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Coal River Valley Protests Citi

posted by Ananda in Global Finance, RAN General on November 18th, 2008

On Nov 14, 2008, activists from the Coal River Valley, an area hard-hit by mountaintop removal coal extraction, took action against Citi in Beckley, WV.  They distributed fliers outside a Citi Financial office, informed Citi employees that their employer had a major role in destroying their communities, and handed fliers to customers entering the office.  Then they headed off to a meeting with an Appalachian region-wide effort to stop mountaintop removal.

Vernon Haltom, Coal River Mountain Watch

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2 Responses to “Coal River Valley Protests Citi”

  1. The Understory » More Dispatches from the No Coal Day of Action Says:
    November 19th, 2008 at 10:13 am

    [...] reporting back: Beckley, WV:”They distributed fliers outside a Citi Financial office, informed Citi employees that their [...]

  2. judy Says:
    November 20th, 2008 at 11:33 am

    WOOHOO!!!!
    You guys rock.

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