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Saturday, June 23: Stand Against Poverty Mass Rally & Moral Revival

June 26, 2018
On Saturday, June 23 the #PoorPeoplesCampaign's #40DaysOfAction culminated in a thousands-strong Mass Rally & Moral Revival in Washington, DC to launch the next phase of our movement for the long haul.
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· 23 Jun 2018

We’re here with a message to our elected officials: fight poverty, not the poor! Take away our poverty, not our children! Join us on the National Mall at 10am ET or watch LIVE at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Folks are arriving from all over for the on the National Mall and hundreds more are en route! Join us here or watch LIVE at !

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· 23 Jun 2018

. is in the way here from all over the country! Watch LIVE: – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Last minute prep here on the National Mall as folks continue to arrive. Watch the in DC LIVE at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

We’re here in DC with the and ! Join us on the National Mall or watch LIVE at !

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· 23 Jun 2018

We’re wrapped in a single garment of destiny—we must break out of our silos and UNITE to become a new and unsettling force in our complacent national life! Join the today on the National Mall or watch live at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

We'll be hearing from Louise Brown of Charleston, SC on the for unions and a living wage today.

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· 23 Jun 2018

Gettin’ ready here on the National Mall for the Stand Against Poverty Mass Rally & Moral Revival. Watch LIVE at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

. starts us off here on the National Mall. Watch the LIVE from DC at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Starting off strong with theomusicologist leading our choir!! Love is here, truth is here, we are the change. Watch the live at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Clinton, Portia, Carlos, Frank & Queen joining us at the rally! These folks have been working hard organizing across the country to build a fusion movement. This is just the beginning! Sign up to mobilize in your state at .

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· 23 Jun 2018

All power to the people! We are here, we are the change! Watch the LIVE on the National Mall at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Wendsler Nosie, Sr. led the Apache Stronghold Caravan from CA to D.C. for the rally the past 2 weeks stopping in communities to hear & share with ppl directly affected by policy violence. Check out our Instagram at for photos.

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· 23 Jun 2018

We open with prayer from our First Nation friends and family, one of the earliest prayers of the land. The Apache Stronghold led by Chief Wendsler Nosie led a contingent of indigenous leaders from west to east to travel to DC and bless the . – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

“Native American is tied to the earth and to the environment. What we’re facing equal to you is exemption from national law...corporations are tapping into the resources of America. We won’t have any water—what will be left for our children?” Chief Wendsler – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

“All the workers you’ve exploited cry out for justice.” Reading an interfaith litany from many sacred texts. and Kelly Brown Douglas Watch LIVE:

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· 23 Jun 2018

“We are poor! We are here! We are ready!” Watch the LIVE from the National Mall in Washington, DC!

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· 23 Jun 2018

. leads us in song because we woke up this morning with our minds on freedom! 🎶🎵 on the National Mall! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

“You gotta talk and talk with your mind on freedom!” is here in our nation’s Capitol! The elders of the movement lead the way. Watch LIVE: – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Hearing facts & campaign demands challenging systemic racism from Amy Jo Hutchinson, , Quincy Bloxman, , Rev. Jimmie Hawkins, , Irasema Hernandez, , David Goodman,

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· 23 Jun 2018

“The battle for is a battle for the heart and soul of our democracy.” -

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· 23 Jun 2018

Injustice has gone on too long. It's time to stand.

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· 23 Jun 2018

State ambassadors from states and tribes across the country reading our demands now. Read along with us: – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

"In Rhode Island we demand a living wage of at least $15 and the right to form unions without retaliation"

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· 23 Jun 2018

Hearing campaign demands, moral framework & challenge of systemic poverty from Rev. Dr. Terri Hord Owens, Bryan Lee Brown , Daisy Benitez , Mashayla Buckmaster

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· 23 Jun 2018

This is not a rally, this is a CALL TO ACTION. -

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· 23 Jun 2018

"Kentucky needs some help, but if you beautiful people continue in the work you came to do today in your state, we'll keep moving forward together!" Tanya Fagle from

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· 23 Jun 2018

"I've had 3 brushes of death, but I'm still here!" Jay lost her health insurance two weeks ago and is sick from kidney disease.

