As a pastor, I know death is hard. But senseless death in the form of social hell that traumatized us all must move us to action, especially our political leaders.

Poor and low-income people and their advocates will march on main streets of capital and other major cities across the country Oct. 15 to encourage low-propensity voters who are suffering the most from attacks on our democracy to register and vote in the midterm elections.

Led by poor and low-wage residents of all colors, clergy and advocates, Moral Monday will continue to expose to the public the utter moral, health and economic failure of the state government’s refusal to work with the city leadership to end a problem that has existed for decades.

An organizing tour of North Carolina’s congressional districts to turn out the vote of poor and low-income people continues next week with a virtual stop in Fayetteville and an in-person program in Elizabeth City.

From a stage with the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion looming in the background, poor and low-income people of every race and creed shared their stories of suffering from the lack of clean water in Jackson, vowing not to give up until their taps run clear and safe.

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.

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.

“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.”

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.

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.

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 and low-income people struggling with unclean and unreliable water in the Mississippi capital will join the Poor People’s Campaign on Monday for a national online speak out about the dire situation facing the majority-Black city.

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

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.’”

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.

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.

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.”

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.

“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.

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.