Over the past several years, The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has reached out to communities in more than 40 states across this nation. We have met with tens of thousands of people, witnessing the strength of their moral courage in trying times. We have gathered testimonies from hundreds of poor people and we have chronicled their demands for a better society. The following moral agenda expressed in these priorities is drawn from this deep engagement and commitment to these struggles of the poor and dispossessed.
The Five Evils: Our Demands and Priorities:
- Systemic Racism There are fewer voting rights today than there were 50 years ago when the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act were passed.
- Poverty The U.S. economy has grown, wealth inequality has expanded, the costs of living have increased, and social programs have been cut dramatically.
- Ecological Devastation 3.8 million U.S. households cannot afford clean water.
- The War Economy Currently 53 cents of every federal discretionary dollar goes to military spending and only 15 cents is spent on anti-poverty programs.
- Our Distorted National Morality Many people die every year from anti-poor policies, while religious and "Christian" agendas deliberately divert attention from key issues and challenges.
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