Community events

Community members and advocates have been meeting, listening to each other, sharing information, raising awareness, and organizing against coal dust pollution in community events for decades. Included here are records of past community events and materials to support future event planning, outreach, and grassroots organizing.

Documents

Past community events

• Air Quality Workshop, Daily Press, May 6, 2016
• Hampton Roads Social Justice Conference Program, 2023
• Repair Lab and Empower All, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Piggly Wiggly Community Center, Southeast Newport News, January 27, 2024 Event Photographs

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  Coal Dust Kills Kick Off
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  Coal Dust Kills Kick Off
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  Coal Dust Kills Kick Off
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  Coal Dust Kills Kick Off

• Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024 Event Photographs

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  The Air We Breathe
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  The Air We Breathe
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  The Air We Breathe
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  The Air We Breathe
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  The Air We Breathe
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  The Air We Breathe

Event-related materials and templates

• Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Sign in Sheet Template, January 27, 2024
• Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Email Invitation Template, January 27, 2024
• Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Event Agenda, January 27, 2024
• Request for People to Speak at the Newport News City Council Meeting, January 23, 2024
• Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, Coal Dust Written Testimony Worksheet Sierra Club, 2024
• Take Action to Reduce Coal Dust in Your Community, 2024
• New Virginia Majority and Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, Tell Your Story: Coal Dust Community Impacts, 2024
• Old Dominion Student Organizations for Possible Partnerships, 2024
• Coal Dust Kills, Tell Your Story: Coal Dust, 2024