Moral Monday 07.08.13 (PICS) -- Best protest sign ever?

[WorseBeforeBetter]

Some other good ones:











Slideshow: http://s396.photobucket.com/user/ToastyBunsVA/slideshow/Moral%20Monday/MM_20130708

Great turnout! I believe next week the focus is Women, and the week after that it's Voting Rights. This is all leading up to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, which is August 28, 2013. Yep:



And thanks to Rev. Barber:

[oldandhappy]

1. Thank you for the photos.

I have only heard coverage on the radio. Great to see the photos.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

6. You're welcome.

Evidently the rally was broadcast live on a Sirius station -- don't know the name of the guy who addressed the crowd but he was REALLY good.

[tosh]

2. ...

[struggle4progress]

3. 'Moral Monday' protest bolstered by abortion restriction outrage

Posted: 6:38 p.m. yesterday
Updated: 6:19 a.m. today

... In anticipation for Monday evening's arrests, the Wake County Magistrate's Office more than doubled its staff from three to seven employees – pulling some off other shifts because there is no overtime – something it has done for the past several weeks to help handle the influx of arrests.

Chief Magistrate Dexter Williams said he is now scheduling five to 15 first court appearances every day until November at the Wake County Justice Center. Up until now, protesters have made court appearances in groups.

The move is the latest attempt by Wake County law enforcement and justice officials to help ease the strain put on what they say is an already under-budgeted and over-burdened justice system.

Recently, the City-County Bureau of Identification – a county law enforcement agency that books, fingerprints and photographs alleged offenders before they go before the magistrate – stopped fingerprinting and photographing Moral Monday protesters – an action allowed under state law for people arrested for misdemeanors – to help cut costs ...

http://www.wral.com/-moral-monday-protest-bolstered-by-abortion-restriction-outrage/12638680/

[WorseBeforeBetter]

8. Wonder how long *that* state law will stand.

Especially if those fuckers over at Civitas have any say. Which they clearly do...

[octoberlib]

4. Great photos! Thanks for posting. nt

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. Thanks. And thanks to you...

for your contributions to this forum. It's hard to keep up... it's a daily assault!

[mountain grammy]

5. Rev. Barber is my new hero..

Help this continue, check out the NC chapter of the NAACP here:

http://www.naacpnc.org/

Oh yes, thank you so very much for these pictures.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

10. You're welcome. Yes, he's quite impressive.

You probably saw this already, but if not, it sheds much more light on Rev. Barber:

Moral Monday: With Hundreds of Arrests, Rev. William Barber II Ups Stakes In Showdown With GOP
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/09/moral-monday_n_3566691.html

[mountain grammy]

12. I love his thinking: "We must dare to struggle and dare to win"

Thanks for the link.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Need quotes around "error" ... nt

[WorseBeforeBetter]

11. Heh, good point.

Fuzzy math, indeed.

[Scuba]

13. Thank you Moral Monday protesters!!! And thanks for the pics, WorseBeforeBetter.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

14. Yep, and yep!

Can't wait until next week. As Bullhorn Dude sez: Fired up, ready to go!

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[marions ghost]

15. glad to see the turnout

periodic rain didn't stop em!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

16. The rain/mist felt great.

I find that much more pleasant than blazing sun and high temps... which we could have next Monday. But we look at Rev. Barber, in his black suit and stole (?), out there every week, and try to stop any weather-related complaining!