Our Mission: To Save The Delaware River From Marcellus Shale Gas Drilling
The purpose of both the Delaware River Road Trip and the Labor Day River Party is to focus national attention on the dangers posed by gas drilling and fracking to the Delaware River Basin. We want as many people and media as possible to gather along the banks of the River on September 6, 2009.
Fifteen million people depend on the Delaware River for their water. This Labor Day, it’s critical that we celebrate the works of the River, its culture and people.
Each river community will organize complimentary celebrations along their stretch of the river. They can play baseball, camp out – whatever they like so long as they do it on the banks of the River.
Beginning at 7 p.m., each person will pour a single cup of water into the River and then, at 7:30 p.m., each will light a candle along the banks of the Delaware River and the bridges that unite NY and PA. We want The Basin lit from Philadelphia to Hancock. It’ll be a brilliant beacon of conservation not exploitation.
The road trip kick-off starts this Friday, August 14, 2009. "The two granny-somethings" are hitting the road to personally invite Delaware River Basin residents and community leaders to the September 6 Labor Day River Party.
The Liz Bucar and Leni Santoro will send updates from the road via Bucar’s “Breathing Is Political” site and The Catskill Chronicle. Both sites will provide September 6 Delaware River Party updates as they occur.
Email: ljbucar@earthlink. net or leni5s@yahoo. com for more information on covering or volunteering for the event. You can also contact us at (845) 701-2051. You can also go to http://www.damascuscitizens.org for more information
Fifteen million people depend on the Delaware River for their water. This Labor Day, it’s critical that we celebrate the works of the River, its culture and people.
Each river community will organize complimentary celebrations along their stretch of the river. They can play baseball, camp out – whatever they like so long as they do it on the banks of the River.
Beginning at 7 p.m., each person will pour a single cup of water into the River and then, at 7:30 p.m., each will light a candle along the banks of the Delaware River and the bridges that unite NY and PA. We want The Basin lit from Philadelphia to Hancock. It’ll be a brilliant beacon of conservation not exploitation.
The road trip kick-off starts this Friday, August 14, 2009. "The two granny-somethings" are hitting the road to personally invite Delaware River Basin residents and community leaders to the September 6 Labor Day River Party.
The Liz Bucar and Leni Santoro will send updates from the road via Bucar’s “Breathing Is Political” site and The Catskill Chronicle. Both sites will provide September 6 Delaware River Party updates as they occur.
Email: ljbucar@earthlink. net or leni5s@yahoo. com for more information on covering or volunteering for the event. You can also contact us at (845) 701-2051. You can also go to http://www.damascuscitizens.org for more information
