Stop this Nuclear Fallout!

While Massey Energy stockholders met at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, parents, grandparents, and other residents of Coal River Valley, West Virginia rallied to oppose Massey's operations adjacent to Marsh Fork Elementary School. Two grandmothers and a third resident of the valley attempted to deliver a list of demands. The residents were met by the plant's head of security who refused to allow them to present their demands. When the residents again attempted to present their demands, they were arrested in a moving and dramatic act of civil conscience.

On May 23, I was joined on the phone by Austin, an on-the-ground organizer in Philadelphia for this year's Reclaim the Commons mobilization taking place June 18-21.

This interview was during the Indynewswire show on Free Radio Santa Cruz. FRSC has been broadcasting for over ten years without a license. FRSC is currently broadcasting at 101.1 FM in Santa Cruz County, www.freakradio.org and beyond.

Audio mp3 (26:39 minutes / 9.2 MB)

Key Trail soon to be added to Castle Rock State Park

This just published in Grist. The time is right for you to press for local action. Please contact your mayor and ask your families and networks to contact the mayors of their cities and ask them to sign on to Nickels’ Climate Protection Agreement. (see, www.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/ for details).

As of May 17th, 139 mayors have signed onto the agreement.

Participating Cities
www.ci.seattle.wa.us/mayor/climate/default.htm