While horizontal hydrofracking has not yet begun in New York, it has been devastating our neighbors in Pennsylvania. Some of the largest natural gas companies are now headquartered in New York State, with plans of drilling here as early as this summer.
One such fracking company operates right in our backyard. It is time for Southern Tier residents to directly confront the companies – telling them that we will NOT allow drilling here in New York.
Direct Action has been a powerful tool in countless past struggles. When our lawmakers fail us, we must use our own bodies to speak our hearts and minds and to make a point. JOIN US for a non-arrestable, family-friendly action. Bring friends, kids, and voices ready to sing and speak out. Together, we WILL send a strong message to the Gas Industry that regardless of Governor Cuomo’s decisions about fracking, the People will stand strong to defend our land and communities.
There will be an Orientation Meeting and Art-make for the action this Sunday from 7-8:30pm at The Worker’s Center in Ithaca, NY (directions: http://goo.gl/maps/XYwf) . Though attendance is not required to participate in the action, it is strongly recommended.
We will meet for the action at the Bon-Ton at the Arnot Mall in Horseheads, New York on Wednesday, June 27th at 10 am. (directions: http://goo.gl/maps/8UfR)Please arrive promptly because we will be leaving from this location to the action itself.
To get more information or for media inquires contact NoFrackingActionMedia@gmail.com
visit the action’s website at www.dontfrackwithus.org
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/124711591001253/
Hope to see you there!
Shaleshock Direct Action Working Group
Sam Law,
After checking with Pam G., Fingerlakes MoveOn would like to sign on to this action. See you Sunday evening.
Thanks,
Anne Furman
I really wish you people would get a clue! You are NOT the voice of the majority, you are a propaganda group and from the outside looking in at you guys it looks like a good old fashioned fear campaign. Pennsylvania has not been devastated and destroyed. Get a clue! There are a lot of NY residents who want gas exploration and the jobs that come with it. Trust me I’m one of those jobs I’m a NY resident who is one of the 40000+ jobs that have been created in Pennsylvania because of gas exploration.
Hi Josh,
I understand your concerns. I’m from a small town in NY that has been facing the same economic plight much of upstate NY has been dealing with for years now. The gas industry is being presented as the next big opportunity for NY state. Previously it was prisons, before that industrial factories. The question I’d like to ask is what kind of world do we want to create for future generations? An industrialized landscape of gas wells, prisons, and closing factories? Even in PA you can see the way the gas industry extracts profits along with gas. The jobs created don’t last, neither does the gas being extracted from the wells. Unfortunately, we won’t even have clean water once it’s all said and done.
You keep saying that we are a propaganda group. I would like to politely point out that we are all volunteers here, working really hard to tell our own stories. We are not an industry front group, nor do we align ourselves with any particular political campaigns or big corporate donors. Many of us have experience with industrial development and have friends and family living in affected areas. However, Shaleshock is a diverse network of groups and individuals, so I can’t speak for everyone.
Thank you,
Ryan