Coastal Moral Monday Photos

[Island Blue]

Here are a few photos from Coastal Moral Monday held this evening in Manteo. It was a great event - I'd say a couple of hundred people were there which is pretty good considering it's summer (lot's of folks here work crazy hours in the summer), we are a long way from other parts of the state, and because we're a fairly conservative area. Rev. Barber spoke and was awesome! I didn't take many photos of him speaking because I really wanted to listen to what he had to say. No television coverage to speak of (like I said, we are a long way from anywhere) but there was a crew from CNN Japan there!

[Triana]

1. NICE crowd! So happy to see this continuing and spreading!

I LOVE guy's sign: "Let's make Pat McCrory HATE Mondays" HA!

Was it raining there? Didn't look as if it had. It rained in Durham all damn day.

[Island Blue]

2. It rained on & off all day -

right up until the time of the event!

[Triana]

3. That there were that many people there even in the rain tells me this movement has LEGS

LOTS of 'em! It's an ARMY! A Moral Monday ARMY! Mwahahahaa!

[freshwest]

4. Beautiful. And CNN Japan being there is very inspiring.

Hope youtube has a video of this up soon. If I find it I'll post it here.

[alarimer]

5. I'm a bit worried for my job if I attend things like this.

I know it was in the evening, but still.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

6. CNN Japan could make it, but no local news?

I'd say UFB, but it is FB.

Thanks for the "report"! Love the pics...

[Island Blue]

7. The local newspapers (both online & print)

were there. We don't really have a "local" television outlet. The closest is Norfolk, VA which is 2.5 hours away, followed by Greenville, NC which is about 3 hours away, and Raleigh which is about 4 hours away. On the other hand, CNN Japan is indeed a bit further ...

[NCarolinawoman]

8. I know that Manteo is on Roanoke Island and part of the Outer Banks.

Can you tell me what the approximate population is? I guess it changes according to the seasons?

Really enjoy these photos. Looks like a lot of retirees.

I have a feeling that if Andy Griffith were still alive, he might possibly have made an appearance there on stage. He was never shy about appearing with Democratic politicians. Still remember waiting for his inevitable endorsement that we all knew would tilt the election for us .

Also, Andy would have HATED the thought of exploring for gas and oil in those beautiful waters off the coast.

[Island Blue]

9. The approximate permanent population

of Manteo is about 1,500. The permanent population of Dare County is about 60,000 (give or take). There were a lot of older folks there, but there were also a lot of middle age and younger folks too. Lots of teachers, families with little kids, etc. The photos might not to a good job of showing that, but they were there.

I think you're right about Andy. Several years ago, he fought hard to help keep a major food chain from building a store here on the island. (Although there are several of these stores on the northern beaches - KDH, Nags Head, etc.) I can't remember if he helped in the fight 20+ years ago to stop Mobil Oil from drilling off the coast, but he was definitely a die hard Democrat and not afraid to speak his mind!