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The most important speech at Netroots Nation. Moral fusion. The new movement. (Original Post) ancianita Jul 2014 OP
Heard Him Speak In Harrisburg, PA RadicalGeek Jul 2014 #1
It's the tactics of King --nonviolent protest-- marions ghost Jul 2014 #2
Rev. Barber is Obama on steroids. Eloquent. These are well-framed issues for uniting ancianita Jul 2014 #3

RadicalGeek

(344 posts)
1. Heard Him Speak In Harrisburg, PA
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 02:06 PM
Jul 2014

At a rally in support of Voting Rights, I don't know if it's a "new" movement. To me it's the tactics of King, etc set up for a modern world.

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)
2. It's the tactics of King --nonviolent protest--
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 10:14 PM
Jul 2014

but the movement is new because it calls for unifying all the social justice, environmental, workers & voting rights, education, etc etc liberal groups together--not just one cause, but all.

There is a lot of power in that concept.

ancianita

(36,219 posts)
3. Rev. Barber is Obama on steroids. Eloquent. These are well-framed issues for uniting
Sat Jul 26, 2014, 11:02 PM
Jul 2014

factions around justice issues that now face the whole country regardless of party. He will engage more young people to GOTV. If anyone can move North Carolina from purple to blue, he's the Moral Monday power house who can do it.

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