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RESIST: 80,000 March in Raleigh for Voting Rights, Democracy & #MoralResistance
'A loud majority is outraged and the whole world is in turmoil asking what can we do. Well, we know we’ve got a hard fight ahead, but we know how to win'
Feb 12, 2017
Outrage over the Trump administration helped bring tens of thousands of marchers to downtown Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday.
Trump and the policies he will try to enact with the GOP-led Congress on immigration, health care and civil rights motivated many at Saturday's march.
Rev. William Barber, president of the state NAACP branch and leader of the "Moral Monday" movement, said in a speech: "A racist and greedy extremism that came to power in North Carolina four years ago now controls the White House and the Congress in D.C. Millions are afraid. A loud majority is outraged and the whole world is in turmoil asking what can we do. Well, we know we've got a hard fight ahead, but we know how to win."
Barber called Trump an "extremist, narcissistic con artist" who is "obviously unsuited for the job of president." He said they march "because it's wrong to defend and excuse the lies and the fear and the hate of Trumpism" that has brought "extreme federal appointees and white nationalists into the White House. It's wrong and it's racist and it's demonic to (instill) fear into our immigrant and our Muslim brothers and sisters. It's wrong to build a wall to keep Mexicans out while you let the Russians in. Bowing down is not an option. Standing down is not an option. The guy in the White House is a mortal, not a god."
\u201cUpwards of 80,000 marching in Raleigh today for voting rights, democracy & #moralresistance #MoralMarch via @ncnaacp\u201d— Ari Berman (@Ari Berman) 1486832989
\u201c#MoralMarch Raleigh. Beautiful.\n#TheResistance\u201d— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1486825189
\u201cMarching for #gunsense in #NC at the #Raleigh #MoralMarch. We are marching to save lives & to protect public safety! @MomsDemand\u201d— Nicole Barnes (@Nicole Barnes) 1486825789
\u201cWe are marching for a North Carolina for ALL. #YallMeansAll #MoralMarch #HKonJ #Raleigh #ForwardTogether\u201d— Equality NC (@Equality NC) 1486825901
\u201cOn the move! #MoralMarch #Raleigh\u201d— Sharp Edge Design (@Sharp Edge Design) 1486826402
\u201cDowntown #Raleigh is packed with thousands of NC citizens standing up for #votingRights! #hkonj #moralMarch #ncpol @ncnaacp\u201d— CommonCauseNC (@CommonCauseNC) 1486827816
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Outrage over the Trump administration helped bring tens of thousands of marchers to downtown Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday.
Trump and the policies he will try to enact with the GOP-led Congress on immigration, health care and civil rights motivated many at Saturday's march.
Rev. William Barber, president of the state NAACP branch and leader of the "Moral Monday" movement, said in a speech: "A racist and greedy extremism that came to power in North Carolina four years ago now controls the White House and the Congress in D.C. Millions are afraid. A loud majority is outraged and the whole world is in turmoil asking what can we do. Well, we know we've got a hard fight ahead, but we know how to win."
Barber called Trump an "extremist, narcissistic con artist" who is "obviously unsuited for the job of president." He said they march "because it's wrong to defend and excuse the lies and the fear and the hate of Trumpism" that has brought "extreme federal appointees and white nationalists into the White House. It's wrong and it's racist and it's demonic to (instill) fear into our immigrant and our Muslim brothers and sisters. It's wrong to build a wall to keep Mexicans out while you let the Russians in. Bowing down is not an option. Standing down is not an option. The guy in the White House is a mortal, not a god."
\u201cUpwards of 80,000 marching in Raleigh today for voting rights, democracy & #moralresistance #MoralMarch via @ncnaacp\u201d— Ari Berman (@Ari Berman) 1486832989
\u201c#MoralMarch Raleigh. Beautiful.\n#TheResistance\u201d— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1486825189
\u201cMarching for #gunsense in #NC at the #Raleigh #MoralMarch. We are marching to save lives & to protect public safety! @MomsDemand\u201d— Nicole Barnes (@Nicole Barnes) 1486825789
\u201cWe are marching for a North Carolina for ALL. #YallMeansAll #MoralMarch #HKonJ #Raleigh #ForwardTogether\u201d— Equality NC (@Equality NC) 1486825901
\u201cOn the move! #MoralMarch #Raleigh\u201d— Sharp Edge Design (@Sharp Edge Design) 1486826402
\u201cDowntown #Raleigh is packed with thousands of NC citizens standing up for #votingRights! #hkonj #moralMarch #ncpol @ncnaacp\u201d— CommonCauseNC (@CommonCauseNC) 1486827816
Outrage over the Trump administration helped bring tens of thousands of marchers to downtown Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday.
Trump and the policies he will try to enact with the GOP-led Congress on immigration, health care and civil rights motivated many at Saturday's march.
Rev. William Barber, president of the state NAACP branch and leader of the "Moral Monday" movement, said in a speech: "A racist and greedy extremism that came to power in North Carolina four years ago now controls the White House and the Congress in D.C. Millions are afraid. A loud majority is outraged and the whole world is in turmoil asking what can we do. Well, we know we've got a hard fight ahead, but we know how to win."
Barber called Trump an "extremist, narcissistic con artist" who is "obviously unsuited for the job of president." He said they march "because it's wrong to defend and excuse the lies and the fear and the hate of Trumpism" that has brought "extreme federal appointees and white nationalists into the White House. It's wrong and it's racist and it's demonic to (instill) fear into our immigrant and our Muslim brothers and sisters. It's wrong to build a wall to keep Mexicans out while you let the Russians in. Bowing down is not an option. Standing down is not an option. The guy in the White House is a mortal, not a god."
\u201cUpwards of 80,000 marching in Raleigh today for voting rights, democracy & #moralresistance #MoralMarch via @ncnaacp\u201d— Ari Berman (@Ari Berman) 1486832989
\u201c#MoralMarch Raleigh. Beautiful.\n#TheResistance\u201d— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1486825189
\u201cMarching for #gunsense in #NC at the #Raleigh #MoralMarch. We are marching to save lives & to protect public safety! @MomsDemand\u201d— Nicole Barnes (@Nicole Barnes) 1486825789
\u201cWe are marching for a North Carolina for ALL. #YallMeansAll #MoralMarch #HKonJ #Raleigh #ForwardTogether\u201d— Equality NC (@Equality NC) 1486825901
\u201cOn the move! #MoralMarch #Raleigh\u201d— Sharp Edge Design (@Sharp Edge Design) 1486826402
\u201cDowntown #Raleigh is packed with thousands of NC citizens standing up for #votingRights! #hkonj #moralMarch #ncpol @ncnaacp\u201d— CommonCauseNC (@CommonCauseNC) 1486827816
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