Today's Campaign is named after the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., until his assassination. It was started to get our government to re-prioritize military spending and invest more in addressing issues of poverty. 50 years later, there’s still much work to do.
Today, half of all Americans are poor or low-income. Millions of children and adults continue to live without access to healthcare, housing, clean water, or good jobs. We can do better. The modern-day Poor People's Campaign seeks to unite Americans across race, nationality & class to fight poverty, racism, militarism & ecological devastation.
We share Dr. King's belief that a person need not die of poverty in the richest nation in the world. Join us in supporting unity and justice for all: sign up for the Poor People’s Campaign.
Change only comes when we're willing to step up and take action in support of our beliefs. Each week between May 13 and June 23, the campaign will be drawing attention - and taking action in support of - a particular theme. You'll be able to learn about the week’s theme, attend cultural events, and take direct action in 40 state capitals around the country.
Fifty years after the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s death, we are still fighting for racial equity in America. Racial justice and economic justice are inextricably linked, and in the words of the Reverend Julian DeShazier, "Until it's all of us, it's none of us." Let's take action together.