STREET SiNG ARTivism Workshop #4: Street Sound - May 28, 2020

This episode introduces the practice of Taiwanese artist Wu Mali （吳瑪悧）as an early anchor for regenerative artivism in East Asia. Moving from a polluted suburban creek at the edge of Taipei to river basins, a former naval kitchen on Cijin Island, and finally a project focused on one cubic centimeter of soil, the episode traces how Wu treats art as environmental infrastructure rather than isolated objects. Listeners will hear how Art as Environment: A Cultural Action at Plum Tree Creek turned a neglected waterway into a watershed commons through walking, mapping, school programs, and breakfast gatherings with residents and hydrologists; how river projects such as By the River, On the River, Of the River and Taipei Tomorrow as a Lake Again reframe Taipei as a vulnerable floodplain; how Cijin Kitchen and Cijin's tongue use cooking and storytelling in a former naval dormitory to surface maritime labor, migration, and coastal change; and how To Reconstruct 1 cm³ of Land, It Requires a Centennial foregrounds soil timescales and micro-acts of cultivation. Across these cases, the episode situates Wu's work within ecofeminist, community-based strategies that link environmental repair to everyday care, pedagogy, and local governance. Keywords Wu Mali; Taiwan; socially engaged art; community art; eco-art; environmental humanities; regenerative artivism; regenerative aesthetics; ecofeminism; watershed commons; Plum Tree Creek; Cijin Kitchen; Cijin's tongue; To Reconstruct 1 cm³ of Land, It Requires a Centennial; river city; climate adaptation; soil and land; art and governance; public pedagogy Key references Bamboo Curtain Studio. "Art as Environment: A Cultural Action at Plum Tree Creek." Project documentation. Bamboo Curtain Studio Website. https://bambooculture.com/en/project/2004.html. ecoartspace. "Member Spotlight: Mali Wu." Online feature. ecoartspace Blog. https://ecoartspace.org/Blog/13030578. Goto, Reiko, Margaret Shiu, and Wu Mali. "Ecofeminism: Art as Environment – A Cultural Action at Plum Tree Creek." Women Environmental Artists Directory (WEAD) Magazine. 2014. https://directory.weadartists.org/plum-tree-creek-action/. Harff, Amy Spencer. "Artist Series: Wu Mali, The Godmother of Taiwan's Socially Engaged Art." Eurasia Review. Last modified August 3, 2021. https://www.eurasiareview.com/03082021-artist-series-wu-mali-the-godmother-of-taiwans-socially-engaged-art-analysis/. Tung, Wei-Hsiu. "Art and Aesthetic Environmental Awakening at Plum Tree Creek." The Newsletter (International Institute for Asian Studies), no. 76 (2017): 30. Tung, Wei-Hsiu. "From Social Art Practice to Environmental Aesthetic Awakening and Civil Engagement: The Case Study of Cijin Kitchen." Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art 7, nos. 2–3 (2020): 307–324. Wu, Mali and Bamboo Curtain Studio. "Art as Environment – A Cultural Action at the Plum Tree Creek." Case summary for the Taishin Arts Award. https://www.taishinart.org.tw/en/art-award-year-detail/2012/463. Zheng, Bo. "An Interview with Wu Mali." FIELD: A Journal of Socially-Engaged Art Criticism, no. 4 (2016). https://field-journal.com/no4/an-interview-with-wu-mali. Special note: Chinese names in this episode follow local convention, with the family name given first and the personal name second.

