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We’re still here! Together, we call for @Sen_JoeManchin to support the much needed investments into healthcare, climate action, and jobs in #WestVirginia, Pass the #BuildBackBetter Act!! @RiseUpWV
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Young WV retweeted
3 Feb 2022
Slavery was Legal.
Colonialism was Legal.
Jim Crow was Legal.
Apartheid was Legal.
Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Young WV retweeted
27 Jan 2022
Check out how these amazing Black women are dismantling Eurocentric beauty standards and white supremacy in our state:
@jenniferlwells1 @_youngwv @officialdaniwv @CharkeraE @OnlyMyya @cgoodwoman @awisewomanwins
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Young WV retweeted
25 Jan 2022
“Fifty years since Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm announced her run for president, she remains a shining example for Black women in politics and beyond.” #ShirleyChisholm
newsone.com/4281010/unbought…
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Sign our petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Young WV retweeted
17 Jan 2022
Charleston, WV #MLKDay
Protesters @KatonyaHart and @kai_newkirk face the CPD as they block an intersection asking for @Sen_JoeManchin to support the Freedom to Vote: John Lewis Act.
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Low Youth Voter turn out is a MYTH! Each election, youth voter rates for WV have increased. We need policies that help make voting accessible for all! #BuildBackBetter #FreedomToVoteAct #EqualityAct
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We need strong legislation to help keep young people in West Virginia! #BuildBackBetter #FreedomToVoteAct #EqualityAct
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Young WV retweeted
20 Dec 2021
Happening now outside of @Sen_JoeManchin’s Charleston, WV office. Some of the groups here are @RiseUpWV & @ourfuturewv:
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Organizing works. Don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. It matters & we can be unapologetic about that. ✊🏾💙
19 Nov 2021
Direct action works. Organizing works. Sharing our stories and speaking truth to power works.
Ty @maddow for highlighting our actions and our partners actions in your coverage as we pass #BuildBackBetter.
CC @RattleWindows @CPDAction among many, many others ♥️✊
Vid pt 1:
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Young WV retweeted
19 Nov 2021
Direct action works. Organizing works. Sharing our stories and speaking truth to power works.
Ty @maddow for highlighting our actions and our partners actions in your coverage as we pass #BuildBackBetter.
CC @RattleWindows @CPDAction among many, many others ♥️✊
Vid pt 1:
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Thank you, Dr. Jeffrey Sachs for speaking with West Virginians about Build Back Better. Thank you, @UniteThePoor for having us!
8 Nov 2021
WATCH: #PoorPeoplesCampaign Community Forum | Building Back Better from the Bottom Up! x.com/i/broadcasts/1eaKbNMdg…
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Young WV retweeted
3 Nov 2021
NEWS: Numerous West Virginia organizations have released a strongly worded joint statement calling on Congress to pass #BuildBackBetter.
In it, they condemn @Sen_JoeManchin for shrinking the bill and call on him to stand with Democrats to pass it now. 🧵1/
ALT screenshots of the 2-page statement, which is quoted in this thread
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Young WV retweeted
23 Oct 2021
3/ Two weeks ago, @Sen_JoeManchin said he didn’t believe polls showing #BuildBackBetter is popular in WV.
He told the people who KAYAKED TO HIS YACHT to get his attention that he hasn’t heard from enough constituents.
Sally Roberts responds: “You may need a hearing aid, Joe!”
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Young WV retweeted
22 Oct 2021
2/ West Virginians are very, very angry about @Sen_JoeManchin’s comments that the basic necessities in #BuildBackBetter will give his constituents an “entitlement mentality.”
Loretta Young of Race Matters WV responds:
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West Virginians need #BuildBackBetter! @Sen_JoeManchin our future and our children’s futures depend on it!
22 Oct 2021
Powerful moment from West Virginia’s Hunter Starks, at @Sen_JoeManchin’s yacht yesterday, on his obstruction of #BuildBackBetter:
“Why! Why are you doing this? Why won’t you be there for us?!”
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Young WV retweeted
20 Oct 2021
BREAKING: Doctors, nurses, and people facing healthcare crises are blocking entrances to the Senate office buildings, demanding Congress keep all the healthcare priorities in #BuildBackBetter.
They’re telling their stories and facing arrest. [captions coming] 🧵
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