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I Love Mountains Day 2011

When February-14-2011
from 11:00 am to 03:30 pm
Where State Capital, Frankfort
Contact Name Lisa Abbott
Contact Email
Contact Phone 606-878-2161
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by jerry — last modified February-09-2011 02:05 PM

Join KFTC for a mid-day rally on the steps of the Capitol building as Kentuckians demand that legislators quit ignoring the harm done to people and communities by mountaintop removal mining. We'll push for passage of the Stream Saver Bill and clean energy legislation.

Schedule for the day

 
11 a.m. — Gather at the Kentucky River Bridge

Begin your “I Love Mountains” day experience at the foot of the Kentucky River.  This is where we will all gather, practice a few songs and chants, and kick-off our march.

11:30 a.m. — March to the Capitol

Hold your home-made signs up high and raise your voice -- we are taking our message to the Capitol!  As a unified voice, hundreds of us will march together the ½ mile up Capitol Avenue to the front steps of the Capitol.

12:15 - 12:45 p.m. — Rally on the Capitol steps

Keep those chants going as we hold an energizing and fun rally on the front-steps of the Capitol.  Listen to rousing leaders who are leading the charge for an end to mountain-top removal and towards a clean energy future.

12:45 – 1:15 p.m. — “I Love Mountains” Valentine Delivery

We are bringing our love of the mountains directly to our Governor!  Bring to Frankfort with you a homemade Valentine card (or use this downloadable version) for the mountains addressed to the Governor.    As a group, after the rally concludes, we will head into the Capitol building to drop off our Valentine Cards in the Governor’s Office to let him know how many of us came to Frankfort to celebrate our love for clean water, our mountains, and our heritage!  The power of hundreds of homemade Valentine cards arriving on his desk will help send a powerful – and passionate – message to our Governor that we need his leadership now.

1:30 to 2:30 – Lunch break

After all of that fun, take a break and head through the tunnel in the basement of the Capitol and head over to the cafeteria for some lunch.  This time is also a great time to head up to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Floors of the Capitol Annex to try to meet with your own state representatives.

2:30 to 3:30 – Stream-Saver and Clean Energy bill hearing (KFTC style) in Capitol Annex Rm 129
Think legislators should be hearing about how Kentucky can be a leader in clean energy and not stuck in the past? Want to learn from public health experts about the effects of MTR? Then join us as KFTC’s youth leaders hold a mock “hearing” on the Stream-Saver bill and clean energy legislation. A “committee” of youth leaders will take testimony from citizen and scientific experts on the legislation, ask questions, and more. All state lawmakers are invited to attend and so are you! Who knows, it may be the most important committee hearing this legislative session!

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