- 6th Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week Washington, D.C. April 4-6, 2011
- Summer of 2011 was the March on Blair Mountain. Organized by Appalachia Rising, the March had four demands: preserve Blair Mountain, abolish mountaintop removal, strengthen labor rights, and invest in sustainable job creation for all Appalachian communities. Blair Mountain is where 10,000 coal miners fought in 1921 against the coal operators and their supporters who were severely repressing them as the miners attempted to organize. Over the course of a week, hundreds of people marched from Marmet, WV to Blair Mountain where more than 1000 people gathered for a rally and march to the top of Blair.
- In November 2011, the Alliance hosted a Visioning Summit at the Benham School House Inn in Eastern Kentucky. Over 70 participants from roughly 18 Appalachian organizations (as well as unaffiliated individuals) joined us for this three-day event.
- Conductivity guidelines first draft.
