Our Support of the Poor People's Campaign

Photo credit: Poor People’s Campaign Social Media Toolkit

By Emily Keel
Liaison to the PPC

The Poor People's Campaign rally will be held in Washington DC on Saturday, June 18.

WILPF has offered unwavering support of the campaign's values and we must continue to be a part of the work. As Dr. King said in 1968, it is “dangerous to be asleep in a revolution with everything going on around you. It may be that we spend too much of our national budget establishing military bases around the world, and too little on bases of genuine concern and understanding”. 

We are called to continue to show our genuine concern and understanding by responding to requests for actions including making phone calls, sending emails and texts, contributing money and showing up for actions that support the platform of the PPC: a moral revolution of values to repair the breach in society; the principle of everybody in and nobody out, since all deserve the nation's abundance; the notion that when you lift from the bottom, everybody rises; prioritizing the leadership of those most impacted.

Each of us in WILPF can be proud of the support that we offer as a partnering organization, both with our physical presence in DC and by viewing the event online. 

The PPC rally is quite early for West Coast time. Those in the Pacific Time zone, and others who aren’t up early on a Saturday or otherwise can’t see the PPC rally in real time can still participate in a shared group viewing experience of the recording. Join our special “Delayed” PPC Watch Party!

Together we will watch the recording of the rally after it has ended, stopping to discuss the content of particular parts of the program. Participants will also be able to interact in the chat. 

This WILPF Zoom event will start on Saturday June 18th at noon PDT (1 pm MDT, 2 pm CDT, 3 pm EDT) 

Together, we have a vast power that when organized and put into action again and again will cause a shift in our nation's priorities, for as long as we are able to vote. Our next significant contribution, in solidarity, will be getting out the vote in a non-partisan way, focusing on minority populations and less frequent voters. We will be led by our own committee in those important actions.

It may be hard to maintain hope that what we are doing is making a difference. But hope is an essential anti-authoritarian strategy. We must continue to believe that our actions can influence the outcome, especially as we stand shoulder to shoulder in support of each other. 

I appreciate each and every one of you who helped to encourage branch members and others to attend, and those who sustained our PPC committee with your attendance and thoughtful suggestions. It was a team effort and we succeeded in mobilizing our organization both in-person and remotely. 

Let's continue the long and hard task of protecting each other, lifting each other, working for justice and for the peace and security of all people. May it be so.
 

To register in advance for the WILPF PPC watch party use this link.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You may contact me at ppc-comm@wilpfus.org