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June 20, 2020
On June 20, 2020 we gathered together online as a powerful moral movement!
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Thank you for inspiring talks. Speaking truth fills my heart with hope, Rev. Mary Blessing, member of PPC Bay Area, south of San Francisco.
🚨JOIN US for International Women’s Day Moral Monday as we highlight the work of poor & low-income women on the frontlines of the fight for COVID relief that includes a $15/hour minimum wage for all workers. Take action & call your Senators: bit.ly/ppccallcongress
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Rochester Poor People's Campaign on the main line..love. power and joy to all of our sisters in the struggle
We can seek all day but it must be moved.
Everybody has the right to live. The least our national and state legislators should approve for workers in America: $15/hour plus tips and benefits.
It is morally reprehensible that we have to fight for wages and benefits that honor the work and needs of people in this nation!
We must hold all elected officials accountable for wages that are not livable, not enough!
Policies that limit our lives and the livelihood of our local, national and global communities!
Banging pots and pans for low wage workers is not as honorable as increasing wages that are livable and comfortable to live and thrive!
Hard to celebrate with family and community are suffering!
We can say what's good, what's bad, what's nice and we don't need permission to say what we feel.
Go, Julia! You are a strong advocate for women's rights!
Much Love Rev. Letiah Frasier and the Kansas Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival family!🖤👊🏾🔥
Just called my Senator's office and wow- they were somewhat demeaning about the minimum wage and needs of businesses as more crucial.
Even if they raised it to 12 an hour that be good to but they dont wont us to make a disent wage
Nell Myhand, your voice and presence is powerful! Thanks for helping bring giants down and building community up!👊🏾🖤🔥
No one should have to work in those conditions
God bless all of you for all of the tremendous work you do!
Someone wrote “so u get tips” what is meant by that? Tips aren’t enough, may help but tips get taxed. $15 is not enough because $15 gets taxed. No one lives on the gross.
Thank you Mother/Sister Maureen Michigan Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival!👊🏾🔥
We will not take no for an answer $15/h minimum wage. We are not done
We stand with you Alabama Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival!
I am not buying anything from Amazon Prime this week in solidarity of those wanting a union.
It’s amazing how those with the least to give, give the most❣️. Bless you ladies 💕
If you want something done right, ask a woman of color to do it❣️
Happy Neighbors Day Moral Monday! Charles Taylor CEO/Founder/ EMILIA FREE FOUNDATION Emilia103@gmail.com
Maureen Taylor talks about poverty affecting little children of ALL colors, and that is right! Preach it my Sister! 🙏
“Today, we must continue to push for passage of a new, landmark Voting Rights Act, so that our nation will not have to keep fighting the same battles that my great-aunt, others, and now myself continue to challenge.” -Elliott Smith, national social justice organizer for Repairers of the Breach & the #PoorPeoplesCampaign
On the anniversary of Selma we are sadly reminded: voting rights are still imperiled | Elliott Smith
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Fifty-six years ago, my great-aunt, Amelia Boynton, was beaten senseless while marching. Let’s honor her by protecting voting todayEVERYONE SHOULD WORK TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY!!!
One thing to keep in mind when you see today's PPC promote voting: There isn't a single candidate/politician today who stands up to restore basic human rights for those left jobless (and many who can't work). The poor.
amen
Not just "still" imperiled. Newly and viciously MORE imperiled.
Georgia just outlawed handing out pizza to folks waiting in line to vote. Why is that, and why are those waiting many HOURS in line to vote mostly POC? We still have a long way to go!! C'mon arc of history--get busy bending!!! :-(
Good evening from Fayetteville, North Carolina. Solidarity forever!
We won't be silent anymore!
In a nation as wealthy as this one, not anyone should ever be hungry.
Continental prayers and support through these troubleson times for our people and we want be silent anyone!
Everything is quiet and can not hear you all.
Never give up! Peace and power to ya"ll to! Love!💓
Good evening to everyone and alabama poor people campaign montgomery, alabama!
Thank God for using you to be a vessel to speak out for his people! Thank you! Brother
I truly appreciate the opportunity to join in with you all on this beautiful fellowship service and thank rev. carolyn foster!
My Yahweh(God) in heaven!🙏🙏🙏
Shalom means peace!🙏🙏🙏
Can hear now! Thank you!❤️
Keep praying to our Lord Yahweh(God) Almighty in heaven until change comes!🙏🙏🙏
Amen!
Lord protect my sister. Please bring favor for her in Jesus's name.
Over 30 million people loosing a billion dollars a work day
Lord Jesus Christ have your way when you return to Earth!🙏🙏🙏
Yes Lord!🙌
Please Mute if you are not speaking. Hearing background noise.
Thank you brother Elliot for sharing the story about your aunt!
Recommend you read the book CASTE “The Origins of Our Discontents”
Yes Speaking Truth To Power
ThankU for getting involed
Thank you Elliott for highlighting her works. Please give the Title of the Book u read from Elliott.
Can u at the beginning so we won’t miss previous speakers.
The White House wouldn’t support the Vice President overruling the advice of the parliamentarian. Senator Schumer took the $15 minimum wage out of COVID relief bill before it was brought to the floor. 8 white Democratic senators led by Senator Manchin joined extremist Republicans to block Senator Sanders' amendment.
Millions of poor & low-income white people from Appalachia to rural America are being denied $15 minimum wage. On the Friday before the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, 45% of Black workers denied $15. 62 million poor & low-income people — who were poor & low-income before the pandemic — got abandoned. 45% of Black poor & low-wage workers are being blocked from earning a $15 minimum wage.
