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By dchiotos - Posted on 15 April 2009

Friends of the Mountains to Gather to Support
Blair Mountain Historic Designation

Street Theater, Speeches to Protest Governor’s Efforts to “De-List” Historic Site

What: Gathering to celebrate the recent listing of Logan County, West Virginia’s Blair Mountain on the National Register of Historic Places. Governor Joe Manchin is attempting to delist the site, and those in attendance will protest the governor’s actions. The gathering will feature street theater, a large check made out to the Governor for the amount of political contributions he has received from the Coal industry, and other visuals. Archaeologist Harvard Ayers will deliver a letter to the Governor’s office at the end of the protest.

When: Friday, April 17th
12:00 p.m. noon

Where: Front of the State Culture and History Museum
West Virginia State Capitol grounds

Speakers: Archaeologist Dr. Harvard Ayers, Representatives of Friends of the Mountains, including Regina Hendrix, and “King Coal” himself

Great visuals. Street theater, oversized check, large photos, protestors. Street theatre with “King Coal.”
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The Student Environmental Action Coalition or SEAC is a student and youth run national network of progressive organizations and individuals whose aim is to uproot environmental injustices through action and education. We define the environment to include the physical, economic, political, and cultural conditions in which we live. By challenging the power structure which threatens these conditions, students in SEAC work to create progressive social change on both the local and global levels.