Some photos from today's Moral Monday in NC

[G_j]

I took these at the "Mountain Moral Monday" held in Asheville NC. Rising up against the GOP cruelty, greed, fascism and lies. It was an incredible turnout and Reverend Barber had many in tears with the power and passion of his words. It was the first Moral Monday held outside of Raleigh.

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[KoKo]

1. Recommend! "The People" at Work!

[G_j]

9. power to the people

the movement continues to grow

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[Enthusiast]

29. Nice sign! nt

[Lee-Lee]

2. great turnout n/t

[Scuba]

3. Thank you Moral Monday protesters!!!

[Triana]

4. Wonderful!

Thanks to all the MM protesters who went! Great turnout!

[cantbeserious]

5. Thank You For Sharing - Very Inspirational

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[G_j]

6. Asheville Police estimate 6,500 attended.

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Local TV:
http://m.wlos.com/article?id=9952652&categoryid=277&election=0&provider=

Thousands At Mountain Moral Monday

Aug 5, 2013

Thousands of people crowd Pack Square Park for the Mountain Moral Monday protest.

The NAACP and other liberal groups planned the demonstration infront of the Buncombe County Courthouse in Asheville.

The protests went on for 13 weeks in Raleigh at the Legislative Building with nearly 1,000 arrests.

Organizers wanted to point out what they said were the Republican-majority Legislature and governor rolling back progress in education, social and economic equality and assuring all qualified people have the right to vote.

North Carolina NAACP President the Rev. William Barber was at the Asheville protests and said he plans to take the Moral Monday protests to all 13 of North Carolina's congressional districts.

[blm]

38. I think they downplayed that - closer to 10,000.

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[GalaxyHunter]

43. I'm not so sure you're right..

According to this site it was around 5,000

Asheville police Sgt. Dave Romick estimated well more than 5,000 people attended the rally, which crowded Roger McGuire Green in Pack Square Park in front of City Hall.

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20130806/NEWS/308060023/Protest-packs-Asheville?nclick_check=1

[nclib]

7. Awesome!

Great turnout!

[postulater]

8. Thanks from Wisconsin!

[marions ghost]

10. Good turnout

Thanks for the pix!

Here's Rev Barber's interview with Thom Hartmann last Thursday where he talks about the plans to go to all 13 districts, including Mountain Moral Monday...

[G_j]

11. awesome person

a real Christian for a change...

[marions ghost]

12. With a lot of wisdom and vision,

He and the NC NAACP have worked so hard on corralling and inspiring everybody who's been involved.
Rev Barber rocks. He is for real. I am glad to see all the clergy and religious community taking part in this--taking a real stand. It is necessary.

[G_j]

19. I was very impressed

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he is quite a speaker, smart and coming from the heart.

[WillyT]

13. Thank You For That !!! - K & R !!!

[WorseBeforeBetter]

14. Ha, I recognize the "spreadsheet error" woman from Raleigh.

Love the three children -- they've covered the big bases. Great turnout! I think it's Charlotte next week, but need to double-check...

[Eleanors38]

15. The revolution may be led from the South.

[NCarolinawoman]

39. Yes, I think of Birmingham, Alabama. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. "Question Ignorance" doesn't work on the ignorant....

The most you can hope for is a third person (who's ignorant) standing by.

Think about it. Unless someone has spent the last 30 years on Gilligan's Island they have already heard all the crap.

Then again, I was at a party during Bush and someone asked, "You know politics, right?" and then asked me if Bush was a Republican or a Democrat....

[MrMickeysMom]

45. Hey, these people can spell!

... and, I didn't see the "Get a Brain, Moran!" ... "Go USA!" guy there to notice.

[Curmudgeoness]

17. Great turnout, and on a Monday, in the south.

How great is that! Love the signs. Thanks for posting.

[johnnyreb]

18. Thank you, proud North Carolinians!!! OMG!!

From your neighbors in South Carolina. I am passing your pictures around!

K&R!!

[shenmue]

20. Neat!

[young_at_heart]

21. Proud to live in this city!!

I've been so down lately because of the radical Republican nastiness going on, but today I feel good for a change!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

22. And deservedly so!

This is a wonderful crowd that will only keep growing. North Carolina is such a gorgeous state. My older son's godparents lived in Raleigh, and one Thanksgiving we drove down from Chicago where I tasted my first barbecued turkey. Lots of friendly folks there to be sure.

Fantastic photos - thanks for posting this.

K&R

[BrotherIvan]

23. RESPECT!

We all could learn from these people, gathering together, standing up for what is right. I appreciate every single one of them.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

24. Website

http://www.naacpnc.org

[ananda]

25. Wow! Very nice work, ya'll!

Love those signs!

[octoberlib]

26. K&R!

[Le Taz Hot]

27. I was so afraid this action would die down over time

but it seems to actually be getting stronger. Know that this Left Coaster is with you in spirit, protesters. Keep it up!

[Enthusiast]

28. Kicked and Recommended!

Wonderful!

[G_j]

30. best video I've found from yesterday,

http://www.citizen-times.com/VideoNetwork/2587320920001/Mountain-Moral-Monday-takes-over-Pack-Square

[ctsnowman]

31. K & R

[marions ghost]

32. Other good videos from yesterday:

Heather Rayburn speech:

This one contains Rev Barber's speech:

[KoKo]

33. Recommend!

[marions ghost]

34. Short videos from Aug 5:

Short excerpt from Rev Barber's speech, Mountain Moral Monday, "This Is The Day":

Peggy Ratusz' NC version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah":

[MostlyAmused]

35. It was a huge turnout, and an electric event.

From the press conference preceding the event:

[G_j]

36. Thank you, also crowd estimate raised to 8-10k

that was a significant press conference.
It's great to hear they are filing a law suit over the voter suppression!

[marions ghost]

40. Thanks for this video! I hadn't seen it.

Rev Barber is awesome. Whether quiet and soft spoken like this or all fired up, he gets to the heart of it all.

[midnight]

37. Great messages i.e. Austerity based on fraudulent spreadsheet....

[limpyhobbler]

41. awesome !

love it thanks.

[Octafish]

42. Forward Together.

Not one step back.

[marions ghost]

44. And...here's another

the videos of Mountain Moral Monday are clogging the youtubes now...

Western NC--

[G_j]

48. :)

[spanone]

46. k&r....republicans = anarchists

[DirkGently]

47. Great pics. KNR.

[Rhiannon12866]

49. K&R! Thanks for posting these wonderful pix!

I love Asheville. My grandmother lived in Black Mountain, so I spent a lot of time there.

[KG]

50. !

[KoKo]

51. Great Pix...and close up of the signs!

[CTyankee]

52. NO spelling errors, either...isn't that nice to see!

[marions ghost]

53. The reason this is working--it's a fusion movement