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(mp3) mountain justice summer: charleston, wv. blast furnace radio heads for the hills
by vincent / blast furnace radio
Sunday, Jul. 31, 2005 at 2:25 AM
eirene@telerama.com
audio can be found at: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=13496 41 min. 21 seconds 64kbs rally at wv. state capitol sat. july 30,2005
http://www.mountainjusticesummer.org/
Mission Statement
Mountain Justice Summer (MJS) seeks to add to the growing anti-MTR citizens movement. Specifically MJS demands an abolition of MTR, steep slope strip mining and all other forms of surface mining for coal. We want to protect the cultural and natural heritage of the Appalachia coal fields. We want to contribute with grassroots organizing, public education, nonviolent civil disobedience and other forms of citizen action.
Historically coal companies have engaged in violence and property destruction when faced with citizen opposition to their activities. MJS is committed to nonviolence and will not be engaged in property destruction.
Goals of Mountain Justice Summer
1.) Raise world-wide awareness of Mountain Top Removal mining and its effects.
2.) Escalate resistance to Mountain Top Removal from a regional to a national level.
3.) Build our support base for the campaign.
4.) Unify and strengthen regional groups fighting Mountain Top Removal.
5.) Mobilize coordinated days of action using tactics ranging from public outreach to civil resistance.
6.) Maintain safety as a high priority throughout the summer.
7.) Debunk the myth of "clean coal" and "jobs versus the environment".
8.) Encourage conservation, efficiency, solar and wind energy as alternatives to Mountain Top Removal and all forms of surface mining.
MJS Emergency Response Commitment
Although we are not a trained emergency response organization, participants of the Mountain Justice Summer Campaign wish to support fellow citizens in their time of need. In the event of a flood or other disaster, we will do
our best to help affected residents with cleanup, recovery, and public awareness.
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