September 20, 2017
8:30 AM
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First St, NE, Washington, DC 20426
Afternoon lobbying on the hill to begin around 11:30, starting with a lunch time gathering in the Lower Senate park next to the Russell Senate Office Building, the corner of D St. and Delaware Ave NE.
Agenda
How to Participate!
Housing Food & other logistics
Day’s Agenda
- 8:30am: Gather and Rally from 8:30 until 9:30 am
- 10:00am: Attendees encouraged to attend FERC’s open public meeting which begins at 10 am
- 11:00 am (or thereabouts): At 11 am folks will be invited to grab a bag lunch and join together to drop in on Congressional offices to deliver the Stop Trump’s Dirty Energy Agenda sign on letters.
- 11:30am: Over lunch at the park outside the Senate office buildings we will talk about the message and how to effectively drop in and drop off materials.
- 12:30pm: Head into congressional buildings to drop materials and ask for drop in meetings
- 2:45 pm: reconvene in the park outside Senate building to share your experience of the day
- 3:30 pm: head home feeling good that you have been part of delivering a powerful message of opposition to FERC, Trump’s Dirty Energy Agenda, and advocating for reform and change.
Those who cannot rally or go into the FERC meeting but just want to lobby in the afternoon are welcome to simply meet us at the park at 11:30
People are also encouraged to set up meetings with their own House members and/or Senators. Contact Bridget at bridget@delawareriverkeeper.org for materials that can be left with those you meet with.
How to Participate!
Organizations can endorse our action here.
And can sign on to the letter to be delivered to congress here.
Individuals can sign up to attend the rally, other actions, and housing here.
Keep up to date at the Facebook event page.
Housing
There is low-cost housing at Trinity Lutheran Church (309 E St. NW, Washington, DC) about a 10 minute walk from FERC the nights of September 19th and 20th. You will be asked to pay $27 for this, the cost to us, though no one will be turned away who needs housing. Mattresses on the floor are available, there are showers and there will be food for dinner on the 19th and for breakfast on the 20th. There are also linens upon request for the night of the 19th. Be sure to fill out this form to reserve a spot:
Food
Food will be available the early evening of September 19th at the church and the early morning of the 20th. There will be bag lunches distributed to people in front of FERC before we walk over the Capitol Hill.
Art Build
We will make art for the event at Trinity Lutheran Church (309 E St. NW, Washington, DC) from 4pm to 6pm on September 19th. Please join us!
Strategy Meeting
Beyond Extreme Energy: BXE is organizing a strategy meeting the evening of the 20th from 7-9 pm and the morning of the 21st from 9 am -1 pm. If you are interested contact Ted Glick at indpol@igc.org for more information.
Supporters of this Day of Action
Delaware Riverkeeper Network
Berks Gas Truth
Beyond Extreme Energy
Green America
OVEC—Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Safe Energy Rights Group, Inc.
Coalition for Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities
River Healer
Wild Virginia
Agape Community
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
198 methods
The Enviro Show
No Fracked Gas in Mass
Lancaster Against Pipelines
Resist Spectra
Safe Energy Rights Group
Bold Alliance
ECHO Action NH
PAUSE—People of Albany United for Safe Energy
350 NYC
Resist the Pipeline
SCRAM
Center for Biological Diversity
Stop NED
Alliance to Protect Our People and the Places We Love
Food and Water Watch
Toxics Action Center
Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development
Berkshire Environmental Action Team
The Shalom Center
North Jersey Pipeline Walkers
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Pa. Alliance for Clean Water and Air
Interreligious Eco-Justice Network
Northern NJ Chapter, National Organization for Women
Earthworks
The Essene Church of Peace
Global Coalition for Peace
Gas Free Seneca
Seneca Lake Guardian, a Waterkeeper Alliance
Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development (SACRED)
Christians for the Mountains
Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community
Athens County (Ohio) Fracking Action Network
STOP (Sandisfield Taxpayers Opposing the Pipelines)
Frack Free Genesee
Interreligious Eco-Justice Network
Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy
Sullivan Alliance for Sustainable Development
NJ Industrial Union Council
Oil Change International
Interfaith Moral Action on Climate
350 NJ
350 Central Mass
350 CT
Aytzim: Ecological Judaism
Potomac Riverkeeper Network
Green Education and Legal Fund
350 Fairfax
Pay It Forward Global Foundation
Greenbrier River Association
New Hampshire Pipeline Awareness
New Progressive Alliance
AMP Creeks Council
Lebanon Pipeline Awareness
Norfolk Catholic Worker
OgreOgress Productions
Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVa)
New Mexico Story Power
New Hampshire Pipeline Resistance
Catskill Mountainkeeper
Bucks County Environmental Action
Schuylkill Pipeline Awareness
Mason Pipeline Committee
Local Authority Western Pa.
Grassroots Environmental Education
Philadelphia PSR
Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion
100 Grannies for a Livable Future
LEPOCO Peace Center
New Haven Climate Movement
Coalition to Protect New York
Nuclear Information and Resource Service
Green Party of Santa Clara County
Organic Consumers Association
People Demanding Action
Rachel Carson Council
Sierra Club New York City Group
Earth Echoes…Stories for a Small Planet
Greenpeace
Amistad Catholic Worker
350 Loudoun
Fractivist.orh
Peace Action of Staten Island
Preserve Roanoke/Bent Mountain
Hilltown Community Rights
Concerned Citizens of Lebanon County