Poor People’s Campaign Kickoff

Greetings from the Indiana Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival! Fifty years ago today, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King announced the start of the original Poor People’s Campaign, which he said must unite the poor and dispossessed across lines of division to become a “new and unsettling force in our complacent national life.” Today, Monday, December 4, leaders of the new Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will gather in Washington D.C., not to commemorate King’s work but to continue it. We will officially announce the launch of the Campaign, which is already mobilizing toward 40 days of massive, coordinated, nonviolent direct action across the country this spring.  You are one of the hundreds of Hoosiers who have been part of this campaign – and we’re just getting started! One of the tenets of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is that change comes from the bottom up, not the top down. We are tasked with organizing in our own communities and connecting across the state to build a powerful and diverse movement – led by the poor, marginalized and moral agents and reflecting the great moral teachings. There is a role for each of us, and it’s time to get to work. Here are some ways to get engaged right away: Like, share and follow the Indiana Poor People’s Campaign Facebook page Monday, Dec. 4 tune into the press conference launching the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival (at 10am) and a Mass Meeting and Concert (at 7pm). Click here at those times to watch. Visit the brand new website for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival to see our fundamental principles, history, social audit, or arts and culture!  Tell your community why you joined the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call to Moral Revival, and ask them to join you by sharing the online pledge card. Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival Dec. 4 Social Media Toolkit A movement as significant as the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival should have a digital arm to match. Click here for social copy and graphics for Facebook and Twitter to be used leading up to the Dec. 4th announcement. These tweets and graphics can be shared with your organization for promotion on your platforms. You will also find an appendix of images which can be used past the initial phase of the Campaign. If posting original content, partners are encouraged to share graphics and photos with the hashtag #PoorPeoplesCampaign. Click here for the Social Media Toolkit for December 4. Finally, for a quick overview you can print out or share, see:           What is the Poor People’s Campaign?     ¿Qué es la Campaña de los Pobres? We look forward to working with you and building this movement together. In solidarity, Indiana Poor People’s Campaign Coordinating Committee Join the Poor People’s Campaign. Take the Pledge Today! -=-=- Indiana New Era Strategies · IN 46231, United States This email was sent to hopeone372@gmail.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. -=-=- Created with NationBuilder, software for leaders.