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FINALLY some cooler temps as we move into the fall season! Still waiting for much needed rain though, since we\u2019re in a severe drought. Find several events, including the SE Raleigh People\u2019s Assembly & Candidate Forum on the 3rd, plus, many actions to take below!<\/div>\n
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September 30, Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For<\/strong><\/div>\n
12 pm, online<\/div>\n
Hosted by the Center for Progressive Reform. The first oral argument scheduled for the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s next term is Suncor v. Boulder. This case arises from the oil and gas industry\u2019s attempt to use novel theories of federal preemption to block state and local governments from holding them accountable in court for their decades-long campaign to conceal the harms of their products. Register <\/span>here<\/a>. <\/span><\/div>\n
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September 30, Who Owns Appalachia? Property, Extraction, and Land Liberation<\/strong><\/p>\n
12 pm, online<\/div>\n
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Central Appalachia has been a key site of the extractive economy for two centuries. In recent decades, landscapes reshaped and abandoned by the coal industry have been repurposed for prisons and, now, AI data centers. How did this region become a target for repeated cycles of extraction and abandonment? How are communities using land ownership data not only to stop new extractive developments before they take hold, but also to break with the property regime that underpins them? And what can these struggles teach us about resisting extractivism elsewhere? Register here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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September 30, 7DS Community Pipeline Safety & Emergency Preparedness Tabletop Exercise<\/strong><\/div>\n
6\u20138 pm, virtual or in person at 5th & Washington, 103 S. Fifth St., Mebane<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This will be an interactive community meeting focused on one important question:<\/div>\n
If a pipeline emergency happened in our community tomorrow, would our people know what was happening, who to call, where to go, and what to do? Together, participants will examine emergency notification, evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures, transportation barriers, communication failures, accessibility, rural preparedness, and the responsibilities of pipeline operators and local emergency officials.<\/div>\n
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October 1, The Elections Nobody\u2019s Watching<\/strong><\/div>\n
6 pm, online<\/div>\n
Hosted by MediaJustice. Join our next conversation to unpack Public Service Commissions (PSCs), the regulatory bodies that fast track data centers to sell out our communities, and how we can fight back. We\u2019ll dive into Louisiana, Georgia, Arizona, and Alabama to show how these agencies collude with Big Tech to take our land, water, and energy. Register here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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October 1, NC: Virtual Data Center Town Hall <\/strong><\/div>\n
7-8:30 pm<\/div>\n
Join a coalition of community advocates (many from the Charlotte area) to a virtual town hall about data centers and their current and potential impacts. We are inviting our local November candidates and encourage you to do the same if you are outside of Mecklenburg County. We need many faces, reactions, and comments in the chat. \u00a0Our \u201cask\u201d is for a two year moratorium. \u00a0Seated officials and candidates will be able to hear from experts as well as concerned citizens. Our goal is to help inform them with the facts about these data centers and to help dispel some of the disinformation that is circulating in various different venues. Register here<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Canvassing for the SE Raleigh People’s Assembly & Candidate Forum!<\/strong><\/div>\n
Sign up for shifts and find out how to support the movement her<\/a>e.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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October 3, Southeast Raleigh People’s Assembly & Candidate Forum<\/strong><\/div>\n
3-6 pm, The Garner Woman’s Club, 230 US Hwy 70 West, Garner<\/div>\n
Join neighbors, community organizers, and local candidates for an afternoon of conversation, connection, and community participation. The gathering brings together a community organizing fair, panel discussion, and candidate forum to explore the issues shaping Southeast Raleigh. Topics include proposed data centers and their potential community impacts, neighborhood safety, and political accountability. More info and register here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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October 6, Raleigh City Council Evening Session <\/strong><\/div>\n
6 pm,<\/span> Rally and Pack the Meeting \u2014 <\/strong>Pass a 32-month data center moratorium now!<\/span><\/div>\n
7-9 pm, Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St.<\/div>\n
One topic will be discussion of a data center moratorium. We\u2019re asking for a 32-month moratorium and right now the city is possibly requesting only 6 months. Unacceptable! Agenda will be posted the Thursday before the meeting here<\/a>. Sign up to speak by Oct 2nd @ 3pm.<\/div>\n
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October 22, Making the Case for Climate Justice: Research, Communities, and the Law<\/strong><\/div>\n
2 pm, online<\/div>\n
Hosted by Oil Change International, join this webinar exploring the increasing role that litigation plays in the global movement to end fossil fuels. With the UN Environment Programme announcing that the world is likely to pass 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming in the next few years, we find ourselves in a code red moment – needing to use every resource at our disposal. Register here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2026 General Election Dates and Deadlines<\/strong><\/div>\n
Check online every so often to make sure you are still registered <\/span><\/strong>here<\/a>. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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