2026

In this introductory episode, I lay out the core idea of regenerative artivism and the scope of the podcast. Speaking from southern California with my attention grounded in East Asia, I reflect on how art, care, and collective imagination help communities confront social and environmental injustice and craft/cultivate more livable futures in damaged places. Using the image of a threatened valley and the community-organized Meinung Yellow Butterfly Festival (美濃黃蝶祭), I introduce regeneration as an ongoing practice rather than a single victory. I explain why Season 1 focuses on women artivists in the greater China region and why their often-overlooked work in creeks, kitchens, schools, villages, and resettlement sites matters for environmental thinking. I situate the podcast in relation to my own long-term field research and to the limits of academic writing, framing the series as a slow, seminar-like space for listening, critical reflection, and grounded imagination. The episode closes with an invitation to consider a place that matters to you, the damages it has absorbed, and the quiet forms of care already at work there. Keywords regenerative artivism; regenerative aesthetics, socially engaged art; environmental art; ecofeminism; environmental humanities; Asia, East Asia; Greater China; community art; environmental justice; social justice; regeneration; care; multispecies relations; public pedagogy; art and ecology; women artivists Key References Demos, T. J. Decolonizing Nature: Contemporary Art and the Politics of Ecology. Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2016. ECOARTASIA. Digital Archive of Chinese Socially and Ecologically Engaged Art. https://ecoartasia.net/. Gablik, Suzi. The Reenchantment of Art. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1991. Haraway, Donna J. Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2016. Kester, Grant H. The One and the Many: Contemporary Collaborative Art in a Global Context. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2011. Lerner, Steve. Sacrifice Zones: The Front Lines of Toxic Chemical Exposure in the United States. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2010. Nixon, Rob. Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2011. Puig de la Bellacasa, María. Matters of Care: Speculative Ethics in More than Human Worlds. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2017. Wang, Meiqin. "Ecology, Environmental Art, and Sustainable Community Building: The Meinung Yellow Butterfly Festival as a Case of Environmental Activism in Taiwan." International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economic, Social, and Cultural Context 19, no. 2 (2023): 75–101. Wang, Meiqin. Socially Engaged Art in Contemporary China: Voices from Below. London: Routledge, 2019. Wang, Meiqin, ed. Socially Engaged Public Art in East Asia. Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press, 2022.

2026

“Renewal of Resistance: An Evening with #StopMVP ARTivists” was held on January 31, 2023 to replenish the movement in the New Year to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline & MVP Southgate. After FOUR victories against Senator Joe Manchin’s Dirty Deal in 2022, among other victories and setbacks, this resistance – heading into its tenth year – could use an artful boost! The movement has been consistently bolstered by the work of artists all across Appalachia and the Piedmont, and together we're renewing our commitment once again to beating MVP & MVP Southgate! “Renewal of Resistance” gathered people on Zoom from all over the country to hear the voices, see the dances, and feel the words of amazing artists from Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Hosted by Callie Pruett of acclaimed podcast Appodlachia, this event featured poetry readings by Crystal Good, Mara Robbins, and Steven Licardi; musical performances by BJ Lark and Charly Lowry; a dance performance by Sebrena Williamson and Fiona O’Brien; and art by Laura Saunders and Alicia Aldaz. Action links and performer info are below! +++ TAKE ACTION +++ Visit www.stopmvp.org and sign up for the Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights newsletter to stay in the loop and receive updates and calls to action! Email artivismvirginia@gmail.com if you’d like to join our email list! +++ Comment to the US Forest Service (Deadline EXTENDED to Feb 21st, 2023) +++ Sign this petition with Appalachian Voices!!! https://appvoices.org/no-pipelines/mv... West Virginia Rivers Coalition Comment Writing Party https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regis... Coalition comment writing party instructional video with resources here!    • Comment Writing Party - Tell the Forest Se...   USFS Comment writing guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12... +++ Comment to the US Army Corps of Engineers (by Feb 10, 2023) +++ Appalachian Voices Petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/t... West Virginia Rivers Coalition Comment Writing Party https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regis... USACE comment writing guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10... --- --- --- --- --- --- --- THANK YOU to this wonderful crew of ARTivists and Callie Pruett! In order of appearance: **Callie Pruett** https://appodlachia.com/ https://appalachiansforappalachia.org/ **Crystal Good** https://crystalgood.life/markingmyter... https://blackbygod.org/   / cgoodwoman     / cgoodwoman   **Sebrena Williamson with Fiona O’Brien**    / @saltareinelementisdancecol5339   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Ja... www.instagram.com/saltareinelementis **Bernadette ‘BJ’ Lark**   / communityartsreach   **Neema Avashia** https://www.neemaavashia.com/   / avashia     / avashianeema   https://bookshop.org/p/books/another-... **Mara Eve Robbins** https://propertiuspress.wixsite.com/b... https://appalachianchronicle.com/2020... https://appalachianchronicle.com/2020...   / cpfcfloyd   **Laura Saunders** http://www.saundersdocumentary.com/ https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wQ7... **Steven Licardi** https://www.thesvenbo.com/   / thesvenbo     / thesvenbo   **Alicia Aldaz**   / a_touchof_red   https://www.etsy.com/shop/ATouchOfRed... **Charly Lowry**   / charlylowry   www.charlylowry.com --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Connect with us! Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights + www.powhr.org   / powhrcoalition     / powhr      / @protectourwaterheritagerig715   ARTivism Virginia +   / artivism_virginia     / artivismvirginia      / artivismvirginia   And to stay connected with the frontlines of the fight against MVP Southgate, please visit: https://www.7directionsofservice.org/ #StopMVP #NoMVPSouthgate #NoSacrificeZones #WEWILLWIN

