Poor People’s Campaign
Faith leaders, labor advocates push for White House meeting on poverty
By Jack Jenkins — June 6, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Joe Biden has yet to agree to the summit with the Poor People’s Campaign, despite endorsing the group while running for office and speaking at their events.
Justin Bieber’s new tour offers incentives for fans to do good, support nonprofits
By Kathryn Post and Adelle M. Banks — February 22, 2022
(RNS) — Live Free USA, a criminal justice reform organization, is holding ‘justice and belonging’ training sessions ahead of the concert dates in cities where Bieber is scheduled to perform.
Since Jan. 6 attacks, spiritual leaders unify to combat Christian nationalism
By Alejandra Molina — January 7, 2022
(RNS) — The Jan. 6 insurrection of the U.S. Capitol drew recent attention to the phenomenon of Christian nationalism, but religious and spiritual leaders acknowledge its existence long before that.
With child tax credit stance, Manchin runs afoul of former faith allies
By Jack Jenkins — January 5, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The senator’s support for work requirements puts him at odds with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Association of Evangelicals, among other faith groups.
As Biden’s agenda navigates Congress, faith groups lobby Manchin
By Jack Jenkins — November 16, 2021
(RNS) — Regardless of their cause, faith groups across the spectrum are targeting the same Democratic senator: West Virginia’s Joe Manchin.
Vatican poverty conference features activist William Barber, message from pope
By Jack Jenkins and Claire Giangravé — October 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Barber is co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, a faith-led anti-poverty initiative.
After months of protests, Poor People’s Campaign requests meeting with Biden
By Jack Jenkins — September 23, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The group’s co-chair, the Rev. William Barber II, preached at Biden’s inaugural prayer service but has challenged the president on the Senate filibuster.
Faith leaders and Texas Democrats march to US Capitol to demand voting protections
By Renée Roden — August 12, 2021
(RNS) — The group’s members signed letters with their demands and processed to the Capitol to hand-deliver them.
Hundreds arrested at Capitol while protesting for voting rights, minimum wage
By Jack Jenkins — August 2, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Monday's action on the Hill constituted one of the largest mass-arrest nonviolent protests at the Capitol in recent memory.
‘This is our Selma moment,’ clergy leaders announce on eve of 27-mile voting rights march to Austin
By Yonat Shimron — July 27, 2021
(RNS) — On Wednesday (July 28), the Rev. William J. Barber II will lead clergy and laypeople on a four-day, 27-mile march from Georgetown to Austin, Texas, to protest the rollback of voting rights and demand federal action.
Co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign among nearly 100 women arrested at march for voting rights in D.C.
By Renée Roden — July 19, 2021
(RNS) — The arrested protesters were part of the Women’s Moral Monday March, advocating for legislation to protect voting rights and demanding relief for marginalized and impoverished Americans.
Jesse Jackson, William Barber arrested protesting filibuster and Manchin
By Jack Jenkins — June 23, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Manchin, don’t you let sin block the salvation of this democracy and its soul,’ Barber said.
President Biden pledges support for Rev. Barber’s campaign to end poverty
By Yonat Shimron — June 21, 2021
(RNS) — In a prerecorded two-minute video, Biden said he supported some of the issues central to the Poor People’s Campaign, including a $15 minimum wage.
Poor People’s Campaign plans ‘Moral March on Manchin’
By Jack Jenkins — June 7, 2021
(RNS) — 'It's time for people of all differences to stand together against him,' said the Rev. William Barber. 'We call it 'from the hollers in the mountains to the hood.''
Poor People’s Campaign, lawmakers unveil sweeping resolution to tackle poverty
By Jack Jenkins — May 20, 2021
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The resolution hopes to do for poverty what the Green New Deal proposes to do for environmental issues.
