Co-chair of Poor People’s Campaign among nearly 100 women arrested at march for voting rights in DC
RNS Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Monday at a women’s march in Washington, DC, while advocating for legislation to protect voting rights and demanding relief for marginalised and impoverished Americans. The Women’s Moral Monday March on Washington, organised by leaders of the Poor People’s Campaign, marked the anniversary of the 1848 Seneca Falls Women’s Convention, […]
US President Biden pledges support for Rev Barber’s campaign to end poverty
RNS Rev William J Barber reignited his Moral Marches to end poverty at the place where it all started eight years ago, the outdoor mall behind the North Carolina General Assembly. But in a sign of the movement’s growing national profile, he had a special guest via video on Monday: President Biden. Poor People’s Campaign co-chair Rev […]