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Coal is the topic on everyone’s minds. Greenpeace are taking over smokestacks in Chicago. People are marching on Blair Mountain. And Rainforest Action Network has no end in sight planned for stopping Wall Street’s participation in financing Big Coal.
Coal exports are the new fight brewing in the Pacific Northwest and Rainforest Action Network is joining a broad coalition of local, regional, national and international groups fighting to stop coal exports.
Join RAN’s Northwest Coal Summit on June 24-27.
Apply Here- http://ran.org/nwcoalsummit
Rainforest Action Network and allies are organizing a “Northwest Coal Summit” in Seattle, WA to educate, organize and mobilize residents about coal finance, coal extraction, coal exports, coal combustion and climate change. We’ll have workshops on coal and climate change, as well as skillshares to use in campaigning and organizing.
Weekend will include workshops, skillshares, networking, keynote speakers and, of course, action (it’s our middle name)! Apply today using the form below. Deadline for applications is June 8th.
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WHAT: Northwest Coal Summit
WHERE: Seattle University, Seattle, WA
WHEN: Friday, June 24th at 6pm to Monday, June 27th at 2pm
CONTACT: sparkin@ran.org; 415-235-0596
This is great! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about not only keeping coal in the ground but keeping it from leaving our borders. Are local folks working with the local Long Shoreman’s Union? I’ve heard they are really progressive and would likely be on board for shutting down the ports for a good cause….
@Ethan- actually the Longshore Workers’ Unions are siding with the coal companies. SSA Marine, Peabody, Arch, Ambre all have done good jobs of aligning the issue of jobs with the issues of coal exports.
Scott