http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/12840743/porks_dirty_secret_the_nations_top_hog_producer_is_also_one_of_americas_worst_polluters
[There is chatter on the Web about Smithfield's operations in Mexico; google to find more. . .]
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9/23/2007
From Justice @ Smithfield
Union Talks With Smithfield Officials
The Justice@Smithfield Campaign in support of the workers at Smithfield Foods' Tar Heel plant has already seen remarkable results. The company's pork products have been pulled from shelves of many supermarkets, presidential candidates have made the workers' plight an issue on the campaign trail, national churches and cities have passed support resolutions, and a major network of faith, civil rights, and labor organizations has been formed to speak out on behalf of justice at Smithfield. Those of you who were able to join us last month at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, witnessed the power of this network when it joins with workers from the plant.
The company has taken notice. In the run-up to the shareholders meeting, company and union officials made contact and talks are now underway. While we are still in the early stages of negotiations, we know that we could not have made it this far without your support. The union is calling on the company to remain completely neutral and allow the workers to make their own choice, without any interference, in an independently run, non-NLRB process.
We have entered into these talks in good faith, and will continue to work with Smithfield to reach a fair agreement for the workers, but we also go in with a consciousness of the company's history. In past elections, workers have been threatened, called racial epithets, fired and even assaulted for their support of the union. So while we are hopeful that we can reach an agreement, we are determined that only a clearly defined process that fully protects the workers right to choose a union is acceptable.
Over the next few weeks, we will continue to keep you updated on this process. No matter which direction these negotiations take, your help and support is as crucial now as it has been in the past. We ask you to remain on alert in the event that Smithfield is unwilling to agree to a free and fair process. The campaign will not end until workers in Tar Heel have a union and a union contract. We are proud to stand alongside you in support of Justice at Smithfield, and we look forward to working with you during this new phase of the struggle.
Sincerely,
The Justice@Smithfield Team
The Justice@Smithfield Campaign in support of the workers at Smithfield Foods' Tar Heel plant has already seen remarkable results. The company's pork products have been pulled from shelves of many supermarkets, presidential candidates have made the workers' plight an issue on the campaign trail, national churches and cities have passed support resolutions, and a major network of faith, civil rights, and labor organizations has been formed to speak out on behalf of justice at Smithfield. Those of you who were able to join us last month at the company's annual shareholders meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, witnessed the power of this network when it joins with workers from the plant.
The company has taken notice. In the run-up to the shareholders meeting, company and union officials made contact and talks are now underway. While we are still in the early stages of negotiations, we know that we could not have made it this far without your support. The union is calling on the company to remain completely neutral and allow the workers to make their own choice, without any interference, in an independently run, non-NLRB process.
We have entered into these talks in good faith, and will continue to work with Smithfield to reach a fair agreement for the workers, but we also go in with a consciousness of the company's history. In past elections, workers have been threatened, called racial epithets, fired and even assaulted for their support of the union. So while we are hopeful that we can reach an agreement, we are determined that only a clearly defined process that fully protects the workers right to choose a union is acceptable.
Over the next few weeks, we will continue to keep you updated on this process. No matter which direction these negotiations take, your help and support is as crucial now as it has been in the past. We ask you to remain on alert in the event that Smithfield is unwilling to agree to a free and fair process. The campaign will not end until workers in Tar Heel have a union and a union contract. We are proud to stand alongside you in support of Justice at Smithfield, and we look forward to working with you during this new phase of the struggle.
Sincerely,
The Justice@Smithfield Team
6/23/2007
Conservation Insider Bulletin
Conservation News to Peruse & Use
Editor: Dan Besse, earthvote@ccnccpac.org
June 22, 2007
Utilities Try to Use Energy Bill to Renew Old Scam: The leading environmental legislative item this week is the attempted renewal by the electric utilities of a bad old idea whose time has already come and gone: the "construction work in progress" financing gimmick for new power plants.
After lengthy negotiations on the Senate side's version of HB 77, "Promote Renewable Energy / Energy Efficiency", an unlovely hybrid emerged into the light. The new SB 3, renamed "Promote Renewable Energy / Baseload Generation", represents an ugly merger of some of the best ideas of this legislative session and some of the worst ones.
