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Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People's Campaign June 17, 2019 at Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC. The Campaign held the event to focus on issues like “voting rights, health care, housing, equitable education, indigenous sovereignty, living wage jobs and the right to join a union, clean air and water, and an end to gun proliferation and war mongering and other issues in our moral agenda.” (Photo by Alex Wong/G

Mobilizing the Poor People’s Campaign

A movement for common sense and social justice is building, putting every politician on notice: lead or get out of the way, a new moral majority is building and demanding change.

Jesse Jackson ·

At House Hearing, Poor People's Campaign Demands End to 'Systemic Policy Violence Against the Poor'

Not addressing poverty "is constitutionally inconsistent, it is economically insane, and it is morally, morally, morally wrong," said Rev. Dr. William Barber.

Andrea Germanos ·

The Poor People's Campaign event

Instead of Death and Destruction, Poor People's Moral Budget Shows What It Looks Like to 'Invest in Life'

"We can provide robust voting rights, decent jobs, and secure incomes, housing, healthcare, education, peace, and a clean environment for everyone."

Jessica Corbett ·

In 2018, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, led by Rev. Dr. William Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, released a Moral Agenda and set of demands to address systemic systemic, poverty, ecological devastation, militarism and the war economy. This year, the Poor People's Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies has released a Moral Budget outlining how those demands can be paid for and achieved.

'Everybody Has the Right to Live': The Visionary Budget at the Heart of Our Moral Uprising

It has become clear that people are ready to come together and demand truth, love, and justice, and debunk the lies of scarcity and inevitable, unchangeable poverty.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II ·

Religious leaders

At White House Gates, Hundreds of Religious Leaders Demand Trump and His Enablers "Repent of Their Sins"

"We must show up in person to deliver a prophetic indictment. "

Andrea Germanos ·

President Donald J. Trump

Led by US Under Trump, Global Military Spending Soared to Highest Level in Recorded History Last Year

New analysis shows countries around the world spent a total of $1.82 trillion in 2018, with the U.S. and China in top spots

Jessica Corbett ·

‘The United States has been addicted to excessive military spending at the expense of true security at home for decades.’ Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA

Trump Wants to Give 62 Cents of Every Dollar to the Military. That's Immoral

A budget shows our values more clearly than any tweet, campaign speech, or political slogan

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II ·

The Poor People's Campaign

To Counter Trump's Fake Border Crisis, Poor People's Campaign Tour Aims to Expose 'Real Emergencies' Nation Faces

Nationwide bus tour will highlight systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy, and "our distorted moral narrative."

Jessica Corbett ·

'Not Your Average Demonstration': Faith Leaders Arrested Demanding Demilitarization of US Border

"In the face of unfounded fear, racism, and violence, courageous action is necessary."

Julia Conley ·

Poor Peoples Campaign

'Take Away Our Poverty, Not Our Children!': Poor People's Campaign Caps Off 40 Days of Action

'We will keep coming back until everyone has housing, voting rights, clean water, peace, and justice!" says Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Andrea Germanos ·

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