You don’t get bad policy without bad politicians and you only get bad politicians by voting & pervasive apathy. In order to change policy we have to change politicians! #OurVotesAreDemands
WATCH: Leading Through Transformation: The Elisha Generation featuring Bishop William J. Barber, II and Rev. Kazimir Brown twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
“Without water people perish, without water cities perish, this is a health crisis and it’s not just in Mississippi, it’s in.. California, West Virginia, Oak Flat, Arizona and across this country” Rev. @KazimirBrown , National Director of Religious Affairs for @BRepairers
“An invitation was extended to create a space for a special service tonight, a haven, a kind of revival before the rally.. thank you @Tougaloo_1869” Rev. Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson, Executive Director of @UniteThePoor
WATCH: National Day of Action Call w/ Rev. Dr. William J. Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Without voting rights, immigrant justice, healthcare, living wages, indigenous peoples rights you can’t have a just democracy.
Across the nation if 20-25% of poor, low-wealth voters & their allies vote, they can choose who sits in the house and senate. We must make our power felt! #OurVotesAreDemands
WATCH: Elizabeth City | Mass Mobilization Organizing Tour of NC Congressional Districts twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"COVID has unveiled the depth of the problems and we can't hide them anymore.. I am underpaid as an educator.. and if we want to see the change we have to do the voting!" - Wanda R. Johnson, Elizabeth City Public School Teacher
"I stand here today for all mothers and family members who have lost loved ones to gun violence to say. No justice! No peace!" – Vanessa Spellman, Moms Against Gun Violence
WATCH: Fayetteville | Mass Mobilization Organizing Tour of NC Congressional Districts twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Poor & low-wealth voters make up 33% of the electorate and make up 45% of the electorate in battleground states #OurVotesAreDemands
When we say “If we ever needed to vote for democracy & justice we sure do need to vote now.” We are saying voting rights and living wages are on the ballot. We can’t afford to sit home and let others decide what the impact on your daily life will be! #OurVotesAreDemands
Moral Monday is a strategy to tell the truth, no matter how ugly it is, Moral Monday is to expose the damage! #OurVotesAreDemands
Moral Monday's are not a one time gathering.. it is a deeply rooted multifaceted.. multiracial strategy to challenge in the face of the public, oppressive systems that hurt black people, brown people, indigenous people, white people, in other words all of God's creation