Rally for Action: Stop Shell's Pollution!
Start: Thursday, June 08, 2023• 9:00 AM
Tired of Shell’s pollution and excuses from local politicians?
How many more toxic events must we endure from the Shell Plant?!
Join the Shell Accountability Coalition on Thursday, June 8 at 9am in Irvine Park in Beaver, PA for our first in-person rally since the toxic Shell plant came online. We’ll deliver our petition with more than 50k signatures to Shell, hear from local leaders, make clear our demands that Shell must immediately stop poisoning us and the Ohio River Valley, and celebrate our community.
At 10 am, we’ll walk across the street to the Beaver County Courthouse and pack the public Beaver County Commissioners Public Meeting. At the meeting, we’ll call on our Commissioners to do more to keep us safe! (please note there is limited capacity in the Conference Room)
For months, Shell has promised to be a good neighbor – but since opening, they’ve already blown through 3 air pollution limits and received 7 notice of violations. All the while, the Beaver County Commissioners – the leaders who have sworn to keep us safe – refuse to join us in holding Shell accountable. It’s time to break the silence and come together as one community.
We all deserve to live in a community where children, seniors, and every person can breathe clean air and drink clean water. The recent East Palestine train derailment has shown how dangerous petrochemicals are and how ineffective the government and corporations are after a disaster. We already live in a part of the country with high cancer rates and more than our share of toxic industry.
WHAT: Rally for Action: Stop Shell's Pollution!
WHERE and WHEN:
9 AM: Irvine Park at 9am for the rally
10 AM: Commissioners meeting in the Beaver County Courthouse
After the meeting we will reconvene at the park!
Donuts and coffee from local businesses will be provided! Feel free to bring your own sign!
EVENT INFO:
PLEASE NOTE: This event occurs outdoors with an indoor option. The rally will be primarily outside, so please dress for potential inclement weather. We will send an update with the predicted forecast closer to the date.
• This is a kid-friendly and encouraged event; please note that childcare will not be provided.
• Both locations are wheelchair accessible.
• Street parking is available; there is also a parking garage across from the park/courthouse
• The rally will take place outside, the Public Meeting meeting is indoors in the County Courthouse. There is limited capacity indoors - more information will be provided about the indoor meeting shortly.
• Masks are not required inside the Courthouse (this is a building rule) but we ask all attendees to mask as Eyes on Shell is committed to public health and community safety
• We will have free face masks available at our outdoor meeting point.
• For more information about COVID-19 in Beaver, please visit the Beaver County Regional Council of Governments website
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