Twitchy has already taken you inside the #FightFor15 convention, where the entire audience stood to affirm they were willing to get arrested in the fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage. What we didn’t know at the time, though, was if they were willing to get jiggy for it.
Rev. William Barber, president of the North Carolina NAACP, fired up the crowd, and he might fire up a few more with his claim that the $15 an hour wage to flip burgers is a right ordained by God.
"It's time to raise America! Are there any FF workers in the house?!" Rev Barber @ncnaacp #FightFor15 pic.twitter.com/Iyxj8ejmKc
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
"We must fight and we must stand together" Rev. Barber speaking at #fightfor15 convention. pic.twitter.com/dHWta5GCNv
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
"When you don't stand up you fall backwards. That's why we must RAISE UP!!" -Rev Barber #FightFor15
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
"It's right for anyone to believe in justice to support this movement" Rev. Barber at #fightfor15 convention.
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
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"The living wage is right ordained by God" Rev. Barber #fightfor15
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
"God loves and supports working people" Rev. Barber at #fightfor15 convention.
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
The greatest moral issue is how you treat the poor/the workers! Livingwsges is on God's side #itsinthebook #fightfor15 @LowPayIsNotOK
— Jessica Davis (@jldavis_731) July 26, 2014
Rev. Barber and #fightfor15 workers standing in solidarity at historic convention! pic.twitter.com/BdU5oj1evz
— Fight For 15 (@fightfor15) July 26, 2014
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