Blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain. Increased campaign efforts to stop blasting are currently underway, and Climate Ground Zero has now begun accepting applications for its Winter Action Camp – January 4th-25th.
The camp will involve multiple intensive training tracks, such as action media, legal support, and other skills relevant for this campaign and future actions. Climate Ground Zero welcomes 30 people chosen by application to take part in the camp. All applications must be submitted by December 14th. We are unfortunately unable to accommodate all applicants. Due to our training and living capacity we must limit the camp to thirty people. Taking part in the camp is a three week, full-time, commitment. A sliding fee between $50-$200 is requested, as your food and housing will be provided, though no one will be turned after for lack of funds. We are looking for people interested in every role of this action camp – cooks, action medics, climbers, hikers, and more. We prefer people who have had previous action experience, especially those interested in using the skills to build the movement. It will also be important that all of those applying should be comfortable living communally with forty or more other people.
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Oh cool, a wingnut brainwashing camp. Keep it up treehuggers, you’re reallll cool. I bet all of your limbs will freeze off in tents and you’ll tell the kids there that frozen limbs are cool cuz that’s how the BAD ASSES do it.
I bet my limbs won’t freeze off. I bet I’ll come back and tell my friends all about my experience from my first hand account. With this camp, I won’t really be brainwashed because I’ll see the whole issue in front of me so I’ll come to my own conclusions, you know? And if they do try to brainwash me into believing that blowing up mountains is wrong because it kills biodiversity and poisons the people who depend on the streams and air around the mountain for survival, then that won’t really be brainwashing because I already believe that. And if you think calling us “bad asses” under a dumb anonymous name will deter us, then you really are a drunk hippie. Except… no hippie in the right mind would be against our cause so… sober up, man!
Were I were 42 instead of 62 I would attend in a heart-beat!
Some things are worth fighting for, this for sure qualifies!
I’ve said this before, during the DEP rally in Charleston,WV Dec.7th, the people supporting coal was put in front of the DEP offices with a good size blocked off from us (anti-mtr) & then when the speakers were talking the coal trucks would blare their horns, to me this seemed a ploy to actually keep the “miners” from hearing the truth, they want to keep them in the dark from the truth, the true cost of coal! And I agree with Kelsey, hippies are caring down to Earth people, you might be drunk but you are no hippie!