LEWISBURG W.Va. (WVDN) – On Thursday, July 17, Greenbrier Valley Indivisible and the Greenbrier County Democratic Women’s Club are hosting a community rally from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Greenspace in downtown Lewisburg. Community members in Greenbrier County and surrounding communities will join Americans nationwide at hundreds of peaceful, nonviolent, action-inspired events to honor the legacy of Congressman John Lewis and protest what organizers call “the growing attacks on our civil, human, and voting rights.”
The local action in Lewisburg is part of Good Trouble Lives On, a nationwide day of peaceful, nonviolent action rooted in the legacy of the civil rights movement and inspired by John Lewis’ call to make “good trouble, necessary trouble.”
Participants will gather to demand an end to what they call “the authoritarian attacks on our rights to vote, protest and organize, and to stand united against efforts to criminalize our communities, roll back our rights and slash vital public programs.”
Local organizers invite the press to attend, capture and uplift the voices of those taking peaceful action in defense of democracy.
Information about registering to vote and how to make your voice heard will be available.
To learn more about the national campaign, visit www.goodtroubleliveson.org.
