Here in North Carolina, we are living through a time when the civil rights of many people, including the LGBT community, are being infringed upon. Debilitating cuts to public education and state HIV treatment programs jeopardize the well-being and health of people across North Carolina. For months now, the North Carolina NAACP has shown extraordinary leadership by holding weekly protests against these regressive policies at the state capital, called “Moral Mondays.”
On Monday, August 5th from 5 to 6:30 p.m., a coalition of groups from Western North Carolina will host a Mountain Moral Monday rally at Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville.
The Campaign for Southern Equality is proud to be one of the sponsoring organizations of this event. This non-partisan event will feature Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of the North Carolina NAACP as the keynote speaker and will highlight what Barber calls “a radical agenda” against the people of North Carolina by the North Carolina General Assembly. Also speaking will be leaders working on issues like education, racial justice, and voter rights.
Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara of the Campaign for Southern Equality will be speaking about the reality of being LGBT in North Carolina and the path ahead as we push for full equality.
As we keep pushing for equality for LGBT individuals and families, CSE will proudly stand with anyone who is denied basic legal rights. We simply cannot stay silent as citizens of North Carolina are denied the right to vote because of the nation’s most restrictive Voter ID bill and state’s public education system is gutted by more than $500 million.
Please join us on Monday for the rally: https://www.facebook.com/events/146561792210062/
