Below:

• First Friday on September 10

• Labor Day Party at the Whipple Company Store

• September 13 - Pick Up America Rally at the State Capitol

• October 2 - March on DC with Thousands of Other Progressives

• October 2 - ACLU of WV's Annual Bill of Rights Dinner

Due to the holiday weekend, First Friday at WV-CAG will be held on Friday, September 10 - stop by after work and meet up with friends.  BYOB and a snack to share!

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September 4:  Join the Fun and Fellowship! LABOR DAY DOIN'S AT THE WHIPPLE COMPANY STORE, Sponsored by the Store and the FRIENDS OF BLAIR MOUNTAIN, Noon till 5 at the Store (rt. 612 near Oak Hill--just about 12 miles from Tamarack for a fancy dinner after the party!)

MUSIC, FOOD, FREE TOURS OF THE STORE, SPECIAL BLAIR MOUNTAIN ARTIFACTS--The baseball that saved 200 lives and the cannon used by Big Coal as an early  means of collective bargaining!  If you play music, please bring your instruments and make a joyful noise with us!

Supporting Sponsors: Appalachian Community Services, Appalachian Voices, MountainWhispers.com, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Radford University Appalachian Regional Studies Center and Appalachian Studies Program, Sierra Club,Talking Across the Lines, UMWA Local 1440(Matewan), UMWA Local 8843(Cannelton), WV Highlands Conservancy, WV Labor History Association

 Info:  call (304) 465-0331, (304) 266-0788 or (304) 927-5333 or visit www.whipplecompanystore.com.

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 September 13:  Pick Up America Rally at the WV State Capitol

After a long, arduous trek through West Virginia, Pick Up America will celebrate by constructing a mountain of recyclables at the WV State Capitol. RECYCLE MOUNTAIN is an environmental art project intended to encourage the passage of a West Virginia "Bottle Bill". Please come for all or part of the rally and show your support!

SCHEDULE*

11 am - Meet, Greet, & Organize at Haddad Riverfront Park.
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11:30 am - Divide up into small groups and caravan to different points in the city. Each small group will carry several recycling bags toward the Capital. The point of this is so more people throughout the city will see what we're doing.

12:15pm - Convene at the WW II memorial at the Capitol with bags. March with everyone to the Capitol fountain (with a rag-tag marching band!).

12:30pm - Assemble RECYCLE MOUNTAIN.

1pm - 2pm - Rally with several speakers.

2pm - Rally ends. Mountain on display.

4 PM - Just like in nature when all things breakdown and provide nourishment for others, Recycle Mountain will be disassembled and recycled at the Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority.

To print out the fliers and for contacts, visit: http://pickupamerica.wordpress.com/sept-13/

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 October 2:  March to Kick Off National Progressive Movement!

Join the Tens of Thousands of Progressives on 10-2-10 for a ONE NATION march on Washington DC! For more information, visit: www.onenationworkingtogether.org  Buses are filling up fast, don’t delay!

Contact Lisa Diehl at  lisadiehl@zoominternet.net  or call WV Citizen Action at 304-346-5891

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 October 2:  American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia Foundation 2010 Bill of Rights Celebration

Reception - 5:30 p.m., buffet 6:30 p.m. at the Charleston Woman's Club, 1600 Virginia Street East, Charleston. 

Honoring Daniel F. Hedges and William N. Denman.  Keynote - Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Larry V. Starcher.

For more information, please call 304-345-9246.

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