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SUMMARY:Now We Know: Oil & Gas Wells Near Arlington Schools - The Data and the Health Risks
DESCRIPTION:A new analysis maps oil and gas wells in proximity to Arlington\, Texas\, schools\, as fears of exposure of 30\,000+ schoolchildren to fracking sites and gas wells continues to grow. This release happens as international attention turns to the city during the World Cup. \n@Ranjana Bhandari\, director of Liveable Arlington will present the findings and local context\, @Cullen Smith at FracTracker Alliance will walk through the interactive buffer map\, and Dr. Larysa Dyrszka\, Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY) will explain what proximity to oil and gas development means for families. \n​Join us to learn the importance of this new Arlington data.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/now-we-know-oil-gas-wells-near-arlington-schools-the-data-and-the-health-risks/
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SUMMARY:Now We Know: Oil & Gas Wells Near Arlington TX Schools - The Data and the Health Risks
DESCRIPTION:A new analysis maps oil and gas wells in proximity to Arlington\, Texas\, schools\, as fears of exposure of 30\,000+ schoolchildren to fracking sites and gas wells continues to grow. This release happens as international attention turns to the city during the World Cup. \n​Ranjana Bhandari\, director of Liveable Arlington will present the findings and local context\, Cullen Smith\, FracTracker Alliance will walk through the interactive buffer map\, and Dr. Larysa Dyrszka\, Concerned Health Professionals of New York (CHPNY) will explain what proximity to oil and gas development means for families. \n​Join us to learn the importance of this new Arlington data.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/now-we-know-oil-gas-wells-near-arlington-tx-schools-the-data-and-the-health-risks/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:KingstonCitizens.org Hosts Virtual Rail Safety Forum During Rail Safety Week
DESCRIPTION:In recognition of Rail Safety Week (June 15–21\, 2026)\, KingstonCitizens.org is proud to host Jess Conard\, East Palestine\, Ohio community member and founder of Rail Watch  for a virtual presentation on Wednesday\, June 17\, at 6:00 p.m.  Participants must REGISTER to attend this free event. \nRail Safety Week is a major multi-nation awareness campaign during which advocacy organizations\, transportation groups\, and community leaders host public events\, site briefings\, and passenger outreach efforts to reinforce that safety must come first. \nThis virtual presentation will explore rail safety issues affecting communities along active freight corridors\, including preparedness\, emergency response\, public awareness\, and strategies for reducing risks associated with increased rail traffic. The discussion will also highlight the importance of protecting residents\, local infrastructure\, and environmentally sensitive areas such as the Hudson River through informed community engagement and proactive safety measures. \nCommunity members\, local officials and environmental advocates concerned about rail safety are encouraged to attend.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/kingstoncitizens-org-hosts-virtual-rail-safety-forum-during-rail-safety-week/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T180000
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SUMMARY:Building a National Movement to Fight AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series
DESCRIPTION:The Data Center Working Group\, Kairos Fellowship\, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Each session covers key skills and techniques to help groups build winning coalitions\, strategies\, and campaigns. Sessions have a progressive structure with each workshop building upon the previous one\, as well as individual workshops can be taken as standalones. This series is part of the larger work of building a movement to advance an alternative vision of a society where our communities determine their own economies and futures. \nTuesday\, June 16: Session Five: Building Sustained Engagement\nOVERVIEW. The battle against new AI data centers is not an easy fight. This session will focus on how to build a plan that helps to sustain and grow community leadership in your campaign and positions your work for the long haul. \nhttps://go.wethefighters.org/DataCenterTraining \nImage: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/building-a-national-movement-to-fight-ai-data-centers-organizing-training-series-3/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260616T140000
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SUMMARY:Training webinar focused on Winning Corporate Campaigns: Lessons from Mind the Store
DESCRIPTION:Corporate campaigning can be a powerful tool for holding businesses accountable and winning meaningful change. Over the past decade\, Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program pushed some of the nation’s largest retailers to phase out toxic chemicals\, strengthen safer chemicals policies\, and respond to pressure from consumers\, workers\, investors\, and frontline communities. This training will explore key lessons learned from those campaigns and how organizers can apply them to fights against toxic chemical producers\, hazardous waste facilities\, plastic pollution\, and other polluters. \n\nMike Schade is the Senior Director of Programs and Strategy at Toxic-Free Future. For more than ten years\, he led Toxic-Free Future’s Mind the Store program\, which challenges retailers to shift the marketplace away from hazardous chemicals and develop comprehensive safer chemicals policies. Prior to joining TFF Mike was Markets Campaign Coordinator with the Center for Health Environment & Justice (CHEJ) where he led campaigns to phase out PVC plastic\, phthalates\, and bisphenol A in consumer products and packaging\, and led the Buffalo office of a statewide environmental health organization. He has a BS in Environmental Studies from the University at Buffalo. Mike lives in New York with his wife and dog\, and regularly explores the region’s mountains\, lakes\, and beaches.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/training-webinar-focused-on-winning-corporate-campaigns-lessons-from-mind-the-store/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events
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SUMMARY:Monthly Networking Session
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Halt the Harm Network monthly networking session! This is your opportunity to connect with fellow members\, share what you’re working on\, and learn how to make the most of our community. \n\n\n\nNew to HHN? Join early for an overview of network resources\, how to engage\, and ways to collaborate with others. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nOpen Discussion: Learn from others’ experiences\, ask questions\, and explore potential partnerships or support opportunities. \n\n\n\nIntroductions & Networking: Meet other members of the Halt the Harm Network and share what projects\, initiatives\, or goals you’re pursuing this year. \n\n\n\nShare your announcements: Tell everyone about the project you’re working on to get feedback\, test ideas\, or to expand the reach of your work. \n\n\n\n⚠️ To Register\, make sure you’re logged into Halt the Harm Network. You can see all the meetups for approved members in the Meetups space.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/monthly-networking-session-2/2026-06-16/
