Injustice at Home
U.S. injustice has deep historical roots: the theft of Native American lands, slavery, centuries of racism and anti-immigrant policies, and profound income and wealth inequality. The legacies of these injustices persist and intersect today. The median wealth of a Black or Latinx family is only a small faction of that of a white family. Native American water and lands continue to be devastated by petroleum pipelines, coal and uranium mining. Muslim-Americans have experienced a wave of Islamophobia, while individuals seeking to enter the U.S. at our southern border are denied the right to seek asylum and detained in pens. UFPJ was founded on the principle that there will be no true peace without addressing the myriad injustices of U.S. society.
The Poor People’s Campaign; Calling for Light, Love and Leadership
The Poor People’s Campaign; Calling for Light, Love and Leadership In light of the events of January 6th, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival produced a video showing the split realities of how non-violent protest has been met versus the...
Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Begins Its 20th Year
Almost unnoticed amidst the chaos of the final days of the Trump Administration, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba began its 20th year of operation on January 11, 2021. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush Administration sent 780 Muslim men and...
Poor People’s Campaign Launches 14 Policy Priorities for the First 100 Days to Heal the Nation
On December 7, The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, released a set of 14 policy and legislative priorities for the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration. The 14 policies priorities are: Enact comprehensive and just COVID-19 relief...
The Future of U.S. Immigration Policy: How Much Can Biden Do?
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to undo many of Trump’s immigration policies, including ending the “Muslim Ban,” ending “Zero Tolerance” that separated children and parents, reinstating protections for approximately 650,000 “Dreamers,” and increasing the...
In Their Remembrance: It is Time for a Just COVID Relief, a Smooth Transition, and a Moral Agenda Now
On Monday November 23, automobiles plastered with makeshift memorials to COVID victims who died in poverty caravanned through state capitals in: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,...
“A Dying Mule Always Kicks the Hardest,” so Get Out the Vote! Update from the Poor People’s Campaign
Voting is Power Unleashed! Millions of people in America today are living without health insurance, without living wages, without clean water, and without voting protections. But if we are united, we can build a new electorate to organize and vote for a moral agenda...
19 Years After 9/11: A Legacy of Illegal Actions and No Justice Forthcoming
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of human rights, civil liberties and peace organizations issued a series of reports on the legacy of the United States’ response to the attacks. Their sweeping conclusion was that, “In...
Voting is Power Unleashed: An Update from the Poor People’s Campaign
America is home to 140 million poor and low-income people who are living without health insurance, without fair wages, without clean water, and without the basic necessities we need to survive. But together we can do M.O.R.E. — Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering,...
Voting is Power Unleashed! National Moral Monday Mass Assembly and Teach-in
Haz clic aqui para recibir nuestras comunicaciones en español. This pandemic and economic collapse, along with the recent wave of police brutality and massive voter suppression tactics have forced this nation into an unprecedented season of crisis. As Rev. Dr. William...
Update from the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
The Poor People's Campaign just launched a groundbreaking new report, “Unleashing the Power of Poor and Low Income Americans; Changing the Political Landscape,” that proves empirically what we’ve always known: that poor and low-income people are the key to political...
Tell Blackrock: Stop investing in Tasers!
BlackRock loves to make a killing on killing: Over a thousand Americans have been killed by Tasers — 32 percent of them are Black Americans. Tasers are made by the colossal law enforcement supplier Axon Enterprise, based in Arizona. One of their top shareholders...
Poor People’s Jubilee Platform launched; A Moral Agenda to Heal America
Following the June 20, 2020 digital Mass Poor People’s Assembly and March on Washington that drew millions of viewers, on July 16, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, held a well-attended Congressional briefing to demand a moral policy...