Mountain Justice Blacksburg

agenda:

update on roadshow
contra dance flyering
pie auction status

and more!

Mountain Justice Blacksburg will be hosting the Mountain Top Removal Roadshow, this Thursday at 7 pm in Squires 238. Please come out to support the growing resistance to MTR coal mining, and learn more about the issue at hand.

The Mountaintop Removal Road Show includes a stunning slide show about the impacts of mountaintop removal on coalfield residents, communities and the environment, and features traditional Appalachian mountain music and shocking aerial photos of decapitated Appalachian mountains.

The Mountaintop Removal Road Show has been shown over 600 times in 22 states since 2003 – including over 200 large and small universities such as Duke University, Middlebury College, and Iowa State University, plus many church, community and civic organizations.

Just a reminder! See everyone tonight hopefully.

Meeting today, 9pm, Squires Room 145

The beautiful Coal River Valley is hosting the 2009 Mountain Justice Fall Break. One hour south of Charleston, WV, it is home to wild bears, ginseng hunters, and strip mining. Activities will include visiting and learning about Marsh Fork Elementary, precariously placed under a 2.8 billion gallon sludge dam, and visiting Larry Gibson’s homeplace on Kayford Mountain and viewing the MTR site there. Hear the stories of affected community members. Come to learn, to get mad enough to spit, and then to strategize and network with student activists from around the country.

This event is held in conjunction with the 350.org day of action. It is sponsored by:

• Mountain Justice
• Coal River Mountain Watch
• Climate Ground Zero
• Student Environmental Action Coalition

Register here!