Second Day of Senior Citizens March to End MTR is a Success
October 10th, 2009
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 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 both yesterday and today.
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 leave from Dupont & Maple at 11 a.m. Saturday morning.
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