People in Action Galleries

Women in Black?
Funeral for the Mountains

For permission to use photos (non-profit groups, school, students, low-income organization) or to purchase one-time photo-use rights (for-profit groups) contact vivian@ohvec.org. Original digital images may be available on request

OVEC’s People in Action Galleries feature photographs and stories of environmental activism.We know we are way behind on getting these posts up! Does that mean nobody has been a peep in action? No, the opposite is true. We cant keep up online with documenting whats going on in the offline world. Until we do catch up with the People in Action posts, please check our action alerts, newsletters and daily news links to stay abreast of what we are up to. And, to help build a better future, join us in action by signing up for actions alerts and joining OVEC.

5 posts found

People in Action Gallery Vivian Mar 18, 2013
People in Action: United for the Future of West Virginia March 15, 2013
As the grand finale to Mountain Justice Spring Break 2013, RAMPS and Mountain Justice organized a rally. More
Issues: Fracking, Mountaintop removal, Water

People in Action Gallery Vivian Mar 8, 2013
People in Action: Rally to Stop MTR and Save Blair Mountain – March 5, 2013
The Blair Mountain Heritage Alliance organized a rally and march to call upon Morgan Stanley to stop funding mountaintop removal operations. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

People in Action Gallery Vivian May 30, 2006
Coal River Residents Start Pennies of Promise
From the Associated Press: Coal River Valley residents launched a fundraising effort to build a new school in Raleigh County by presenting about 90 pounds of pennies and a piece of their mind to Gov. Joe Manchin on Tuesday. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal, Social justice

People in Action Gallery Vivian Oct 11, 2001
Sludge Disaster: Unhappy Anniversary
Oct. 11, 2001 marks the one-year anniversary of the nation's worst "blackwater" spill. More
Issues: Mountaintop removal

People in Action Gallery OVEC Oct 28, 2000
Funeral for the Mountains
Mourn for our Losses, Stand Up for our Future! was the theme of the Funeral for the Mountains, held October 28, 2000 in Charleston, WV. In southern West Virginia, mountaintop removal coal mining has destroyed many mountain communities -- people's homes, schools and water wells. More
Issues: Coal, Mountaintop removal