A hopeful development happening right now is the Poor People’s Campaign, co-launched on May 14, 2018 by Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rev. William J. Barber II, the architect of…
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The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
MORAL MONDAY AND THE FORWARD TOGETHER MOVEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Wake County Chapter of LPF has actively participated in the Moral Monday and Forward Together Movement which began in North Carolina on April 29, 2013. They have attended the weekly…
Read MoreFrom Ferguson to Real Change
There has been a deluge of reporting and commentary on the killing of an unarmed black teen in the Ferguson suburb of St Louis, and on the protests that followed. …
Read MorePeacemakers Wanted!
In next few months we face an important set of public dis- cussions and votes in Congress. The good news: the subject is both straightforward and familiar, federal budget priorities.…
Read MorePeace is profitable: time for the US to invest
The US ranked an abysmally low 82 on the recent Global Peace Index. Unless America invests in the structures to promote peace, it will continue to find itself at war.…
Read MoreJust how much is a BILLION dollars?
Its budget time in Washington and we hear a lot of big numbers being thrown around. But just how big are these numbers? Thanks to Wayne Cornelius of the Raleigh,…
Read MoreHunger Awareness
An important part of Hunger Awareness is to learn about and address the underlying causes of hunger in the world. What is unique this year is that our efforts to…
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