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PIPELINE OPPONENTS SCREEN WATER WARRIORS ACROSS NC

November 15, 2017 BY admin

Water Warriors, a short documentary directed by Michael Premo,

We’re excited to partner with Appalachian Voices, Clean Water for North Carolina, and the NC Sierra Club to present a tour of Water Warriors throughout North Carolina.

Water Warriors, a short documentary directed by Michael Premo, honors one native community’s struggle, against seemingly insurmountable odds, to protect their land, water, and way of life. When an energy company began searching for natural gas in 2013, these unlikely warriors united to drive the company out. Their efforts eventually contributed to the election of a new government and a conditional moratorium on fracking.

Each screening will be followed by a discussion among residents and with local leaders to learn how the communities in Water Warriors stopped the gas industry in its tracks and how those strategies can support opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline; a 600-mile pipeline proposed by Duke Energy and Dominion Power that would bring fracked gas from West Virginia across Virginia and through eight North Carolina Counties.

The events are free and open to the public, but hosts ask that participants RSVP in advance using the links below.

Thursday November 16th at 6:30pm
UU Fellowship of Raleigh
3313 Wade Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27607
Hosted by: Capital Group Sierra Club

Monday November 20th at 6:30pm
Englewood UMC
300 S. Circle Drive
Rocky Mount NC   27804
Hosted by: Medoc Sierra Club and Nash Stop the Pipeline

Thursday November 30th at 7pm
ECU – Willis Building Auditorium
300 E 1st St.
Greenville, NC 27858
Hosted by: Sierra Club Cypress Group and the ECU Sustainability Film and Discussion Series

Thursday November 30th at 7pm
United Church of Chapel Hill
1321 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Hosted by: 350 Triangle, United Earth Ministries at United Church of Chapel Hill, and Clean Water for North Carolina

Thursday December 7th at 6pm
Revolutionary Coworking
100 Hay St.
Fayetteville, NC 28301
Hosted by: Sustainable Sandhills

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