About March on Blair Mountain, June 4-11 2011
We march to preserve Blair Mountain, abolish mountaintop removal, strengthen labor rights, and an investment in sustainable job creation for all Appalachian communities.
The March on Blair Mountain is a peaceful, unifying rally involving environmental justice organizations, workers, scholars, artists, and other citizens and groups. The march commemorates the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921, when 10,000 coal miners rose against the rule of the coal operators and fought for the basic right to live and work in decent conditions. Currently, Blair Mountain is threatened with obliteration by mountaintop removal (MTR) mining, and it is here that a new generation of Appalachians takes a stand.
In the spirit of the original march–which consisted of mountain peoples, African-Americans, and immigrants from all over Europe–we reach out to a diversity of groups to march in solidarity for the workers, communities and mountains of Appalachia. If you stand with us, you are one of us — a true mountaineer.
Join us as we march from Marmet, WV to Blair, WV or join us for the Rally on the final day.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL VISIT: www.ilovemountains.org
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BLAIR MOUNTAIN VISIT: www.friendsofblairmountain.org or watch THE APPALACHIANS: The Story of Blair Mountain
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