2023

Take your place in the Circle of Protection: SWVA! The Circle of Protection is an interfaith prayer vigil with story, song, and mutual support to gather and uplift neighbors who wish to protect their homes and communities from harmful and extractive development that threatens their public health and safety. This series began on August 13th, 2022 at Eastern Montgomery Park in Elliston, Virginia, and continues Saturday September 10th and Saturday, October 8th from 1:00 - 3:00 PM at the same location. The Circle aims to bring together frontline community members, long fighters of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, newcomers, and those who demand a future free of damaging development projects. Following an hour program will be a community meal and fellowship. All are welcome! The September 10th Circle will feature: Music from Bernadette 'BJ' Lark Poetry from Mara Eve Robbins Personal story from Crystal Mello Music from Joshua Vana - - - - - -   - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - More Circle of Protection details for September 10th, 2022 here: https://fb.me/e/1LIeftuC3 WHO: You, friends, family, neighbors, community members WHAT: One hour of uplift, one hour of good food & fellowship WHEN: Saturday, September 10th from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM WHERE: Eastern Montgomery Park, 5001 Enterprise Drive, Elliston, VA 24087 WHY: To gather community members and advocates, creating space for reconnection, forming new relationships, healing and testimony, and growing our coalition for a future free of harmful and polluting development WHAT TO BRING: Your water bottle, sunscreen, a folding/camp chair, your mask, and a potluck dish! WEATHER & COVID PRECAUTIONS: This event will be held rain or shine. In the case of rain, all attendees can move under the pavilion, and we would encourage folks to wear their masks. In the case of the occurrence of thunder and lightning closeby potentially occurring during the program, we will play things by ear and take a brief intermission if needed where folks can wait in their vehicles. With the desire of preventing further transmission of COVID-19, we will not be moving to an indoor space. RESTROOMS: There is an indoor restroom open to the public at the Elliston Fire Department building where parking is located. PARKING: There are marked and designated sections for the public at the Elliston Fire Department. - - - - - -   - - - - - - -   - - - - - - - "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" performed by the Indian Run Stringband http://www.indianrunstringband.com Videography by Loud Valley Productions http://www.loudvalley.com Special thanks to: Indian Run Stringband, Pastor Ken Gray of Big Spring Baptist Church, Irene Leech, the POWHR Coalition (Protect Our Water, Heritage Rights) and Preserve Montgomery County, VA Connect with the POWHR Coalition to help fight the Mountain Valley Pipeline: https://www.powhr.org Visit ARTivism Virginia on: YouTube    / artivismvirginia   Instagram   / artivism_virginia   Facebook   / artivismvirginia   Vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/artivismvirginia #CircleOfProtection #SWVA #StopMVP

