Thursday, January 16, 2014

Progressives Shaking Things Up in the South: Moral Monday Georgia and Truthful Tuesday South Carolina Commence

www.alternet.org/activism/progressives-shaking-things-south-moral-monday-georgia-and-truthful-tuesday-south-carolina
"The Moral Monday Georgia kickoff was followed Tuesday by a statehouse rally in South Carolina dubbed Truthful Tuesday. Franzen says that members of the Truthful Tuesday coalition were part of a convergence of organizers from several states, including Georgia, that recently met in North Carolina to discuss building the moral movement.
As Georgia and South Carolina’s campaigns get off the ground, Rev. William Barber is embarking on a statewide tour in North Carolina to drum up support for an annual people’s assembly in Raleigh. For the past seven years, citizens from across the state have flocked to the capital on the second Saturday of February, building the momentum that led to the Moral Monday protests."