“We need to vote this year like our lives depend on it—because they do.”
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
“Mass homelessness is a society’s collective moral failure.”
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Kaleem: "people in low income communities are not criminals. But a crime has been committed against them. And that crime is poverty."
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military spending: 54 cents
anti-poverty programs: 15 cents
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“With this amplified police presence, it’s terrifying.”
“The front that we present—it has to be an intersectional front.”
#BlackLivesMatter
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“The people demand justice.”
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“We demand justice and will do so until we claim all of our rights.”
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“There are moments when the universe itself groans and declares: it’s time.”
“We’ve gathered together to say it’s time, America. It’s passed time.”
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
“A new and better government can be instituted.”
“Now is the time, this is the place, and we are the people.”
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“We are not asking for one thing; we are demanding that this nation reconstruct everything.”
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