2022

We're not having it. After Mountain Valley Pipeline's U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permits have once again been vacated by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, the path for MVP to ever be finished is disappearing. These legal victories have been made possible by grassroots coalition building, a diversity of tactics, and the implacable will of community defenders and water protectors. #WeWillWin. Thanks to: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival & Repairers of the Breach, and Sarah Hazlegrove Films. #StopMVP #NoChickahominyPipeline #NoCPS #AtlanticGhostPipeline #USFS #USFWS #EndangeredSpeciesAct #TheImplacables #DoomToThePipelines #WaterIsLife

2022

This past Thursday, June 25th 2020, we were joined for our sixth STREET SiNG Workshop by VIDEOmeTRY projectionist Dustin Klein, who's been offering some seriously powerful imaging at Marcus David Peters Circle, a central meeting place in Richmond's calls for racial justice over this past month (June 2020). Follow videometry on Instagram:  / videometry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STREET SiNG Workshops: A bi-weekly, hour-long Zoom workshop to cultivate skills, art and agreements for future environmental events in Virginia. Each workshop from April 16th to June 25th, 2020 has had time for a teaching, and time for participation. STREET SiNG workshop topics have included: Songs for rallies, marches, actions Call and response chants Poster/sign making Street theater/ritual/sculpture Banner and flag making Banner and shirt silk screening Water Flags Street drum construction and rhythm Followship in action agreements, dynamic listening, signal & safety Mobile sound, megaphone & public address Discussions on systemic racism in our Virginia communities and opportunities to show up in fighting it Ways to show up amid an ongoing pandemic Producer: Kay Ferguson Technical Director: Graham Smith White Co-Producers: Sun Sing Collective Instructors: Virginia ARTivists #SUNSiNG #ARTivismVA #noMVP #noMVPSouthgate #noACP #noCPS #noC4GT #HIPCheck #WEWILLWIN

2021

On December 11, 2021, more than three hundred water protectors gathered at Dogwood Dell Amphitheater in Richmond, Virginia for a Violation Vigil to bring visual and spoken witness to the hundreds of harmful water violations already committed by the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Their conclusion? The State Water Control Board must not approve a new water permit for this fracked gas construction project when it meets Tuesday, December 14 in Richmond. The Violation Vigil featured keynote speaker, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II of the Poor People’s Campaign and Repairers of the Breach, as well as coalition leaders, powerful musical performances, puppetry and art. Perhaps most powerful was the reading by 300 individuals from across the region of one documented violation - where and when it occurred and what kind of damage was caused. This ritual gave voice to a large and diverse community of mutual respect and fierce determination. If completed, MVP greenhouse gas emissions would equal 23 coal fired power plants and would damage the habitats of endangered and threatened species, inevitably adding more harm and further clogging of pristine and sensitive waterways with sediment and construction runoff. The Virginia State Water Control Board will vote to either approve or deny this Clean Water Act permit on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia. Water protectors are needed. Details are below: State Water Control Board Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 10:00 AM Gallery, Community College Workforce Alliance 1651 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228 The Violation Vigil to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline featured: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II Co- Chair, Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival President, Repairers of the Breach Jason Crazy Bear Campos-Keck 7 Directions of Service Russell Chisholm Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights (POWHR) Delegate Sam Rasoul Virginia House of Delegates, 11th District David Sligh Conservation Director, Wild Virginia Emily Satterwhite Appalachians Against Pipelines Sonya Taylor Sunrise Movement Roanoke Yara Allen Director of Theomusicology & Cultural Arts, Repairers of the Breach Co-Director of Theomusicology & Movement Arts, Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Joe Troop No BS! Brass Band Members of After Jack & of the SUN SiNG Collective “Weaving Waters” was written by Bernadette “BJ” Lark and performed by the SUN SiNG Collective. Videography: Sarah Hazlegrove Films The Violation Vigil Project was a collaboration between 7 Directions of Service, Appalachian Voices, ARTivism Virginia, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Earthfolk Collective, Food & Water Watch, Friends of Buckingham, Green New Deal Virginia, Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Protect Our Water Heritage Rights, Repairers of the Breach, Richmond Interfaith Climate Justice League, S.A.V.E., Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, Virginia Interfaith Power & Light, Virginia Organizing, & Wild Virginia. Visit ARTivism Virginia on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/artivismvirginia Instagram: www.instagram.com/artivism_virginia Vimeo: www.vimeo.com/artivismvirginia YouTube:    / artivismvirginia   #TimeToChooseOurFuture #WaterIsLife #ManiBiwa #ManiEnIse #NoMVP #NoMVPSouthgate #WEWILLWIN

