bell Tower at Virginia Square 9th Street and Franklin Street, Richmond, VA, United States

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 […]