Latest Poor people's campaign Podcast Episodes

Episode 4: We Cry Justice

Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast - June 16, 2022 15:27 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Organizers draw inspiration from biblical scripture in building a movement led by the poor. Anu talks with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, editor of the book We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign, a collection of essays from leaders across the country. Reverend Theo...

Episode 3 Who Counts as Poor?

Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast - June 15, 2022 18:23 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
How the official US poverty line actually creates more poverty. Jake Heller talks with policy experts Shailly Gupta Barnes and Shawn Fremstad.  Shailly Gupta Barnes is Policy Director of the Kairos Center and the Poor People’s Campaign. Shawn Fremstad is Senior Policy Fellow at the Cen...

Episode 2: Not Going Back to Normal

Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast - June 15, 2022 18:20 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Victories and challenges of organizing today. Anu talks with organizers Barb Rivera of Rochester Citywide Tenants Union who fought off her own eviction and Keith Bullard of North Carolina Raise Up fighting for a $15 minimum wage. Recorded in August 2021. Quote 1: 7:33- 8:10 I've been ...

Ep 1: The Power of the Poor

Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast - April 26, 2021 15:36 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
From the Carolinas to California, from the Bronx to the border, from the Appalachian hollers to Apache sacred lands, Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast for the Long Haul will explore what it means to build a social movement that addresses the interlocking injustices of our time. We w...

The Power of the Poor

Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast - April 26, 2021 15:36 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
From the Carolinas to California, from the Bronx to the border, from the Appalachian hollers to Apache sacred lands, Getting Into Step: A Movement Podcast for the Long Haul will explore what it means to build a social movement that addresses the interlocking injustices of our time. We w...