From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/):
Join us for a Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action, July 12 – August 8 beginning on July 12 at 1pm ET / 10am PT from in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. with a Moral Monday Press Conference to announce the action, followed by a massive online call-in action.
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival along with dozens of partners, our 40+ state coordinating committees, and thousands of faith leaders are joining together in this effort.
Democracy vs. autocracy is the battle of our time. We must engage and escalate the nonviolent struggle for a Third Reconstruction.
When we commemorate the pivotal moments in human history, we rarely remember times of peace and tranquility. No, it has always been in the face of adversity and challenge that we have come together to find a better way forward. The future is forged by those who recognized the fierce urgency of a necessary struggle.
Watch Bishop Barber’s message to the nation, Democracy vs. Autocracy.
We cannot declare the immoral reality that democracy is in peril and then not engage with the moral challenge of nonviolent direct action.
To set the example, the Poor People’s Campaign and our major partners have decided to launch a season of nonviolent moral direct action.
This loving militancy aims to apply pressure and call others to do the same, joining us not only in rallies and marches, but also in nonviolent moral direct action, and if people choose to arrest us for engaging in our constitutional rights, then we will submit to civil disobedience to move the U.S. Senate.
Photo by Steve Pavey / #HopeInFocus
We must engage in nonviolent moral direct action to demand that the Senate do its job as outlined in Article I, Section 4, Clause 1.
We demand:
- End the Filibuster
- Pass all provisions of the For the People Act
- Fully restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour
Moral Mondays will be:
- July 12, a massive national call-in to every senator, to shut down switchboards if necessary.
- July 19, the anniversary of the Women’s Convention at Seneca Falls, nonviolent moral direct action in D.C. led by women from all over the country.
- July 26, in all Senate offices, regardless of party, in at least 45 states, people will engage in nonviolent moral direct action.
- August 2, a mass number of clergy and religious leaders with poor and low-wage workers will engage in nonviolent moral direct action focused on the U.S. Senate.
Watch Dontae Sharpe’s Journey to Justice Press Conference, Rally & Petition Delivery.
No democracy can be true to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness until the worker is paid a living wage, has the provision of education, and health care.
If a mean Mitch McConnell can put Supreme Court justices on the bench for lifetime appointments with 51 votes, surely, we must demand that 51 votes be used to save the democracy, ensure protection against voter suppression, and pay people a $15 minimum living wage.
Manchin and Sinema, which side are you on? We cannot let them stay on the wrong side. It’s time for nonviolent moral direct action and civil disobedience, if necessary. Things must change by August 6, or we know what we must do all the way through the midterm election.
Photo by Steve Pavey / #HopeInFocus
Democracy vs. autocracy is the battle of our time.
We must raise the alarm and engage the battle. We must sow the seeds of a movement that refuses to accept autocracy.
And when we save and improve this democracy, our children’s children will retell the story of how we didn’t back away or give up our principles but engaged the moral battle and stood on the right side of love, justice, and truth. The right side of history itself.
It’s time right now for nonviolent moral direct action! Join us online at 1pm ET.
Forward together, not one step back!
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