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Friday, February 19 | 6:00 Social Mix, 6:30 Program | This is a free event.

What will it take for North Carolina to stop being the number one importer of mountaintop removal coal from West Virginia?  American Green Filmmaker Kurt Mann and 13 others were arrested and jailed for taking direct action against Massey Energy Company, the self-proclaimed “largest producer of Central Appalachian coal.”

In Central Appalachia, more than 500 mountains have been destroyed and thousands of miles of waterways polluted.  Cancer rates are through the roof and poverty is widespread.

We will show dramatic footage from the front lines as the DRAGLINE 14 activists accomplish an unprecedented feat: occupy and shut down a twenty story high dragline.  After intense confrontations with miners, the non-violent activists were finally arrested and jailed.

Does direct action have an impact, or is it a waste of time and resources?
What will it take for North Carolina to start building renewable energy infrastructure?
Why do these activists believe it is a crime to blow up mountains for the extraction of coal?

Presenters:
Veteran videographer Kurt Mann started his career in Los Angeles and has produced documentaries, commercials, and marketing films for more than 20 years. Through his experiences of world travel he developed an interest in social and environmental issues that led him to form American Green Media in 2005.

The panel will also include Dave Hollister, founder of Sundance Power Company; EMT professional Dave Pike; and math teacher Greg Yost – all part of the Dragline 14 action group and just some of the many activists who have been arrested in West Virginia in the on-going campaign against mountaintop removal.

View the video here.