Today is Juneteenth and in New Jersey, dubbed “slave state of the north” activists announce the formation of a reparations council, “even as legislative action remains stalled.” Waterspirit is representing New Jersey in D.C. this week at the Moral Poverty Action Congress, an effort from the modern day Poor People’s Campaign. Here is a recent article from USA Today “As Pandemic Era Benefits unwind, Poor People’s Campaign wants to address poverty.” From the article:

”Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival – a revival of the 1968 movement launched by Martin Luther King Jr. – aims to highlight the dangers of poverty with a three-day congress on Capitol Hill starting Monday. Hundreds of leaders from over 30 states plan to demand elected officials address poverty in the United States, with participants highlighting a recent report that names poverty as one of the country’s leading risk factors related to death.”

Rachel Dawn Davis will be providing updates throughout the week concerning New Jersey Poor People’s Campaign’s congressional visits tomorrow afternoon. Imagine the descent of anti-poverty advocates on Washington D.C. in unison from across the land? This is taking place tomorrow; the group refrain “Forward Together, Not One Step Back!”