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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in"><font color="#000000"><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight:
normal">MOVCA
Programs for </span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="4"><i><b>July
and August, 2021</b></i></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Since
moving to public gatherings and indoor meetings
and events is still
in transition, we are planning to attend and
promote the Summer 2021
Fair Transition Webinar Series, </span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>“Putting
Together the Pieces of a Fair Energy Transition –
Leaving No One
Behind,"</b></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">
as programming for MOVCA this summer. (I hope many
of you already
took advantage of the opportunity to get in on the
June 15th
program.) Sponsored by the West Virginia Center on
Climate Change
(“WV3C”), the WVU College of Law Center on Energy
and Sustainable
Development, and the WV Climate Alliance, (and
supported by the Dunn
Foundation and by Rafe and Lenore Pomerance), the
rest of the series
of free, expert-led, live/interactive online
hour-long webinars -
each with different speakers and panelists - will
be offered from
</span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>7:00-8:00
p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, and Tuesday, August 10.
</b></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Go
to
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://wvclimate.org/summer-2021-fair-transition-webinars/">https://wvclimate.org/summer-2021-fair-transition-webinars/</a>
for
updated program information and to register. </span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>
(Post-event recordings will be available to
registrants who are
unable to attend at the scheduled time.)</b></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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orphans: 0" lang="en-US" align="LEFT">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">The
theme of these webinars ties in well with our
support for the THRIVE
Act and agenda, as well as relating to the goals
of our new
subcommittee, New Jobs Appalachia.</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.05in; line-height: 0.26in; widows: 0;
orphans: 0" lang="en-US" align="LEFT">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Here
are some specifics about the upcoming
WV3C-sponsored webinars:</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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orphans: 0" lang="en-US" align="LEFT">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><u><b>Tuesday,
July 13:</b></u></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Speaker
- </span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>Chris
Hansen</b></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">,
PhD, </span></span></font></font></font><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Co-Founder
and Director at the Colorado Energy & Water
Institute. He
represents District 31 in the Colorado State
Senate, where he chairs
the Appropriations Committee. He will discuss
the </span></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#0000ff"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><u><span
style="font-weight: normal"><a
href="https://cdle.colorado.gov/the-office-of-just-transition">“</a><a
href="https://cdle.colorado.gov/the-office-of-just-transition"
target="_blank">Colorado
Just Transition Action Plan”</a></span></u></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">
to assist fossil fuel communities in the
transition to a clean energy
economy</span></span></font></font></font></strong></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:
normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">Panelists
- </span></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>Angie
Rosser</b></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">,,
Executive Director, WV Rivers; </span></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>Ann
Eisenberg</b></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">,
Assistant Professor, University of South
Carolina School of Law; </span></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>Evan
Hansen</b></span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">,
represents District 51 in the West Virginia
House of Delegates and is
President of Downstream Strategies. </span></span></font></font></font></strong></font></font></font>
</p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><u><b>Tuesday,
August 10:</b></u></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><span
style="font-weight: normal"> TBA</span></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
<h4 class="western" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.05in;
line-height: 0.26in" lang="en-US" align="LEFT">
<em><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><span
style="font-weight: normal">If
you register for the July 13 program, you will
receive information on
the August 10 webinar when registration is open.</span></span></span></font></font></font></em></h4>
<p><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.05in; line-height: 0.26in" align="LEFT"><font
size="+1"><u><b><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><span style="font-style: normal">Other
opportunities in July:</span></font></font></b></u></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.05in; line-height: 0.26in" align="LEFT"><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="4"><i><b>Other
Side of the Hill - Free at-home screenings July 10-25.</b></i></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:
normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
Interfaith Power & Light network has been offered a
unique
opportunity to be among the first to share the new short
film,</span></span></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>Other
Side of the Hill.</b></span></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal"> </span></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:
normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">The
film is a hopeful, inspiring look at local leaders on the
ground in
rural America who are leading climate action in their
communities.
But it is also about coming together, finding common
ground and new
climate frameworks, and shining a light on rural voices as
we
envision a path forward.</span></span></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">
</font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:
normal"><b>SAVE
THE DATE. </b></span></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">The
film will be available for free online viewing </span></span></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><b>July
10 - 25.</b></span></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal">
</span></span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><b>Registration
opens TODAY, July 1.</b></span></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><b> </b></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">
Here is the link to </span></span></font></font><a
href="https://default.salsalabs.org/T9f35dc5f-526e-4d8d-8e05-c24df46f35f2/89f70ef1-bb38-4c1f-bfd6-806f83bd94d2"
target="_blank"><font color="#3498db"><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:
normal"><b>REGISTER.</b></span></font></font></font></a><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span
style="font-style: normal"><b>
</b></span></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style:
normal"><span style="font-weight: normal">Individuals
are invited to view it at home with family and friends.</span></span></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3">
<u><b>MOVCA may partner with the Green Sanctuary Committee </b></u>of
the Marietta
UU church to share a screening and post-viewing discussion
over Zoom
or stream it for an in-person, Covid-safe event outdoors. </font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><b>More
on that later if it can be scheduled.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>Parkersburg
Summer Jam for the People - Monday, July 5, 5:00 - 8:00
p.m.,</b></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">
in Point Park. Free food, music, and fun for the family.
Info:
</span></font></font><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/wv-wfp/"><font
color="#0000ff"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-weight: normal">https://www.mobilize.us/wv-wfp/</span></font></font></font></a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>What
Is ASH? Discussing the Risks of the </b></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><u><b>A</b></u></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>ppalachian
</b></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="4"><u><b>S</b></u></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>torage
</b></font></font><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="4"><u><b>H</b></u></font></font><font face="Times New
Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>ub
- </b></font></font>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>Wednesday,
July 14, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.</b></font></font><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-weight:
normal">
online discussion sponsored by WV Interfaith Power and
Light. Free
and open to the public: us02web.zoom.us</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><font face="Times
New Roman, serif"><font size="4"><b>Rivers
Celebration in Tucker County - Saturday, July 17</b></font></font><font
face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="3"><span
style="font-weight: normal">,
presented by West Virginia Rivers Coalition. Free outdoor
activities
on the banks of the Black Fork of the Cheat River in
Hendricks;
Evening After Party (ticketed event). Register: wvrivers.org</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 150%"><br>
</p>
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orphans: 0" lang="en-US" align="LEFT">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><span
style="font-weight: normal">MOVCA
is also looking to schedule some additional
programming of our own,
as well as tabling at events this summer, so
stay alert for
announcements coming through MOVCA's listserv,
on the MOVCA website,
and/or on their Facebook page. </span></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font>
</p>
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orphans: 0" lang="en-US" align="LEFT">
<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><span
style="font-weight: normal">Don't
forget <b>their </b></span></span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><b>regular
business meetings (on Zoom) on the first
Thursday </b></span></span></font></font></font><font
color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="text-decoration: none"><span
style="font-weight: normal">of
each month! We'd love to have more members
getting involved in the
many projects we're working on.</span></span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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line-height: 0.26in">
<font size="3">And, no doubt, there will be more workshops,
webinars,
and special events planned by our allies in other groups , so if
you
hear of something we'd be interested in, spread the word! <br>
</font><br>
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size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal"> -
Adeline Bailey</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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<font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font
size="2"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman,
serif"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal"><span
style="font-weight: normal"> MOVCA Leadership Team</span></span></font></font></font></font></font></font></p>
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