The Poor People’s Campaign:

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th Anniversary of his Death to finish Dr. King’s work

The Poor People’s Campaign:

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 50th

anniversary of his death to finish Dr. King’s work

As Pacific Presbytery celebrated the 50th anniversary of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s death in April 2018, we were reminded that at the time of his death, Dr. King had been speaking with deep concern about the American future and called for a Poor People’s Campaign. Last spring, all across America, a multi-state nation-wide Call for Moral Revival, led by Rev. Dr. William Barber and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, is leading the faith community in a new Poor People’s Campaign. The National Council of Churches has officially endorsed this campaign, and Pacific Presbytery, at our May 19, 2018 meeting, voted unanimously to “encourage local congregations to get involved in the Poor People’s Campaign as a Presbytery initiative.”

What is the Poor People’s Campaign?

It is a continuation of Dr. King’s vision for a moral movement throughout the United States to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation to revive the nation’s moral conscience through non-violence and acts of civil disobedience, as taught by Dr. King. Currently there is an action at 25 state capitals every Monday throughout the country for 40 days. Read an excellent article on it HERE, the comprehensive moral agenda of the campaign HERE, and an inspiring video HERE.