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The Poor People's Campaign & Non-Party Opposition

Submitted by Meteor Man on Tue, 05/15/2018 - 7:08pm

A very informative article from Counterpunch added depth and context to my understanding of The Poor People's Campaign The New Poor People's Campaign: Seeds Of A Non-Party Opposition?

Not settling for a choice between Democrats or Republicans:

There is a third strategic alternative: A “non-party opposition” which draws diverse constituencies out of their silos to combine their power but uses direct action rather than electoral politics as its means to exercise that power. Such a non-party opposition can play some of the crucial roles of a political party, bringing together different constituencies around common interests, exposing existing policies and institutions, and presenting alternatives.

Poor People's Campaign Update

Submitted by Meteor Man on Fri, 04/06/2018 - 9:45pm

More information from Labor Notes. Events in thirty states:

Led by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Liz Theoharis, the Campaign's aim is to launch a new movement with 40 days of mass actions, including civil disobedience, at 30 state capitols, beginning May 13. Information on getting involved locally is at Poor People's Campaign.org

The campaign will focus on a different theme each week.

The Poor People's Campaign Update

Submitted by Meteor Man on Sat, 03/31/2018 - 7:59pm

I went to another organizing event in L.A. and they are setting up workshops for non- violent civil disobedience training. The upcoming 40 day event is being promoted as:

A Season of Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action from May 13th to June 23rd

The Poor People's Campaign is focused on raising awareness on four problems:

1.) Challenging systemic racism

2.) Poverty

3.) The war economy

4.) Environmental degradation

The Poor People's Campaign

Submitted by Meteor Man on Mon, 03/05/2018 - 2:50pm

Here comes more blowback:

Huge Organizing Effort, '40 Days of Action' Launching to Fight Poverty:

Fifty years later, a new Poor People’s Campaign connects religious faith to social justice.

This is a very timely interview with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, who is leading the campaign with Rev. Dr. William Barber, whose Moral Mondays protests in North Carolina kickstarted the contemporary Poor People’s Campaign: