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On June 29, 2024, at 10 am, The Poor People's Campaign held
the "The Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly & Moral March on
Washington, D.C. & to the Polls." According to the organizer's site, it was an
assembly of impacted poor and low-wage workers with representatives from over
thirty state coordinating committees, leaders from major religious organizations
and denominations, labor unions, and other advocates. It was the beginning of
four months of outreach to 15 million poor and low-wage infrequent voters.
"There will be no democracy worth saving if it doesn't lift the lives of poor and low-wage people all over this world... This is not a moment; this is a movement that must rise until we lift this nation from the bottom so that everybody rises," said Bishop William J. Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign and president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach to the attendees of the rally.
Video of Rally:
The Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington & the Polls (Video) (Poor People's Campaign Youtube, 7-29-24)
The Mass Poor People’s & Low Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington, DC and to the Polls (Rebroadcast Video) (Fusion Films Vimeo, 7-30-24)
The Poor People's Campaign Related Links:
Poor People's Campaign (Official Site)
The Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly & Moral March on Washington, D.C. & to the Polls (Poor People's Campaign)
Poor People's Campaign (Facebook)
Poor People's Campaign (Instagram)
Poor People's Campaign (YouTube)
'We Are a Resurrection': Poor People's Campaign Rallies for Low-Wage Voters in DC (Common Dreams, 6-30-24)