**PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY**
"Impacts of Coal" Rally
Thursday,
Jan 20
1:30pm
Meet at Laidley Field Parking Area (1549 Piedmont Road at
Elizabeth St, Charleston)
Acting Governor Tomblin is hosting a "Rally
for Coal" at the state capitol on Thursday to show his opposition to the EPA's
veto of the Spruce No 1 mountaintop removal mine. The governor has
announced that the purpose of his rally is to "show the EPA how coal impacts our
lives, and the lives of our fellow countrymen.” So let's go and remind the
governor of coal's impact — slurry injections, blasting, poisoned water,
destruction of our communities, cancer and death. The EPA finally did its
job and now it is under attack by our own state government. The governor does
not speak for us. He speaks for the coal industry. We must show our support for
the EPA's decision and make our voices heard.
Please show up, bring your
friends, bring a camera and bring signs, photos and any other visuals that
illustrate the devastation that coal has wrought in our region. We will gather
at the bus shelter at Laidley Field and leave at 1:30 to walk together to the
capitol, near the acting governor's rally.
IMPORTANT:
* This is
a non-violent event; we intend to demonstrate in a peaceful and respectful
manner.
* Please do not engage with pro-coal demonstrators, regardless
of how they react to us.
* Do not bring anything that could be construed as a
weapon, including signs with wooden poles
* Take responsibility for the
safety of the people standing next to you
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