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Upcoming screenings of
"Rise Up! West Virginia"

Mountaintop Removal Roadshow Calendar

Upcoming Showings of "Black Diamonds: The Fight for Coalfield Justice"

WVDEP Calendar of Events

Every Friday:
  • Noon to 1 p.m. Join WV Patriots for Peace at weekly one hour vigils.  Now that another election has been held in Iraq, isn't it time to start bringing our troops home?    Vigil continues Friday, 12-1 p.m. at old location, Brawley walkway across Court St from Town Center.  WVPFP will be holding the sadly ever-growing "Wall of Remembrance," which lists the names of the U.S. troops who have lost their lives in Iraq.
Monday - Friday, 7:06 - 10 p.m. Tune In to Bob Kincaid's Radio Program for Progressive West Virginians - Call in to let others know your thoughts! Click here to listen online. The call-in numbers are (304) 658-3333 and (877) 443-2366.
May 13: 9:35 p.m. EST. Sundance Channel’s series THE GREEN broadcasts Burning the Future: Coal In America, directed by David Novack.  More Info
May 14: 6:30 p.m. COME JOIN US! Public Hearing on 5-Year Permit Renewal for Zeb Mountain mountaintop removal mining site in Campbell County. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH, ELK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (6691 Hwy 297, Pioneer, TN 37847). This hearing will help determine whether (or how) National Coal mines Zeb Mountain for the next 5 years. Please consider attending, speaking at the public hearing if you wish, and spreading the word. PLEASE RSVP that you are coming: Call or email Alex Moir at the SOCM office at (865) 426-9455 or alex@socm.org  Much more info here.
May 15: Asheville North Carolina Fine Arts theater Biltmore Street. Screening of "Mountain Top Removal" in Asheville NC. Proceeds benefit SouthWings. Visit www.fineartstheatre.com 
May 11: 1:00 p.m. Appalshop's documentary film "Sludge" airs on Kentucky Educational Television's (KET) Kentucky Channel.  More info
May 16: 7:00 p.m. Appalshop's documentary film "Sludge" airs on Kentucky Educational Television's (KET) Kentucky Channel.  More info
May 17: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Matewan Massacre Reenactment. In downtown Matewan, Mingo Count. For more info on the reenactment, call Donna May, director, at 304-426-6512.
May 17: 12:00 a.m. and 2:00 pm Appalshop's documentary film "Sludge" airs on Kentucky Educational Television's (KET) Kentucky Channel.  More info
May 17-24: Mountain Justice Summer Training Camp Camp Blanton, Harlan County, KY. See www.mountainjusticesummer.org/.
July 4: Larry Gibson's July 4th Celebration, Kayford Mountain WV
May 22. p.m. West Virginia Public Radio will broadcast a radio version of Diane Gilliam Fisher's "Kettle Bottom" set in a Mingo County coal camp, West Virginia 1920-21, during the height of the mine wars. Though it's about the 1920s, it's about today too. You can't really get the full picture of mountaintop removal till you see the historical context. A riveting mix of history, music and poetry read by southern West Virginians. Produced by Kate Long, funded by the West Virginia Humanities Council. Streamed on the Web at www.wvpubcast.org.
May 22 -27: Seoul, South Korea. The documentary film Mountain Top Removal (www.hawriverfilms.com) has been selected for the 5th annual Green Festival in Seoul South Korea May 22 -27 2008. Mountain Top Removal was one of 772 films form 72 countries submitted and has been selected for the in competition category. The Green Film Festival offers over $ 20,000 dollars in prize money to the winning films. Visit www.greenfestival.or.kr
May 23- 26: Memorial Day weekend --18th annual Heartwood Forest Council, held at Boy Scout Camp Oyo in the Shawnee State Forest near West Portsmouth, Ohio. Hosts for this years event include Heartwood, the Buckeye Forest Council, Save Our Shawnee Forest, Voices for the Forest, Meigs Citizens Action Now, Protect Biodiversity in Public Forests, EarthWatch Ohio, Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Security, and Southern Ohio Neighbors Group. The theme of this year's Forest Council is "Burning Issues: Climate is a Forest Product." Heartwood helps you protect the places you love. More Info here.  Please join us http://www.heartwood.org/join.html.  

May 24: 12 noon ~ 6:00 p.m. --West Virginia Environmental Council's “Artists for the Environment.” 2206 Washington Street East, Charleston

* Artwork for Sale  * Wine Tasting ►Music
* Silent Auction * Edible creations ►Booths
* Raffle Drawing ~ Mark Blumenstein Sculpture (5 p.m.)  Much more info

May 30: Drive Nowhere Day

 

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