Dear Peoples Center Friends,
As you know, we have been partnering with Repairers of the Breach, the umbrella for the Poor People's Campaign for a couple of years. As such we have received the information below and attached in preparation for the launch of the Poor People's Campaign at 39 state capitols plus DC tomorrow. Please check out the link with Connecticut specific information.
The Poor People's Campaign launch in Connecticut will be at the memorial park outside the Legislative Office Building (at the State Capitol) starting at 3 pm tomorrow Monday May 14 with speakers and music and a civil disobedience action for those who have taken the training and signed up in advance. This week's theme is "Somebody's hurting our people: children, women, people with disabilities in poverty." There will be an action each week of the 40 days.
Also each week, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will broadcast three events across the nation to deepen understanding of the weekly themes and prepare for the week to come. We plan to host some of the livestreams at the Peoples Center. If you have a suggestion please let me know.
Week One (May 13-19) - SOMEBODY'S HURTING OUR PEOPLE: Children, Women, and People with Disabilities in Poverty
Week Two (May 20-26) - LINKING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND POVERTY: Voting Rights, Immigration, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and the Mistreatment of Indigenous Communities
Week Three (May 27-June 2) - THE WAR ECONOMY: Militarism and the Proliferation of Gun Violence
Week Four (June 3-9) - THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND A HEALTHY PLANET: Ecological Devastation and Health Care
Week Five (June 10-16) - EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LIVE: Education, Living Wage Jobs, Income, Housing
Week Six (June 17-22) - A NEW AND UNSETTLING FORCE: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative
When:
Sunday Mass Meetings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT on May 13, May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10, and June 17
Tuesday Teach-Ins from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT on May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, and June 19
Thursday Theomusicology & Cultural Arts from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT on May 10, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14 and June 21.
Livestream Broadcast:
Each livestream will be broadcast from the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/anewppc/
Joelle
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NATIONAL RESOURCES
If you are going to hold livestream viewing gatherings of any of the weekly events, you can click here to let us know.
To listen to the Tuesday Teach-Ins in Spanish, you can call-in to the following zoom meeting:
As you know, we have been partnering with Repairers of the Breach, the umbrella for the Poor People's Campaign for a couple of years. As such we have received the information below and attached in preparation for the launch of the Poor People's Campaign at 39 state capitols plus DC tomorrow. Please check out the link with Connecticut specific information.
The Poor People's Campaign launch in Connecticut will be at the memorial park outside the Legislative Office Building (at the State Capitol) starting at 3 pm tomorrow Monday May 14 with speakers and music and a civil disobedience action for those who have taken the training and signed up in advance. This week's theme is "Somebody's hurting our people: children, women, people with disabilities in poverty." There will be an action each week of the 40 days.
Also each week, the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will broadcast three events across the nation to deepen understanding of the weekly themes and prepare for the week to come. We plan to host some of the livestreams at the Peoples Center. If you have a suggestion please let me know.
Week One (May 13-19) - SOMEBODY'S HURTING OUR PEOPLE: Children, Women, and People with Disabilities in Poverty
Week Two (May 20-26) - LINKING SYSTEMIC RACISM AND POVERTY: Voting Rights, Immigration, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and the Mistreatment of Indigenous Communities
Week Three (May 27-June 2) - THE WAR ECONOMY: Militarism and the Proliferation of Gun Violence
Week Four (June 3-9) - THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND A HEALTHY PLANET: Ecological Devastation and Health Care
Week Five (June 10-16) - EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT TO LIVE: Education, Living Wage Jobs, Income, Housing
Week Six (June 17-22) - A NEW AND UNSETTLING FORCE: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative
When:
Sunday Mass Meetings from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT on May 13, May 20, May 27, June 3, June 10, and June 17
Tuesday Teach-Ins from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT on May 15, May 22, May 29, June 5, June 12, and June 19
Thursday Theomusicology & Cultural Arts from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT on May 10, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14 and June 21.
Livestream Broadcast:
Each livestream will be broadcast from the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/anewppc/
Joelle
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NATIONAL RESOURCES
Hey Connecticut!
Below are some resources for your state to use during the 40 days of moral action:
This will be used during the Mass Meeting on Sunday night. We encourage you to share this with faith centers in case they would like to use it during their services on the weekend of the May 17-19.
Click here for your State Fact Sheet.
Connecticut
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Connecticut-Fact-Sheet.pdf
Click here for your State Fact Sheet.
Connecticut
https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Connecticut-Fact-Sheet.pdf
This can be used to help inform speeches during the 40 days, to pass out at events and to provide language for handmade signs at your rallies.
Attached you'll find a PDF of the Moral Agenda Based on Fundamental Rights.
The Moral Agenda includes highlights from the audit as well as the demands of the 40 days of action.
Don't forget to promote Sunday's Kickoff Mass Meeting on Social Media!
Spanish Interpretation During the Weekly Event Livestream Broadcasts
To listen to the Sunday Mass Meetings in Spanish, you can call-in to the following zoom meeting:
By Telephone: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0986 or +1 408 740 3766 or +1 646 558 8665 or +1 646 876 9923 (some phone numbers are higher quality depending on your location)Meeting ID: 300 636 811
To listen to the Tuesday Teach-Ins in Spanish, you can call-in to the following zoom meeting:
By Video: https://zoom.us/j/533985638 By Telephone: +1 646 558 8665 or +1 646 876 9923 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0986 or +1 408 740 3766 (some phone numbers are higher quality depending on your location)Meeting ID: 533 985 638
Spanish speakers should still watch the livestream from the Facebook page for the visual at: https://www.facebook.com/
Outreach Materials from the States
Forward Together!
On Wednesday's National Coordinating Committee call, we heard about some powerful ways that different states are mobilizing and preparing for their Monday actions. They included:
1) Pennsylvania has created a detailed plan for hosting people in the capital the night before the action, providing transportation and childcare. Click here to see their Action MasterPlan.
2) Kansas is emailing out a daily countdown called "Our Plight, Fight, & Insight." Click here to see two examples.
3) California has done an open call to artists to create images, songs, etc about the weekly themes. You can see the poster below created by artist Ashley Lukashevsky. Attached is the description.
Laurel & Danyelle
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