June 20th Moral March on Washington Takes on Systemic Poverty

FEATURING PASTOR ALVIN JACKSON – On June 20, 2020, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold a “Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington.” Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this event, which touches upon five key issues, will be held entirely online. As part of a week-long collaboration...

FEATURING PASTOR ALVIN JACKSON – On June 20, 2020, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold a “Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington.” Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this event, which touches upon five key issues, will be held entirely online. As part of a week-long collaboration with Free Speech TV we’ll be presenting coverage of this historic event for five days leading up to it and today we’ll focus on how the Poor People’s Campaign will take on systemic poverty in the US. 

You can RSVP for the June 20th Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington at www.June2020.org. Also tune into to Free Speech TV on June 20th to watch the entire event live starting at 7 am Pacific Time, 10 am Eastern. 

Pastor Alvin Jackson, executive director of the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington.

FEATURING REV. LIZ THEOHARIS – On June 20, 2020, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will hold a “Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington.” Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this event, which touches upon five key issues, will be held entirely online. As part of a week-long collaboration with Free Speech TV we’ll be presenting coverage of this historic event for five days leading up to it. With the historic national uprising against police brutality and the supercharged wealth inequality exacerbated by the pandemic, activists say they can’t stress the urgency of the moment enough. PLAY VIDEO. That’s the voice of Rev. William Barber, the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign as part of the call for the June 20th Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington.  

You can RSVP for the June 20th Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington at www.June2020.org. Also tune into to Free Speech TV on June 20th to watch the entire event live starting at 7 am Pacific Time, 10 am Eastern. 

Rev. Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival, and the Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary.