AltaGas, the controversial parent company of Washington Gas, is increasingly referred to as “one of the worst fossil fuel companies in North America.” For nearly 10 years, Indigenous Mi’kmaq grandmothers from Nova Scotia fought — and> won — a bruising pipeline fight against AltaGas. Along the way, they encountered the kind of false claims, greed and fossil fuel expansion efforts that Washington Gas now shows almost daily across DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.

On Thursday, June 20 from 6:30 to 8pm, climate activists — including members of Metro DC DSA’s We Power DC campaign — will be meeting at the Foundry United Methodist Church to hear how an alliance of Mi’kmaq grandmothers and climate activists’ fought against AltaGas, and how this battle extends in local struggles against AltaGas and in Stop[ping] Project Pipes. The event is also sponsored by Sierra Club, Extinction Rebellion, and other environmental activist organizations. Readers can RSVP here.