CATEGORIES:Networking Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T183000
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SUMMARY:Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It
DESCRIPTION:Join the AI Now Institute\, LittleSis\, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund\, CURE MN\, and Free Press tomorrow (Wed\, 6/10) for “Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It\,” from 10-11:30 am PT / 1-2:30 pm ET. Register here. \nThe 90-min workshop maps out the key industry players driving data center development and breaks down their tactics to expand and control the US data center market\, expand interventions for organizers\, communities\, and policymakers. \n \nThe session will include: \n\nProfiling the key data center industry players—Big Tech\, other data center developers\, industry trade associations\, private equity\, utilities\, and fossil fuel companies—and the playbook they use to push data center development onto communities\, featuring Boxi Wu\, AI Now Research Fellow and Doctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford\, and Jenna Ruddock\, Advocacy Director at Free Press.\nA hands-on research training from Lauren Parker\, Senior Research Analyst at LittleSis\, on how to investigate these industry actors where you live\, including identifying who’s behind data center proposals and development\, lobbying and campaign finance data\, and private equity backing.\nAn advocate panel highlighting strategies to push back against corporate power including private equity takeovers\, with Maggie Schuppert\, Director of Strategic Initiatives at CURE MN\, and Dustin Duong\, Research Associate at Americans for Financial Reform.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/mapping-the-data-center-industry-who-benefits-who-calls-the-shots-and-what-to-do-about-it-2/
CATEGORIES:Working Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260610T170000
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SUMMARY:Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It
DESCRIPTION:Join the AI Now Institute\, LittleSis\, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund\, CURE MN\, and Free Press tomorrow (Wed\, 6/10) for “Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It\,” from 10-11:30 am PT / 1-2:30 pm ET. Register here. \nThe 90-min workshop maps out the key industry players driving data center development and breaks down their tactics to expand and control the US data center market\, expand interventions for organizers\, communities\, and policymakers. \n \nThe session will include: \n\nProfiling the key data center industry players—Big Tech\, other data center developers\, industry trade associations\, private equity\, utilities\, and fossil fuel companies—and the playbook they use to push data center development onto communities\, featuring Boxi Wu\, AI Now Research Fellow and Doctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford\, and Jenna Ruddock\, Advocacy Director at Free Press.\nA hands-on research training from Lauren Parker\, Senior Research Analyst at LittleSis\, on how to investigate these industry actors where you live\, including identifying who’s behind data center proposals and development\, lobbying and campaign finance data\, and private equity backing.\nAn advocate panel highlighting strategies to push back against corporate power including private equity takeovers\, with Maggie Schuppert\, Director of Strategic Initiatives at CURE MN\, and Dustin Duong\, Research Associate at Americans for Financial Reform.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/mapping-the-data-center-industry-who-benefits-who-calls-the-shots-and-what-to-do-about-it/
CATEGORIES:Working Sessions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260609T200000
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SUMMARY:Building a National Movement to Fight AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series
DESCRIPTION:The Data Center Working Group\, Kairos Fellowship\, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Each session covers key skills and techniques to help groups build winning coalitions\, strategies\, and campaigns. Sessions have a progressive structure with each workshop building upon the previous one\, as well as individual workshops can be taken as standalones. This series is part of the larger work of building a movement to advance an alternative vision of a society where our communities determine their own economies and futures. \nTuesday\, June 9: Session Four: Leveraging Research to Follow the Money OVERVIEW. Gain tools to ask powerful research questions\, uncover connections and lobbying relationships\, and follow money trails that corporations hide to gain a strategic advantage over our communities. \nTuesday\, June 16: Session Five: Building Sustained Engagement\nOVERVIEW. The battle against new AI data centers is not an easy fight. This session will focus on how to build a plan that helps to sustain and grow community leadership in your campaign and positions your work for the long haul. \nhttps://go.wethefighters.org/DataCenterTraining \nImage: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/building-a-national-movement-to-fight-ai-data-centers-organizing-training-series-4/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260604T193000
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SUMMARY:Limiting Harm from Diesel Generators at Data Centers: Examples and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:As data center development explodes across the U.S.\, diesel generator capacity at these facilities has nearly tripled from an estimated 20 GW to 55 GW between 2018 and 2025. Virginia alone has permitted over 10\,000 units with a combined capacity of >27 GW\, enough to power 20 million homes. Hyperscale data centers often have hundreds of diesel generators at a single site. Increasingly\, state and federal policies–including the recent order from the US Department of Energy–incentivize their use outside of unforeseen emergencies. \nIn this webinar and Q&A session\, researchers from the Better Data Center Project\, Dr. Catherine Casomar and Dr. John Bangsund\, will walk through better practices and strategies for limiting harm from diesel generators at data centers. They will outline stronger protections that local community organizers can push for and highlight specific examples of local ordinances and state legislation. There will be plenty of time for Q&A and discussion\, so bring your questions! \nREPORT: Diesel Generators at Data Centers: Status\, Impacts\, and Protective Practices \nSpeaker Bios:\nJohn Bangsund\nJohn Bangsund is an interdisciplinary research scientist focused on energy\, the environment\, and health. His experience spans multiple labs and startups\, including work on solar cells\, rapid pathogen detection\, and emissions modeling. Since 2025\, he has worked with the Better Data Center Project studying emissions from energy and backup power at data centers. He holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Minnesota. \nCatherine Casomar\nCatherine Casomar is a co-founder of the Better Data Center Project\, an organization formed by former federal workers in 2025 to provide technical assistance to communities on the front lines of data center development. She has 15 years of experience in energy and climate and a decade of work advancing equity and justice across sectors. Catherine holds a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Minnesota and a BSE in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. \nPhoto source: ACWA\, Flickr.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/limiting-harm-from-diesel-generators-at-data-centers-examples-and-qa/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T140000
