Roanoke Gainsboro Statement
Written by Rev. David Denham, SW Virginia Poor People's Campaign
I wear three hats in Roanoke: minister; organizer for RepresentUs, local and statewide; lead person for the SW Virginia Poor People’s Campaign.
Fredericksburg NAACP and Poor People's Campaign Hold Candlelight Vigil at the Auction Block
Written by Andrea Miller
On December 10th, 2019 the NAACP called for a boycott of Olde Towne Butcher for their involvement in a lawsuit against the city to halt the removal of the Auction Block.
4th Circuit nixes key permit for Dominion's Atlantic Coast Pipeline, citing environmental justice concerns
Written by Robert Walton | Utility Dive
Dominion maintains the $7.5-billion pipeline is "needed now more than ever" for economic growth and to reduce carbon emissions, but the court called out regulators for failing to adequately consider the impacts on local populations.
Virginia Landowners file constitutional case against FERC & Mountain Valley Pipeline
Written by Robbie Harris | WVTF
Word is the Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline is that the project is nearly complete, but construction remains on hold for the winter and several environmental permits are still in limbo.
The Poor Peoples Campaign-Augusta is on the move. Our Coats for Comfort Drive was a success! We spread the word and good people answered the call from Nov 1-Dec 13th (and because of the generous donations of people like you, the University of Virginia, and Waynesboro Rotary Club) 150 coats, 200+ pairs of socks, 75 hats, 60 pairs of gloves, and 40 scarves went home with brothers and sisters who need them. Tonight we delivered to the Valley Mission in Staunton, Va. None of this could have been possible without the thoughtful support of people caring about others.. What a wonderful humbling experience. What a blessing to be a part of the Poor People's Campaign.
Green New Deal Legislation Introduced in Virginia House of Delegates
Written by Lee Williams
Virginia is again at the center of a major civil rights battle: Once again, it’s on the wrong side
Written by Jonathan Sokolow | Virginia Mercury
The year 1963 was transformative in the Civil Rights Movement and in our country.
In January, George Wallace was inaugurated as governor of Alabama, pledging “segregation now, segregation tomorrow and segregation forever.”
An Inside Look at the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress
Written by Jason Bergman | The Observer
“We are here because there is a crisis in America,” proclaimed Reverend William Barber at the start of the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress at Trinity University in Washington D.C. on Monday.
Climate Tipping Points and the Poor People’s Campaign
Written by Ted Glick | tedglick.com
I returned home late last night from three days at a Beyond Extreme Energy leadership retreat and two days at the Poor Peoples Campaign Moral Action Congress., both held in Washington, DC. This morning my first task was to go through all of the email that had piled up over that time. One of them contained an extremely sobering news story from Reuters: The headline: Scientists amazed as Canadian permafrost thaws 70 years early.
Protesters oppose pedestrian ordinance in Harrisonburg
Written by Autumn Childress | WHSV
Protesters gathered on Court Square in Harrisonburg on Tuesday to show their discontent with a proposed ordinance prohibiting pedestrians from lingering in certain medians in Harrisonburg.
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'They chose us because we were rural and poor': when environmental racism and climate change collide
Written by Megan Mayhew Bergman | The Guardian
The environmental movement has a long history in America’s south – yet people of color and impoverished communities continue to face dangerous pollution
Blackface Is Just One Part of the Problem
Written by Jamil Smith | Rolling Stone
Interview with Rev. William Barber. The furor over Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo has America once again asking the wrong questions about racism.
Poor People’s Campaign delivers demands to legislators
Written by Maryum Elnasseh | APThe Virginia Poor People’s Campaign, a revival of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1968 campaign to tackle poverty, gathered Wednesday at the Capitol, urging state and federal lawmakers to expand voting rights, raise the minimum wage, promote renewable energy and curb military aggression.
DEQ Director David Paylor Lied
Written by Jon Sokolow | Blue VirginiaDEQ Director David Paylor Lied to the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board – and Now We Have the Smoking Gun
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