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Rev Dr Liz Theoharis
Co-Chair and Co-Director . Author of 'Always with Us?: What Jesus Really Said about the Poor'
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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II 3 u
Taking action on poverty is the moral mandate for our nation at this moment. Nothing less than the promise of our democracy is at stake.
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Poor People's Campaign 13 u
“Any nation that ignores half its people is in a moral and economic crisis that is constitutionally inconsistent, economically unstable and morally insane."
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Poor People's Campaign 12 u
The may be over, but our work is only beginning. Find your state coordinating committee and help us build a that can change the direction of this nation. Sign up at !
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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove 17 u
The told today that the Bible doesn’t say anything about the government’s responsibility to poor people. gave them at 21st cen paraphrase of Matthew 25.
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Poor People's Campaign 19 u
“Once you say you’re Caesar, we’re not obligated to follow your order anymore...They’re scared of y’all, of black & brown & white & more coming together!” , reflecting on our hearing today. They’re getting nervous because we’re getting into step!
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Poor People's Campaign 19 u
We’re going to spend a year organizing, mobilizing, & educating in all our states—& then we’re going to return to DC to demand an end to the war on the poor! Look out for the Poor People’s Mass Assembly & March on Washington: June 20, 2020!
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Brian Lehrer Show 20 u
“It’s not class or race. It’s class AND race.” talking about the and its “moral budget”.
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Poor People's Campaign 20 u
Our family after our hearing on Capitol Hill today. We know that to end poverty, racism, the war economy, ecological devastation & the distorted moral narrative of Christian nationalism, the poor must unite in a new and unsettling force for liberation!
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Poor People's Campaign 21 u
We are concluding the hearing on poverty on Capitol Hill. The most important takeaway: It is going to be the poor and impacted who lead the way for the rest of this nation to eliminate poverty. Read our to learn more:
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Poor People's Campaign 21 u
“We see all these issues as connected. We need living wages, healthcare, Head Start—these are housing issues. You have the power to fund these programs. We need more eligibility, not work requirements.” responding to a question about housing.
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Poor People's Campaign 22 u
“We need a real, serious conversation on poverty, led by the impacted. We have a moral crisis in this country. People in this committee admit there are people in their towns who were hurting—well what are you going to do about it?!”
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Poor People's Campaign 22 u
“I’m stunned that we’ve had unanimous acknowledgement that poverty is widespread across this country, we have testifiers who have seen these problems firsthand, and people aren’t talking to them.”
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Poor People's Campaign 22 u
“We heard so many distortions today...There are over 2,000 verses in the Bible about justice. It’s really shocking we’re hearing the same thing here that we heard about slavery—they just need to work harder, the Bible says it’s okay.”
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Poor People's Campaign 22 u
“It’s traumatic to hear today people stick to their party lines and ignore those who are hurting.” We are building the because we know there is no one candidate or party who can save us—only a moral fusion movement built from below.
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Poor People's Campaign 23 u
Hearing questions and answers now. It is a distorted moral narrative to suggest that charity can solve poverty, when poverty is a human creation based on government policies, and must be ended by structural change.
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Poor People's Campaign 23 u
“We indeed need a more effective poverty measure, when millions of Americans can’t afford healthcare.” To learn more, read our Moral Audit at
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Poor People's Campaign 23 u
We’re in the question and answer period of our hearing on poverty here on Capitol Hill. Back at the , our family watch via livestream. Watch with them:
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Rev. Stephen Roach Knight 23 u
“When you lift from the bottom, everybody rises.” (Photo by )
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Jeanne Theoharis 23 u
. of testifies to Congress, "The national budget reflects society's values, the prioritization of the wealthy & the powerful at the expense of suffering children and families. Poverty is the creation of people, of policy & we can choose to end it."
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Poor People's Campaign 23 u
”Budgets reflect our deepest values, our most important priorities. Our budget as it now stands reflects the interests of the rich and corporations at the expense of the poor and our families. We need a moral revolution of values.”
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