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SUMMARY:Repealing Tax Incentives\, Banning NDAs\, and Myth-busting Economy & Jobs Claims
DESCRIPTION:The hour long workshop will review the strongest possible local\, state\, and federal policy interventions to stop taxpayer subsidization of the data center buildout and combat corporate secrecy. Hosted by ainowinstitute.org \nThe session will include:\n\nAnalysis from Kasia Tarczynska\, Senior Research Analyst at Good Jobs First\, on how data center siting decisions are made\, how tax breaks and subsidies work\, and how jobs and economic development claims fall far short in reality.\nLocal\, state\, and federal policy interventions to repeal or limit corporate subsidies\, ban NDAs\, require public disclosure and transparency\, and steps to take if you can’t fully ban tax breaks.\nAn organizer and advocate panel with:\n\nMatthew Rodriguez\, Co-Founder of the Amanecer People’s Project and National Data Center Organizing Coordinator at Athena for All\, will walk through El Paso organizing efforts to end tax breaks for data centers\, and the fight against Meta’s $10 billion facility.\nBryce Gustafson\, Program Organizer with Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana\, will break down community tactics to combat corporate secrecy around data centers across the state\, and the impacts of tax subsidies on everyday people.\n\n\n\nRegister here for this session and the rest of the series.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/repealing-tax-incentives-banning-ndas-and-myth-busting-economy-jobs-claims-2/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events
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SUMMARY:Repealing Tax Incentives\, Banning NDAs\, and Myth-busting Economy & Jobs Claims
DESCRIPTION:The hour long workshop will review the strongest possible local\, state\, and federal policy interventions to stop taxpayer subsidization of the data center buildout and combat corporate secrecy. Hosted by https://ainowinstitute.org/ \nThe session will include: \n\nAnalysis from Kasia Tarczynska\, Senior Research Analyst at Good Jobs First\, on how data center siting decisions are made\, how tax breaks and subsidies work\, and how jobs and economic development claims fall far short in reality.\nLocal\, state\, and federal policy interventions to repeal or limit corporate subsidies\, ban NDAs\, require public disclosure and transparency\, and steps to take if you can’t fully ban tax breaks.\nAn organizer and advocate panel with:\n\nMatthew Rodriguez\, Co-Founder of the Amanecer People’s Project and National Data Center Organizing Coordinator at Athena for All\, will walk through El Paso organizing efforts to end tax breaks for data centers\, and the fight against Meta’s $10 billion facility.\nBryce Gustafson\, Program Organizer with Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana\, will break down community tactics to combat corporate secrecy around data centers across the state\, and the impacts of tax subsidies on everyday people.\n\n\n\nRegister here for this session and the rest of the series.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/repealing-tax-incentives-banning-ndas-and-myth-busting-economy-jobs-claims/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260602T200000
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CREATED:20260504T144847Z
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SUMMARY:Building a National Movement to Fight AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series
DESCRIPTION:The Data Center Working Group\, Kairos Fellowship\, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Each session covers key skills and techniques to help groups build winning coalitions\, strategies\, and campaigns. Sessions have a progressive structure with each workshop building upon the previous one\, as well as individual workshops can be taken as standalones. This series is part of the larger work of building a movement to advance an alternative vision of a society where our communities determine their own economies and futures. \nTuesday\, June 2: Session Three: Building Towards Statewide Coalitions OVERVIEW. We need to build the power to win meaningful policy change at the local and state level. This session will be focused on how to develop larger coalitions that can be effective and can help you build enough power to win. \nTuesday\, June 9: Session Four: Leveraging Research to Follow the Money OVERVIEW. Gain tools to ask powerful research questions\, uncover connections and lobbying relationships\, and follow money trails that corporations hide to gain a strategic advantage over our communities. \nTuesday\, June 16: Session Five: Building Sustained Engagement\nOVERVIEW. The battle against new AI data centers is not an easy fight. This session will focus on how to build a plan that helps to sustain and grow community leadership in your campaign and positions your work for the long haul. \nhttps://go.wethefighters.org/DataCenterTraining \nImage: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/building-a-national-movement-to-fight-ai-data-centers-organizing-training-series-5/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T180000
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SUMMARY:Fly Away Home Festival: A Tribute to Hazel Dickens
DESCRIPTION:We are hosting our second annual music festival\, FLY AWAY HOME FEST in celebration of Hazel Dickens’s 101st birthday. This event is scheduled for Fri-\nSun May 29-31st\, at various locations in Mercer County. The main concert performances will occur all day Saturday the 30th at the Glenwood Park\nAmphitheater at 4435 New Hope Road\, Princeton\, West Virginia 24739. The full event schedule may be found at: flyawayhomefest.com/event-schedule \nHazel was an American bluegrass singer born in Montcalm\, West Virginia\, on June 1st\, 1925. We are celebrating our dear sister\, known for her high\, lonesome singing style\, and for giving voice to the struggles of women and working people through her provocative songwriting. She was posthumously inducted into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in 2017. We are hosting this performance just 15 minutes away from her hometown. \nWe also have the distinct privilege of having renowned bands from WV and KY such as The Local Honeys\, Dale Ann Bradley\, Olivia Ellen Lloyd\, and many others. We will also be joined by Arnold “Buddy” Dickens and Co\, Hazel’s nephew\, visiting from Maryland to share some stories of Hazel\, and perform some of her songs! We are thrilled to host this event and hope you will come out and support Hazel’s memory\, our coal miners\, and our strong mountain heritage! \nThis event is made possible by our fiscal sponsor\, the WV Music Hall of Fame\, and will feature a silent auction of coal-mining items\, music\, stories\, and towards the evening Saturday we will raffle off an engraved rifle with lyrics from Hazel’s song “They’ll Never Keep us Down.” There will be food trucks\, information booths\, and activities. Bring a blanket or lawn chair! \nOn behalf of all those among our loved ones\, friends\, and community members affected by this disease\, we hope you can join us!