CCNC's legislative bulletin, HotList, comments as follows on the result:
"SB 3 is a crucial first step toward...innovation and energy efficiency, saving the state's consumers money, and creating a cleaner environment for the future. However, the current version of SB 3 includes provisions creating substantial incentives for major energy providers to construct more coal and nuclear plants, a major step backward for any kind of clean-energy plan."
It goes on to explain: "The current version of the bill subsidizes the construction of new nuclear power plants, along with allowing for construction costs to be included in calculations of new electric rates. In addition to this, SB 3 lets utility companies include the cost of their environmental compliance measures in their rate calculations, with little review from state agencies. This allows the utilities to pass on these costs to their customers, and removes an important obstacle to new construction. These provisions encourage the power industry to build more new coal and nuclear plants, a serious step backward. These outdated technologies harm the environment, put citizens' health at risk, and only further entrench the state's dependence on foreign energy sources. The General Assembly should reward industry for responsible behavior, not for building new coal or nuclear facilities."
Citizen environmental groups gave mixed reactions to this perverted merger of measures promoting construction of more coal and nuclear baseload plants with the original concept of steps to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy production. Some groups, such as Environmental Defense, continued to stress the bill's original positive measures. Others, such as Environment North Carolina and the N.C. Public Interest Research Group, declared that the negative additions were so bad that they would have to oppose the bill altogether so long as those provisions remained in it. Even if the revised bill passes the Senate, there will be vigorous efforts to remove the offensive provisions during review by the House.
[Editor's Note: CIB's editor sides with those who say that the "baseload construction" measures must be deleted from the bill. These measures include a return to the kind of "construction work in progress" (CWIP) financing provisions which essentially guarantee that any dollar spent on building a new plant gets added to our electric bills—even if it is cancelled during construction. In our view, this guarantee would represent an environmental and economic disaster in the making.
The reason is simple: If the utilities are guaranteed that ratepayers/consumers will pay for whatever plants they build, they will build more than we need--regardless of what is invested in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Utility profits are based primarily on the interplay between the size of their rate base and their rate of return. Therefore, the bigger their rate base (the value of their plants and other facilities), the more potential they have for high profits to their stockholders.
Transferring the entire risk of new construction from their stockholders to the public ratepayers, via CWIP financing, skews their entire planning process. New baseload (coal and nuclear) construction becomes a vastly more attractive proposition, with little or no downside risk to the corporation.
This form of extreme CWIP financing was repealed by the N.C. General Assembly in 1982. The final cancellation of several unneeded nuclear units which were clinging to life via the artificial life support of guaranteed subsidies followed suit. Today is not the time to return to the bad old policy of total assumption of construction risks by the ratepaying public.]
Hog Warriors Occupy the Mall: As noted in last week's CIB, environmental advocates and other concerned parties converged on the mall area adjacent to the legislative building in Raleigh this week, for a 51-hour "Hog Vigil". Participants kicked off the vigil on Wednesday morning with a news conference and unveiling of a model of a hog farm, complete with miniature sprayfield and waste lagoon. Cleanup advocates got an unexpected and ironic PR boost from officials who warned them that if any of their (real) sample hog waste spilled on the ground, it would be considered hazardous waste and they would be fined. Some of the vigil participants live near working farms and sprayfield mist which crosses onto their properties and homes on a daily basis. They just wish that the state would be as aggressive in protecting them as in protecting the sensitivities of our legislators.
Budget Notes: Final budget negotiations continued all week between House and Senate conferees, aimed at resolving the many and wide differences between the chambers' versions of the budget. Treatment of the State Energy Office remains the most important environmental difference. Advocates continue to press House leaders to stand firm in support of their version of the budget on this item. The Senate version dissolves the State Energy Office altogether. That's no way to treat an agency that has saved state taxpayers tens of millions of dollars through its effective leadership in support of implementing energy efficiencies.
On the positive side, both House and Senate budgets this year contain a provision which conservationists have unsuccessfully sought for years: extra inspector positions for the state Sedimentation Control program. (Not enough new positions, but some—which in this case would represent a noteworthy step forward.)
Washington Watch: EPA Proposes Tougher Ozone Standard
Beyond the General Assembly, the other major news we were following this week came from the EPA in the air quality arena. After months of delay, the agency has proposed a tougher standard for ground-level ozone, the major ingredient of urban smog.
