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Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade

Scenes from the Blackjewel Miners Blockade

2020 12min EN

In July of 2019 the Blackjewel coal company announced it was declaring bankruptcy. Miners were told to stop working mid shift, and their last paychecks bounced. The miners retaliated by blocking a train full of coal, camping out on the coal tracks for weeks. Queer regional organizers made their way to the encampment to support the miners. The encampment became a place for community gathering and mutual aid distribution. Sarah Moyer, a film maker living in Kentucky, also made their way to the encampment and filmed this short documentary on the blockade. (Summary from Queer Appalachia)

director: Sarah Louise Moyer

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John Walker

John Walker

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Sarah Louise Moyer

Sarah Louise Moyer

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