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/fly-away-home-festival-a-tribute-to-hazel-dickens/
CATEGORIES:Gatherings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T191500
DTSTAMP:20260529T130931Z
CREATED:20260523T153103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T130931Z
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SUMMARY:200 Feet Away: One Family's Unexpected Fight Against a Data Center
DESCRIPTION:What do you do when you discover a $4 billion data center has been approved 200 feet from your home? \n​Jessica Sharp\, Ohio Organizer with Wilmington Residents for Responsible Development\, thought she was entering her stay-at-home-mom era. Instead\, she found herself learning zoning laws\, uncovering secrecy and NDAs\, organizing neighbors\, working with experts\, hiring a certified planner\, responding to shifting state legislation\, gathering petition signatures\, engaging with the media\, and helping build a movement. \n​“I thought this was my stay-at-home-mom era\, until I found out about this data center in my literal backyard.” \n​Jessica closed on her home the day before zoning for a proposed 4-million-square-foot Amazon Web Services hyperscale data center campus was finalized\, without knowing it. What started as concern over one project quickly evolved into a community-wide effort involving multiple data center proposals\, legal challenges\, referendum campaigns\, and larger questions about transparency and public accountability. \n​Joining Jessica will be Quintin Koger Kidd\, a community advocate who has helped analyze the technical and policy dimensions of Wilmington’s proposed projects. Quintin has become a leading local voice on issues including tax incentives\, zoning compliance\, utility impacts\, and the long-term community impacts of large-scale development. \n​Together they’ll share the story behind Wilmington’s fight and the many unexpected turns along the way. \n​Topics we’ll explore: \n​• Discovering a proposed project after the fact\n• Challenging zoning decisions and procedural issues\n• Working with a certified planner and technical experts\n• State legislation and changing rules\n• Petition and referendum strategies\n• Transparency failures and NDAs\n• Community organizing and media strategy\n• Advice for people just beginning their own fight
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/200-feet-away-one-familys-unexpected-fight-against-a-data-center/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T140000
DTSTAMP:20260529T131025Z
CREATED:20260527T153923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T131025Z
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SUMMARY:Energy x Data Centers: Why Ratepayer Protections Are Not Enough
DESCRIPTION:Organized by AI Now Institute and the Data Center Working Group. \nThe hour long workshop will review the strongest possible interventions to protect our energy grid and ratepayers from the data center buildout—and explain why it’s not enough for the data center industry to “pay its fair share” for electricity or pursue “clean data centers.” The session will include: \n\nExpert analysis from Jean Su\, Energy Justice Program Director and Senior Attorney the Center for Biological Diversity\, on how data center expansion and corporate power are threatening our energy grid\, climate futures\, and everyday ratepayers\nLocal\, state\, and federal policy interventions to protect grid stability\, accelerate use of renewables (without expanding the data center buildout)\, and protect everyday people and localities from fossil fuel expansion\nAn organizer panel with:\n\nKD Minor\, Community Solutions Manager at the Alliance for Affordable Energy\, who will demystify industry tactics to fast-track energy permitting of data centers and share organizing and policy tips to engage with utility commissions\, in Louisiana and beyond.\nDeeDee Belmares\, Co-Founder of Texas Data Center Rebellion and Clean Energy Advocate with Public Citizen\, who will break down clean energy myths and showcase how Texas organizers are simultaneously fighting the data center and fossil fuel industries.\nMarissa Paslick Gillett\, Senior Fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project\, who will share ratepayer protection and utility accountability strategies from her previous experience as the Chairman of Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.\n\n\n\nApril 22 – June 24\, 2026 | Wednesdays\, 10-11 am PT / 1-2 PM ET \nThis is an 8-part North Star Data Center Policy in Practice training series lays out affirmative\, enforceable policy pathways at the local\, state\, and federal levels to stop\, slow and restrict the rapid expansion of AI data centers across the US. \nCo-hosted with the Data Center Working Group\, each session dives deep into specific policy areas from the North Data Center Policy toolkit\, featuring expert-led analysis and real-world strategies from local and state organizers. The series will cover bans and moratoriums to zoning\, water\, energy\, transparency\, air quality\, and beyond. \nTraining Sessions: \n\nApril 22 — The AI Industry\, Data Center Buildout\, and How to Take Power Back\nApril 29 — Bans\, Moratoriums\, Zoning: How to Stop or Limit Data Center Development\nMay 6 — Protecting Our Water Resources\, Air Quality\, and Public Health from the Data Center Buildout\n*May 21— Hyperscale Data Centers and CBAs: Myths\, Facts\, and What We Do About It\n\n*This session will be on Thursday 12-1 pm ET\n\n\n\n\nMay 27 — Energy x Data Centers: Why Ratepayer Protections Are Not Enough\nJune 3 — Repealing Tax Incentives\, Banning NDAs\, and Myth-busting Economy & Jobs Claims\nJune 10 — Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It\nJune 24 — The Intersections of Big Tech’s Nuclear Buildout and Data Center Expansion
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/energy-x-data-centers-why-ratepayer-protections-are-not-enough/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260526T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T131913Z
CREATED:20260504T144414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T131913Z
UID:10000150-1779818400-1779825600@halttheharm.net
SUMMARY:Building a National Movement to Fight AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series
