"On June 20th, poor and impacted people will come together to tell the nation what it means to not have enough food to eat, to wonder how to keep a roof over your family's head, and to have to choose between risking your life by going to work or staying at home and not getting paid," Poor People's Campaign co-chair Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis said in a June 10 statement.
Theoharis—director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice—explained that participants "will share the bold and visionary demands people are putting forth that can solve these grave injustices and the powerful and creative resistance of people organizing across the country."
"History shows that when those most impacted by injustice come together in a powerful movement, that this country can indeed change for the better," she said. "Those whose backs are against the wall are pushing this whole nation towards justice today."
Learn more or sign up to attend the digital gathering on the event website here.
The Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington will be a 2.5 hour program broadcast on Saturday June 20 at 10 am and 6 pt ET, and Sunday June 21 at 6 pm ET at June2020.org. MSNBC as well as other local and national media will also stream the event, according to the Poor People's Campaign.
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