Sunday, August 11, 2013

Expanding demand of "Moral Mondays

Now that "Moral Mondays" are well established as a movement seeking to impress the legislators in Raleigh; it will soon make it's first appearance in Charlotte.


by The Associated Press
Posted on August 11, 2013 at 12:05 PM



CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- For the Rev. William Barber, (click here) Moral Monday protests are more than just weekly demonstrations drawing thousands of people to Raleigh.   
They're part of a major North Carolina movement. They are uniting coalitions fighting for social, economic and environmental justice over divisive legislation by Republican lawmakers in the General Assembly. 

Barber is president of the North Carolina chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He says he's now coordinating Moral Monday demonstrations in the state's 13 Congressional districts.  

One is planned Aug. 19 in Charlotte....