DESCRIPTION:The Data Center Working Group\, Kairos Fellowship\, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Each session covers key skills and techniques to help groups build winning coalitions\, strategies\, and campaigns. Sessions have a progressive structure with each workshop building upon the previous one\, as well as individual workshops can be taken as standalones. This series is part of the larger work of building a movement to advance an alternative vision of a society where our communities determine their own economies and futures. \nTuesday\, May 26: Session Two: Power Analysis & Strategy Development OVERVIEW. The fight against data centers can feel lopsided and discouraging. Learn how to map the power held by different groups and develop a strategy to wield our collective power and tip the balance back to our communities. \nTuesday\, June 2: Session Three: Building Towards Statewide Coalitions OVERVIEW. We need to build the power to win meaningful policy change at the local and state level. This session will be focused on how to develop larger coalitions that can be effective and can help you build enough power to win. \nTuesday\, June 9: Session Four: Leveraging Research to Follow the Money OVERVIEW. Gain tools to ask powerful research questions\, uncover connections and lobbying relationships\, and follow money trails that corporations hide to gain a strategic advantage over our communities. \nTuesday\, June 16: Session Five: Building Sustained Engagement\nOVERVIEW. The battle against new AI data centers is not an easy fight. This session will focus on how to build a plan that helps to sustain and grow community leadership in your campaign and positions your work for the long haul. \nhttps://go.wethefighters.org/DataCenterTraining \nImage: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/building-a-national-movement-to-fight-ai-data-centers-organizing-training-series-2/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260519T140000
DTSTAMP:20260213T194638Z
CREATED:20260213T194634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T194638Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Networking Session
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Halt the Harm Network monthly networking session! This is your opportunity to connect with fellow members\, share what you’re working on\, and learn how to make the most of our community. \n\n\n\nNew to HHN? Join early for an overview of network resources\, how to engage\, and ways to collaborate with others. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nOpen Discussion: Learn from others’ experiences\, ask questions\, and explore potential partnerships or support opportunities. \n\n\n\nIntroductions & Networking: Meet other members of the Halt the Harm Network and share what projects\, initiatives\, or goals you’re pursuing this year. \n\n\n\nShare your announcements: Tell everyone about the project you’re working on to get feedback\, test ideas\, or to expand the reach of your work. \n\n\n\n⚠️ To Register\, make sure you’re logged into Halt the Harm Network. You can see all the meetups for approved members in the Meetups space.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/monthly-networking-session-2/2026-05-19/
CATEGORIES:Networking Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T140000
DTSTAMP:20260509T124947Z
CREATED:20260504T145225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T124947Z
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SUMMARY:Chemical Disclosure and FOIA Requests Q&A with env. attorney Dusty Horwitt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an informal discussion and Q&A with environmental attorney Dusty Horwitt. Dusty will share examples from his work and share the types of support he offers leaders in Halt the Harm Network through the Services Lab. \nAbout Dusty Horwitt \nDusty Horwitt is the attorney whose transparency work helped pass Colorado’s landmark PFAS ban in oil and gas wells\, protected the Delaware River Basin from fracking\, and has consulted on transparency laws in 16 states. His FOIA research exposed the widespread use of ‘forever chemicals’ in fracking operations and forced industry disclosure across multiple states.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/chemical-disclosure-and-foia-requests-qa-with-env-attorney-dusty-horwitt/
CATEGORIES:Interviews
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260506T140000
DTSTAMP:20260529T131233Z
CREATED:20260504T143332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T131233Z
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SUMMARY:Protecting Our Water\, Air Quality\, and Public Health from the Data Center Buildout
DESCRIPTION:Organized by AI Now Institute and the Data Center Working Group. \nThe hour long workshop will review the strongest possible local (and some state) policy interventions to  protect water\, air\, and public health from the data center buildout—and explore how to use these protections to stop or slow data center development. The session will include: \n\nA quick overview of data center impacts to water\, air\, and public health\nLocal (and state) policy options to protect water\, air quality\, noise\, and public health from data center expansion (from banning diesel generators to water ordinances)\, including creative ways to use water and air protections to stop data center buildout when explicit bans aren’t an option\nAn organizer and advocate panel with:\n\nAndrea Pierce\, Deputy Director of Programming\, Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and Amber Fellows\, Ypsilanti City Council will talk through Ypsilanti’s recent win—a moratorium on water use for data centers—and how this fits into the community’s broader organizing.\nKeShaun Pearson\, Executive Director\, Memphis Community Against Pollution will share the impacts of Elon Musk’s xAI data center buildout on community\, air quality\, and public health in Boxtown—and how people are pushing back with organizing\, legal\, and policy strategies.\nAmy Adams\, Deputy Director\, Southeast Climate and Energy Network will dive deep into water regulations and share local and statewide strategies from North Carolina.