After months of protests in the US, Poor People’s Campaign requests meeting with Biden
Washington DC, USRNS After dozens of near-weekly demonstrations in support of voting rights, raising the minimum wage and other issues, leaders of the Poor People’s Campaign have asked for a meeting with President Joe Biden, escalating efforts to arrange a public summit with a president who endorsed their cause during his campaign. In a letter sent to […]
Christian leaders meet with White House to advocate for social programs, voting rights
Washington DC, US RNS Faith leaders representing a broad spectrum of Christian groups will meet with White House officials on Wednesday to advocate for voting rights and social programs they say protect the poor and vulnerable. The group, which is organised by the advocacy organisation Circle of Protection, includes influential Catholics, leaders of major Black […]
MLK’s family, Rev Al Sharpton address voting rights, filibuster at Washington march
Washington DC, USRNS The grand-daughter and son of Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, stood on the National Mall where their forebear keynoted the March on Washington 58 years ago and advocated for improved voting rights across the nation. “In this country, it’s easier to register to own a gun than it is to register to […]
Faith leaders and Texas Democrats march to US Capitol to demand voting protections
RNS A group of Democratic Texas legislators marched with faith leaders from the Supreme Court building to the US Capitol on Thursday morning to deliver letters demanding change for millions of people impacted by poverty and voting disenfranchisement. “The 65 million low-wealth voters in this country hold the key to transformation,” said Rev William Barber […]
In the US, Warnock, Progressive National Baptists focus on voting rights during annual meeting
RNS Rev Raphael Warnock urged the Progressive National Baptist Convention to keep fighting to protect voting rights as the historically Black denomination held its annual meeting. “If we don’t check what they’re doing in Georgia, they’ll be able to nullify the votes and the voices of the people after they have already been cast,” Warnock, […]
Hundreds arrested at the US Capitol while protesting for voting rights, minimum wage
Washington DC, USRNS As police escorted a demonstrator in a wheelchair away from the chanting throng descending on the US Capitol on Monday, fellow protesters turned to watch the person go. The group paused for a moment, then altered their call. They screamed in unison: “Thank you! We love you!” The lone protester nodded, fist […]
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, […]
Black pastors in US state of Georgia press for federal voting bills
Atlanta, Georgia, USAP Black church leaders in Georgia vowed Tuesday to keep up their fight for federal voting rights legislation, with one pastor urging President Joe Biden to use his bully pulpit and strike deals with lawmakers to get the bills passed. “We need you to utilise every ounce of influence that you have,” Pastor […]
Essay: We have the chance to redeem voting rights
Writing from the US, JIM WALLIS and BARBARA WILLIAMS-SKINNER say that complicity in the attacks on the vote could erode the number of Americans attracted to Christianity…
Postcards: No address? Voting while homeless is challenging in US election
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at the obstacles facing the homeless in the US when it comes to casting their vote – and how advocates are attempting to overcome them…