Policy Teach-In on Build Back Better November 4, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT In the coming days, Congress will vote on legislation that has the potential to improve the lives of the 140 million poor and low-income people in the country. On Thursday, November 4th, Poor People's Campaign National Co-Chairs will host a Policy Teach-In with the Economic Policy Institute, the Institute for Policy Studies and Poor People's
Moral Monday: Build Back Better from the Bottom Up! November 15, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST Congress is coming back to DC on Monday, Nov 15 and we need to meet them there to demand they Build Back Better from the Bottom Up and pass voting protections to save our democracy from coordinated attacks across the country. This is moment to make our voices heard and tell Congress to #HoldTheLine on
Freedom Church of the Poor: All These Things Will Be Given Unto You November 21, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST
Freedom Church of the Poor: Winter Offensive: No Room at the Inn December 5, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST As the holiday season descends we re-read the story of Joseph and Mary from the perspective of the unhoused, the immigrant, and the marginalized. Unión de Vecinos, National Union of the Homeless and other leaders help us see the suffering and power in this story and show how it can be used to critique and
Moral Monday March on Washington December 13, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST With the pandemics of systemic racism, poverty, voter suppression and COVID-19 still wreaking havoc on our daily lives, our democracy, and our nation’s social and moral infrastructure, we need Congress to pass voting rights protections and the Build Back Better plan before the end of the year. Join the Poor People’s Campaign for a Moral
National Launch – Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls January 14, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST Joined virtually by *poor people *low-wage workers *coordinating committees from 45 states *religious leaders *200 partner organizations *Labor unions *economists and voting rights advocates the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will announce plans for a Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls—
Rolling Vigil for Voting Rights January 15, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST As Congress debates whether it wants to save democracy by ending the filibuster and passing a bill to help ensure fundamental voting rights, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold a three-hour rolling vigil where impacted people from 35 states, of every race, color and creed, will draw the lines
Protect Voting Rights and Build Back Better Now! February 3, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST West Virginia pastors, miners and other workers hold a news conference demanding that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer hold a vote on voting rights and the Build Back Better plan. Also joining the news conference will be the co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Bishop William J. Barber Il
Shailly Gupta Barnes: Poor People’s Moral Budget February 4, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST Shailly Gupta Barnes, policy director at the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice, presenting as part of Arizona State University School of Public Affairs, Religion and Public Policy Speaker Series, “Poor People’s Moral Budget” Join via Zoom at time of the event. Free