\n\n\n\n  \nApril 22 – June 24\, 2026 | Wednesdays\, 10-11 am PT / 1-2 PM ET \nThis is an 8-part North Star Data Center Policy in Practice training series lays out affirmative\, enforceable policy pathways at the local\, state\, and federal levels to stop\, slow and restrict the rapid expansion of AI data centers across the US. \nCo-hosted with the Data Center Working Group\, each session dives deep into specific policy areas from the North Data Center Policy toolkit\, featuring expert-led analysis and real-world strategies from local and state organizers. The series will cover bans and moratoriums to zoning\, water\, energy\, transparency\, air quality\, and beyond. \nTraining Sessions \n\nMay 6 — Protecting Our Water Resources\, Air Quality\, and Public Health from the Data Center Buildout\n*May 21— Hyperscale Data Centers and CBAs: Myths\, Facts\, and What We Do About It\n\n*This session will be on Thursday 12-1 pm ET\n\n\nMay 27 — Energy x Data Centers: Why Ratepayer Protections Are Not Enough\nJune 3 — Repealing Tax Incentives\, Banning NDAs\, and Myth-busting Economy & Jobs Claims\nJune 10 — Mapping the Data Center Industry: Who Benefits\, Who Calls the Shots\, and What to Do About It\nJune 24 — The Intersections of Big Tech’s Nuclear Buildout and Data Center Expansion
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/protecting-our-water-air-quality-and-public-health-from-the-data-center-buildout/
CATEGORIES:Shared Events,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T144011Z
CREATED:20260504T144011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T144011Z
UID:10000149-1777658400-1777662000@halttheharm.net
SUMMARY:Building a National Movement to Fight AI Data Centers: Organizing Training Series
DESCRIPTION:The Data Center Working Group\, Kairos Fellowship\, and Fight Oligarchy team are offering a five-part training series to support organizing and campaign efforts to stop the expansion of data centers. Each session covers key skills and techniques to help groups build winning coalitions\, strategies\, and campaigns. Sessions have a progressive structure with each workshop building upon the previous one\, as well as individual workshops can be taken as standalones. This series is part of the larger work of building a movement to advance an alternative vision of a society where our communities determine their own economies and futures. \nTuesday\, May 19: Session One: Building Winning Campaigns OVERVIEW. Learn how to develop strategic campaigns that can win meaningful change. This session will focus on how to move from problems to demands and winnable issues; how to identify the decision-makers; and how to build a concrete plan to win. \nTuesday\, May 26: Session Two: Power Analysis & Strategy Development OVERVIEW. The fight against data centers can feel lopsided and discouraging. Learn how to map the power held by different groups and develop a strategy to wield our collective power and tip the balance back to our communities. \nTuesday\, June 2: Session Three: Building Towards Statewide Coalitions OVERVIEW. We need to build the power to win meaningful policy change at the local and state level. This session will be focused on how to develop larger coalitions that can be effective and can help you build enough power to win. \nTuesday\, June 9: Session Four: Leveraging Research to Follow the Money OVERVIEW. Gain tools to ask powerful research questions\, uncover connections and lobbying relationships\, and follow money trails that corporations hide to gain a strategic advantage over our communities. \nTuesday\, June 16: Session Five: Building Sustained Engagement\nOVERVIEW. The battle against new AI data centers is not an easy fight. This session will focus on how to build a plan that helps to sustain and grow community leadership in your campaign and positions your work for the long haul. \nImage: Deborah Lupton / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/building-a-national-movement-to-fight-ai-data-centers-organizing-training-series/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T172259Z
CREATED:20260422T172259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T172259Z
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SUMMARY:Data Center Tax Abatements: Why States and Localities Must Disclose These Soaring Revenue Losses presented by Good Jobs First
DESCRIPTION:Across the U.S.\, data centers are expanding at a rapid pace\, but the public cost of that growth is often hidden. \nMany states and local governments are giving away massive tax breaks to data center developers\, resulting in billions of dollars in lost public revenue. In fact\, new research shows that at least 14 states and many localities aren’t even reporting these losses\, despite accounting rules requiring them to do so. \nIn this webinar\, Anthony Elmo will walk through findings from Good Jobs First’s latest report\, Data Center Tax Abatements: Why States and Localities Must Disclose These Soaring Revenue Losses. Together\, we’ll unpack how these tax abatements work\, why so many are kept out of public view\, and what it means for communities\, public budgets\, and essential services like schools and infrastructure. \nSpeaker Bio:  \nAnthony Elmo joined Good Jobs First in 2025 with experience as a communications and political strategist who has spent his career helping working people and educators make their voices heard. As Communications and Political Director for UFCW Local 1000 and a lead strategist with Texas AFT\, Anthony has driven campaigns that bring together educators\, families\, and labor allies to fight for fair pay\, stronger public schools\, and accountable government. \nAt Texas AFT\, he shaped messaging\, digital outreach\, and legislative communications\, helping the union build power at the Capitol and in communities across Texas. His work has mobilized thousands of members\, expanded voter engagement\, and helped defeat anti-labor legislation. \nBefore his work in education and labor advocacy\, Anthony served as a field director for Obama for America\, leading voter registration and grassroots programs in several states. He holds both a Master’s and a Bachelor’s degree in International Politics and International Service from American University\, graduating summa cum laude.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/data-center-tax-abatements-why-states-and-localities-must-disclose-these-soaring-revenue-losses-presented-by-good-jobs-first/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260304T211732Z
