I recieved an e-mail from 350.org Friday May-28th. This e-mail is about a rally for Blair Mountain. This rally will be to bring some more awareness of the evil of Mountain Top Removal.
Early this June, many of our friends in Appalachia will embark on an amazing journey.
They will join hundreds of people from Appalachia and across the nation for a historic event: "Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain." The march will take place in the heart of southern West Virginia.
We'd like to invite you to join them on June 11th at the culminating rally to call for an end to mountaintop removal, stronger labor rights and sustainable jobs in Appalachian communities, and the preservation of Blair Mountain.
I'm seriously thinking about going. It's a 600 miles round trip. I have mapquested it.
I'm thinking about going up Friday evening so I can be there at 7:00 AM.
It also cost 50 bucks to register. so by the time you pay for fuel, lodging, food & registration it's a 300 buck event.
That's why I'm still in the thinking about it mode.
http://marchonblairmountain.org/...
Has anyone else got an invite?
Fighting for the rights of people and a safe climate are intertwined, as we saw with the Massey mine disaster last year, and the Missouri tornadoes just a few days ago.
Appalachia Rising: March on Blair Mountain will be a peaceful, unifying event. 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.
Here at http://350.org , we're excited to be joining hands with our friends in Appalachia and marching together to demand our leaders side with people, not big polluters.
More information about the rally can be found at http://marchonblairmountain.org/