Moral March on Manchin & McConnell
Join us in Washington, DC on June 23rd for a Moral March on Manchin & McConnell, as we stand against voter suppression, the filibuster, and political retrogression!
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"The debate on protecting voting rights and on the filibuster in Congress is only part of an assault on democracy underway nationally." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis![]()
#PoorPeoplesCampaign #3rdReconstruction![]()
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www.thenation.com/article/politics/third-reconstruction/
Have We Entered America's Third Era of Reconstruction?
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The first two have much to teach us about the possibilities and dangers that abound today.
"Manchin’s apathy toward democracy actively harms millions of West Virginians in a state where 40% of the population is poor or low-income and voter turn-out rates remain dismally low." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis![]()
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www.commondreams.org/views/2021/06/22/lift-bottom-and-raise-everyone
Lift Up From the Bottom and Raise Everyone Up
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Are these stirrings really the sound of a Third Reconstruction in the United States?
JOIN: There has been a clarion call coming out of West Virginia, Kentucky and all across the nation. This democracy is not only worth fighting for, but that the people are rising up to defend it. stand against voter suppression, the filibuster, and political retrogression.
"In the richest country in world history, poverty, joblessness, and homelessness have become permanent fixtures of American life, with at least 140 million people living in poverty, often just a $400 emergency away from utter ruin." - Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis![]()
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www.alternet.org/2021/06/reconstruction/
Have we entered America's third era of reconstruction?
www.alternet.org
West Virginia, a state first established in defiance of slavery, has recently become ground zero in the fight for voting rights. In an early June op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Democratic Senator Joe Manchin vowed to maintain the Senate filibuster, while opposing the For the People Act, a bil...
JOIN: There has been a clarion call coming out of West Virginia, Kentucky and all across the nation. This democracy is not only worth fighting for, but that the people are rising up to defend it. stand against voter suppression, the filibuster, and political retrogression.
Moral March On Manchin & McConnell
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"The debate on protecting voting rights and on the filibuster in Congress is only part of an assault on democracy underway nationally." - Rev. Dr. @liztheo
#PoorPeoplesCampaign #3rdReconstruction
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/third-reconstruction/
It's time to start marching, for the soul of this democracy. We are coming in wave, after wave, after wave. We are here from the hood to hollers.
Tune in to the #PoorPeoplesCampaign Moral March on Manchin & McConnell live from DC: https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/manchin/
📷 Steve Pavey
Today we are in front of the Supreme Court as activists from @UniteThePoor are planning to march to the Capitol to demand action from Mitch McConnell and Joe Manchin on protecting voting rights. @VICENews
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