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Winds of Change Contents |
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Note to the Homeland Security Folks: Environmentalists Are Not Terrorists |
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Awwww ... Massey Energy May Be "On Thin Ice," Forbes Magazine Says |
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Does EIS Really Stand for 'Environment Isn’t Saved' or 'Everything Is Screwed'? |
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14th Annual Treehuggers' Ball Features Great Music, Swell Gifts |
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OVEC, Other Activists Do Double Duty in Foggy Bottom |
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Community Voices Heard Group Leads Organizing Workshop in Whitesville |
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Awardees Visit OVEC to Learn More About Mountain Massacre in WV |
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DECAF Takes on Proposed Massive Delbarton Slurry Impoundment that Threatens Residents |
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Fourth Interstate Summit
for the Mountains a Success
Most of the participants at the 4th Summit for the
Mountains are smiling because they know they're winning.
OVEC held its Fourth Summit for the Mountains March 7-9 at the beautiful Pipestem State Park Resort in southern West Virginia. About 50 mountaintop removal activists spent the weekend brainstorming and strategizing. OVEC used special funds from the Ford Foundation’s Leadership for a Changing World Award to pay for the event.
The Saturday night entertainment included songs from Kate Long and poems from Bob Henry Baber. We had a blast giving out the following awards, complete with silly prizes:
The Laura Forman Passion for Justice Award to John Taylor;
Speaking Truth to Power Award to Judy Bonds, Janice Nease and Freda Williams;
Glad You Are on Our Side Award to Patty Sebok;
Hospitality Award to Kathryn Stone, who places shelter over our heads and lunch in our bellies;
Courage in the Face of Adversity Award to Walter Young;
Sharing the Homeplace Award to Larry Gibson;
Taking it to the Top Award to Regina Hendrix;
Excellence in Website Maintenance and Technical Crisis Abatement to Don Alexander (who donates some of the time that goes into the OVEC website);
Excellence in Typo Catching and Icon Finding Award to Rosalie Blaul.
Congratulations to all the awardees, and to each and every one of you working to end mountaintop removal!
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