During the summer and fall of 2017, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival went on tour across the United States, stopping in over 15 states for mass meetings, press conferences, truth commissions, and other events to spread the word about the Campaign.
Collected here are some of the highlights from each public event, including live videos, cultural pieces, news articles, and Twitter moments.
Charlotte, NC Mass Meeting
When: Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Where: Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Charlotte Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Albuquerque, NM Mass Meeting
When: Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Where: Central United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, NM
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Albuquerque Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
- “Protesters march with NAACP to condemn Charlottesville violence,” KOAT Action 7 News.
Topeka, KS Mass Meeting
When: Monday, August 21, 2017
Where: First United Methodist Church, Topeka, KS
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Topeka Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
- “Leader of Poor People’s Campaign to speak Monday in Topeka,” The Topeka-Capital Journal.
- “Letter: Two eclipses will be seen in Topeka Monday,” The Topeka-Capital Journal.
- “While Pres. Trump took to TV to talk about War, Rev. Barber II came to Topeka to talk about Hope“, Daily Kos.
Cultural Pieces:
- Read Ashanti Spears’ powerful spoken word piece, “Work and Progression,” performed at the Topeka KS Mass Meeting.
Louisville, KY Press Conference & Mass Meeting
When: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Where: Portland Memorial Baptist Church Camp , Louisville, KY
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Louisville Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Charlottesville LoveOverFear Call to Conscience Clergy Declaration
When: Saturday, August 26, 2017
Where: Charlottesville First United Methodist Church, Charlottesville, VA
Watch:
Milwaukee, WI Mass Meeting
When: Monday, August 28, 2017
Where: St Gabriels Church of God, Milwaukee, WI
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Milwaukee Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Cultural Pieces:
- Read about and listen to “Everybody’s Got a Right to Live,” a movement song from the original 1968 Poor People’s Campaign taught and performed by theomusicologist Yara Allen at the Milwaukee, WI Mass Meeting.
Detroit, MI Mass Meeting
When: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Where: Atrium Auditorium Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Detroit Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
General Baker Institute 4th Annual Tribute
When: Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Where: Charles H. Wright Museum, Detroit, Michigan
Watch:
Long Island Truth Commission on Poverty
When: Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Where: Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Wyandanch, New York
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Long Island Truth Commission on the Kairos Twitter.
Los Angeles, CA Mass Meeting
When: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Where: McCarty Memorial Christian Church, Los Angeles, California
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Los Angeles Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Chicago, IL Mass Meeting
When: Thursday, October 12
Where: Stone Temple Missionary Baptist Church, Chicago, IL
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Chicago Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Binghamton, NY Mass Meeting
When: Tuesday, October 17
Where: United Presbyterian Church, Binghamton, NY
Watch:
Media:
- “Ithacans gear up for the Poor People’s Campaign,” Ithaca.com.
- Twitter moment of the Binghamton Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Boston, MA Mass Meeting
When: Thursday, October 19
Where: Trinity Church, Boston, Massachusetts
Watch:
Media:
- Twitter moment of the Boston Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Poor People’s Campaign at the Border
When: Sunday, October 22
Where: Armijo Recreation Center, El Paso, Texas
Watch:
Media:
- “Can Barber take immigrant message nationwide? He’ll get his chance in El Paso, Texas,” The News & Observer.
- “El Paso to host New Poor People’s Campaign events Sunday,” El Paso Times.
- “Hundreds in El Paso march to revive MLK’s ‘Poor People’s Campaign’,” KVIA ABC-7.
- “Rights advocates protest plan to build border wall,” Albuquerque Journal.
- “Civil rights leader condemns border wall, calls it symbol of white nationalism,” El Paso Times.
- “Photos: BNHR Joins the Poor People’s Campaign at the Border,” El Paso Times.
- “Criticizing evangelical leaders, Christian clergy hold protest at the Mexican border wall,” Washington Post.
- Twitter moment of the Poor People’s Campaign at the Border on the Kairos Twitter.
Seattle, WA Mass Meeting
When: Monday, November 6
Where: Intellectual House — the Native Life & Tribal Relations Longhouse at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Watch:
Media:
- “Restorers of Streets to Live In: The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival in Washington State,” Kairos Center.
- Twitter moment of the Seattle Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.
Birmingham, AL Mass Meeting
When: Sunday, November 19
Where: Tabernacle Baptist Church, North Birmingham, AL
Media:
- “Birmingham to Host Mass Meeting as Part of ‘Poor People’s Campaign’,” The Birmingham Times.
- “Moore critic: Alabama Senate race a battle for nation’s soul,” Philadelphia Inquirer.
- Twitter moment of the Birmingham Mass Meeting on the Kairos Twitter.