Chemours Wants to Expand!?! Show up at Bladen Community College to voice your opposition!
2022-09-20 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Bladen Community College, 7418 NC Hwy 41W, Dublin, NC, 28332, United States
Chemours has been running ads trying to convince us that they’re ‘Good Neighbors.’ We think that contaminating the drinking water for 510,000 people (and counting) is not neighborly. The neighborly thing to do would be to shut the plant down. BUT, we have found out that Chemours is planning the opposite.
They’re planning to EXPAND manufacturing at the Fayetteville Works site.
The consent order (put in place after we sued them) requires they hold TWO public meetings on this – one for impacted communities near the facility and one near impacted downstream communities.
The meeting for impacted communities near the facility will be held at Bladen Community College on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, from 5 pm – 7 pm.
Chemours Plant Manager Dawn Hughes said, “We’re proud of the role we play… and we’re eager to explain the plans for our future with our neighbors.”
These are “open houses” and Hughes stated in an announcement that they “…plan to communicate [how these expansions] will make a positive impact across our community.”
They will not be providing an opportunity for public comment.
CFRW wants to shift that agenda.
Will you commit to showing up at Bladen Community College, September 20, 5-7 pm?
Sign up today to get upcoming emails providing more details on this event.
If you are interested in attending the meeting for impacted downstream communities, held at the Leland Cultural Arts Center on Wednesday, September 21st from 5-7pm, click here.

Chemours Wants to Expand!?! Show up at Leland Community College to voice your opposition!
2022-09-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Leland Cultural Arts Center, 1212 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, NC, 28451, United States
Chemours has been running ads trying to convince us that they’re ‘Good Neighbors.’ We think that contaminating the drinking water for 510,000 people (and counting) is not neighborly. The neighborly thing to do would be to shut the plant down. BUT, we have found out that Chemours is planning the opposite.
They’re planning to EXPAND manufacturing at the Fayetteville Works site.
The consent order (put in place after we sued them) requires they hold TWO public meetings on this – one for impacted communities near the facility and one near impacted downstream communities.
The meeting near impacted downstream communities will be held at the Leland Cultural Arts Center, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 5 pm – 7 pm.
Chemours Plant Manager Dawn Hughes said, “We’re proud of the role we play… and we’re eager to explain the plans for our future with our neighbors.”
These are “open houses” and Hughes stated in an announcement that they “…plan to communicate [how these expansions] will make a positive impact across our community.”
They will not be providing an opportunity for public comment.
CFRW wants to shift that agenda.
Will you commit to showing up at the Leland Cultural Arts Center, September 21, 5-7 pm?
Sign up today to get upcoming emails providing more details on these events.
If you are interested in attending the meeting for impacted communities near the facility, held at Bladen Community College on Tuesday, September 20th from 5-7pm, click here.

Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary Celebration
2022-10-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Flytrap Brewing, 319 Walnut Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
Join us on Tuesday, October 4th from 5-8pm at FlyTrap Brewing to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act! That night, FlyTrap will generously donate $1 per pint of a selected beer to CFRW, Wheelz Pizza will fire up their oven to sling some pies, and our friends the Smoky Dunes will provide the vibes!

We will also hold a raffle featuring items from local businesses including Great Outdoor Provision Company, Seabird, Luna Caffe, Gravity Records, and more!

The Clean Water Act was a first-of-its-kind environmental federal legislation that came about during the birth of the American environmentalism movement, along with the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Environmental Protection Agency. It established precedent-setting pollution standards and provides legal standing to citizens allowing them to advocate directly on behalf of their waterways.

To date, it has made meaningful strides in cleaning American waterways and helped us achieve significant restoration, protection, and cleanup of severe pollution problems. Unfortunately, there has been an erosion of the Act’s strength and it has never been fully implemented and enforced as Congress intended.

Join us to celebrate the historic wins of the Clean Water Act to sustain us for the fight ahead!

GenX Exposure Study Blood PFAS Results Webinar
2022-11-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Online, NC, United States
In case you missed the last webinar, the study team is hosting another! Join the live webinar on November 9th at 6pm. No need to pre-register; the public is invited to join the webinar here.
About: In late 2020, researchers from NC State started collecting new data for their GenX Exposure Study, which has since evolved into a health study. They enrolled over 1,000 participants in their study, community members from New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, the Fayetteville private well community, and Pittsboro, NC. They are now sharing those results with participants and the general public, and invite you to join in to learn.

