Read to the bottom to find out about our special Public Call with Josh Fox!
But first:
Today!
Jefferson County:
6pm eastern - the resolution is on the agenda! This vote is
likely to be close!
Address: 435 W. Walnut St., Monticello, Florida 32344
If you are nearby, please join!
Fernandina Beach:
The resolution is on the Fernandina Beach City Agenda today
at 6 PM -
Address: 204 Ash St. Fernandina Beach, Fl. 32034
THIS IS IT.. They will vote on it. We need people to show up
in support.. Anyone that wants to speak, will need to come before the
meeting starts to sign up.. They start taking the sign-up forms 15 minutes
prior and stop when the meeting starts.
Thursday:
Escambia County:
5:30pm Central Time -Join this Thursday night as the
Escambia County Board of County Commissioners considers a resolution calling
for a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, acid fracturing, and well
stimulation performed for the purposes of exploration or production of oil
or natural gas in the State of Florida.
Location: Escambia County Governmental Center, 221 Palafox
Place, Pensacola, FL 32502
The meeting will be held in the Board of County
Commissioners Chambers, 221 Palafox Place, in downtown Pensacola. You may
enter just to the right of the old Courthouse.
Show your support! Wear a blue shirt to signify water
quality and Florida's precious aquifers.
Broward County Town Hall: 7-9pm Eastern
Hosted by South Florida Wildlands Association- a general
meeting for the environmental community, elected officials, and all those
who want to work against oil drilling in Western Broward and the Greater
Everglades - but also valuable for those who simply want to find out more
about the issue or even those who might support future drilling in the
Everglades.
Location: The Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts
(PPTOPA)
Susan B Katz Theater, 17195 Sheridan St, Pembroke Pines,
Florida
Next Tuesday, 7pm: Public Call with Floridians Against Fracking and Josh
Fox, director of Gasland!
Call-in: 866 906 7447. The participant code is 573 53 07#
Join us on our first public call with fractivist and Movie
Director Josh Fox! Director of Gasland, he helped with the bans in New York
and Maryland. GASLAND, which Josh wrote, directed and shot, premiered at the
Sundance film festival 2010, where it was awarded the 2010 Special Jury
Prize for Documentary. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for best
documentary, nominated for four Emmys including best documentary, best
writing and best cinematography, and awarded the EMMY for best directing.
GASLAND was nominated for best Documentary Screenplay by the WGA, and also
awarded the Environmental Media Association Award for best documentary. As a
result of Josh's activism and campaigning on the issue of gas drilling Josh
was awarded the 2010 Lennon Ono Grant for Peace by Yoko Ono.
Let's get inspired by his actions and hear some concrete
advice on how we can win the battle here in Florida!
Be sure to pass the word on!
