it is a 27-mile march from georgetown to austin, texas. they re going to do that over the course of those four days, and then the day after that, july 31st, a rally at the austin state capitol all to authorize the voting rights in texas to stop federal backstop protections. we ll be right back. k. [ ] looking to repair dry, damaged hair without weighing it down? try pantene daily moisture renewal conditioner. its color-safe formula uses smart conditioners to micro-target damage helping to repair hair without weighing it down. try pantene. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now. it s the most comfortable, dually-adjustable, foot-warming, temperature-balancing. proven quality night sleep we ve ever made. save up to $1,000 on select sleep number 360 smart beds and adjustable bases. plus, 0% interest for 24 months. only for a limited time.
dr. william barber, he s president of repairers of the breach and co-chair of the poor people s campaign. also beto o rourke, former democratic congressman from texas, the founder of powered by people, a grassroots organization working to mobilize texas voters. gentlemen, i m honored to have you both here tonight. i know you re in the middle of tons of organizing and tons of work. thank you both for being here. reverend barber, i d like to start with you. if you could just talk to us about what it is that you have planned. the announcement that you and congressman o rourke have made today about what your next steps are. well, thank you so much, rachel. you know, we won in north carolina. we actually took that mobilization, took it into court, and beat back the worst voter suppression bill since jim crow. we announced today that we re going to have beginning in georgetown, texas, on july the 27th, ending in austin, texas, on july the 31st a moral resurrection and a march from
but because texas is the toughest state in which to vote, and it s about to get a lot harder if these new voter suppression bills pass, these are the front lines in this battle. that s why i m so grateful that the poor people s campaign and bishop barber have made this the center of their attention, because he s absolutely right. voting is not just connected to our democracy, as essential as that is. it s connected to the fact that texas still has a $7.25 an hour minimum wage. it s connected to the fact that we re the least insured state in the country, where people still die of diabetes and the flu and curable cancers because they can t see a doctor. 7 million eligible texans did not vote in the 2020 election and it was not for lack of love of democracy. it s the voter suppression obstacles placed in their way. so bishop barber s efforts here in texas, the march that he s helping to organize, the people who will come out on the 31st, saturday, at the capitol in austin, we re going to
georgetown austin, similar to the march from selma to montgomery. it is time to nationalize what s going on in texas, and in this particular march from georgetown austin, 27 miles, four days of marching, we re demanding four things. end the filibuster, pass every provision of the for the people act, which is actually the bill john lewis wrote. pass the voting rights act restoration and pass $15 an hour living wage because we ve got to connect voting to economics and recognize this is not just a black issue. it s not just jim crow. it s james crow, esquire. we re going to walk with our feet, put legs on our prayers, nationalize this, and make a cry from texas, people of all races, creeds, and color, because it s time. it s time. we have to demand these things and we can t have a little piece here and a little piece there and all of this negotiation. we need four things to happen. and the fifth thing we re going to add to it is we must protect