Julia Conley, Common Dreams Economic justice advocates in Georgia are mobilizing ahead of next month’s runoff U.S. Senate election in the state, working to convince low-income residents who lack access to healthcare and living wages to back Democratic Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock. The Georgia Poor People’s Campaign announced late Wednesday …
Read More »Faith Leaders Urge Minimum Wage Hike, Expanded Child Tax Credit As Congress Nears Recess
Ariana Figueroa, Ohio Capital Journal Faith leaders pressed Congress to pass voting rights legislation, a $15 minimum wage and a permanent expansion of the child tax credit during a recent briefing on Capitol Hill. “Poverty is a policy choice,” Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and …
Read More »‘Poverty Is Violence!’ Thousands of Demonstrators in DC Demand Economic Justice
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams Led by the Poor People’s Campaign, advocacy groups and low-income individuals gathered in Washington, D.C. on Saturday to demand that policymakers “fight poverty, not the poor.” “We are the 140 million poor and low-wealth people, standing together to declare we won’t be silent anymore,” said Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the campaign. …
Read More »Advocates For $15-An-Hour Federal Minimum Wage Press Biden For A Meeting
by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent The Poor People’s Campaign is urging President Joe Biden to meet with low-income workers before the organization’s march on Washington, D.C., on June 18 to advocate for a $15 federal minimum wage. “What we cannot do is be silent anymore,” Rev. William Barber II, the co-chair …
Read More »Hundreds Arrested At Capitol While Protesting For Voting Rights, Minimum Wage
On Monday, more than 200 people were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police while protesting for voting rights and a higher minimum wage, among other demands. A USCP spokesperson said the demonstration Monday blocked the 100 block of Constitution Avenue, Northeast. In all, 204 people were arrested after the federal police …
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