This weekend over 200 hundred people from across Virginia converged in Blacksburg, VA for Virginia Power Shift! After an empowering weekend of workshops and trainings, Power Shift set it's sites on Virginia Tech's coal plant, an old and outdated plant that sits less than 50 feet away from student dormitories. Outraged by the health impacts (students report coal dust entering their dorm rooms, and increased incidence of illness like asthma and sinus infections), hundreds of us rallied at the student union and then marched to the coal plant to bear witness. Chants of "Hey, hey ho, this dirty coal plants got to go" were ringing across campus, and students were hanging their heads out of dorm rooms cheering us on!
There's much more to say about Virginia Power Shift and the fight to move Virginia Tech beyond coal, but for now check out these incredible photos and media hits:
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