The Smell of Money: Documentary Screening + Panel Discussion
2022-11-17 19:00 - 22:00 | NC
Cucalorus Film Festival* is showing the feature documentary The Smell of Money on Thursday, November 17th at 7pm in Thalian Black. Following the film, guests will be invited to move into City Council Chambers for an hour-long discussion of the film featuring NC Environmental Justice Network’s Naeema Mohammad, Cape Fear River Watch’s Kemp Burdette, and filmmaker Shawn Bannon. The discussion will be moderated by Erin Carey, Director of Coastal Programs at North Carolina Sierra Club.
Please purchase tickets in advance to reserve your spot! After tax, tickets cost about $25 if you are not a Cucalorus pass holder. You can purchase your tickets here.
About the film:
The Smell of Money is an 84-minute feature documentary from award-winning filmmaker Shawn Bannon. The Smell of Money‘s international premiere was at Hot Docs in Toronto, Canada where it received the Top 5 Audience Award and the film recently won the Best Life & Liberty Film at Sidewalk Film Festival.
When a corporate hog farm moves in––uninvited––on land her grandfather had purchased after claiming his freedom from slavery, Elsie Herring decides to fight back. But as her rural community becomes the epicenter of the pork industry’s explosion in America, Elsie’s struggle to save her family’s home and heritage becomes a battle against one of the world’s most powerful companies and its deadly pollution. After decades of defeat, Elsie, her neighbors, and a gutsy small-town lawyer take the world’s largest pork company to court. The residents risk everything for their rights to clean air, pure water, and a life free from the stench of shit. A story about the power of love for one’s family and community to triumph over colossal forces of injustice, The Smell of Money calls upon viewers to see the people behind what’s on our plates––and to join the fight for a better future for us all.
About the panelists:
Naeema Mohammad has been Organizing Co-Director with NCEJN since 2013 and now serves as Senior Advisor. She has worked on two NIEHS funded grants. The first was Community Health and Environmental Reawakening (CHER) in which she served as a community organizer working with communities dealing with waste from industrial hog operations. In this position, she worked with the late Dr. Steve Wing, a founding member of NCEJN and Associate Professor at UNC Gillngs School of Public Health, and was supervised by Gary Grant, Executive Director of Concerned Citizens of Tillery. She has co-authored publications with Dr. Wing regarding community based participatory research (most recently in the New Solutions Health Journal). She also serves on the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Secretary’s Environmental Justice & Equity Advisory Board.
Kemp Burdette is the Cape Fear Riverkeeper and he works to protect and improve the water quality of the Lower Cape Fear River. He is a Wilmington native who grew up exploring the waterways and swamps that make our area so special. Kemp has lived and traveled around the world as a US Navy search and rescue swimmer, a Fulbright Scholar, and a Peace Corps volunteer. At home and abroad Kemp has always been interested in the way humans interact with their environment.His academic background is in geology and history, graduating from UNCW magna cum laude with honors, and he holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA), also from UNCW. He also holds a certificate in nonprofit management from Duke University.
Shawn Bannon is an award-winning filmmaker whose films have screened at the Sundance Film Festival, AFI FEST, Hot Docs, and they’ve been featured on The Atlantic, Forbes, and BBC America. His short films, Hurricane Heroes, Bloody Barbara and A Ghost Story – 10 Pages, have all been selected for Vimeo Staff Picks. His recent film The Green Knight Documentary was made for A24 and premiered on iTunes. The Smell of Money is his first feature documentary, it premiered at Sarasota Film Festival in April 2022 where it won the Documentary Feature Jury Prize.
*”The Cucalorus Film Festival takes place in Wilmington, North Carolina every November for five days of new indie films, paired with bold performances and deep discussions about justice and the future. Cucalorus brings together bold, emerging creatives to share stories that challenge us to look at the world in new ways.”

Annual Membership Meeting 2022
2022-11-20 16:00 - 18:00 | Cape Fear River Watch Headquarters, 617 Surry Street, Wilmington, NC, 28405, United States
Please feel welcome to attend our annual membership meeting! All River Watch members or people interested in joining are welcome. We will provide a year in review, and then CFRW members will vote on the 2023 Board of Directors.
Snacks and beverages provided.

