Nine senior citizens set out from Poorboy’s Market in Charleston’s East End at 11 a.m. this morning, marking the second day of their march protesting mountaintop removal. Walking five miles in the unseasonable hot sun, they broke only for lunch, served by Everybody’s Kitchen. The seniors ended at the intersection of Maple & DuPont in DuPont City.
Sarah Micklem, daughter of organizer Roland Micklem, was among the marchers. Sue Rosenberg, the mother of Climate Ground Zero’s Mat Louis-Rosenberg, and Zoe Beavers’ grandfather, Herk McGraw, also participated in today’s events.
The day culminated at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Charleston with dinner and a speech given by Larry Gibson, Kayford Mountain resident and founder of Keepers of the Mountains. The fiery sixty-three year old marched on Thursday.
The evening event was co-sponsored by the Student Environmental Action Coalition and the Charleston Adult & Youth Environmental Network.
The Senior Citizens March to End Mountaintop Removal will resume at Dupont & Maple at 12 a.m. Saturday morning.
Where is the junior? The teenagers should be embarrassed because of it. If the older can do it, why don’t the younger follow it? Because of Earth will be belongs to the younger, recently.
Best!! I dah book the same hotel hehe… and decided to take the hop on hop off bus. Since we only have 3 days 2 ghnits je before heading back to KL for Raya, I think the bus is the most convenient. Tak sure lagi nak amek 1 or 2 days since dlm USD8 jek difference. Maybe better to spread out takde la huru hara kot?My first time to HK, excited. Semer orang cakap best. K dilla tau tak mana kedai2 gadgets? teehehe