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"It's 101 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment [which gave women the right to vote]. Today we celebrate this on the day called Women's Equality Day. ... And yet, in 2021, our democracy is in peril!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #VotingRights #EconomicJustice 
So moved by the dedication and determination of servant leaders such as Jean Evansmore @WestVirginiaPPC, who told us today, "I expect to do this the rest of my life!" We are grateful to God for you, Jean. #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ForwardTogether
"We're here today to honor our miners who stood up against their oppressors and said, 'No more!' We deserve a living wage. We deserve health care. We deserve a seat at the table!" -Pam Garrison @WestVirginiaPPC #Blair100 #WhichSideAreYouOn
WATCH: West Virginia #PoorPeoplesCampaign Mass Moral Motorcade on Manchin pscp.tv/w/c_Z_snR3LTI0…
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis is getting started at the rally at the state capitol in Charleston, WV, reminding us of the history of the Battle of Blair Mountain 100 years ago and re-stating our four demands. #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ProtectOurVote
"The persistent widow organizes protests, she organizes motorcades, she points out the deaths being caused by unjust policies!" @LizTheo #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ProtectOurVote #WhichSideAreYouOn
(📷 @StevePavey #HopeInFocus)
(📷 @StevePavey #HopeInFocus)
Today is the 100th anniversary of the The Battle Of Blair Mountain, a huge moment in US history and one most people have never heard of, a shooting fight involving thousands of workers vs the forces of capital in the mountains of West Virginia. #Blair100
This is a good quick summary of things -> inthesetimes.com/article/labor-…
If you have 40 minutes this podcast is also great and contains a lot of great info-> empathymedialab.com/post/the-road-…
If you have 40 minutes this podcast is also great and contains a lot of great info-> empathymedialab.com/post/the-road-…
If you've followed me for awhile you know how core this kind of thing is to our politics over here, the struggle against capital by organized people who have just had enough of it. And there is a huge history of that which we in the US have been denied, completely by design.
