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September 27, 2022

Protesters Rally at Mississippi Governor's Mansion to Demand Clean Water for Jackson
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In Mississippi, about a thousand homes and businesses are once again
under "boil water" orders, after construction crews accidentally severed
a water line on Monday, leading to a drop in pressure. It's the latest
of about 300 "boil water" notices issued in Jackson over the past two
years, including a citywide advisory lasting 40 days that began in
August, when torrential rains flooded Jackson's main water treatment
plant. On Monday, pastor and co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign Dr.
William Barber led a rally outside the Governor's Mansion in Jackson,
demanding elected officials reverse decades of disinvestment that's left
the water unfit to drink in Mississippi's capital city, where 80% of
residents are African American.

Bishop William Barber II: "People are willing to use every voice of love
and justice and movement building. And I believe some of y'all are ready
even for nonviolent direct action, because you're tired of drinking
poison. You're tired of your members washing their babies in poison. And
there comes a time you must show people how tired you are."



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