3.  Come to the First New Yorkers against Gas Drilling General Meeting
Venue:  Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, 107 Suffolk St.
January 19  7:00pm  FREE
The Pillar:  Art and Community Environmental Activism

Rage of Nature, Water Under Attack (continued)
Participating Community Groups:  International WOW Company, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, The Partnership for a Global New York,WATERUNDERATTACK.COM, The Catskill Mountainkeepers and the National Resources Defense Council

The General meeting will include James, Gennaro, Chair, NYC Council Environmental Protection Committee; Josh Fox – Filmmaker, and Joe Levine, Steering Committee, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, among others.   The Hydraulic Fracturing drilling process uses millions of gallons of water infused with a mix of 275 toxic chemicals called “Fracking Fluid” to blast holes into a deep bed of shale, fracturing the strata and releasing gas.  Environmental scientists and health experts have discovered that the chemical mixture in the fluid, which very easily contaminates ground and surface water  and underground aquifers, contains chemicals that cause severe health problems such as brain damage, cancer, breathing and internal organ failure and a long list of chronic effects

The event will feature a program of speakers, film clips from “The Rage of Nature” by Josh Fox/International WOW , a discussion to raise awareness about the threat of drilling in NY’s watershed and to further the activist network working on the issue.  Q and A will follow the main presentation
International WOW Company (917) 913-9610   www.waterunderattack.com