By Denise Robbins, Communications Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network

It’s time for the biggest public rally ever organized against the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. Here’s our goal: To bring so many moms and dads and farmers and students to Richmond on Saturday December 2nd that we can literally form a human ring around the Capitol building and the Governor’s mansion.
This encirclement will be the first public action against the pipelines of its kind in Virginia’s history. After the rally, we’ll stick around for a concert at “The National” theater just two blocks away.
We have to be creative and loud on December 2nd because, frankly, time is running out. The State’s Water Control Board will hold final hearings in Richmond on the MVP (Dec 6-7) and the ACP (Dec 11-12). We’ll be putting pressure on the Water Control Board with our massive rally and we’ll be telling our new governor and House of Delegates that water is life and we intend to preserve it for all our children!
RSVP TODAY!
HTTP://BIT.LY/STOP-VA-PIPELINES
TAKE A BUS
HAMPTON ROADS
- Time: 10:00am
- Location: 6101 N Military Hwy, Norfolk, VA, 23518 (Newport News or Hampton pickup TBD)
- RSVP: http://vasierra.club/waterislifetransport
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Pickup #1: Leesburg, VA
- Time: 9:30 am
- Location: Leesburg Food Lion, S. King Street, Leesburg, VA
- RSVP: http://vasierra.club/waterislifenova
Pickup #2: Vienna, VA
- Time: 10:45 am
- Location: Vienna Metro Kiss and Ride, 9550 Saintsbury Drive, Vienna, VA
- RSVP: http://vasierra.club/waterislifenova
STAUNTON
- Time: 10:00 am
- Location: Lowe’s parking lot, 1028 Richmond Ave, Staunton, VA 24401
- RSVP: http://vasierra.club/waterislifestauntonbus
HARRISONBURG / CHARLOTTESVILLE
Pickup #1: Harrisonburg
- Time: 10:30 am
- Location: JMU Memorial Hall, 395 South High Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Bus stop on north side of Memorial Hall (near the softball field)
- Charlottesville pickup location (11:15am): Giant parking Lot, Rivanna Ridge on Pantops
- RSVP: http://vasierra.club/waterislifestauntonbus
Pickup #2: Charlottesville
- Time: 11:15 am
- Location: Giant parking Lot, Rivanna Ridge on Pantops
- RSVP: http://vasierra.club/waterislifestauntonbus
FIND PARKING

The Belltower is at the intersection of 9th and Bank Street.


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