Calendar of Upcoming Events -
All Are Welcome!
EQAT Leadership Transition Party
Sunday, September 9
4:30-6:30 pm
Hosted by EQAT and JoAnn Seaver & Bill Van Stone
625 Burnham Road
Philadelphia, PA 19119
Join us as we celebrate EQAT’s leadership transition, honoring Ingrid Lakey and welcoming Amy Ward Brimmer. Hear about Earth Quaker Action Team’s recent successes and get a preview of our plans for the future. Food, drink, and good company in a relaxed, open reception. (This is not a fundraiser.)
EQAT General Meeting
Monday, September 10
6:00 – 8:00 pm – New Time!
Friends Center, 15th & Cherry Sts., Philadelphia
Summer’s over and a new campaign phase is beginning! This month’s general meeting will be the kickoff, where we’ll get an update on the anti-MTR movement, share stories from our recent campus actions, get progress reports from our working groups, and consider some specific actions we want to plan over the coming months. We sing, we eat, we strategize – ALL ARE WELCOME.
Fundraising Team meeting
Wednesday, September 12
1:00 – 3:00 pm
at the home of George Lakey
4719 Springfield Ave, Phila 19143
For more info contact amy.eqat@gmail.com
Stand with Appalachia Solidarity Day
Thursday, September 13
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lafayette Park in front of the White House, Washington, DC
Please join EQATers who will stand in solidarity with all in Appalachia who are working to defend their health, families, waters, and communities from mountaintop removal coal mining. Sponsored byEarthjustice, there will be many groups fighting this ruinous mining practice.
For more info contact Amy – amy.eqat@gmail.com
Shale Gas Outrage
Thursday, September 20
Rally, march, and direct action challenging the fracking industry elite as they meet at the Convention Center. EQAT has endorsed this event and many of us plan to participate.
More information at http://shalegasoutrage.org/
Quaker Peace Fair
Saturday, September 22
10:30 am – 4:00 pm
at Buckingham Friends Meeting & School
5684 York Road
Lahaska, Pennsylvania 18931
George Lakey is the keynote speaker and we will have a table there. Stop by and help us tell folks about our campaign and the Green Your Money program.
Want to volunteer at the table? zacharyhershman@gmail.com
