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Rts 5 and 20, Avon, NY
Wednesdays 4 – 6pm & Saturdays 10 – 12 am
Join the vigil…bring your signs or borrow ours
(this is not a rally or a very organized action, we are simply sending our No Fracking Way Message to passers-by while maintaining a constant and relyable presence in the right-of-way lawn area of the DEC)
Join speaker Annie Leonard, environmental activist and creator of the viral film, “The Story of Stuff,” for a film screening and discussion on Monday, April 15, 2013 from 5:00 – 6:30 in Call Auditorium at Kennedy Hall. Annie Leonard’s documentaries, beginning with world renowned, animated film “The Story of Stuff” has transformed complex issues into understandable challenges and has been viewed more than 15 million times by audiences worldwide. “The Story of Stuff” exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
Semimonthly meeting of the Owego Village Board.
In front of Avon DEC office
Rts 5 and 20, Avon, NY
Wednesdays 4 – 6pm & Saturdays 10 – 12 am
Join the vigil…bring your signs or borrow ours
(this is not a rally or a very organized action, we are simply sending our No Fracking Way Message to passers-by while maintaining a constant and relyable presence in the right-of-way lawn area of the DEC)
Three Peaceful Protesters Including Dr. Sandra Steingraber to Face Judge Wed. Evening Press event and rally will be held in Watkins Glen before 7 PM arraignment.
Who: Melissa Chipman, Michael Dineen, and Sandra Steingraber, PhD, of the Seneca Lake 12
What:
When: Wednesday April 17, 2013, Three events, two locations, see above
The three defendants will explain their decision to engage in civil disobedience and announce their further intentions at a press event/rally before their court appearances.
Both events will be held in the park next to the marina in the Glen Harbor area of Watkins Glen, beginning at 5 PM.
The hearing will take place in Reading Town Court at 7:00 pm and will include the arraignment of biologist and author Sandra Steingraber, PhD, distinguished scholar in residence at Ithaca College and a prominent critic of fracking and its related infrastructure, along with Schuyler County resident and businesswoman Melissa Chipman and Seneca County resident and farm owner Michael Dineen.
Further background, video, photos, quotes, http://ourfutureisunfractured.wordpress.com/
The next three Seneca Lake 12 defendants will appear in Reading Town Court on May 1.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Emerson Suites, Campus Center (Phillips Hall), Ithaca College, 953 Danby Road, ithaca, NY 14850
WHO: Washington Bureau chief David Corn, publisher Steve Katz, and environment/energy/reproductive rights reporter Kate Sheppard will accept the award, and each will speak as well. PCIM director Jeff Cohen will lead off the evening and act as host/moderator.
Read the full press release.
This is the main business meeting for the Town Board for the month. Contact the Town Supervisor, supervisor@dryden.ny.us or 607-884-8888 ext. 227 for the agenda.
In front of Avon DEC office
Rts 5 and 20, Avon, NY
Wednesdays 4 – 6pm & Saturdays 10 – 12 am
Join the vigil…bring your signs or borrow ours
(this is not a rally or a very organized action, we are simply sending our No Fracking Way Message to passers-by while maintaining a constant and relyable presence in the right-of-way lawn area of the DEC)