A part of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival’s week-long vigil on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., The Three Reconstructions: A Poor People’s History Tour examines key sites in the history of U.S. social movements, along with the hidden histories of well-known national landmarks.
“We demand a radical revolution of values in this country because people are more important than profits!” The following testimony was given by longtime Kairos member and Kansas Poor People’s Campaign organizer Claire Chadwick in Topeka, KS for Week 5 of the #40DaysOfAction.
On Tuesday, June 12, the Poor People’s Campaign convened a hearing on Capitol Hill on economic inequality, union rights, voter suppression and other issues raised by the Campaign. The heart of the hearing was the powerful testimonies from poor and impacted people from around the country.
This conversation with Louisiana organizer Cherri Foytlin clearly articulates why the fight for environmental justice is deeply connected to the fight for health care, and why both are intertwined with the struggle against systemic racism, poverty, and militarism.
These resources, including blog posts, graphics, and religious resources, were created and compiled by the Kairos Center as a contribution to the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. They are available for use by anyone who wants to learn more about the Campaign or promote its weekly themes.
AMERICA WILL BE is a film project documenting how organizers across the country are building the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival to help us become the nation we’ve not yet been.
Learn more about the Kairos Center’s Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis’ theological call for ending the abomination of systemic poverty, out from Eerdmans on April 21, 2017.
A collection of Poor People’s Campaign resources for study on poverty today, history, and Dr. King’s vision, created in collaboration with the national organizing tour towards a new Poor People’s Campaign for today. Includes concept papers about the call for a new Poor People’s Campaign, writings about key struggles of the poor today, important passages from Rev. Dr. King’s writing and speeches, and more.