CREATED:20260129T175040Z
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SUMMARY:Working Session on Gateway 1: Picking the Land & Getting Permits
DESCRIPTION:Halt the Harm Network participants are  invited to a special working session on Site Selection & Land Use. \n\n\n\nThe very first step where big data center projects decide where they’re going to build. This is when they deal with zoning\, buying land\, and getting the first permits. \n\n\n\n\nRead more about Site Selection\nBefore a data center is ever announced publicly\, developers are already quietly buying up land. They use anonymous LLCs and real estate brokers to approach landowners without revealing who’s really buying. Their goal is simple: lock up the land before anyone notices or objects. \nThis is the “quiet phase” is when communities have the most power but the least awareness. Without land\, no data center can be built. That’s why smart communities are watching public land records\, passing temporary moratoriums\, and updating zoning rules to require stricter standards for industrial projects. \nEarly opposition matters. Developers are betting millions on these projects\, and any sign of community resistance makes them nervous. \nThe earlier you organize\, the more leverage you have. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout these Working Sessions \nThese sessions are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers.   \nThe format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience\, tools\, resources\, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge the whole network can use. As a participant you can access the shared document for notes and resources.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/working-session-on-gateway-1-picking-the-land-getting-permits/
CATEGORIES:Deep Dives
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T132330Z
CREATED:20260423T172857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T132330Z
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SUMMARY:From Understanding to Action: Organizing in the Age of AI & Data Centers
DESCRIPTION:Whether or not you joined us for Part 1\, you’re welcome here. \nIn our first session\, we explored how generative AI\, data centers\, extraction\, energy systems\, and impacts on land and communities are all deeply connected. If you missed it\, you can catch up with the recording here: #Connecting the Dots: Data Centers\, Generative AI\, and the Tools to Fight Back presented by Honor the Earth \nNow\, we’re turning toward action. \nThis second session builds on that foundation by asking: How can we incorporate these concepts into the work we are already doing? \nJoin Honor the Earth for a deeper\, more grounded conversation focused on what it looks like to apply this understanding in real-world organizing. Together\, we’ll explore how these interconnected systems show up locally and how communities can respond in ways that are rooted in sovereignty\, relationship\, and collective power. \nNOTE: To create a space where people can speak openly\, we ask that participants do not use AI notetakers and use recording bots during this webinar. Thanks for helping us keep this a more comfortable and respectful environment for everyone. \nSpeaker Bio: \nKrystal Two Bulls  is an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne grassroots organizer with experience on the frontlines doing campaign development and management around social\, racial and environmental justice. Krystal’s identity as a Native American veteran is central to her organizing and storytelling. At the heart of Krystal’s work is Sovereignty\, LANDBACK\, cross movement relationship building and a deep commitment to her People. In healing from her experience as a veteran\, Krystal has dedicated herself to embodying what she views as the essential quality of a warrior: a commitment to the well-being of not only her People and their relationship to the land\, but that of all Peoples. \nAshley LaMont is an enrolled member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma (Horse/Deer Clan & Big Jim Band) and comes from the Oglala and Sicangu (shee-CHANG-goo) Lakota nations\, with Delaware\, Dakota\, and Northern Cheyenne ancestry. She is the National Campaigns Director of the Department of Sovereignty & Self-Determination at Honor the Earth\, overseeing campaigns on Turtle Island that are focused on land back and sovereignty for tribal nations and communities. Ashley’s background includes grassroots organizing against extraction in a Red State\, an academic background in the history and philosophy of science\, technology\, and medicine\, and as a statewide nominee for the office of Oklahoma Corporation Commission\, Oklahoma’s regulatory agency overseeing oil\, gas\, and transportation. \nHonor The Earth website: www.honorearth.org \nhttps://www.honorearth.org/nodatacenters \nFind Honor The Earth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stopdatacolonialism/
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/from-understanding-to-action-organizing-in-the-age-of-ai-data-centers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T171740Z
CREATED:20260408T171740Z
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SUMMARY:Collaborating for Impact: How Community-Research Partnerships Bring Data to Life
DESCRIPTION:The Environmental Justice Assistance Network (EJAN) and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) invite you to an evening with scientists\, experts\, and community leaders working together on environmental justice-focused studies in New England. \nDon’t miss this evening with professionally trained researchers and community leaders working together on environmental justice studies. Hear insights from the Healthy Neighborhoods Study and iSuper\, in conversation with GreenRoots\, as they share best practices for wrangling data to drive real impact and foster meaningful\, mutually beneficial partnerships. \nEnjoy food\, drinks\, and networking opportunities throughout the program! Attendees will have the opportunity to sign up to volunteer for EJAN. Remote option available!
