What we accomplished together this past year is unheard of—the largest wave of simultaneous, nonviolent direct action in American history, across more than 40 states and Washington D.C.
But since the 40 Days we’ve seen more of the same immoral actions from our political leaders. During this year’s midterm elections, politicians denied millions their sacred right to vote through racist gerrymandering, reckless voter purges, and burdensome lines to vote from Florida to North Carolina.
Even though some gains were made, hundreds of polling stations remained closed, felony disenfranchisement persists, and new restrictive voter ID laws and other forms of racist voter suppression are curtailing this basic right.
Whether you’re in Georgia, Kansas or North Dakota, these attacks target poor communities of color, but have broad impact among the poor. We’ve found that states that suppress votes have the lowest wages, the least environmental protections, the most uninsured people, and the greatest attacks on immigrants, LGBTQ people and women.
That’s why our next visit is to Capitol Hill, where on December 5, we’ll return for the third time this year to demand our politicians protect our voting rights and address the voter suppression we saw in 2018 across the country. This means immediately restoring and expanding the Voting Rights Act, ending racist gerrymandering, implementing automatic voter registration at the age of 18, making Election Day a holiday and extending the right to vote to all current and formerly incarcerated people.
RSVP for a mass call next Wednesday 11/28 at 8PM EST to hear more about this stage of the Campaign from Reverend Barber and Reverend Theoharis and learn how you can get involved.
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has been raising the crisis of voter suppression since our very beginning. We are building power among 140 million Black, brown and white poor people. To do that, our first step needs to be restoring and expanding the Voting Rights Act immediately. After that we must make voting accessible everywhere, period.
This means being part of the offensive, not just the resistance.
Join us next Wednesday, November 28 for a mass call where we lay out what we need to do to protect our voting rights and bring all of our demands to the table.
Forward together, not one step back,
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
P.S. We’re coming back to D.C. in June for the Poor People’s Congress! Join the mass call on Wednesday for more info.
The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, please click here.
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