Share this page!

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Twitter logo
Apr 6 • 20 tweets • 8 min read
We’re LIVE from outside the Rockwool plant in Kearnersville, WV. #MoralMarch
This toxic polluting plant is just a stone’s throw from an elementary school, because in WV it’s illegal to put a school next to a plant but not the other way around! (Photo: @StevePavey)
🎶 Somebody’s been hurting our children and our planet and it’s gone on far too long, and we won’t be silent anymore 🎶

#MoralMarch
Local WV minister quoting a theologian: “I pray best with a picket sign in my hand.” Amen.
The Rockwool plant was coal-powered, but they brought in a natural gas pipeline in order to transition off of coal power so they could call this plant a “clean” plant. The climbing pollution measurements in the area say otherwise.
Benita Keller was a local WV activist who was integral to the fight against Rockwool. Although she was vaccinated, she contracted COVID, & b/c of an underlying health condition, she passed away last Fall. These placards honor her & Mary Reed, another anti-Rockwool activist.
“I can feel the spirit of West Virginia in this sacred ground that those people (at Rockwool) are trying to poison!” —Rev. Dr. @LizTheo
Ecological devastation is one of the five interlocking injustices we are taking on in the #PoorPeoplesCampaign led by poor & low-income leaders across this nation & from the hood to the hollers of West Virginia. And we’re coming to D.C. on June 18: poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18?source=…
The rejected are leading this moral revival! Amen.

(Photo: @stevepavey)
“We place our children and ourselves in danger when we stand up. But we place them and ourselves in greater danger when we don’t.” —Dana Phillips, WV Mama Bears
“I know, because I’m one of them: Joe Manchin has turned his back on his constituents. … We’re talking in the grocery stores, he’s just not listening.” —Dana Phillips, WV Mama Bears
Say no to Rockwool!

(Photos: @stevepavey)
West Virginians are calling out @Sen_JoeManchin for choosing to line his own pockets over protecting and supporting them, the people of his own state. Change your ways, Sen. Manchin! You can still be a great senator.
Everything West Virginia needs could be stopped by @Sen_JoeManchin. We need to name that. We need everyone to come out for the #MoralMarch on West Virginia tomorrow and Friday and then again on Saturday for a major rally outside Manchin’s office in Martinsburg, WV!
It’s time for the rejected communities to stand together and fight for our lives!

poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18?source=…
Listen to these powerful testifiers!
People over profits!
“Rockwool does not care at all.” That is immoral.
Amen. This is immoral.
As these powerful West Virginia activists have said today, Rockwool continues to operate four plants in Russia, and these activists are demanding they cease those operations immediately.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @RevDrBarber

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Apr 8
Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation happened in spite of the lies about her judicial record, the false questioning of her personal life, etc.
Men far less qualified, educated, or virtuous dared to question her & bring their small selves into a space barely big enough for all the ancestors who were with her, the brilliance born of years of dedicated study, & the fullness of the faith that accompanied her very being.
They tried to crucify her confirmation, but in their trying they exposed their own sinful selves. Now from the bench she will rule on the great principles of the Constitution.
Read 4 tweets
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Apr 7
WATCH: Day 3 of the Harpers Ferry-to-Martinsburg #MoralMarch on West Virginia. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
“God, you’ve heard the cries of pain of moms whose children are having asthma attacks, because of pollution.” —Rev. Dr. @liztheo
🎶 Woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom 🎶

#MoralMarch on West Virginia @WestVirginiaPPC
Read 7 tweets
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Apr 5
Join us online now for the launch of the Harper’s Ferry-to-Martinsburg #MoralMarch on West Virginia!

WATCH LIVE:
We opened this morning in Harpers Ferry with a prayer from two local West Virginia faith leaders: “Creator, how grateful we are to stand here on holy ground. ... Together we ask for a new birth of freedom, a just share of the wealth of this land for all.”

(Photo: @stevepavey) Photo by Steve Pavey
Katrina Fernandez stood with us—and six of her children—today to say: “I’m concerned that my children are being poisoned by a factory that’s allowed to just let chemicals go in the air. ... We can’t take any more stuff in our bodies.” #PoorPeoplesCampaign

(Photos: @stevepavey) Katrina Fernandez and three...Image
Read 19 tweets
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Apr 4
WATCH: Calling The Nation to a Meeting NOW - March and Dedication twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
June 18 will be not a day but a declaration and not an end but a continuation. #MeetUsInDC

RSVP now: poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18?source=…
We must assemble here in the nation’s capitol and have a meeting! #MeetUsInDC on Saturday, June 18.

(Photo: @stevepavey) Meet us in D.C. on Saturday...
Read 6 tweets
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Apr 4
SPECIAL REPORT: The Poor People’s Campaign releases “The Poor People’s Pandemic Report,” a generationally significant report that uncovers things that will shock the nation’s conscience and the political establishment. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
54 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered as he begged this nation to address poverty, racism, and militarism. It is shameful that today we have 140 million poor and low-wealth people in this nation.
Even in a global pandemic, there hasn’t been a systematic assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on poor and low-income communities. COVID-19 data collection does not include data on poverty, income, or occupation, alongside race and pandemic outcomes.
Read 14 tweets
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
Apr 1
Tillis doesn’t follow the Constitution himself. Judge Jackson is too smart, too true, too just, and too Black for him to vote for her.

Stop being a coward, @SenThomTillis, saying it’s because “she might legislate from the bench.”
She might protect voting rights. She might not let corporations have more power than people. That’s why you don’t want her on the Supreme Court.
She might protect voting rights. She might not let corporations have more power than people. That’s why you don’t want her on the Supreme Court.

North Carolina, don’t get mad, get focused, and vote him out in 2024, and vote in a just senator in 2022. Don’t sit out this midterm!
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @RevDrBarber has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @RevDrBarber!

Read all threads by @RevDrBarber

:(