GenX Exposure Study Community Meeting on Latest Results
2022-12-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station, 502 N Front St, Wilmington, NC, 28401, United States
NC State GenX Exposure Study researchers will give an overview of the 2020-2021 PFAS blood findings and answer any of your questions.
Learn more about the study here.

MEDIC SOLO Disaster+Travel+Wilderness First Aid Course
2023-03-18 07:00 - 2023-03-19 17:00 | NC
This is not a CFRW event! We are helping to promote. Cape Fear River Watch will receive 10% of the course proceeds.

Walkabout Outfitter &
MEDIC Solo Disaster + Wilderness Medicine School
are hosting a

Disaster+Travel+Wilderness First Aid certification course
on
March 18-19, 2023
in the Wilmington, NC area

LEARN HOW to SAVE LIFE and LIMB in a
-Wilderness area-rural area (not near a hospital)

-disaster site or
-travel anywhere

This is a great course for anyone who ventures outdoors, travels, or wants to help in case of an emergency during a disaster!

>> TIMING: These are a 2 day class. 8:00am to 7:00pm both days.

>> FEE: $245 (note: another organization in the region charges $350. You save $105 thanks in part to GOPC’s sponsorship of the class.)

WHY: Mired in a disaster zone, travel or rural area far from a hospital, or natural area miles from an access point … accidents, destructive weather, and terrorism happen, and all-too-often members of a group are not capable of dealing with the emergency. This leads to improper care of the patient, and endangers the entire group. Many recreational accidents are preventable, and improper care of trauma can compound even simple injuries. Very few first aid programs actually address the issues of providing emergency care in a setting where 911 is overwhelmed or not immediately reachable. In this course, classroom instruction and Q&A are interwoven with practical work and problem-solving exercises. Hands-on experience – a most powerful learning tool – during scenarios comprise ~50% of class. You come away with actual do-it-yourself care-giving confidence. Satisfaction guaranteed.
OVERVIEW:
-No prerequisites
-For adults and focused teens. Know your loved ones are safe wherever they are.
-Hands-on learn how to care for an injured / ill person during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance / hospital arrival
-Blend of classroom instruction & hands-on rescue scenario practice
-Approved by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), Girl Scouts of the USA, American Camping Association (ACA), University of Virginia (100% reimbursement for certain academic employees), and more
-2-year SOLO WFA certification
-Counts as recertification for WFA, AWFA, WFR and wilderness part of W-EMT

TOPICS:-Beyond the ‘golden hour’: wilderness/remote travel/disaster-delayed EMS arrival injury challenges and long-term patient care
-Patient Assessment System: thorough patient examination, treatment, monitoring, safety, and documentation
-Orthopedic Injuries and Treatment: Sprains, Strains, Fractures, and Spinal Cord Management
-Circulatory System Form and Function: Heart, Blood, Blood Vessels, Lungs, Brain
-Soft Tissue Injuries and Wound Treatment: Contusions, Abrasions, Lacerations, Flap Avulsions, Amputation, Punctures, Impalements,
-Bites, Stings, Blisters, Burns, and Infections
-Environmental Injuries and Treatment: Cold, Heat, Dehydration and Wilderness Survival
-Medical Emergencies and Critical Care: Shock, Allergies, Shortness of Breath, Brain Problems, and Heart Problems
-Patient movement: spinal cord precautions and clearing; pre- and post-evacuation treatment
-International Travel: preparing & packing for safe travel, problem prevention before and during travel, and identification & treatment of many travel illnesses – presented in a special hand-out for those who indicate interest.
Instructor: Matthew Rosefsky, Geo Medic, Wilderness EMT, CERT, MRC, and SOLO Instructor-Trainer; or a top-notch, highly-qualified expert Matt personally trained.
Course INFO, ONLINE REGISTRATION, other locations & dates:
http://www.solowfa.com/
A fully completed registration and payment will reserve your spot in the class. Feel free to contact courses@solowfa.com with questions…

GivingTuesday 2024
2024-12-03 00:00 - 23:30 | Online, NC, United States
Join Cape Fear River Watch in celebrating GivingTuesday! Our staff, board, interns, and volunteers have been hard at work all year long protecting our river, and we count on YOUR support to continue our efforts for years to come.
Show your support here!
