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Occupy Reincarnate: Moral Monday Coalition

Posted on August 7, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

While covering the Mountain Moral Monday story this week, some tweets using the hashtag #MoralMondays caught my eye. At first, it looked like they were part of the event I was covering, but when I tweeted a question about it I soon discovered these people were not in Asheville. They were in Chicago at the Palmer House Hilton being arrested for protesting an upcoming ALEC conference.

What I found out about one of the protesters arrested at this new version of Moral Monday tracked right back to North Carolina…. Keep reading… Continue reading →

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The Shameful Comparison Stoking Racial Tensions

Posted on August 6, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

In the weeks following the George Zimmerman trial, a rather shameful comparison has arisen. The comparison being made is that of Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin. This is positively disgusting and serves no other purpose than the fuel racial tensions. Continue reading →

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MoMoMo: The Moral Monday Concert Series

Posted on August 6, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Moral Mondays have vacated the NC General Assembly grounds in search of a new venue to whine to and whine they did – or rather sing. Singing, I use that term loosely here, is what took up the bulk of the rally. Perhaps they were lacking in the speaker department. They did manage to dig up a gentleman named Bacilio Castro who spoke only Spanish and had to have his speech translated. Funny thing, I think I’ve seen him before at another event and he spoke English then. Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: Hittin’ The Road

Posted on August 5, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Just as we all thought we could enjoy the rest of our Summer in peace, ‘Moral Monday’ decides to take their noisy band of half-baked notions and hyperbolic signage on the road. First stop? Asheville. Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: July 29th Edition

Posted on July 30, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

Mercifully, this was the last Moral Monday.

No more “Mass Social Justice Interfaith” rallies – for now.

Today is not the last Monday. We are not stopping Moral Monday we are suspending it in Raleigh and following legislators back home

— NC NAACP (@ncnaacp) July 29, 2013

I’d groan, but instead I’m chuckling. Please, continue and follow the demise of Occupy who was at one time their own big, noisy movement and is now relegated to a subset of the Moral Monday ranks. Continue reading →

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#MoralMondays: Tugging At Those Heartstrings

Posted on July 24, 2013 by A.P. Dillon

It’s so horrifying to see an elderly man with a cane in zip ties being led away by police isn’t it? Really tugs on those heartstrings. Those evil Republicans are having people arrested. Not just any people either — the elderly! My. God. The. Horror.

Yes, it’s a tear jerker…Except that this man volunteered.

Meet Robert Plummer. Continue reading →

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