Dear John,

Earlier this month, we marked five years of the renewed Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Since 2018, millions of people across this nation have joined this Campaign to shift the narrative on poverty, to build a powerful fusion movement, and to move this nation towards implementing a Third Reconstruction Agenda that fully addresses the needs of poor and low-wealth people.

June 2018, Poor People’s Campaign marks 40 days of moral fusion organizing. 

We've worked with hundreds of state coordinating committee leaders in over 35 states, we've released groundbreaking studies and reports that have uncovered the true toll of systemic poverty in our nation, and we've mobilized millions of people online and in person, all toward the goals of challenging the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, systemic poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism.

As we enter a new year, we express our deepest gratitude for your sustained engagement in this work over the years. We continue to do this work because we know how critical a sustained movement-building effort is to our collective effort to create a just and equitable society. We thank you for all the ways in which you have contributed to the Campaign's work in the past year. Every single act - joining us in the streets, organizing a community mass meeting, courageously telling your story at our gatherings, collaborating on our research efforts, volunteering to mobilize poor and low-wealth voters, donating any amount - it all counts. You have all played a critical role in the advancement of this Campaign's work, and we are grateful to work alongside you. 

June 2022, Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls 

Your donations have been especially critical to our organizing this past year, particularly as we mobilized for the Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the Polls this past June and intensified our efforts during the midterm to reach over 5.1 million poor and low-wealth eligible voters. With your support, we will continue to build this transformative movement. As we close out the year, we ask that you consider giving a one-time donation for our upcoming work.

Already, we've begun planning for our third biennial Poor People's Moral Action Congress, in 2023. The Congress was established in 2019 to deepen the political knowledge of our state leaders, train and equip new and continuing state leaders with the tools necessary for building a successful Campaign in their states, and significantly impact the state and national political discourse by shifting the narrative to address the interlocking injustice. We hope you will consider making an end-of-year donation to support our work in the new year. 

Once again, thank you for your continuous support. We look forward to our work together!

Forward Together, 

Bishop William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Co-Chairs of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

Union Theological Seminary serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Your donation is tax-deductible. No goods or services were provided in exchange for this donation.