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Jackson water crisis: Moral Monday march, rally Sept. 26
Under the banner of “Free the Land, Clean the Water, Keep It Public,” the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign will lead the march, which begins at 4 p.m. CT on Monday, Sept. 26, at Mt. Helm Baptist Church, 300 E. Church St. Beginning at 4:30 p.m., people will march to the intersection of Capitol and Congress streets, where a rally begins at 5:30 p.m. CT.
Moral emergency: Faith leaders sound alarm Thursday in DC
A diverse group of national, state and local faith leaders whose various traditions make up millions of congregants will join the Poor People’s Campaign National Call for Moral Revival on Thursday for an urgent briefing to urge Congress to act before the midterms on critical moral and social issues that directly impact millions of vulnerable neighbors.
Philly subsidized housing fight is national issue: Bishop Barber
“If you all invite me, I’ll come in and move in for a few days in this townhome and invite other clergy in the city,” Bishop Barber told the crowd of about 200 people and numerous clergy members. “And then we’ll call for folk to meet us here. And maybe while we’re staying here, y’all can redo that encampment for another 30 days. Since it’s in the middle of an election year, let’s make this an election issue.”
Bishop Barber speaks at Christian student conference at Princeton
Moral and faith leader Bishop William J. Barber II will deliver the keynote address Saturday at a Christian student conference focused on the theme of how to create a new heaven and a new earth in such a challenging time across the world.
Low-income housing: Bishop Barber joins Philadelphia fight
Social justice leader Bishop William J. Barber II will join residents who face eviction from historic and subsidized housing in Philadelphia during an interfaith service Sunday at the 70-unit townhomes.
Inflation Reduction Act: Bishop Barber invited to White House
At the invitation of the White House, faith and moral leader Bishop William J. Barber II will attend a program Tuesday to mark the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Poor People’s Campaign plans outreach to 5M low-income voters
The Poor People’s Campaign will reach out to 5 million poor and low-wage people and low-propensity voters before the midterm elections, encouraging them to vote based on policy demands and then follow through by making sure their candidates support policies that protect democracy and justice for poor and low-wage people
Bishop Barber national sermon: Voting for democracy is imperative
On the anniversaries of the death of Emmett Till in 1955 – whose vicious murder spawned a movement – and of the 1963 March on Washington, Bishop William J. Barber II will deliver a national sermon on “if we ever needed to vote for democracy, we sure need to vote now.’”
Voting tour: Poor people will prove their power in NC
The numbers don’t lie, and they show that poor and low-wage low wealth people have the power to change North Carolina’s political landscape when they vote.
Bishop Barber: DOJ must investigate police assault of TX man
After careful review of the evidence in his case, Repairers of the Breach has joined attorneys Harry Daniels, Chance Lynch and Chimeaka White in the case of Christopher Shaw and his struggle for justice. Mr. Shaw was severely injured by law enforcement officers while in their custody on June 12, 2021, in Beaumont, Texas.
It’s time for ‘good trouble’ with Erika Alexander on Sunday
With the pivotal 2022 midterm elections as the backdrop, actress and producer Erika Alexander will visit North Carolina on Sunday to lead a discussion on voting rights and to screen her documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble.”
Bishop Barber demands justice for Texas man paralyzed by police
Attorneys and advocates for Christopher Shaw, the Black man paralyzed by a Beaumont police officer while in custody last year for public intoxication, will make an important announcement this week.
Fatal police shooting is ‘act of terror’: Rev. Barber
“Homicide is homicide no matter who commits it. But when the accusation and evidence point toward a sworn officer of the law, homicide becomes an act of terror performed by the very person sworn to protect and serve.
Bishop Barber: To honor Rev. Spearman, we must finish his work
Following are the prepared eulogistic remarks from Bishop William J. Barber II at the celebration of life service on Aug. 2 in Greensboro for Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, who died July 19. Bishop Barber previously issued this statement about Rev. Dr. Spearman’s death.
WEDNESDAY: Effort to register 56K potential new voters begins
For the next 14 weeks, the coalition leading Unlock Our Vote Freedom Summer Tour will host voter information and registration drives across the state as well as conduct phone and text outreach to potential voters.
Bishop Barber: Rev. Spearman was ‘champion for justice’
Statement on the passing of the Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, religious, NAACP, civil rights and human rights leader, from Bishop William J. Barber II, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.
Brittney Griner: Bishop Barber signs petition for her release
Bishop Barber has signed a petition that calls on ”the White House and all government entities to secure Brittney Griner’s safe and timely return home” and also calls on Russia “to stop using her as a political pawn.”
Statement on the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade
On Friday, June 24, an extremist majority of the US Supreme Court overruled more than 50 years of legal precedent, taking away a previously recognized fundamental right for the first time in the court’s history.
Bishop Barber statement on overturn of Roe
To all women: I’m so sorry that this extreme court would vote to give a rapist more power over you than you have over your own body. In response to attacks on the poor, voting rights, living wages and now women’s bodies, the justice community’s response must be the most massive progressive voter turnout in the history of the nation.
Bishop Barber on guns: 'Haven't we had enough children shot?'
Bishop William J. Barber II, co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign, President of Repairers of the Breach, joined by faith leaders, gun violence survivors, and responsible gun owners from across the country amid Senate gun safety vote and Supreme Court strike down of NY concealed carry law