Abandoned & Ignored: The systemic evil driving WV’s water crisis
Access to clean water for coalfield people isn’t a priority because to those in power coalfield people aren’t a priority.
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Access to clean water for coalfield people isn’t a priority because to those in power coalfield people aren’t a priority.
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Fresh off the 2024 Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church in West Virginia, Heather and Joe take a look at two resolutions that signal a renewed focus on social justice for the denomination in the Mountain State and beyond.
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In this episode, Brad Davis and Caitlin Ware join Heather and Joe to talk about the West Virginia water crisis, the complex issues surrounding it, and the ways coalfield communities are banding together to create contextual solutions
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Have you ever noticed that when Jesus found himself in a conflict, he never advocated a middle way?
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We don’t often think about tourism as a justice issue, but the displacement of families and communities to provide a more favorable user experience in tourist locations is a very real concern in places like Appalachia, where connection to the land runs deep and where infrastructure to support a tourist economy lags significantly behind. In this episode, Heather and Joe sit down with Caitlin Ware, who discusses her recent article on our blog, “Curating the View: Tourism & Exploitation in Appalachia.”
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