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Related: About this forumMoral Mondays protest outside and inside NC General Assembly (57 arrests this time)
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A 'Nonviolent Army of Love' Rises in North Carolina to Face Down Rightwing's Assault on Progress
Thank you North Carolina protesters!!!!!
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/21-2
A 'Nonviolent Army of Love' Rises in North Carolina to Face Down Rightwing's Assault on Progress
"Were going to continue our acts of civil disobedience because the General Assembly has made a cruel attack on the most vulnerable people in this state, declared Rev. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP.
A crowd of hundreds assembled outside the state's General Assembly building in Raleigh on Monday evening in a massive act of civil disobediencethe fourth consecutive week of demonstrations dubbed 'Moral Mondays,' spearheaded by the civil rights group.
"What started with tens of supporters and 17 arrests," reports the Associated Press, "has attracted hundreds of people of different age groups, races and professions to protest the policies of the General Assembly." The number of those being arrested has grown each week as well, with 57 protesters arrested during Monday's action bringing the total number to 153.
Individuals are risking arrest to draw attention to the policies of GOP Governor Pat McCrory and the conservative-run General Assemblyincluding cuts to social programs, education reforms, a rejection of federal funding to expand Medicaid coverage, and changes to voting lawswhich protesters call "an assault" on the state's poor and unemployed. In response, the NAACP has amassed, what Barber refers to as, a growing "nonviolent volunteer army of love" to stand up against the "escalating Republican assault," writes local journalist, Bob Geary.
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Moral Mondays protest outside and inside NC General Assembly (57 arrests this time) (Original Post)
Triana
May 2013
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barbtries
(28,808 posts)1. i wish i could be with them
and i feel so proud of them.
mmonk
(52,589 posts)2. I love the way that was put.
And what an army it is.
Is anyone organizing rides from WNC or coordinating lodging for out of towners?
Triana
(22,666 posts)4. I don't know of anyone who is doing that but it's not a bad idea.
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