We're wrapping up Week 2 of #40DaysOfAction in the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, linking systemic racism and poverty. Many of the same politicians who’ve refused to act on voting rights also used racist voter suppression tactics and gerrymandering laws to get elected and enact legislation that attacks women, children, the disabled, the poor, African Americans and other communities of color. Their policies hurt the most vulnerable of our people regardless of race, creed and sexual orientation, including more poor whites (in raw numbers), who overwhelmingly vote these extreme politicians into office
On Monday, May 21 Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson march to the U.S. Capitol building with other faith leaders and impacted persons during the second week of 40 Days of Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. (Image via Think Progress/Kira Lerner)The fight continues.
On Monday we engaged in our second week of nonviolent moral fusion direct action in Washington D.C. and over 30 states across the nation. Moral activists and impacted persons leading the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival are demanding that federal and state governments enact policies that respond to the urgent needs of the poor. We are insisting that the concerns of poor people get a hearing in our legislative halls.
This week, our theme was Linking Systemic Racism and Poverty: Voting Rights, Immigration, and Mistreatment of Indigenous Communities. Since 2010, 23 states have passed racist voter suppression laws. Instead of protecting voters, Congress has refused to restore the Voting Rights Act for over 1,700 days. Many of the same politicians who’ve refused to act on voting rights also used racist voter suppression tactics and gerrymandering laws to get elected. And now that they’re in power, they pass laws denying health care, refuse to give American workers living wages, and refuse to act on strengthening gun laws. They enact legislation that attacks women, children, the disabled, the poor, African Americans and other communities of color. Their policies hurt the most vulnerable of our people regardless of race, creed and sexual orientation, including more poor whites (in raw numbers), who overwhelmingly vote these extreme politicians into office.
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