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Jackson: March for clean water

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Photos: March for clean water held in Jackson

by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today
September 27, 2022

  • Jackson residents and supporters hold signs as they march to the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss. to protest the ongoing water issues in the city on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • A crowd gathers near High Street in Jackson, Miss., to march for clean water in the city and to keep it a public service in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Poor People’s Campaign founder and co-chair, left, gives instructions before marching in protest of Jackson’s ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Poor People’s Campaign founder and co-chair, left, and local clergy from the Jackson, Miss. area pray before marching in protest of Jackson’s water issues on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Jackson, Miss. resident Georgia Cohran marches with others en route to the Governor’s Mansion in protest of Jackson’s ongoing water crisis on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • A crowd marches to the Governor’s Mansion to protest the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • A crowd gathers near High Street in Jackson, Miss., to march for clean water in the city and to keep it a public service in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Community leaders prepare to lead a crowd to the Governor’s Mansion in protest of Jackson’s ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • A crowd marches to the Governor’s Mansion to protest the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Jackson residents and supporters hold signs as they march to the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss. to protest the ongoing water issues in the city on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • A crowd marches to the Governor’s Mansion to protest the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Deneka Samuel cries as she shares her experience concerning the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss., during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion on Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Members of the crowd listens as those affected by the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss. share their experience with the issue during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Poor People’s Campaign founder and co-chair, speaks during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Members of the crowd listens as those affected by the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, Miss. share their experience with the issue during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Rukia Lumumba speaks during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Poor People’s Campaign founder and co-chair, speaks during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
  • A member of the crowd reacts as Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Poor People’s Campaign founder and co-chair, speaks during a Moral Monday rally, held by the Poor People’s Campaign, outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, Miss., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.

The Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition and the Poor People’s Campaign held a march on Monday to protest the ongoing water crisis in Jackson.

Attendees began their march near the Old Mt. Helm Baptist Church and ended on Capitol Street with a “Moral Monday” rally outside of the Governor’s Mansion. The rally was attended by over 100 people calling for clean water in the city, and to keep it a public service instead of having the water system privatized by the state.

Deneka Samuel, a south Jackson resident and mother of six children, wiped away tears as she told the crowd about her family’s experience.

“I never thought that in this lifetime that I would have to go and fetch water, dip water out of a barrel,” she said. “It’s a constant struggle each and every day. I have to keep reminding my younger kids to not drink out of that faucet.” 

More than 150,000 people have been affected by the ongoing issue. On Monday, Jackson Mayor Choke Anwar Antar Lumumba met with the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the next steps for the water system. 

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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