<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Calling on activists to form Affinity Groups (AGs) and take non-violent direct action to permanently close the Vermont Yankee (VY) nuclear power plant. Non-violence trainers are available to prepare for civil disobedience.</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">If you are in a new or existing AG or would like to join one, or want to arrange a non-violence training, please contact David Detmold, SAGE Alliance AG coordinator: </font><a href="mailto:reporter@montaguema.net"><span style="color: blue; "><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">reporter@montaguema.net</font></span></a><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">. <span> </span></font></font></span><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">The Safe and Green Energy Alliance (SAGE Alliance), is a coalition of anti-nuclear organizations in New England and nation-wide opposed to the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor.</font></font></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><u><span>Affinity Groups are encouraged to send a spoke to the SAGE Coordinating Committee meetings.</span></u><span> The next one is Sunday, Feb. 5, in Springfield, VT, location to be determined. Contact <a href="mailto:Tom@clamshellalliance.org"><font color="#0000ff">tom@clamshellalliance.org</font></a> or see Upcoming Events on the homepage of <a href="http://www.sagealliance.net/"><span style="color: blue; ">www.sagealliance.net</span></a><span> </span>for location and on-going action information.</span></font></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><u><span>March Month of Action</span></u></b><u><span> (and beyond) to permanently close Vermont Yankee:</span></u><span></span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">March 3: Greenfield (MA) Community College affinity group is walking from GCC to the reactor, then celebrating in Brattleboro.</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">March 11: Anniversary of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear meltdowns in Japan, mock evacuation</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">March 17 & 18: non-violence trainings and/or teach-ins around New England.</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">March 21: Vermont Yankee retirement party at the Statehouse in Montpelier.</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">March 22 and thereafter: Non-violent direct actions against Entergy (the New Orleans-based owner of VY). Details to be determined by an AG Spokes Council.</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">March 23 and thereafter: national call for solidarity in opposition to Vermont Yankee, Pilgrim and Indian Point.</font></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">April 1: mass legal rally in Brattleboro in alliance with legislators and environmental and safe energy groups.</font></font></span></div></body></html>