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Day 1, Thursday October 8
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM, State Capitol
Assemble at the State Capitol Building for the March Kick Off Rally
1900 Kanawha Blvd Charleston, WV
9:30 AM, State Capitol
RALLY FOR AN END TO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL!
10:30 AM, State Capitol
March down Kanawha Blvd 1.5 mi., turn left on Point Dr, turn right on Piedmont Rd 1 mi.
1:00 PM
Roadside lunch break near the intersection of Snow Hill Rd and Piedmont Dr.
Continue down Piedmont 1.4 mi, walk up onto Rte 60/Kanawha Blvd via Campbells Creek Rd.
Continue down Rte 60/Kanawha Blvd .6 mi., exit at Malden Rd., take Georges Dr. to Malden Dr.
4:00 PM
End at Poorboy’s Market 4008 Malden Dr, Charleston
Shuttle to the Charleston Environmental Council Building 2206 Washington St E, Charleston
6:00 PM
Seeds of Peace and Everybody’s Kitchen will provide dinner for marchers, hosts and other supporters, followed by group activities.
Shuttle to host family homes and overnight accommodations. (This is to be arranged between you, your host, and your driver)
Day 2, Friday October 9
9:00 AM, Environmental Council Building
Meet at the E Council Building to caravan to Day 2’s starting point.
2206 Washington St E, Charleston
9:30 AM
Cars leave for Poorboy Market to start the march.
4008 Malden Dr, Charleston
10:00 AM
March Begins down Malden Dr.
Malden Dr Bends to the left and back to the right, where it turns into Midland Dr.
Midland Dr. runs parallel to Rte. 60 for 2 miles.
12 PM
Roadside lunch break near the intersection of 34th St and Midland Dr.
1 PM
Resume March
Midland Dr. Turns into Dupont Ave/Malden Belle Rd. which runs for 3 miles parallel to Rte. 60 and passes the Dupont Chemical Plant.
4 PM
Day 2 march ends at the intersection of Maple Rd. and Dupont Rd.
6 PM
Dinner at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston
520 Kanawha Blvd W., Charleston
Evening Speaker: Larry Gibson
Shuttle to host family homes and overnight accommodations. (This is to be arranged between you, your host, and your driver)
Day 3, Saturday October 10
9:00 AM, Environmental Council Building
Meet at the E Council Building to caravan to Day 3’s starting point.
2206 Washington St E, Charleston
9:30 AM
Cars leave for the intersection of Maple Rd. and DuPont Ave. to start the march.
4008 Malden Dr, Charleston
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10:00 AM
March resumes at the intersection of Maple Rd. and DuPont Ave.
10:45 AM
Deliver a statement to Walker CAT offices at 1400 DuPont, Belle in opposition to their MTR-promoting misinformation campaign.
11:00 AM
Resume march as DuPont Ave. turns into Orchard Ave. which dog legs onto Rte. 60/DuPont Ave
1:00 PM
Roadside lunch break near the intersection of Fairview and Rte. 60.
4:00 PM
Day 3 march ends at the intersection of Willow Dr. and Rte. 60
6:00 PM, Unitarian Universalist Church
Dinner at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston
520 Kanawha Blvd W., Charleston
Evening Speaker, Jesse Johnson, Mountain Party
Shuttle to host family homes and overnight accommodations. (This is to be arranged between you, your host, and your driver)
Day 4, Sunday October 11
9:00 AM, Environmental Council Building
Meet at the E Council Building to caravan to Day 4’s starting point.
2206 Washington St E, Charleston
9:30 AM
Cars leave for the intersection of Willow Dr. and Rte. 60 to start the march.
10:00 AM
March resumes from the intersection of Willow Dr. and Rte. 60
1:00 PM
Roadside lunch break near the intersection of Melrose Rd. and Rte. 60
2:00 PM
Deliver statement to the American Electric Power Coal Plant in Glasgow WV, off of Rte. 60.
2:30 PM
Resume march down Rte. 60
4:00 PM
Day 4 march ends at the intersection of Britt Hollow and Rte. 60.
6:00 PM
Dinner at the Environmental Council’s Building
2206 Washington St E, Charleston
Training: Nonviolence
Shuttle to host family homes and overnight accommodations. (This is to be arranged between you, your host, and your driver)
Day 5, Monday October 12
9:00 AM, Environmental Council Building
Meet at the E Council Building to caravan to Day 4’s starting point.
2206 Washington St E, Charleston
9:30 AM
Cars leave for the intersection of Britt Hollow and Rte. 60 to start the march.
10:00 AM
March resumes from the intersection of Britt Hollow and Rte. 60
1:00 PM
Roadside lunch break near the intersection of Adkins Ln and Route 60.
2:00 PM
Final 2 mi. march to Mammoth Coal Company.
4:00 PM
Rally, Protest, and non-violent civil disobedience
5:00 PM
Those not arrested at the action, drive back to E Council Office.
6:00 PM
Dinner at the E Council Office
You can independently arrange housing for Monday night with your host home or through support volunteers.