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/collaborating-for-impact-how-community-research-partnerships-bring-data-to-life/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T211500
DTSTAMP:20260421T165025Z
CREATED:20260421T164757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T165025Z
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SUMMARY:Solutionary Earth Day Special: From Problem to Solution
DESCRIPTION:An emergent vision for pivoting from harm to benefit by transitioning US rail from private profit to public purpose.\nWednesday\, April 22\n5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern\nSolutionary Rail welcomes a panel of environmental justice and labor organizers to discuss how we can shift US rail from being a source of harm to an infrastructure that benefits us all. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, April 22 (Earth Day) for a Solutionary Circle.  Our friends at Pace e bene are calling for Solutions Circles as part of this year’s Earth Week\, and we are honored to collaborate by hosting such incredible guests.  Included in the panel are Andrea Vidaurre (People’s Collective for Environmental Justice)\, mark! Lopez (East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice)\, Tabitha Tripp (Public Rail Now)\, Ryan Calbreath (UE Green Locomotive program)\, and Jess Conard (Rail Watch)\, along with Solutionary Rail Director Bill Moyer. \nOver the last few years\, EJ and labor organizers have been deepening their bonds of solidarity and finding common cause in the fight to electrify our rail system. But electrification is not the only interest or benefit that a more accountable rail system would provide. Another goal is shifting our rail system toward delivering greater community safety and broader societal benefit by getting more trucks off the road\, reconnecting service to rural communities\, and hosting new transmission on rail corridors. \nWorking at the state and federal level\, these allies and organizers are shaping policies and shifting the political calculus to overcome the profound power of the biggest (“Class 1”) railroads (BNSF\, UP\, CSX\, NS\, CN\, and CPKC) whose management has been captured by extractive Wall Street forces. \nWe’ll start at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern on 4/22/26.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/solutionary-earth-day-special-from-problem-to-solution/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T193000
DTSTAMP:20260408T165009Z
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SUMMARY:Questions\, Constitutional Rights\, and Ordinances - a Three-Topic Webinar for Taking On Pennsylvania Data Centers
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will be 1.5 hours covering 3 different topics covered by speakers from Delaware Riverkeeper Network\, Green Amendments For The Generations\, and Food & Water Watch. The topics for this webinar include: \n\nWhat Questions Should You Ask – Data Center applications are constantly lacking important details about the project\, details key to communities and officials making informed decisions. Anneke van Rossum\, Advocacy and Policy Coordinator at Delaware Riverkeeper Network will lead this portion going over the types of questions you should be asking\nPennsylvania’s Constitutional Right – In PA\, you have a constitutional right to clean air\, pure water\, a healthy environment\, and the preservation of our natural resources for current and future generations\, the Green Amendment. Maya K. van Rossum\, Founder of Green Amendments For The Generations\, will take you through what the Green Amendment is and how you can use it in your data center advocacy.\nOrdinances – More and more we are hearing proposals for ordinances to be adopted by townships to handle the onslaught of data center proposals. Ginny Marcille-Kerslake\, Senior Organizer at Food & Water Watch\, will lead you through their model ordinance and talk about why they can be important in protecting against harmful data center proposals.\n\nEach topic will be discussed for approximately 20 minutes\, with time for Q&A at the end.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/questions-constitutional-rights-and-ordinances-a-three-topic-webinar-for-taking-on-pennsylvania-data-centers/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T130000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Networking Session
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Halt the Harm Network monthly networking session! This is your opportunity to connect with fellow members\, share what you’re working on\, and learn how to make the most of our community. \n\n\n\nNew to HHN? Join early for an overview of network resources\, how to engage\, and ways to collaborate with others. \n\n\n\nWhat to Expect\n\n\n\nOpen Discussion: Learn from others’ experiences\, ask questions\, and explore potential partnerships or support opportunities. \n\n\n\nIntroductions & Networking: Meet other members of the Halt the Harm Network and share what projects\, initiatives\, or goals you’re pursuing this year. \n\n\n\nShare your announcements: Tell everyone about the project you’re working on to get feedback\, test ideas\, or to expand the reach of your work. \n\n\n\n⚠️ To Register\, make sure you’re logged into Halt the Harm Network. You can see all the meetups for approved members in the Meetups space.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/monthly-networking-session-2/2026-04-21/
CATEGORIES:Networking Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T143000
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SUMMARY:The Data Center Frontier: AI Infrastructure & Resistance
DESCRIPTION:This free virtual roundtable brings together Indigenous land defenders\, scholar-activists\, and grassroots organizers to examine how the rapid expansion of AI and cloud infrastructure is driving new waves of fossil fuel dependence\, mineral extraction\, land dispossession\, and environmental injustice. Far from the immaterial “cloud” promised by Silicon Valley\, data centers are vast\, resource-intensive industrial facilities whose growth is reshaping landscapes\, energy systems\, and political struggles across North America. \nDrawing lessons from Indigenous-led fights against pipelines\, mining projects\, and other forms of extractive infrastructure—as well as successful campaigns to block data centers—speakers will share insights from the frontlines of the data center frontier\, and explore how movements across sites and issues can build durable solidarities in the face of a rapidly expanding digital-industrial regime.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/the-data-center-frontier-ai-infrastructure-resistance/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Operational Oversight & Watchdogging to Stop Bad Data Centers (Gateway 7)
DESCRIPTION:This is a special working session on Operational Oversight & Watchdogging to Stop Bad Data Centers (Gateway 7) \n\n\n\nAbout these Working Sessions\n\n\n\nThese sessions are part of a network project addressing the harms of bad data centers.   \n\n\n\nThe format is a facilitated Zoom call to share on-the-ground experience\, tools\, resources\, and information. The outcome is a collection of refined tools and knowledge the whole network can use. As a participant you can access the shared document for notes and resources.
URL:https://halttheharm.net/event/operational-oversight-watchdogging-to-stop-bad-data-centers-gateway-7-2/
CATEGORIES:Working Sessions
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