We must be scared to life by white nationalist terrorism & demand that Congress take action on both assault weapons & Trump’s policy violence against immigrants.
We must link up & commit to do MORE from now til next November. #PoorPeoplesCampaign
And we must call on all 2020 candidates unite behind a vision of rejecting the words, the works & the war of racism. petitions.moveon.org/sign/president…
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We're in North Carolina with the @NC_PPC for the final tour stop on the Moral March to the Polls Tour. We are calling on state governments to enact a #ThirdReconstruction agenda, that’s not about left versus right politics, but about what’s right versus what’s wrong.
@NC_PPC In North Carolina, there are 3.5 million poor and low-wealth eligible voters. If we mobilize and organize together, we have the power to change voting outcomes in every election in our state.
@NC_PPC We cannot be silent while politicians prioritize corporate interests over the needs of the poor. From Asheville to Charlotte and Wilmington to Raleigh, we must demand change and fight for a North Carolina and a country that works for all.
Last night, I lent my voice to a multi-faith vigil in front of the White House, calling for a ceasefire to stop the indiscriminate killing.
People from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions around the world are coming together to cry for peace. 1/4
Some say cease-fire, some say a “cessation of hostilities,” some say humanitarian pause. Some just say, “Stop for the babies!” But the world is experiencing a kind of Pentecost as people cry out in different tongues with a unified call to end the violence. 2/4
We believe that every human being is created in the image of God. Both the Talmud and Islamic teaching say that to save a single life is to save all humanity, and Jesus extends the law of love for kin and neighbors, even to those who are our enemies. 3/4
All over the world, I have seen & joined Muslims, Jews, Christians, & people of conscience nonviolently saying we must stop the killing, end the indiscriminate bombing, end the violence of apartheid, resist the lure of revenge, & study war no more.
After Oct 7, I saw many Jews, Muslims, & Christians denounce the violent terrorist acts of Hamas against innocent civilians, including women & children.
This week I’ve watched Jews, Muslims, & Christian stand together to call for a ceasefire, a humanitarian pause, or, in the language of one old church mother, “JUST STOP, STOP, STOP!”
Poverty is a policy choice, reflecting low wages, the high costs of living and the unwillingness of politicians to act. 1/4
In Mississipi, there were 1.3 million poor and low-income people, accounting for 46% of the population. 2/4
A MS household w/ 2 adults and 2 children needs to earn over $21/hour. Yet the current minimum wage is a shameful $7.25/hour. That means a person must work 86 hours/week to afford a two bedroom apartment! 3/4
We have hateful rhetoric coming out of the mouths of politicians in Florida from the highest levels every day. From the governor to the former president, it is hate against Black history, hate against wokeness, hate against trans people, hate against immigrants. 1/7
Words of hate create an ethos of hate, an atmosphere of hate, a political, social petri dish of hate and eventually spoken words become deeds. 2/7
The shooter first went to a historically Black university. 3/7
This is a terrible day for our nation and its laws. The 14th Amendment–put in place in the aftermath of slavery–has been abused by the majority of this Court.
But we cannot make this merely a Black vs. white issue. This is white supremacy and denial of anti-Blackness on full display by whoever embraces and distorts the continuing reality of systemic racism, whether it is Mike Pence, Tim Scott, Justice Roberts, or Justice Thomas.
Despite the Court’s pretense of colorblindness, the legacy of racism and discrimination is still with us today. The facts say so.