The Moral March in Raleigh is tomorrow. The rally and gathering starts at 8:30 and the march itself goes off at 10:00 AM.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Gather across the street from the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
2 East South St. Raleigh, NC
Gather and Rally at 8:30 a.m. | March begins at 10 a.m.The Moral March on Raleigh is part of a love and justice movement. We fight for an intersectional agenda to support public education, economic sustainability, workers’ rights and livable wages, health care For all, medicaid expansion, environmental justice, equal protection under the law without regard to race, immigration status, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation, voting rights for all, and criminal justice.
On February 11, 2017, we will gather at 8:30 a.m. in downtown Raleigh. The opening rally will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the march will begin at 10:00 a.m. after which we will begin the mass People’s Assembly on the doorstep of the State Capitol.
This year, the Moral March on Raleigh will focus on our moral duty to stand against the repeal of the life-saving Affordable Care Act, the legislative tyranny of our extremist-led General Assembly, the racist and unconstitutional gerrymandering which undermines the vote of all North Carolinians, the anti-family, anti-worker, and anti-LGBTQ hate bill 2, and the extremism and lies of Trumpism, which undermine our Democracy at the federal, state and local level. Donald Trump and his administration have undermined our Democracy and democratic institutions by making regressive federal appointments and inviting white nationalists into the White House. They have demonized our immigrant and Muslim brothers and sisters by building a wall on our Mexican border, pushing through an Executive Order which effectively bans many refugees and Muslims from our country, and blaming Latinos for voter fraud that does not exist.
I’ll be there as these are the people and allies who know how to get shit done. I need to hook into their organizing efforts. It will be fun and it will be needed.
Any other Juicers going?
Humboldtblue
Dude, Liverpool-Spurs comes on at 9:30 who the hell has time to protest oppression and state-sponsored bigotry?
Mary G
I’m too far away, but I would be interested in what you find out. They got a Democratic governor elected, which didn’t happen in too many places this time.
hovercraft
@Humboldtblue:
Go Mersyside !!
I’m also too far, but will be with you all in spirit.
Jerry
Me and the family are hoping to go, but the wife and kid are trying to recover from pneumonia/bronchitis/bullshit so we may not make it. The plan is to go, though.
Goku
@hovercraft:
Don’t even live in the same state, but wish I could join. Too bad there aren’t Moral Marches elsewhere in the country.
Baud
If there is an Immoral March at some point, I’m there.
Maoserati
COME JOIN US! yes, an all caps invitation!
cmorenc
@Humboldtblue:
DVD it. The EPL will persist through the Trump Administration – meanwhile, the Trump Administration can only persist if you opt out of effective opposition by sitting on your couch watching TV which could equally be enjoyed later.
cmorenc
I participated in the 1/21 march in Raleigh, but alas am out-of-state for the 2/11 march, in a location where the only upcoming march is the month in about three weeks. I’ll have to be there for the next one.
locus
Not going, but I did attend the launch event for the new Duke Margolis Center yesterday in DC. I made a point to reintroduce myself to Don Taylor (I was one of his students 15 years ago) and congratulate him on his excellent hiring of one David Anderson.
hedgehog the occasional commenter
Too far away, but there is a rally in support of Planned Parenthood in front of Cory Gardner’s (spit) Denver office. My pu$$zyhat and I will be there.
Humboldtblue
@cmorenc:
You and your sensible shoes and your sensible ideas and your sensible suggestions. This is why you never get invited to parties. I am actually a bit too far away to participate in a march in North Cackalacky, plus considering we have gotten more than 40 inches of rain since October and the hillsides are coming down around our ears there stands a very real chance I can’t get there from here.
@locus:
That’s awesome. Did you mention incomprehensible phalanxes of text by any chance?
Humboldtblue
@hedgehog the occasional commenter:
The local march to support PP is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, long after Liverpool have dispatched Spurs.
Shalimar
@Humboldtblue: You seem very confident the better team are going to lose.
Miss Bianca
@hedgehog the occasional commenter: when is that? Monday?
Humboldtblue
@Shalimar:
I have to be confident, even brash and over-confident, have you seen the Reds play lately?
hedgehog the occasional commenter
@Miss Bianca: Tomorrow, starting at 1 pm, scheduled to end around 3 pm. One of the things the organizers are doing is having a place where you can write a quick note to Gardner stating why you support PP, with the idea to deliver them to the local office next week.
Maoserati
@DavidAnderson – i can help you get hooked in if you need advice – the coalition is wide and deep.
NCSoder
My husband and I are going! The weather is going to be spring like and we’re hoping for massive crowds (and plenty of ports-potties). Y’all come!
Shalimar
@Humboldtblue: I have not seen Liverpool play since early December, I think. What I read is the squad isn’t deep yet and they are missing some key players but they can still be brilliant in individual games. I’m not a fan of either team, though I think Klopp is an excellent coach and Liverpool will still be competing 5 years from now while Spurs won’t be so this is Tottenham’s window. It will hopefully be a good game.
Neech
I’ll be there with a carload of folks.
Mike E
This will rival in size the 1/21 march here…at least 10k
Yoda Dog
Very much looking forward to this. I’ll be out there with my green balloon, ready to raise some hell.
David Anderson
@Yoda Dog: What corner will you be so I can look for you?
john b.
me, my 3 yo son and wife will be there.
Woodrow/asim
I just read Rev. Barber’s 2nd book, and highly recommend it — it’s a powerful work on how to pull together to make change.
Wish I could be there, tomorrow!
Cephalus Max
I’m thinking seriously of being there. It will depend somewhat on whether I can enlist some of my Raleigh buddies to participate, in order to justify my drive over from Chapel Hill.
TKinNC
I’ll be there. We’re hijacking a church van from Person County.
Updated to add – Speaking of Person County, we’re showing Democracy for Sale, the Zach Galifianakis documentary in Roxboro in a 1949 movie theater – Y’all come.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1081002335377015/
AMinNC
I’ll be there with a minivan-full of fellow-moms. And boy are we pissed off.
Yoda Dog
@David Anderson: Hey, David just saw your question, I apologize for the late response. I had planned to just drive down there and wander around, didnt have much of a plan beyond that. I would love to meet you, sir, I dont comment on your stuff very often, but I have read and leaned alot from you over these years.. Did you have a corner or spot you were planning on situating?
Yoda Dog
*learned
goddammit…
Brucehenry
I’m a lurker on this blog but I and my daughter will be there in the AM.
DAVID ANDERSON
@Yoda Dog: I do not have a spot in mind. Hit me up on Twitter bjdickmayhew
Debbie
Yes, my husband and I went with a friend. It was great – my first protest. The signs were really creative.