Women Unite to End Mountaintop Removal PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Women Unite   
Monday, 28 May 2012 08:44
Women Today at Noon, West Virginia activists will stage a peaceful protest against Mountaintop Removal. Started by women of Appalachia,  women will unite by meeting at the WV state capitol wearing white and shaving their heads to represent the "stripping of our heritage, our homes, our water and our land."  Organizers will use the act as a powerful symbol showing how they,"stand in solidarity with our mountains that have been stripped of their trees, plants and top soil and our people who are sick and dying because of the effects of MTR. What could be a greater sacrifice and more profound statement  than for strong Appalachian women to give up their hair to represent what is being done to us," asks organizer Paula Foley Swearengin. All are welcome to add their voice to the movement.
 
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