2021

*TWO-YEAR UPDATE* - July 2023 - Coalition call to action to fight MVP & MVP Southgate As construction begins again on the Mountain Valley Pipeline mainline, MVP Southgate is seeking to gain an extension of its FERC certificate and will be applying to gain needed permits to be built through Rockingham and Alamance counties, North Carolina. It must be stopped! Sign on at http://www.stopmvpsouthgate.com to stay connected with frontlines resistance, learn about opportunities to engage, and stay tuned for calls to action! WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH, 2023, 6:30PM EDT Zoom FERC Comment Writing Party w/ 7 Directions of Service Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regis... SUNDAY, JULY 16TH, 2023, 3-5PM EDT Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, NC No MVP Southgate Community Event w/ 7 Directions of Service! https://actionnetwork.org/events/stop... Sign up with and follow: 7 Directions of Service http://www.7directionsorservice.org Protect Our Water, Heritage Rights Coalition (POWHR) http://www.powhr.org Appalachian Voices http://www.appvoices.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Rest in power, Chief John Blackfeather Jeffries of the Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation. We deeply appreciated his support of the community resistance to MVP Southgate and the making of this short film. - ARTivism Virginia, January 2023 From the Bundle of Arrows gathering, 2021: We are inviting all two-leggeds working to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, MVP Southgate extension, and the proposed Lambert Compressor station to join us for the “Bundle of Arrows” gathering near Burlington, North Carolina on the weekend of August 27th & 28th. For more details, register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/sout... Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/1CJYP0L7K For safety's sake and due to the recent surge in the COVID Delta variant, we have amended our first plan for a three day encampment as below. Friday, August 27th, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM (ONLINE): Workshops for indigenous leaders and environmental activists. Workshops will include: Free Prior Informed Consent Health Effects of Fracking, How to Lobby and Rights of Nature. Schedule to follow registration. Saturday, August 28th, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: We will gather near Burlington, NC for a COVID-safe rally, art share and concert. (Outdoors, masks & vaccinations required for our children’s safety.) Register and stay tuned for more information. Musical Guests include: Alexis Raeana & Charly Lowry (duo) http://www.alexisraeana.com http://www.charlylowry.com/ Høly River https://www.holyrivermusic.com Joshua Vana, Co-Director of ARTivism Virginia    • "To The River" – The SUN SiNG Collective (...   MC & Spoken Word: Jason Crazy Bear Campos-Keck Let us honor our responsibility to Mother Earth by joining our power and our voices to stop Mountain Valley Pipeline, MVP Southgate, and the proposed Lambert Compressor Station. Follow 7 Directions of Service here: https://7directionsofservice.com   / 7directionsofservice     / 7directionsofservice   And ARTivism Virginia here:    / artivismvirginia     / artivismvirginia     / artivism_virginia   Videography by Sarah Hazlegrove Music: "Weaving Waters" Written By Bernadette "BJ" Lark Performed by the SUN SiNG Collective #BundleOfArrows #TogetherWeAreStronger #7DirectionsOfService #ARTivism #noMVP #noMVPSouthgate #WaterIsLife #ManiBiwa #WEWILLWIN

