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19 March 2008

Boone & Raleigh County residents participated in a Place Stories training workshop at Coal River Mountain Watch in Whitesville, WV. CRMW will use Place Stories to further the mission to stop the destruction of our communities and environment by mountaintop removal mining, to improve the quality of life in our area and to help rebuild sustainable communities.

19 March 2008

Hawks Nest Lake Members of the Ansted Historical Society gathered at the Sub Shack to learn about using Place Stories to document their beautiful community and stop a mountaintop removal mine that threatens the natural and heritage tourism economy in Fayette County, WV

7 February 2008

WV Mountaintop Removal/Valley Fill Mine The Mountain Reporter Network is a digital storytelling and community journalism project taking place in central Appalachia, the mountainous coal mining regions of Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. MRN is using Place Stories to develop an alternative, community-based media network that shares the stories of local citizens who are living with the true costs of coal and fighting for survival. By sharing our experiences through Place Stories we hope to build and strengthen the base of community activists in the Appalachian Mountains and beyond who are working for a sustainable future.

"never let bandwidth stand in the way of a good story"