Hi ST'ers: from friends up north. Good list of resources at the bottom Tony Del Plato Upcoming Events to Stop Hydrofracking! Sign Making for Rallies Monday, January 18, 2010 – 3-5 PM Syracuse Peace Council, 2013 East Genesee Street, Syracuse A good opportunity to learn more – educational materials and informal discussions with local activists will abound. Honor Martin Luther King by participating in preparation for a protest! Contact Lindsay<[email protected]>, 315-475-2559 Rally for Water – Ban Hydrofracking Tuesday, January 19, 2010 – 5:30-6 PM @ Thornden Park Water Tower, Syracuse Organized by one of our local youth, this rally intends to draw attention to the threat hydrofracking poses to our water supply. Contact Leyana<[email protected]>,
FREE SCREENING of Split Estate Thursday, January 21, 2010 – 7- 10 PM Followed by a Q&A Panel with Experts @ the Palace Theater 2384 James Street, Syracuse (Eastwood) Split Estate is a documentary about the effects of hydrofracking on communities, families, and the environment out West. It foretells the future of NY if the gas industry is allowed to have their way here. This is THE BEST opportunity to get educated prior to… Contact Lindsay<[email protected]>, 315-475-2559 Statewide Rally in Albany – New York State Against Fracking Extraction (NY SAFE) Monday, January 25, 2010, Rally 11-12:30 in West Capitol Park - Visits with elected officials starting at 1 PM BUSES AND CARPOOLS AVAILABLE FROM SYRACUSE This is our opportunity to let NY know how we feel! Organizations across the state are coming together at this rally to call for the withdrawal of the dSGEIS. The Onondaga Nation has sponsored two buses for the rally, they feel it is this important. NOON is organizing a group to meet with our elected officials for after the rally. Please join us! Registration for buses: www.catskillmountainkeeper.org Registration for meeting with elected representatives: www.citizenscampaign.org/hfrac For more information Contact Lindsay <[email protected]>, 315-475-2559 What You Should Know about Hydrofracking Joe Heath, Esq. and Jeanne Shenandoah will present a sandwich seminar, which examines the process of natural gas extraction from shale being proposed for this region of the country. They will highlight concerns this process raises for the environment, including water resources required, use of hazardous chemicals, potential well pollution, and costs to the community. Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 12:30-1:30pm Jacobus Lounge, Brockway, SUNY Cortland http://www2.cortland.edu/about/maps-and-directions/ Other ways to get involved NOON is still digging in the County Clerk’s records to create a complete and accurate map of the gas leases signed in Onondaga County. Contact Jack Ramsden - 315.424.1454, [email protected]. Interested in other opportunities to volunteer? Talk to Lindsay Speer – 315.475.2559, [email protected] Excellent Sources of More Information: www.peacecouncil.net/noon/hydrofrac www.shaleshock.org http://un-naturalgas.org www.tcgasmap.org www.hetf.org www.citizenscampaign.org/hfrac/ http://waterunderattack.com http://delawareriverkeeper.org www.essentialdissent.org -- The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
