{"id":18973,"date":"2018-05-17T22:34:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T02:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/?p=18973"},"modified":"2018-05-17T22:34:08","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T02:34:08","slug":"next-steps-poor-peoples-campaign-action-on-monday-may-21st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/next-steps-poor-peoples-campaign-action-on-monday-may-21st\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Steps – Poor People’s Campaign – Action on Monday May 21st"},"content":{"rendered":"

RE: Next Steps on the Poor People’s Campaign & Next Monday’s Action on May 21st<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Thanks for your support and participation in the Poor People\u2019s Campaign. Now that we\u2019ve had a successful launch we need to keep up the momentum and build our base!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my report and an invitation in a special edition of\u00a0Just Acts: Next Steps on the Poor People\u2019s Campaign\u2014Join Me on May 21st<\/sup><\/a>. \u00a0(If you would like to subscribe to Just Acts, sign up\u00a0here<\/a>.) It includes an Op Ed from UUA President Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray<\/strong> titled\u00a0I Got Arrested Today While Praying the US Finally Confronts Poverty<\/i>\u00a0and a blog post from Rev. Michael Crumpler,<\/strong> UUA LGBTQ & Intercultural Programs Manager,\u00a0Arrested for Justice,\u00a0<\/i>on being arrested for the first time in his life and his reflections on the experience of doing so with the Campaign.<\/p>\n

I will be taking direct action on Monday, May 21st<\/sup>, and hope you can join me in Washington, DC or at your state capital.\u00a0This coming week\u2019s theme is Connecting Systemic Racism and Economic Justice – Voting Rights and Just Immigration \u2013 issues that we UUs have been working on for a long time and care about deeply.<\/p>\n

There are 5 more weeks of non-violent moral fusion direct action and all will have the same format of a Monday rally\/press conference at\u00a02 p.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0followed by direct action. Please note however that there will NOT be rallies and actions on Memorial Day. That week the rally and action will be on Tuesday, May 29th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Most states will offer an\u00a011 am<\/span><\/span>\u00a0direct action training on\u00a0Monday<\/span><\/span>s for the action that day but there is some variation among states so be sure to check for your state and to find out where the training will be (check for your state Poor Peoples Campaign Facebook page or with your\u00a0UU State Action Network<\/a>\u00a0if there is one in your state .<\/p>\n

If you are coming to Washington, DC to take direct action you will need to be at\u00a0St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Church<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a010 a.m.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on Monday, May 21st<\/sup>\u00a0to be trained. Be sure to have your ID, $50 in cash, and a water bottle and power bars or some kind of snack. You will receive lunch after the training and before the rally. It\u2019s also a good idea to have a good breakfast as it may be a while before you eat again after lunch.<\/p>\n

The rally and press conference will be at\u00a02 pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on the US Capitol Lawn (Zone 9 \u2013 it\u2019s the lawn on the Capitol Building (Congress) side on \u00a0First Street between the Capitol Building and the Supreme Court & Library of Congress).<\/p>\n

On Sundays, in many states and in Washington, DC there will be a mass moral meeting\/revival.\u00a0 In DC it will be from\u00a06-8 pm<\/span><\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0National City Christian Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also see a livestream of the Washington, DC\u00a0Sunday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0revival with the Co-Chairs of the Campaign Rev. William Barber and Rev. Liz Theoharis and the rally and action on the Poor People\u2019s Campaign\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To stay connected with UUs engaged in the campaign visit\u00a0www.uua.org\/poorpeoplescampaign<\/a>\u00a0and join the\u00a0UUs & the Poor Peoples Campaign Facebook Group<\/a>. Let us know what\u2019s happening in your states and share your feedback and questions!<\/p>\n

Please feel free to contact me directly as well if you need further information, have questions, and feedback as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Forward Together! — Susan<\/p>\n

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Susan Leslie<\/b><\/p>\n

Congregational Advocacy & Witness Director\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0 Multicultural Growth & Witness<\/p>\n

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RE: Next Steps on the Poor People’s Campaign & Next Monday’s Action on May 21st Thanks for your support and participation in the Poor People\u2019s Campaign. Now that we\u2019ve had a successful launch we need to keep up the momentum and build our base! Here\u2019s my report and an invitation in a special edition of\u00a0Just … Continue reading Next Steps – Poor People’s Campaign – Action on Monday May 21st<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,1241,93,1934,29,47,16,11,31,73,12,13,1938,17,335],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-racism-multiculturalism","category-civil-liberties","category-dc","category-democracy","category-economic-justice","category-education","category-environment","category-health","category-human-rights","category-immigration","category-interfaith","category-politics","category-racism","category-unitarian-universalism","category-voting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18973"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18977,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18973\/revisions\/18977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uusj.net\/wp1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}