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June 18, 2022
On June 18, 2022 we gathered together online as a powerful moral movement!
State Campaigns
Join the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival in your state.
Resources
Learn more with our resources, including the Moral Audit and Budget.
The minimum wage is nowhere near a living wage, but our politicians justify making cuts to food assistance programs with invocations about the silver bullet of work. It’s time to stop grinding the faces of the poor. Read more from @liztheo & @revdrbarber:
Opinion: America, stop grinding the faces of the poor | CNN
Revs. William J. Barber II and Liz Theoharis write that a bill introduced by GOP US. Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota, that aims to implement work r...
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Over the last decade, over 100 poor and low-wealth people have died in West Virginia regional jails. On Friday we stood in #Charleston with families of the deceased, @WestVirginiaPPC and @revdrbarber to demand justice for the families. (1/6)
Alongside the @WestVirginiaPPC & families of the deceased, we went to the West Virginia State Capitol to deliver our petition demanding an end to the inhumane & unconstitutional conditions in West Virginia's jails. #PoorPeoplesCampaign
“There’s a crisis here. I do not want to see another family go through what we’ve been through.” — Kim Burks, mother of Quantez Burks #PoorPeoplesCampaign
“In a jail or in a doctor’s office, you do your due diligence to save lives. Department of Correction has failed families for far too long.” — Miranda Smith, daughter of Alvis Shrewsbury #PoorPeoplesCampaign
