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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Profile picture
@RevDrBarber
Oct 22, 2021 • 13 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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WATCH: How Do Manchin's Cuts to the Build Back Better Plan Hurt West Virginians? #PoorPeoplesCampaign twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
We’re asking the media to stop calling Sen. Joe Manchin “moderate.” His positions are politically mean, not moderate. But he still has the opportunity to go down in history as a great senator, if he will only change!
Rev. Dr. @liztheo reminds us that asking how much the Build Back Better will cost is the wrong question. The right question is How much will it cost for us NOT to do this? Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
.@SarahDAnderson1 from @IPS_DC is laying out how the Build Back Better plan would help the people of West Virginia. How the Build Back Better p...
How the Build Back Better plan would help children in the state of West Virginia: Image
How the Build Back Better plan would help seniors and the disabled in the state of West Virginia: Image
Attorney David Fryson calls on @Sen_JoeManchin to not end his political career on this note: “In the name of bipartisanship, Sen. Manchin keeps trying to dilute these pieces of legislation. ... I would hate for his legacy to be like [Alabama Gov. George] Wallace in the South.” Attorney David Fryson
Pam Garrison, tri-chair @WestVirginiaPPC: “We need a Third Reconstruction. ... We’re tired of being let down, and we don’t want half measures. America deserves the full investment.” Pam Garrison, tri-chair for...
Jean Evansmore, tri-chair @WestVirginiaPPC: “Joe, you were put into office to take care of us. We didn’t come here to suffer. ... We pay taxes, and we vote. Joe, do what you were elected to do. We’re tired!” Jean Evansmore, tri-chair o...
Kaylen Marie Barker @WestVirginiaPPC: “It will cost more to NOT pass a free community college program than it would to pass it. ... This is a pivotal moment in our history.” Image
Attorney David Fryson, speaking as a friend and supporter of Sen. Joe Manchin: “We’re extremely disappointed. None of this will make sense unless Sen. Manchin and Sen. Capito end the filibuster.”
We’ve been calling on President Biden to go to West Virginia, go to Arizona, go to Texas, and meet with the poor and low-income leaders on the ground. Then go back to DC and do a major speech from the well of Congress to reset this whole debate.
We will be going back to Charleston, WV, this Sunday 10/24 for a Mass Moral Revival & Rally at the state capitol. Join us online or in person! #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ForwardTogether

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Jun 14
For years, we’ve been fed a pernicious myth that poverty is only an issue for Black people. This myth not only demeans Black people – with racist images of Black mothers on welfare dominating the imaginations of so many Americans – but also obscures the poverty of tens of millions of white people.
When you frame it as being poor people are Black, other folks are working, what you're doing is dismissing millions of poor and low-wage white people.
This form of mythology is designed to keep Black and white people from working together who really are allies and unified when it comes to the experience of poverty in this country.
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Apr 18
In a unified act of solidarity, @GovBillLee joined governors of the former slaveholding states Texas, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Alabama to make a joint statement this week against the @UAW's efforts to unionize autoworkers in the South.
Calling the union a “special interest,” the governors claimed that unions threaten not only good jobs, but also the “values we live by.”

As a preacher from the South, I am tired of politicians trying to co-opt faith with talk about “values” when they do not have the facts to back up their claims.
The truth is that workers are building power in the South and politicians who’ve made immoral partnerships with corporate interests are feeling the heat.

It’s past time for all God’s people to stand up for living wages and union rights.
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Feb 25
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.
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Nov 21, 2023
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
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Nov 4, 2023
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!”
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Oct 22, 2023
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
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