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</v:shape><![endif]--><img width="236" height="150" src="file://localhost/Users/marthad/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_image002.png" align="left" hspace="9" alt="coalCitizensrights.tif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_3"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes">The True Cost of Coal</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">A swarm is coming to Ellsworth! The Beehive Design
Collective is heading to UUCE after a nationwide tour with their
long-anticipated “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">True Cost of Coal</b>”
graphics campaign. They will present their program at the UU Church of
Ellsworth, beginning at noon on Sunday, December 12.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Three years in the making, “The
True Cost of Coal” is an elaborate narrative illustration that explores the
complex story of mountaintop removal coal mining and the broader impacts of
coal in Appalachia and beyond. The image is the culmination of an intensive and
collaborative research process, as the Beehive methodology centers on first
hand story-sharing. To create the poster, the Beehive interviewed hundreds of
community members throughout the Appalachia region. “We feel it’s extremely
important to gather our information from as close to the source as possible,” a
Beehive illustrator says.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
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The Bees craft visual metaphors and weave them together in a patchwork “quilt”
of personal stories. In their interactive picture-lectures, the Bees lead
audiences through an engaging, larger-than-life banner version of the graphic,
interweaving anecdotes, statistics, and history. The experience prompts
discussion and understanding of contemporary struggles about energy and coal,
while honoring the deep legacy of the Appalachian experience. Upon seeing the
graphic, Tanya Turner of Pineville, KY said, “This image is changing
Appalachia. Appalachians are taking back Appalachia and this image is a tool
for that change.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
“The True Cost of Coal” is only the latest work in the Beehive’s repertoire of
graphics campaigns. The Beehive hums with activity, tackling issues as diverse
as biotechnology, corporate globalization, food and agriculture, and
colonialism. The group’s mission is to “cross-pollinate the grassroots” by
creating images that educate the public and deconstruct complex geopolitical
issues. Their body of work is distributed as “anti-copyright;”
individuals and organizations are encouraged to reproduce the graphics for
non-profit use as a means of circulating information and awareness.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you go to the Common Ground Fair held each fall in Maine
you may have seen the Beehive with their giant graphic works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Beehive is an all-volunteer,
art-activist collective based just up the road in Machias that creates engaging
graphic art as an organizing tool for social change. For more information about
their work, check out their website, <a href="http://www.beehivecollective.org/">www.beehivecollective.org</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This “True Cost of Coal” program is
sponsored by the Peace and Social Action Committee of the UU Church of
Ellsworth as a part of their community outreach and education work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The public is invited to attend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>For more information, phone 667-5863.</p>
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