2021

*TWO-YEAR UPDATE* - July 2023 - Coalition call to action to fight MVP & MVP Southgate As construction begins again on the Mountain Valley Pipeline mainline, MVP Southgate is seeking to gain an extension of its FERC certificate and will be applying to gain needed permits to be built through Rockingham and Alamance counties, North Carolina. It must be stopped! Sign on at http://www.stopmvpsouthgate.com to stay connected with frontlines resistance, learn about opportunities to engage, and stay tuned for calls to action! WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH, 2023, 6:30PM EDT Zoom FERC Comment Writing Party w/ 7 Directions of Service Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regis... SUNDAY, JULY 16TH, 2023, 3-5PM EDT Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, NC No MVP Southgate Community Event w/ 7 Directions of Service! https://actionnetwork.org/events/stop... Sign up with and follow: 7 Directions of Service http://www.7directionsorservice.org Protect Our Water, Heritage Rights Coalition (POWHR) http://www.powhr.org Appalachian Voices http://www.appvoices.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We cannot stand by and watch a fossil fuel corporation, and politicians line their pockets as so much is destroyed, producing fracked gas we don’t need. Inviting all two-leggeds working to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, its Southgate extension, and the proposed Lambert Compressor Station to join us for Bundle of Arrows. Register for our August 27th and 28th Bundle of Arrows events here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/sout... For safety's sake and due to the recent surge in the COVID Delta variant, we have amended our first plan for a three day encampment as below. Once you register, more details, times and directions will be emailed. Friday, August 27th, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM: Workshops and trainings for indigenous leaders and environmental activists. Offerings will include: Free Prior Informed Consent Workshop, Health Effects of Fracking, How to Lobby and Rights of Nature. Schedule to follow registration. Saturday, August 28th, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: We will gather near Burlington, NC for a COVID-safe rally, art share and concert (Outdoors, Masks & Vaccinations Required = Our Childen’s Safety). Register and stay tuned for more information. Musical Guests so far: Alexis Raeana & Charly Lowry, Høly River, Jason Crazy Bear Campos-Keck, and Joshua Vana. More to come. Let us join our power and our voices to say that this is the season that MVP, MVP Southgate and the Lambert Compressor Station end. Follow 7 Directions of Service here: https://7directionsofservice.com   / 7directionsofservice     / 7directionsofservice   And ARTivism Virginia here:    / artivismvirginia     / artivismvirginia     / artivism_virginia   Videography by Sarah Hazlegrove #BundleOfArrows #TogetherWeAreStronger #7DirectionsOfService #ARTivism #noMVP #noMVPSouthgate #WEWILLWIN

2021

“Bundle of Arrows” was an indigenous-led convergence of all two leggeds resisting the Mountain Valley Pipeline, MVP Southgate, and the proposed Lambert Compressor Station held on August 28th, 2021 near Mebane, NC. This invitation to resist these destructive, harmful and unnecessary project remains open. **TWO-YEAR UPDATE** - July 2023 - Coalition call to action to fight MVP & MVP Southgate As construction begins again on the Mountain Valley Pipeline mainline, MVP Southgate is seeking to gain an extension of its FERC certificate and will be applying to gain needed permits to be built through Rockingham and Alamance counties, North Carolina. It must be stopped! Sign on at http://www.stopmvpsouthgate.com to stay connected with frontlines resistance, learn about opportunities to engage, and stay tuned for calls to action! *WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH, 2023, 6:30PM EDT* Zoom FERC Comment Writing Party w/ 7 Directions of Service Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regis... *SUNDAY, JULY 16TH, 2023, 3-5PM EDT* Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, NC No MVP Southgate Community Event w/ 7 Directions of Service! https://actionnetwork.org/events/stop... Sign up with and follow: 7 Directions of Service http://www.7directionsorservice.org Protect Our Water, Heritage Rights Coalition (POWHR) http://www.powhr.org Appalachian Voices http://www.appvoices.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original call to action from August 2021: Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/sout... Details and directions will follow registration. Friday, Aug 27th, 3:00 PM - Evening: Indigenous Leaders Roundtable Saturday, Aug 28th: TBD - Workshops, Speakers, Rally and ARTivism Virginia Art Build & Concert Sunday, Aug 29th: TBD - Bundle of Arrows March for Unity For more, please follow 7 Directions of Service: https://7directionsofservice.com   / 7directionsofservice     / 7directionsofservice   #BundleOfArrows #TogetherWeAreStronger #noMVP #noMVPSouthgate #NoCompressorStation #DoomToThePipelines #WaterIsLife #ManiBawa #OurAirOurLives #WEWILLWIN Videography by Sarah Hazlegrove

