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OVEC Action Alert - May 12, 2004

Bush in Parkersburg Tomorrow

14th Annual Heartwood Forest Council

We Sure Hope to See You Saturday and Tuesday (Reminders)


BUSH IN PARKERSBURG THURSDAY MAY 13 

Folks opposed to mountaintop removal may want to make a showing, tomorrow, May 13, as Bush comes to Parkersburg, WV. Carpools from the Huntington area are being arranged by Dave McGee, at 304-617-9083. Find more information at www.wvpatriotsforpeace.org/.

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14TH ANNUAL HEARTWOOD FOREST COUNCIL 

Have some big-time fun! Friday, May 28-Monday, May 31: 14th Annual Heartwood Forest Council, this year in Fort Valley, Virginia. The theme of this year's Forest Council is: DEFENDING FORESTS, DEFENDING FREEDOMS: With Liberty and Justice for All.

Join actor Woody Harrelson, campaign finance reform champion Granny D, former US Representative Cynthia McKinney, author Richard Manning, and hundreds of fine folks from across the nation at the beautiful 300-acre Caroline Furnace Camp in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, surrounded by the George Washington National Forest!

See www.heartwood.org for complete schedule (most excellent indeed) and on-line registration information. Or contact the Heartwood Office at 812-337-8898, or info@heartwood.org.

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REMINDERS 

MAY 15: 10:00-Noon. Prop making session for May 18 protest at Massey Stockholder meeting (see May 18 below). Perfater Law office building, 1311 Virginia St. E., Charleston. E-mail vivian@ohvec.org for more info.

Then, same day, same place, Noon-8 p.m. 2nd Annual "Artists for the Environment" Spring Fund-raiser for West Virginia Environmental Coalition. Perfater Law office building lobby, 1311 Virginia St. E., Charleston.. Beautiful day with the arts! The agenda looks great. Visual arts, music, poetry, performance, and more. Booths, art auction, yummy edibles and drinks! For more information and to participate: contact Denise Poole, deniseap@earthlink.net or call her at the WVEC office: (304) 346-5905.

May 18: Massey Energy shareholders meeting at the Charleston WV Marriot. Join us at 9:15 a.m. outside the Marriott (Town Center side, 200 Lee St.) to let Massey shareholders know that Massey's mountaintop removal is a crime against people and the Earth, and is economic insanity. If you want to help spread the word, please print and post this flyer

To carpool from Huntington, call the OVEC office at 304-522-0246. For a ride in a van (seating limited, call soon!) leaving the Whitesville area, call Coal Rover Mountain Watch at 304-854-2182.

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