January 9 |
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Rise Up! West
Virginia
This Saturday, January 12, please join OVEC and
Christians for the Mountains
as we co-sponsor
the premier of "Rise
Up! West Virginia,"
B.J. Gudmundsson's new film about mountaintop removal.
The film screens at the LaBelle Theatre in the
South Charleston
Museum, 311 D. St, South Charleston. Admission $4.
The evening beings at 6:30 p.m. with live music from T. Paige Dalporto, Jim Savarino and Agust Gudmunddson, three of the musicians whose songs are in the film, which screens at 7 p.m.
More Events
--in Charleston and New York City
Tonight, January 9: The West Virginia 2008 Legislative
Session opened today. Tonight at 7, Governor Manchin gives
his State of the State address. The governor
will likely tout his plan to build five coal-to-liquid
refineries in West Virginia. Coal-to-liquid proponents openly
say the plants are very expensive and private investors are wary of
investing. The governor's proposed coal-to-liquid plants would
generate loads of greenhouse gases, use huge volumes of water and
increase the demand for coal, subjecting already impacted coalfield
communities to more pollution, more health problems, and more
cultural and ecological destruction.
This legislative session, we will all need to educate "our" politicians about the stupidity of converting coal into liquid fuel. There'll be lots more work to do on other issues, too. To stay on top what you can do to make a difference, consider subscribing to WV Environmental Council and Citizen Action Group's action alerts.
January 15: 6-8 p.m. Free Citizen Lobbyist Training. Learn how to be an effective advocate at the West Virginia Legislature! Sponsored by: WV FREE, National Association of Social Workers WV Chapter, West Virginians United for Social and Economic Justice, WV Women Work, WV Citizen Action Group and the ACLU of WV. Director of WV Women Work, Lisa Diehl, will lead training "Lobbying 101." Break-out sessions for issue education and message framing will follow, and then…Pizza. At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 520 Kanawha Blvd. West, Charleston, WV. (Corner of Kanawha Blvd W. and Vine St.) For more info or to reserve a spot call 304-342-9188 or e-mail lida@wvfree.org. Please RSVP by January 10.
January 15 Barnes and Noble, Upper West Side, New York City. Michael Shnayerson reads from his book Coal River.
February 7: 6 p.m. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St., Charleston, WV. Michael Shnayerson reads from his book Coal River. Michael will share the floor with some of the folks featured in his book. A reception will follow the question and answer session. Please mark your calendars now.
February 14: 6 p.m. Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Screening of Catherine Pancake's Black Diamonds. Look for the January / February issue of Utne Reader for a review of this documentary.
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