CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A coalition of Charleston-area faith leaders, community members, and activists is urging Americans to join a nationwide monetary boycott called “Fasting Fridays.”
The initiative, set to begin with a press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, at Circular Congregational Church, aims to challenge what the group describes as a white nationalist takeover of the federal government.
The boycott, inspired by historical movements like the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the anti-apartheid BDS movement, calls for participants to abstain from spending money every Friday. The action is a response to the anniversary of the Mother Emanuel AME Church shooting and the shooter’s prediction of a white nationalist rise to power…