Corb Lund here - I'm in Edmonton this weekend for Water Not Coal - come say hi and sign
Hey folks.
Had meant to do an r/Edmonton AMA and still will in the near future but jet lag is real.
I'm about to hit the road and will be in Edmonton tonight and tomorrow gathering signatures in person for waternotcoal.ca - I'll talk a bit and sing a few tunes and both events are free:
-Arts Barns Westbury Theatre (Fri. 8th 5-11pm)
-Southbound Brewing (Sat. 9th 8-10pm)
Quick refresher for anyone new: I'm the proponent behind Water Not Coal - a Citizen Initiative Petition with Elections Alberta to stop coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of the Rockies where we get our water. Premier Smith once again said that if we hit our number, this goes on the October 19 referendum.
When I'm not fighting big foreign coal companies and stupid government decisions, I also play music - I'll be in Edmonton at The Starlite Room later this month.
People keep asking how the campaign is going and the answer is it's going very well but we want it to go even better and finish this thing decisively. We're in the last quarter of the ball game with a month to go.
The main thing we’re still hearing on the ground is that some people still haven't heard of our petition - that's where you come in. If this matters to you, PLEASE find one of our canvassers and sign the petition in person and ask 5 or 10 friends to do the same. You can find where to sign at https://waternotcoal.ca/sign-the-petition but you MUST sign in person - online isn't an option per Elections Alberta rules.
We don't have a big budget and there is a lot going on in the world but people like you talking to other people in your circles can really make a difference.
We're the only Petition in town now.
Hope to see you out there!
I recorded this tune in a back alley in Uppsala, Sweden.
Here's a lot of background if you're interested:
https://www.reddit.com/r/alberta/comments/1sanm8m/corb_lund_here_albertan_musician_water_not_coal/
