For the past few years, the Campaign for Southern Equality has been a part of a coalition led by the North Carolina NAACP that organizes protests in Raleigh – and across the state – pushing back on the extreme conservative agenda pushed by the legislature. The protests have captured the attention of the national media, and have served as a model for organizing in other states.
On Saturday, February 14, we joined thousands of our fellow North Carolinians in Raleigh for the annual Moral March, which began in 2007 under the visionary leadership of Rev. William Barber. We marched in solidarity to the state capitol, joined by people from across issues and across the political spectrum.
At Moral March, we ran into supporters from Asheville and Durham. (Photo by Bill Boyarsky)
North Carolina has enacted some of the strictest voting restrictions in the country, and voting rights have been central to the Moral Monday movement.
Moral March participants heard from an array of faith and community leaders on issues ranging from education funding to Medicaid expansion.