Maybe.
The EPA's proposal actually recommended a standard somewhere within a range from 0.070 to 0.075 parts per million (ppm). However, it said at the same time that it would continue taking comments on "alternative standards" from as low as 0.060 ppm to as high as the current standard, 0.080 ppm.
Non-technicians may well be excused for reacting, "Huh?" And, "Whatever it means, why should I care?"
On these questions, we offer our analysis as follows. EPA's scientists think that a tougher standard is appropriate in order to better protect human health from the harmful effects of ozone. It's an irritant which can harm lungs and bronchial passages, trigger asthma attacks, and place additional stress on people with heart conditions and other cardiovascular ailments. On high ozone days, such health complications and emergency room visits for these problems typically go up in impacted areas.
However, pollution-emitting industries strongly oppose the stronger standards. Many local governments, still working on meeting the existing standards, also find the prospect of a new and higher bar to be frustrating. As a result, the ever-timid Bush EPA is keeping its options open. (Stall long enough, and the clock ticks over to a new president.)
By the way, ground-level ozone is formed through a chemical reaction in the atmosphere. Take "precursor" pollutants like nitrogen oxides from power plants and vehicle tailpipes, mix in volatile organic compounds from human and natural sources, and heat well with the summer sunshine. Soon, it produces an unpleasant soup including that unhealthy ozone. That's why ozone pollution tends to be a seasonal problem, associated with weather conditions in addition to pollution levels.
EPA will take comments on its proposal and alternatives for the next three months. For full details, check out its website: http://epa.gov/groundlevelozone/ .
Editor: Dan Besse, earthvote@ccnccpac.org
June 22, 2007
Utilities Try to Use Energy Bill to Renew Old Scam: The leading environmental legislative item this week is the attempted renewal by the electric utilities of a bad old idea whose time has already come and gone: the "construction work in progress" financing gimmick for new power plants.
After lengthy negotiations on the Senate side's version of HB 77, "Promote Renewable Energy / Energy Efficiency", an unlovely hybrid emerged into the light. The new SB 3, renamed "Promote Renewable Energy / Baseload Generation", represents an ugly merger of some of the best ideas of this legislative session and some of the worst ones.
CCNC's legislative bulletin, HotList, comments as follows on the result:
"SB 3 is a crucial first step toward...innovation and energy efficiency, saving the state's consumers money, and creating a cleaner environment for the future. However, the current version of SB 3 includes provisions creating substantial incentives for major energy providers to construct more coal and nuclear plants, a major step backward for any kind of clean-energy plan."
It goes on to explain: "The current version of the bill subsidizes the construction of new nuclear power plants, along with allowing for construction costs to be included in calculations of new electric rates. In addition to this, SB 3 lets utility companies include the cost of their environmental compliance measures in their rate calculations, with little review from state agencies. This allows the utilities to pass on these costs to their customers, and removes an important obstacle to new construction. These provisions encourage the power industry to build more new coal and nuclear plants, a serious step backward. These outdated technologies harm the environment, put citizens' health at risk, and only further entrench the state's dependence on foreign energy sources. The General Assembly should reward industry for responsible behavior, not for building new coal or nuclear facilities."
Citizen environmental groups gave mixed reactions to this perverted merger of measures promoting construction of more coal and nuclear baseload plants with the original concept of steps to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy production. Some groups, such as Environmental Defense, continued to stress the bill's original positive measures. Others, such as Environment North Carolina and the N.C. Public Interest Research Group, declared that the negative additions were so bad that they would have to oppose the bill altogether so long as those provisions remained in it. Even if the revised bill passes the Senate, there will be vigorous efforts to remove the offensive provisions during review by the House.
[Editor's Note: CIB's editor sides with those who say that the "baseload construction" measures must be deleted from the bill. These measures include a return to the kind of "construction work in progress" (CWIP) financing provisions which essentially guarantee that any dollar spent on building a new plant gets added to our electric bills—even if it is cancelled during construction. In our view, this guarantee would represent an environmental and economic disaster in the making.