These votes are rooted in a form of systemic racism, classism, and elitism that even Democrats fall into when they're led by so-called centrism & neo-liberalism that passes policies full of disparate impact on Black, brown, indigenous & poor white essential workers.
We can see clearly now how the problems of the nation are not just Trump's actions. Systemic racism is any policy passed by any party that has a disparate impact on Black, brown & indigenous ppl. Classism is policy that has a disparate impact on poor & low-income communities.
When all 50 Republican senators & 8 (all white) Democrats voted to deny passage of $15/hr min wage — which would have lifted 45% of Black workers out of poor & low-wage jobs, & 62 million people overall — these actions are policy forms of racism & classism & disparate treatment.
I give thanks for the relief that will come through this bill. But we cannot pretend that the people who are suffering the most from inequality are being represented when the policies most essential to their survival are so easily negotiated away. -Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II #PoorPeoplesCampaign
I have faith the minimum wage will be addressed in the coming months.
Maybe Washington can't hear you. They sure can't feel your pain. Maybe it's time they looked you in the eyes and explain why they don't want you to make a living wage.
Here’s the list of 8 senate democrats who voted against the wage increase “Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Chris Coons (D-Del.) Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Angus King (I-Maine.) voted to sustain a procedural objection — a budget point of order — against the wage increase” Here’s the senate republicans Moderate Sens. also voted for the procedural objection to Sanders’s $15 per hour minimum wage amendment. Here’s the senate republicans that voted against it Moderate Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) also
Thank you for this theological reflection!
Anyone who states they can't afford to pay that wage shouldn't be in business. Hire one less employee. It's a cinch they can't afford to eat, pay taxes, afford a vehicle, rent or mtg and then healthcare. Give me a break.
Let's make sure this doesn't die and is brought up again, and again if necessary. A critical piece of legislation.
The Sucker Punch The price is too high, It's easier to let them die Why even try Just born to die Say hello to saying goodbye All while we deny Bitter tears we're forced to cry For them declaring The price is too high. Tamara S Nichols 02/21
I used this statement to send to my elected gov't officials! Let's end poverty in US of A.
All 8 Dems who betrayed the people of this country have got to be primaried.
Someone is bullshitting the math here. Jumping to 15 an hour is only going to raise the wages of the people that dont get fired. And some of them....are getting fired.
YES 👏
Right, people don't march in the streets saying" please don't raise my wages!" Forward together Not one step back!!! This is not a political issue this is a human dignity measure. Great Measures Moving Forward...
How much an hour do the politicians get who voted against it?
Preach & Teach Rev Barber! 🙏🏽💕
Change is going to come, because good people are fighting for change!
Just learned that Joe Manchin has business interests which includes La Quinta Inn in West Virginia whose workers are paid about $8.88/hr and he would take a hit if he have to increase their wages to $15/hr. So his resistance to increasing the minimum wage had little to do with helping American workers😬
Agree
To tell you the truth I stopped listening to Rev Barber and decided to leave the Poor People's Campaign as I don't think they are working hard enough to help the poor people in the United States
It has been a long time since the minimum wage has been increased increase the minimum wageIt has been a long time since the minimum wage has been increased increase the minimum wage Can you live off it try it then for 2months on what they are expected to live off
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Disappointing. Yielding to selfish wealthy politicians!
Vote them out.
Do you know how many poor white people's wages are under $15 too? Most everyone I know except a few.
Term limits is necessary and less benefits. If they want to serve the people, they must live among the people.
it's a globalies dictatorship
THANKS to everyone who tuned in to today's #MoralMonday: Women on the Front Line! The voices of poor & low-wealth women at the frontline MUST be heard! #FightFor15 etc!
#PoorPeoplesCampaign #WomenLead #RespectWomen
‘Others, such as @RevDrBarber, are less patient. The open letter in @thenation that he co-wrote told @VP: “Your actions will determine whether you are remembered alongside Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Sojourner Truth, Ella Baker...”’ @WaPoSean @CleveWootson
Harris caught between a restless base and a traditionalist Biden
As Harris seeks to build a political identity, she faces dueling pressures from impatient Democratic activists and a more methodical Biden administrat...
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"Before the pandemic, I was a tipped worker making $5 an hour. We all know that’s not enough to survive ... We need to eliminate the sub-minimum wage and pass $15 an hour for all workers!"
@UNITEHERE_SoFla member Rhiana Ford, server at Delaware North, FLL
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
This #InternationalWomensDay the #PoorPeoplesCampaign remembers that 52% of women (5.4 million) & 60% of children (2.5 million) in #Florida are poor or low-income!
#WomenLead #FightFor15 #FightPovertyNotThePoor https://twitter.com/UniteThePoor/status/1369029015399505921
I'm a tipped worker at Ft. Lauderdale airport. I make FIVE DOLLARS AN HOUR. That's BEFORE TAXES...I REFUSE to take pennies while people live in mansions. - Rhiana Ford
#poorpeoplescampaign #FightFor15 #march8th
CALL YOUR REPS: http://bit.ly/ppccallcongress
70% of the American people support raising the minimum wage to $15/hr. I think Democrats are really playing with fire here by delaying this vote. 65 million poor & low-income voters will remember in 2022, if they fail to fulfill their promise. #FightFor15 #PoorPeoplesCampaign