2021

**Take action now to stop the MVP/MVP Southgate fossil fuel projects in our region!** The May 2nd, 2021 No MVP/No MVP Southgate Water Walk was a true gathering. Skillful and welcoming indigenous leadership created embodied witness by gathering environmental protectors across race, tribe, gender, faith and across state and national borders. To join resistance to these destructive, unjust and unneeded fracked gas infrastructure projects take these two steps now. 1. SIGN THIS “7 DIRECTIONS OF SERVICE” PETITION TO BIDEN TO STOP MVP/MVP SOUTHGATE: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/t... 2. JOIN THE NAACP WEBINAR ON JUNE 29, 7:30 PM - 9 PM Community Conversation: Pittsylvania Lambert Compressor Station - What You Need To Know - Register here today to learn how to help stop Lambert at the early July Virginia DEQ air permit hearing: https://secure.everyaction.com/q9xPby... Facebook event here:   / 507632070446891   On May 2, small teams walked, paddled, or biked the entire proposed Mountain Valley Southgate route. 7 Directions of Service, which led the Water Walk, collaborated with the Pittsylvania County, Virginia NAACP Environmental Justice Committee to begin the day near the proposed site of the Lambert Compressor Station which plans to connect the MVP Southgate to the MVP main line - a bridge from nothing to nowhere. Bring your voice and action to this diverse community resisting new fossil fuel infrastructure in our region by taking the actions above. 7 Directions of Service: https://7directionsofservice.com/ Pittsylvania County, VA NAACP http://naacppittsyco.org/ #noMVP #noMVPSouthgate #WaterIsLife #IndigenousLeadership #WEWILLWIN

2021

The Water Quilt Project invites you to the Water Quilt Project Convergence, Saturday, July 10th, from 3-5PM, at the Newport Community Center, 434 Blue Grass Trail, Newport, VA 24128 (60 min from Roanoke, 15 min from Blacksburg). More info here:   / 2971453069769507   Over 80 squares were created and have now been assembled into three beautiful water quilts as a way to honor and protect the waterways threatened by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and Mountain Valley Southgate. Join us and members of the SUN SiNG Collective in a gathering of story and song. Project creators will speak and all of us together will add finishing touches and make future plans for our Water Quilts. This convergence event will be outdoors and will follow pandemic safe protocols with masking and social distancing encouraged. Bathrooms will be available. Bring your own food, water, or picnic basket. The Water Quilt Project is produced by ARTivism Virginia in collaboration with Appalachian Voices, the POWHR Coalition (Protect Our Water, Heritage, Rights), the Haw River Assembly (NC) and Preserve Monroe (WV). For more on the Water Quilt Project, please visit: https://www.waterquiltproject.org And sign up to participate in the project at: https://www.tinyurl.com/WaterQuiltPro... Bernadette "BJ" Lark wrote "Weaving Waters" for our Water Quilt Project with arrangement and performance by the SUN SiNG Collective. What you see here are the early quilt squares from across our region, in protection of the communities, water, land, and air threatened by the Mountain Valley Pipeline and MVP Southgate. #QuiltingResistance #WaterIsLife #noMVP #noMVPSouthgate #WeaveWillWin

2021