Poor Peopleâs Campaign brings demands to State House
The anti-poverty group calls on state leaders to combat systemic racism, ecological devastation, and voter suppression
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 6:00 a.m.
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Peter Nightingale, a member of the coordinating committee of the Rhode Island Poor People s Campaign, speaks on the State House steps on Monday.John Wright
PROVIDENCE â The Poor Peopleâs Campaign came to the steps of the State House on Monday, calling for Rhode Island to combat poverty, racism, and voter suppression.
Peter Nightingale â a member of the coordinating committee of the Rhode Island Poor Peopleâs Campaign and a University of Rhode Island physics professor â said 140 million people in the United States are poor, and 250,000 people die prematurely every year because of poverty.
Black LGBTQ Clergy Offer Support to Community at a Tough Time
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In the midst of battling systemic racism in our communities, criminal justice reform and LGBTQ alliance building, a pandemic rages on one that disproportionately affects the Black community and LGBTQ people.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report this month detailing the underlying health conditions that increase the risk of contracting severe COVID-19 among sexual minorities. In a response by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the organization’s president Alphonso David said, “This report affirms what LGBTQ advocates and organizations have known all along: that our community is at greater risk and disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 health crisis.”
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From the press release:
2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration to Reflect on Positions of Conscience
The Rev. Dr. William J Barber II to speak as part of the MLK Advocacy for Justice Virtual Celebration, Sunday, January 17 at 3:00 pm. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two longstanding Champaign County committees, Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Committee and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Advocacy for Justice Committee, Inc. unite this year to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for the 2021 Annual Countywide Celebration.
This year’s theme is “Rising Together: Facing the Challenges of Tomorrow Today.” Highlighting the 2021 event will be an address by the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. Rev. Barber will be the keynote speaker during this year’s Annual Countywide Celebration on Sunday, January 17 at 3
Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence
North Carolina poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green
2021 Frank B. Hanes Writer-in-Residence Readings
The week will include two public events a panel on Environmental Justice and a conversation moderated by Gene Nichol, class visits by each writer, a community outreach with a local high school and a writing session with UNC creative writing students, and a celebratory dinner.
Monday, Feb 22:
CHANGE: Due to weather conditions and travel, Rev. William Barber II will not be able to attend our reading tonight. We look forward to a reading and Q&A with North Carolina Poet Laureate and social activist Jaki Shelton Green! Tune in on Thursday for a Panel on Environmental Justice with Jaki Shelton Green, Rev William Barber II, and NC Attorney General Josh Stein, moderated by WUNC’s Leoneda Inge.