Mississippi Poor People's Campaign

We must tell the truth about the state of our union. Justice, democracy, and the lives of poor and low-wage people are on the line. Join me on @rolandsmartin’s #StateOfOurUnion special this Tuesday, March 4 at 7 PM ET. Tune in: @rolandsmartin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@rolandsmartin

President Jimmy Carter was the model of a moral President when I was young. He proved to me & many of us that you could served in politics & still keep a moral perspective. He never stopped teaching Bible study.

The Fair Housing Act guarantees all Americans access to homes w/ clean, safe drinking water. That includes the residents of Jackson, Mississippi. clarionledger.com/story/news/202…

WATCH: Mississippi Moral Monday Nationwide Speak Out twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

For those keeping track of the water crisis in Jackson, MS, please amplify and support the work of the Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition, which includes People’s Advocacy Institute, MS Poor People's Campaign, One Voice, and Alternate Roots. Donate here: secure.actblue.com/donate/mississ…

More than 50 million people make less than a living wage. More than 87 million are uninsured or under insured. More than 50 million will be negatively impacted by current voters suppression laws. We’ve got to stand together for all of us.

I’m joining forces with people and organizations in nearly every country for #GivingTuesday–a global day of giving and unity. Please join me by donating Repairers of the Breach @brepairers today! breachrepairers.org/donate

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We demand: 1) End the filibuster 2) Pass the full provisions of the For The People Act 3) Fully restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act 4) Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr 5) Protect our immigrant friends & neighbors By 8/6, 56th anniversary of the signing of the ‘65 VRA

Poor People’s Campaign plans a march in Texas to protest restrictive voting legislation baptistnews.com/?p=127140#.YPm… via @baptist_news

1) SB 2795 is law & many Mississippians are now eligible for parole! Join us on 7/13 at 7:00pmCT on the Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition/Mississippi Dreams Prisoner Advocacy FB channels to learn more about #SB2795/whether your loved one is eligible for parole under new law.

40 state #PoorPeoplesCampaign coordinating committees, thousands of religious & moral leaders & over 300 organizing partners gather online & in person in Raleigh for the National Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers Assembly on June 21 at 5:30pm ET! RSVP: 3rdReconstruction.org

On 6/21 poor people, low-wage workers, moral & faith leaders & advocates gather online simultaneously w/ a socially distanced rally at the state legislature in Raleigh, NC for a National Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers Assembly. RSVP: 3rdReconstruction.org #PoorPeoplesCampaign

What a moment. Tulsa race massacre survivor Mr. Hughes Van Ellis and @RevDrBarber singing “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” following Biden’s speech in Tulsa — as captured and shared by @rolandsmartin

Palestinian lives matter. Pass it on.

There’s literally thousands of people marching in the streets of Miami in solidarity with Palestinians. I have never seen this level of support for Palestine in Miami. Freedom for Palestine.

Why do we have such high crime in a city this small? Because no one has thought to raise the minimum wage in 20 years! – Jazielle Newsome, @Mississippi_PPC #PoorPeoplesCampaign #MoralMonday bit.ly/ppclivestream

Join @UniteThePoor for a special Moral Monday in Jackson, MS this Monday at Smith Park in Jackson at 2:00 pm CT. Systematic Racism is immoral. Systematic Poverty is immoral. A poverty wage is violence. Voter suppression is violence. RSVP at actionnetwork.org/events/mississ…

Hey @IllinoisPPC - Standing on the shoulders of generations of freedom movements to emerge from the South our @Mississippi_PPC family is hosting #MoralMonday & a national announcement on April 19 at 2pm CT. Join us! #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ProtectOurVote