On Monday, May 14th, the Vermont Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will launch a season of nonviolent moral fusion direct action in Vermont, and we need you to join us. In communities across America—black, white, brown and Native—we have built a Poor People’s Campaign to become what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “a new and unsettling force in our complacent national life.”
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will force a serious national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation, the war economy and our distorted moral narrative. Through these highly publicized, non-violent moral fusion direct actions, the Campaign will begin the process of changing a badly distorted national moral narrative while forcing a serious conversation about poverty and a national examination of the enmeshed evils of systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation and the war economy.
Listed below are the upcoming events, activities and training leading up to the 40 day season of Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action (NVMFDA). Please keep in mind that EVERYONE actively participating in any civil disobedience associated with the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival MUST attend a Sunday NVMFDA (Part II), at a minimum.
NVMFDA Training on May 12th in St. Johnsbury
NVMFDA (Part II) Training at Episcopal Church in Barre on May 13th at 5:00 PM
Grounding and Staging at Christ Church in Montpelier on May 14th at 10:00 AM
Rally (Somebody’s Hurting Our People) Statehouse on May 14th at 2:00 PM
Direct Action at the Statehouse on May 14th at 3:00 PM
Each week in Washington, DC there will be events live streamed across the nation. All events will be live streamed from the PPC: NCMR Facebook Page.
Here are the recurring weekly activities that will be happening throughout the 40 days of Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action:
Sundays: 5:00 PM Nonviolent Moral Fusion Direct Action Training at Church of the Good Shepherd, Barre
Mass Meeting Livestream – 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT
Mondays: 10:00 am centering and logistics, Christ Church, Montpelier
2:00 PM Rally at the Statehouse
3:00 Action at Statehouse
Tuesdays: Truthful Tuesday Teach-Ins Livestream – 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT
Further exploration by thought leaders, moral leaders and impacted leaders in a nationally broadcast teach-in.
Thursdays: Thursday Justice Jam Nights Livestream – 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT
Power-packed hour of justice music and spoken word!
Weekly Themes:
- 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 (Action will take place on Tuesday rather than on Memorial day)
- 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
Don’t forget our monthly General Meeting (every third Thursday) at the Unitarian Church, in Montpelier.
As you consider where you are investing in social justice issues, remember the racial referendum that we just experienced in our national election. Consider donating to Justice For All, an organically grown, Vermont-based racial justice organization that has been here doing the work over the past four of years.
Please help us with your membership, provide organizational support or simply provide a contribution. Help us continue this work in Vermont.
Respectfully,
Mark Hughes,
ED, Justice For All