The Poor People’s Campaign March on Washington on June 20, 2020

Mar 1, 2020 | Environmental Justice, Events, Uncategorized | 1 comment

The Poor People’s Campaign March on Washington is gathering momentum.

In 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others called for a “revolution of values” in America. They sought to build a broad, fusion movement that could unite poor and impacted communities across the country. Their name was a direct cry from the underside of history: The Poor People’s Campaign.

Today, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has picked up this unfinished work. From Alaska to Arkansas, the Bronx to the border, people are coming together to confront the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. We understand that as a nation we are at a critical juncture — that we need a movement that will shift the moral narrative, impact policies and elections at every level of government, and build lasting power for poor and impacted people.

We’re asked to sign up now to secure our buses for Saturday, June 20.

The cost is $35 for the round trip from Buckingham. The price will go up  March 21.
There are sponsored seats for anyone who needs financial support.
Buckingham/Union Hill bus link: https://rally.co/booking/102190/8466/trips
Please share this far and wide.
Watch this 6 minute video:

Poor People’s Campaign List of Demands: “Everybody’s got a right to live”

 

1 Comment

  1. Kenda Hanuman

    Thanks, Dhivya.

    does ‘and:’ (last line) need more info?

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