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· 23 Jun 2018

The fights for healthcare, racial justice, trans rights, and more are all connected. Hearing from testifiers now. Watch LIVE at ! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

"I was so ashamed of myself... I would still believe it was all my fault if it wasn't for people in this movement who taught me to see systemic poverty is not my fault." -Mashayla Buckmaster

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· 23 Jun 2018

Hearing testimony from Mashyla Buckmaster from . All these moral witnesses support Aberdeen! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

"Poor, but rich in votes, poor, but rich in dreams, poor, but rich in aspirations. If we work but can't afford healthcare, a decent house, a decent wage, we got to keep fighting." -Mayor of the original Resurrection City

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· 23 Jun 2018

“We want the truth, the truth, and no more lies!” 🎵🎶

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· 23 Jun 2018

"We were sick and tired of working for poor wages and discrimination. We said enough is enough!" -Louise Brown organized her fellow workers to strike & form a union at a hospital in South Carolina in the '60s

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· 23 Jun 2018

Labor unions in the house!! Which one was loudest?!

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· 23 Jun 2018

"I went to jail in '69 and I went to jail in 2018 - and I didn't mind going to jail, because it was for the poor! We are the people, we can make it work!" -Louise Brown

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· 23 Jun 2018

“Poor, but rich in votes! Poor, but rich in dreams! Poor, but rich in aspirations! We’ve got to keep fighting, we have the power!” – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

We can accomplish together what we cannot accomplish alone! This is the heart of social justice unionism, this is the heart of the - that we not just witness, but make this a more just America! -

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· 23 Jun 2018

Workers from joining us to talk about the right to a living wage & a union. "When workers win, we all win. But we can only win when we work together, organize & fight back!" -Sharita Bryant

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· 23 Jun 2018

"All workers need a union so they can feed their children, pay rent & have health insurance. I think of the Triangle Factory workers who died – that’s why it’s on us to fight & spread the word!" -Katrice Johnson, member & DCA airport cleaner

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· 23 Jun 2018

"Today we come 50 years later to thank Dr. King for his work. We're poor but rich in votes. Poor but rich in dreams. Poor but rich and in aspirations...We're poor, we have the power to fight back"

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· 23 Jun 2018

Beautiful faces of the from 🌈

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· 23 Jun 2018

Campaign theo-musicologist joining on stage now at the rally. Tune in to the live-stream -->

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· 23 Jun 2018

Katrice Johnson tells the difficulties of working at National airport in DC. After years of fighting they won a contract, but the battle continues every day. Her story is common.

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· 23 Jun 2018

. introducing the testifiers on ecological devastation now. Great art from on the stage! Watch live:

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· 23 Jun 2018

“This is why we need a : we’re putting elected officials on notice and saying we won’t be silent anymore!” Valerie Jean, – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

Listening to Letiah Fraser , Shannon Rivers , Jade Mazon , Valerie Jean Blakely on how ecological devastation is affecting our communities.

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· 23 Jun 2018

This is what happens when corporations are treated like people, and people are treated like things.

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· 23 Jun 2018

If we don't have access to affordable water, housing, health care & quality education, then I ask the question for who is Detroit being revitalized for! -Valerie Jean Blakely

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· 23 Jun 2018

“There are 9 million deaths each year [associated] with pollution. Those that are experiencing the worst of all these problems are poor people, indigenous people, people of color.” -

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· 23 Jun 2018

As said we're poor but rich in dreams. We won't be stopped.

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· 23 Jun 2018

Poverty is violence.

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· 23 Jun 2018

is ready for a in America!

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· 23 Jun 2018

State ambassadors from nearly 40 states are lining up to march on our nation’s Capitol.

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· 23 Jun 2018

The is saying, “NO to the new Jim Crow!”

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· 23 Jun 2018

Listening to veterans call for peace against the war economy: Alyssa Pariah , Savina Martin , Matt Post , Brittany DeBarros "The military industrial complex is literally corporate greed weaponized." -

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· 25 Jun 2018

"We begrudge the poor for the pennies we give them to eat and survive, but cheer for the $600 billion we spend annually on defense. The military industrial complex is literally corporate greed weaponized!" -

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· 23 Jun 2018

Nearly 40 states, Puerto Rico and over 30 countries in solidarity with the ! State ambassadors preparing to march now! Watch the march on our nation’s Capitol live: – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

is ready for a in America!

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· 23 Jun 2018

Thank you Amy Goodman for covering the when much of mainstream media has ignored our actions and the voices of our people ❤️

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· 23 Jun 2018

is ready for a in America!

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· 23 Jun 2018

is ready for a in America!

