One Year Anniversary of the Elk River Chemical Leak When/Where: January 9, 2015, events from 3pm until 9pm in and around the WV Culture Center on the State Capitol Grounds. All events are free of charge and open to the public, and are organized by active members of the WV Safe Water Roundtable. 3–5pm: Citizen Education Workshops at the WV Culture Center Two 2-hour free workshops sponsored by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition that will inform everyone about clean water issues and give them the tools and support to get involved. The schedule: — 3–3:15 Overview of WV Safe Water Roundtable — 3:15–4:15 Citizen Advocacy Training — 4:15–5:00 Water Policy Issues Update 5–6:15 p.m. Dignitary Remarks and Networking Reception at the WV Culture Center Invited dignitaries include Sen. Joe Manchin III, Sen.-elect Shelley Moore Capito, Rep. David McKinley, Rep.-elect Alex Mooney, Rep.-elect Evan Jenkins, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, DEP Sec. Randy Huffman, Incoming Bureau for Public Health Commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta, Sen. Bill Cole, Del. Tim Armstead, Charleston-area outgoing and incoming legislative members. Refreshments will be served. 6:30–7:15pm Honoring the Waters Interfaith Vigil One-Year Anniversary Candlelight Vigil at the Kanawha River in front of the WV State Capitol. 7:30–8pm Reception In the WV Culture Center, vigil participants and filmgoers gather. 8–9 p.m. Screening of Elk River Blues Documentary A world premiere of the documentary film by Mike Youngren features West Virginians’ response to systemic failures that continue to threaten our water. Film sponsored by the West Virginia Rivers Coalition and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Charleston in the WV Culture Center Theater. For more information: Facebook page for January 9 candlelight vigil: https://facebook/events/576376669160371/ Facebook page for January: A Month of Water: https://facebook/events/755859164500031/ About a Month of Water The events on January 9, held to mark the one year anniversary of the Elk River chemical leak, kick-off “January: A Month of Water.” Visit the “Events” tab at ourwaterwv.org for details on upcoming events.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 16:22:00 +0000
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