West Virginia

Women in West Virginia Shave Their Heads in Protest

May 31, 2012
Art & Activism
West Virginia Women shave their heads to protest mountain-top removal.

West Virginia Women (and men) stood in solidarity with our mountains that have been stripped of their trees, plants, and top soil; our streams, springs and wells that have been destroyed; and with our people who are sick and dying as a result of mountaintop removal – by shaving their heads on the steps of the State Capitol today, Monday, May 28, 2012. It was a profoundly powerful and emotional expression of unity and commitment to the environment and the future of this great state.