The Grand Riverkeeper, Roberta Benefiel will be touring the Northeast U.S. for speaking engagements and meetings with key stakeholders from April 26 to May 1, 2019. She will be joined by Labrador Land Protectors and elders of the indigenous communities in Labrador via video conference a two conferences.
Tour schedule:
Saturday, April 27, 2019: Local Environmental Action conference:
Megadams = Megadamage: Clean & Green? NO Dam Way!
Presentation and discussion by members of Grand Riverkeeper Labrador Inc. and Labrador Land Protectors from Eastern Canada on why large hydro is a false solution to the climate crisis.
Worcester State University Student Center, 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602. Please visit the event website for more detailed directions.
Saturday, May 4, 2019, Building Thriving Communities, Sierra Club of Maine Conference
University of Maine, Hutchinson
Stop the Maine CMP Corridor for Megadam hydropower
Presentation by Grand Riverkeeper and Labrador Land Protectors on why the Avangrid/Central Maine Power transmission corridor is dirty energy and a climate disaster as well as human rights violation.