Signs from the March on Blair Mountain
Posted June 21, 2011 by shaun in In the News
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Two weeks ago, I traveled down to West Virginia for the 5-day, 50 mile March on Blair Mountain, nominally a peaceful march to demand that Alpha Natural Resources not blast out the rest of one geological formation with particular historical resonance but also, perhaps more urgently, a symbolic action to demand an end to mountaintop removal coal mining as a practice in the United States. Personally, I need some time to parse out everything that happened throughout that week... but in the meantime, here's a slideshow of some of the signage from both protesters, supporters, and counter-protesters along the winding route from through the West Virginia coalfields.
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Great photos. Give those of us outside the region an idea of how contested and difficult this struggle is. I applaud all those marched and all those searching for ways to support both the environment and working class people. Judi Bari provided a good model in northern California for reaching out to both sides and setting ones aim on corporate power.
Posted by: Nicolas Lampert at June 22, 2011 12:45 PM