The reason is simple: If the utilities are guaranteed that ratepayers/consumers will pay for whatever plants they build, they will build more than we need--regardless of what is invested in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Utility profits are based primarily on the interplay between the size of their rate base and their rate of return. Therefore, the bigger their rate base (the value of their plants and other facilities), the more potential they have for high profits to their stockholders.
Transferring the entire risk of new construction from their stockholders to the public ratepayers, via CWIP financing, skews their entire planning process. New baseload (coal and nuclear) construction becomes a vastly more attractive proposition, with little or no downside risk to the corporation.
This form of extreme CWIP financing was repealed by the N.C. General Assembly in 1982. The final cancellation of several unneeded nuclear units which were clinging to life via the artificial life support of guaranteed subsidies followed suit. Today is not the time to return to the bad old policy of total assumption of construction risks by the ratepaying public.]
Hog Warriors Occupy the Mall: As noted in last week's CIB, environmental advocates and other concerned parties converged on the mall area adjacent to the legislative building in Raleigh this week, for a 51-hour "Hog Vigil". Participants kicked off the vigil on Wednesday morning with a news conference and unveiling of a model of a hog farm, complete with miniature sprayfield and waste lagoon. Cleanup advocates got an unexpected and ironic PR boost from officials who warned them that if any of their (real) sample hog waste spilled on the ground, it would be considered hazardous waste and they would be fined. Some of the vigil participants live near working farms and sprayfield mist which crosses onto their properties and homes on a daily basis. They just wish that the state would be as aggressive in protecting them as in protecting the sensitivities of our legislators.
Budget Notes: Final budget negotiations continued all week between House and Senate conferees, aimed at resolving the many and wide differences between the chambers' versions of the budget. Treatment of the State Energy Office remains the most important environmental difference. Advocates continue to press House leaders to stand firm in support of their version of the budget on this item. The Senate version dissolves the State Energy Office altogether. That's no way to treat an agency that has saved state taxpayers tens of millions of dollars through its effective leadership in support of implementing energy efficiencies.
On the positive side, both House and Senate budgets this year contain a provision which conservationists have unsuccessfully sought for years: extra inspector positions for the state Sedimentation Control program. (Not enough new positions, but some—which in this case would represent a noteworthy step forward.)
Washington Watch: EPA Proposes Tougher Ozone Standard
Beyond the General Assembly, the other major news we were following this week came from the EPA in the air quality arena. After months of delay, the agency has proposed a tougher standard for ground-level ozone, the major ingredient of urban smog.
Maybe.
The EPA's proposal actually recommended a standard somewhere within a range from 0.070 to 0.075 parts per million (ppm). However, it said at the same time that it would continue taking comments on "alternative standards" from as low as 0.060 ppm to as high as the current standard, 0.080 ppm.
Non-technicians may well be excused for reacting, "Huh?" And, "Whatever it means, why should I care?"
On these questions, we offer our analysis as follows. EPA's scientists think that a tougher standard is appropriate in order to better protect human health from the harmful effects of ozone. It's an irritant which can harm lungs and bronchial passages, trigger asthma attacks, and place additional stress on people with heart conditions and other cardiovascular ailments. On high ozone days, such health complications and emergency room visits for these problems typically go up in impacted areas.
However, pollution-emitting industries strongly oppose the stronger standards. Many local governments, still working on meeting the existing standards, also find the prospect of a new and higher bar to be frustrating. As a result, the ever-timid Bush EPA is keeping its options open. (Stall long enough, and the clock ticks over to a new president.)
By the way, ground-level ozone is formed through a chemical reaction in the atmosphere. Take "precursor" pollutants like nitrogen oxides from power plants and vehicle tailpipes, mix in volatile organic compounds from human and natural sources, and heat well with the summer sunshine. Soon, it produces an unpleasant soup including that unhealthy ozone. That's why ozone pollution tends to be a seasonal problem, associated with weather conditions in addition to pollution levels.
EPA will take comments on its proposal and alternatives for the next three months. For full details, check out its website: http://epa.gov/groundlevelozone/ .
6/20/2007
Hogs in Our Future
[contact your legislators!] Hog Farms and North Carolina's Future
North Carolina is one of the top hog producers in the nation, with around ten million hogs on farms scattered throughout the state. In fact, North Carolina has more hogs than people. The hog industry is obviously an important part of the state's economy. However, hog waste is a major problem, one that poses serious dangers to public health and the environment.
