From: Virginia Organizing Project

Virginia Organizing Project
703 Concord Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 984-4655
(434) 984-2803
http://www.virginia-organizing.org

On Saturday, October 27, 2007, hundreds of grassroots activists, concerned citizens and public officials from across the Commonwealth will converge on Charlottesville for the 2007 Virginia Climate Action Conference (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Clark Hall at the University of Virginia).

The Climate Action Conference will explore the impacts of climate change on Virginia and motivate attendees to take action, with topics including:

• Mountaintop Coal Removal in Southwest Virginia
• Sea Level Rise in Southeast Virginia
• Monster Power Lines in Northern Virginia
• Endangered Human Health in Urban Virginia
• Unchecked Sprawl in Suburban Virginia
• Threats to Fish and Wildlife in Rural Virginia

At the Conference, inspiring speakers will discuss innovative and effective strategies for breaking Virginia free of its fossil fuels addiction through individual action, grassroots organizing, coalition-building, and concerted pressure on local, state and federal policymakers.

Register now! The fee is $30, and includes breakfast and lunch. Scholarships are available.

To register, or for more information (including a list of confirmed speakers and a downloadable flyer), go to http://www.VaClimateAction.org or e-mail VaClimateAction@hotmail.com.

Come and get inspired. Come and get motivated. Come and help build a bolder movement for climate action in Virginia!

The 2007 Virginia Climate Action Conference is sponsored by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, with support from the WestWind Foundation and an anonymous donor. Partner organizations include the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Voices, the Virginia Organizing Project, the Virginia Sustainable Building Network, Student Environmental Action at UVa, the Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Sierra Club's Central Appalachia Environmental Justice Campaign, and Charlottesville's Citizens Committee for Environmental Sustainability.