Schedule & Music

OVERALL APPALACHIA POWERSHIFT'09 SCHEDULE

Friday, October 23rd
>>> 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM Check-In / Registration at the Marshall University Student Center

>>> 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM Music, Films, and Open Mic at the Java Joint

>>>>>>Your music, songs, poetry, and talents!

Saturday, October 24th

>>> 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM Late Check-In / Registration at the Marshall University Student Center

>>> 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Breakfast & Welcome (Welcome by Teri Blanton of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth) at the Marshall University Student Center

>>> 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM 1st Session of Workshops at the Marshall University Student Center and Corbly Hall

>>> 10:30 AM Mountaintop Removal Tour Departs (20 People)

>>> 10:30 AM Art Space Opens (come and create art!) at the Marshall University Student Center

>>> 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM 2nd Session of Workshops at the Marshall University Student Center and Corbly Hall

>>> 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Lunch at the Marshall University Student Center's basement

>>> 1:45 PM to 3:15 PM 3rd Session of Workshops at the Marshall University Student Center and Corbly Hall

>>> 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Anti-Oppression Training at the Marshall University Student Center

>>> 5:00 to 7:00 To Be Announced

>>> 7:00 to 8:00 Dinner at the Marshall University Student Center

>>> 8:00 PM to 11:00 at the Marshall University Student Center

>>>>>>Jeff Biggers Speaking

>>>>>>Youth Speakers

>>>>>>Papa Groove's music

Sunday, October 25th

>>> 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM Morning Services

>>> 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Breakfast at the Marshall U Campus Christian Center

>>> 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Strategy Session at the Marshall U Campus Christian Center

>>> 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM Lunch at the Marshall U Campus Christian Center

>>> 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Rally for Jobs For Our Kids Rally starting at Marshall U's Buskirk Field (field next to Buskirk Hall)

>>>>>>Matthew Perry of Green For All and Others speaking about our potential to develop sustainable industries

>>>>>>The Good Ol' Boys and a Girl's music

>>>>>>March to the Army Corps of Engineers Building

>>>>>>Ken Hechler, former West Virginia Congressman and leader on Anti-Strip Mining & Civil Rights Issues

>>>>>>Larry Gibson, famed Mountain Keeper and leader of Anti-Mountaintop Removal Efforts

>>>>>>Rebekah Jean's music

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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, OCT. 24th

Saturday, 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

>>> Local Foods: Feed the Future

>>> Slurry Report

>>> TVA Coal Ash Spill: Disaster and Aftermath

>>> Campus Sustainability & the Green Fee

Saturday, 10:45 AM to 12:15 PM

>>> Holding Our Ground: Nonviolent Direct Action

>>> Community Renewable Energy

>>> Climate Legislation: WTF

>>> Lobby Days: Reclaiming Democracy

Saturday, 1:45 PM to 3:15 PM

>>> The End of Mountaintop Removal

>>> Students Organize! Strategy and Tactics

>>> How Are They Getting Away With This? Regulating Coal

>>> YES! Student-Powered Energy Efficiency

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Music

Coal Center String Band will be playing at the Open Mic at the Java Joint in Huntington at 8:00 PM

Papa Groove, no photo or link, will be playing after Saturday Night's Keynote Speakers, starting between 8:30 - 9:00 PM

The Good Ol' Boys & a Girl will be playing during the Rally for Jobs for Our Kids on Sunday, starting at 1:00 PM at Buskirk Field at Marshall U

Rebekah Jean will be playing at during the Rally for Jobs for Our Kids on Sunday, starting at 1:00 PM at Buskirk Field at Marshall U