The swine industry's traditional method of handling hog waste has been placing it in "lagoons," which are basically massive open-air pools full of animal waste. These pools of waste release ammonia and other pollutants into the air as the waste breaks down. While this alone is bad enough for the environment, the problems don't stop there. Hog lagoons have enormous potential for leakage and overflow, and such environmental disasters have already occurred.
In 1995, the Ocean View Farms lagoon in Onslow County overflowed, releasing millions of gallons of hog waste into the New River. This overflow polluted the entire river, putting public health at risk by contaminating drinking water and killing native fish populations. In 1999, Hurricane Floyd hit North Carolina, causing flooding and more lagoon overflow. Because these waste pools are open to the air, they remain likely to flood and overflow, with no protection for nearby groundwater, lakes, or rivers.
Another traditional method of dealing with hog waste are sprayfields. This method, usually employed in conjunction with lagoons, involves spraying excess hog waste onto agricultural fields for fertilizer. While this may seem to be a better way of dealing with the problem, sprayfields are both inadequate and hazardous to public health. Even when used in moderation, sprayfields create harmful runoff, allowing hog waste to enter local lakes, streams, and groundwater, and thus the public water supply. Hog lagoons and sprayfields are an environmental and health disaster waiting to happen, and it may just a matter of time until another accident pollutes our waters and land.
Despite the clear risk that hog lagoons and sprayfields pose, the swine industry is pushing for the moratorium on construction to sunset. Various bills have been proposed to regulate the industry and call for more environmentally sound ways of dealing with hog waste. The moratorium expires in August, and it is vital that the General Assembly pass a strong bill this session. We need strong environmental standards for hog farms, making sure they deal with waste in a responsible and reasonable way. The time to act is now. Please support a strong hog farm bill.
North Carolina is one of the top hog producers in the nation, with around ten million hogs on farms scattered throughout the state. In fact, North Carolina has more hogs than people. The hog industry is obviously an important part of the state's economy. However, hog waste is a major problem, one that poses serious dangers to public health and the environment.
The swine industry's traditional method of handling hog waste has been placing it in "lagoons," which are basically massive open-air pools full of animal waste. These pools of waste release ammonia and other pollutants into the air as the waste breaks down. While this alone is bad enough for the environment, the problems don't stop there. Hog lagoons have enormous potential for leakage and overflow, and such environmental disasters have already occurred.
In 1995, the Ocean View Farms lagoon in Onslow County overflowed, releasing millions of gallons of hog waste into the New River. This overflow polluted the entire river, putting public health at risk by contaminating drinking water and killing native fish populations. In 1999, Hurricane Floyd hit North Carolina, causing flooding and more lagoon overflow. Because these waste pools are open to the air, they remain likely to flood and overflow, with no protection for nearby groundwater, lakes, or rivers.
Another traditional method of dealing with hog waste are sprayfields. This method, usually employed in conjunction with lagoons, involves spraying excess hog waste onto agricultural fields for fertilizer. While this may seem to be a better way of dealing with the problem, sprayfields are both inadequate and hazardous to public health. Even when used in moderation, sprayfields create harmful runoff, allowing hog waste to enter local lakes, streams, and groundwater, and thus the public water supply. Hog lagoons and sprayfields are an environmental and health disaster waiting to happen, and it may just a matter of time until another accident pollutes our waters and land.
Despite the clear risk that hog lagoons and sprayfields pose, the swine industry is pushing for the moratorium on construction to sunset. Various bills have been proposed to regulate the industry and call for more environmentally sound ways of dealing with hog waste. The moratorium expires in August, and it is vital that the General Assembly pass a strong bill this session. We need strong environmental standards for hog farms, making sure they deal with waste in a responsible and reasonable way. The time to act is now. Please support a strong hog farm bill.
6/15/2007
51-hour Hog Vigil, Raleigh Leg.
"51-hour Hog Vigil"
June 19-21, 2007 Raleigh, NC
Join Fellow Citizens from Across the State to Call on our Government to End Unnecessary Hog Waste Pollution
Well, the dates have been set, the permit is in hand, and specific plans are being finalized. We are talking about the upcoming "51-hour Hog Vigil" to be held later this month.
Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, there will be a Vigil held in Halifax Mall which is in the middle of the Legislative and other government buildings in downtown Raleigh. WE NEED YOU TO BE THERE!! Come for the entire 51 hours, or pledge to give us a 3-hour shift or more. Please come join the Neuse River Foundation, Concerned Citizens for Tillery, Environmental Justice Network, Waterkeeper Alliance, ARSI, REACH, Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, and many other organizations from across the great state of NC as we stand with one voice calling for an end to corporate pollution of our public resources.
Given the current efforts presently being undertaken in the General Assembly, it is felt that this effort is CRITICAL to raise the awareness level, and get the attention of those who can make a difference. To do that, we will need a lot of support and some time commitment from everyone who is in this fight.
The purpose of the vigil is to dramatically draw attention to the issue of hog waste, and the direct affect it is having on OUR PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS and AIR.
Here is what is needed...PEOPLE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE VIGIL!!!!!! We need to have as many people participate as possible.
This is the year when this issue needs to come to an end. Many people have been working hard for years, while others have just recently gotten into the fight. But the impressive part of this is the dedication and desire to put the Hog Waste issue to bed. Now is when YOU need to step up to the plate. This 51-hour vigil has the potential to make a major statement about who we are and what we want. BUT IT WILL TAKE A SERIOUS COMMITMENT FROM ALL OF US TO PULL IT OFF!!!
We are depending on your passion and your drive to help us with this effort.
Reply to Larry Baldwin at riverkeeper@neuseriver.org with the names, dates and time slots that you can fill. Get your members, friends, family, community members, students, kids and anyone you know who has the same feelings that we do, and bring them out to the vigil.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
"51-Hour Hog Vigil" Planning Committee:
*Devon Hall *Gary Grant *Naeema Muhammed
*Don Webb *Heather Jacobs *Rick Dove
*Dothula Baron-Hall *Larry Baldwin
June 19-21, 2007 Raleigh, NC
Join Fellow Citizens from Across the State to Call on our Government to End Unnecessary Hog Waste Pollution
Well, the dates have been set, the permit is in hand, and specific plans are being finalized. We are talking about the upcoming "51-hour Hog Vigil" to be held later this month.
Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, there will be a Vigil held in Halifax Mall which is in the middle of the Legislative and other government buildings in downtown Raleigh. WE NEED YOU TO BE THERE!! Come for the entire 51 hours, or pledge to give us a 3-hour shift or more. Please come join the Neuse River Foundation, Concerned Citizens for Tillery, Environmental Justice Network, Waterkeeper Alliance, ARSI, REACH, Pamlico-Tar River Foundation, and many other organizations from across the great state of NC as we stand with one voice calling for an end to corporate pollution of our public resources.
Given the current efforts presently being undertaken in the General Assembly, it is felt that this effort is CRITICAL to raise the awareness level, and get the attention of those who can make a difference. To do that, we will need a lot of support and some time commitment from everyone who is in this fight.
The purpose of the vigil is to dramatically draw attention to the issue of hog waste, and the direct affect it is having on OUR PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS and AIR.
Here is what is needed...PEOPLE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE VIGIL!!!!!! We need to have as many people participate as possible.
This is the year when this issue needs to come to an end. Many people have been working hard for years, while others have just recently gotten into the fight. But the impressive part of this is the dedication and desire to put the Hog Waste issue to bed. Now is when YOU need to step up to the plate. This 51-hour vigil has the potential to make a major statement about who we are and what we want. BUT IT WILL TAKE A SERIOUS COMMITMENT FROM ALL OF US TO PULL IT OFF!!!
We are depending on your passion and your drive to help us with this effort.
Reply to Larry Baldwin at riverkeeper@neuseriver.org with the names, dates and time slots that you can fill. Get your members, friends, family, community members, students, kids and anyone you know who has the same feelings that we do, and bring them out to the vigil.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
"51-Hour Hog Vigil" Planning Committee:
*Devon Hall *Gary Grant *Naeema Muhammed
*Don Webb *Heather Jacobs *Rick Dove
*Dothula Baron-Hall *Larry Baldwin
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