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Join Us for the June 11th Appalachia Rising: Rally on Blair Mountain
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
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Early this June, hundreds of people from Appalachia and across the nation will embark on a historic March on Blair Mountain in the heart of southern West Virginia. I invite you to join us on June 11th at the culminating rally to call for an end to mountaintop removal, and for stronger labor rights and sustainable jobs in Appalachian communities, and the preservation of Blair Mountain.
Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain is a peaceful, unifying event involving environmental justice organizations, workers, scholars, artists, and other citizens and groups. The march commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain, where in 1921, 10,000 coal miners rose against coal operators to demand the basic right to live and work in decent conditions.
Today, Blair Mountain, like dozens of other historic mountains throughout the region, is being threatened by mountaintop removal. By working to preserve this mountain we are calling for an end to the destructive practice of mountaintop removal that threatens to strip Central Appalachia of its history, its economic potential and its health.
This event is a continuation of the energy that brought thousands to the streets of Washington DC last September and of the Kentuckians who occupied their governor’s office for justice in their state and the region last February.
Join us in support of these marchers by attending the June 11th rally. If you can’t make it, support the march with a financial contribution to iLoveMountains.org.
More information about the rally can be found at MarchonBlairMountain.org
Thanks for all you do,
Matt Wasson
iLoveMountains.org
