A week after the historic reignition of the Poor People’s Campaign, the Revs. William Barber and Liz Theoharis will intensify a six-week season of nonviolent direct action by marching on Capitol Hill to demand elected officials take immediate steps to confront systemic racism.
The campaign co-chairs will be joined by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a key leader in the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign, and actor and civil rights champion Danny Glover.
Monday’s protest will highlight the connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression. Participants in Monday’s nonviolent direct action are expected to carry signs that read “Voter Suppression = The True Hacking of our Democracy” and “Systemic Racism is Violence.” They’ll call for the immediate restoration of the Voting Rights Act, an end to racist gerrymandering and reversal of state laws that prevent municipalities from raising wages.
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