By Javar Juarez
Washington, D.C. (CUBNSC) – You can learn a lot about someone by observing how they treat others. This was exemplified on Saturday, June 29th, 2024, by the Poor People’s Campaign. This nationwide effort aims to engage 87 million swing voters, including millions of hard-working, low-wage workers, to transform the political landscape of American government.
Thousands gathered just a stone’s throw from the U.S. Capitol building, a location highlighted by the influential civil rights leader and Chair of the Poor Peoples Campaign the beloved, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. He remarked on Saturday,
“The last image that most Americans have of this Capitol behind us was a violent mob attacking it to undermine democracy. But we are gathered here today as a nonviolent army of love and truth. We don’t need to be an insurrection because we are a resurrection.”
The Poor Peoples Campaign Banner Displayed at MarchPhoto byJavar Juarez © 2024
The attendance at the march was vast, and the diversity of those present made it an international call to action. People of varying ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, faiths, and religions were represented. This diversity was reflected on the main stage, which transformed into a pulpit of power.