Are you poor, or do you know someone that is poor? How are you affected by structural racism? Are you poor, or do you know someone that is poor? How are you affected by structural racism?
Come see the film "At the River I Stand" to learn about the interconnections of racism, poverty, ecological devastation and the war economy through an exploration of the last few months of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
After the film, join us for a moderated talk about how we can continue King's project today with the New Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is bringing together leaders in states across the country who are organizing to build a broad and deep national moral movement – led by the poor, impacted, clergy and moral agents and reflecting the great moral teachings – to unite our country from the bottom up.
In the Spring of 2018, the Campaign will launch with 40 days of moral action (from May 13th until June 21st) in at least 25 states and Washington D.C.
This campaign aims to build organization and changing the national narratives about poverty and racism. By engaging in coordinated and collective nonviolent civil disobedience and direct action across the nation, we will confront the enmeshed and inseparable evils of systemic racism and other forms of discrimination, poverty, the war economy, and ecological devastation, begin to shift the distorted moral narrative of our nation, advance common demands for transformative change.
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