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· 23 Jun 2018

& are ready for a in America!

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· 23 Jun 2018

“When you lift from the bottom, everybody rises!” 🎶🎵 features artists and musicians from the movement. Watch live:

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· 23 Jun 2018

Preparing our march on the Capitol to launch the next phase of our movement for the long-haul! Watch LIVE: – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

"We must commit to nonviolent moral fusion direct action. We must commit to nonviolent civil disobedience. Before this campaign fails, we'll all go down to jail!" - Join us in your state --->

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· 23 Jun 2018

Homework from : ✅ Ask 50 people to go to the website to sign the pledge. ✅ Register to vote in your midterm elections.

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· 23 Jun 2018

"We're not just here to march, we're here to mobilize. November is coming, and you're either with us, or you're evicted from the house! We are marching now to serve notice!" -Rev.

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· 23 Jun 2018

. is offering free ice cream on this humid day in DC in support of the !

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· 23 Jun 2018

It’s time to break the chains of injustice!

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· 23 Jun 2018

March starting now! – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

A new and unsettling force is taking to the streets in DC!

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· 23 Jun 2018

Even dogs like Tyrone know an immoral justice system when they see one. !

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· 23 Jun 2018

Everybody’s got a right to live!

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· 23 Jun 2018

on the march here in DC!

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· 23 Jun 2018

The is letting their light shine bright for our lawmakers and all the world to see.

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· 23 Jun 2018

The is on the march here in Washington, DC. Watch live:

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· 23 Jun 2018

The is marching for the liberation of our siblings!

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· 23 Jun 2018

Which side are you on?!

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· 23 Jun 2018

We are a new and unsettling force for liberation! Join us -->

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· 23 Jun 2018

From to , they’re ready for a in America!

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· 23 Jun 2018

We’re gonna rise up and turn the world around! marches on the US Capitol because the people united will never be defeated! – at United States Capitol Building

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· 23 Jun 2018

Faces of the from 🌈

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· 23 Jun 2018

Well I went down to the Capitol and took back what they stole from me! 🎶🎵 – at United States Capitol Building

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· 23 Jun 2018

Here in front of the US Capitol about to deliver letters of our demands to every member of Congress. – at U.S. Capitol - West Terrace

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· 23 Jun 2018

“We declare the 23 a day of resurrection! This is a beginning!” – at U.S. Capitol - West Terrace

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· 23 Jun 2018

🎶 Not gonna let oppression blow out our light, we're gonna let it shine!

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· 23 Jun 2018

"Unless the folk occupying the White House are with us, then everybody is in, but they gotta move out... they have just a little while to get on board, or find somewhere else to live" @pastortraci

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· 23 Jun 2018

The about to deliver our demands to every member of Congress. – at U.S. Capitol - West Terrace

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· 23 Jun 2018

The power of the people won't stop!

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· 23 Jun 2018

Ain’t gonna let no president turn me around! Gonna keep on walking, keep on talking, marching on to freedom land. 🎶🎵 – at U.S. Capitol - West Terrace

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· 23 Jun 2018

We’re going to the Capitol to take back what they stole from us! The won’t be silent anymore.

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· 23 Jun 2018

., , , , , Rev. James Forbes all going in to deliver our demands to Congress. Read them here: – at U.S. Capitol - West Terrace

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· 23 Jun 2018

That line of people thousands strong? That’s the . – at U.S. Capitol - West Terrace

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· 23 Jun 2018

Did u know that most of the money given to charity each year comes from our own people - not foundations, not corporations? Help us sustain our organizing as we move into the next phase of the by becoming a monthly sustainer -->

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· 23 Jun 2018

Still marching with our minds on freedom! We’re headed back to the National Mall!

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· 23 Jun 2018

Power to the people! Power to the poor! in Washington, DC, where thousands marched on the Capitol to reclaim it as the people’s house!

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· 23 Jun 2018

“Rise up my people, my condors, my eagles! No human being will ever be illegal!” – at The National Mall

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· 23 Jun 2018

“Fifty years ago, Dr. King called for the poor and dispossessed of all races to unite and take action together—to become ‘a new and unsettling force in our complacent national life.’ Today, all over the country that ‘unsettling force’ has arrived.” -

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· 23 Jun 2018

The has united tens of thousands of people across the country to challenge systemic racism, poverty, the war economy & ecological devastation. We’re building a peaceful army to wage a . Are you with us? -->

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