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HAPPENING NOW: Poor and low-income people from all over the western US are coming together in LA to speak out as we head towards the Mass Assembly in D.C. on June 18.
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
While we're marching, here are some important facts: if California were its own country, it would represent the fifth-largest economy in the world, and yet more than half of California’s residents are poor and low-income.
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
In L.A. County alone, a single individual would need to make three times the poverty threshold to meet basic expenses like housing, child care, health care, and transportation.
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
WATCH: Day 3 of the Harpers Ferry-to-Martinsburg #MoralMarch on West Virginia. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
“God, you’ve heard the cries of pain of moms whose children are having asthma attacks, because of pollution.” —Rev. Dr. @LizTheo
🎶 Woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom 🎶
#MoralMarch on West Virginia @WestVirginiaPPC
#MoralMarch on West Virginia @WestVirginiaPPC
WATCH: Calling The Nation to a Meeting NOW - March and Dedication twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
June 18 will be not a day but a declaration and not an end but a continuation. #MeetUsInDC
RSVP now: poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18?source=…
RSVP now: poorpeoplescampaign.org/june18?source=…
We must assemble here in the nation’s capitol and have a meeting! #MeetUsInDC on Saturday, June 18.
(Photo: @stevepavey)
(Photo: @stevepavey)
SPECIAL REPORT: The Poor People’s Campaign releases “The Poor People’s Pandemic Report,” a generationally significant report that uncovers things that will shock the nation’s conscience and the political establishment. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
54 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered as he begged this nation to address poverty, racism, and militarism. It is shameful that today we have 140 million poor and low-wealth people in this nation.
Even in a global pandemic, there hasn’t been a systematic assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on poor and low-income communities. COVID-19 data collection does not include data on poverty, income, or occupation, alongside race and pandemic outcomes.
