Photos From the Poor People's Campaign's Worker's Assembly and Moral March on Washington, June 29, 2024
Photos From the Poor People's Campaign's Worker's Assembly and Moral March on Washington, June 29, 2024
It's just the beginning to include poor and low-income people in the voting process
Last Saturday I went to downtown Washington, DC with a few friends to check out the long-awaited Poor People’s Campaign’s Worker’s Assembly and Moral March on Washington. When we first arrived to the area there was a volunteer who passed out signs on a variety of issues that the Poor People’s Campaign have taken a stand on. I got a two-sided sign that dealt with Native American rights. One side said “Native tribes have lost 99% of their ancestral land.” and the other said “Our votes are demands. Justice for all Indigenous nations.” Even though I’m not Native American, I feel that their concerns should be listened to by the government.
I got a look at the main stage where the rally took place early in the morning.
The temperature was very hot and humid that day. (I believe the temperature rose to around 89-90 degrees Fahrenheit.) We ended up sitting off to the side in the shade for our entire time there.
While we were sitting there someone arrived to our area via bicycle. Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of the anti-war protest group Code Pink showed up and parked her bike near us. Code Pink first became known for protesting George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq and now they have taken on a variety of causes. (She had shown up with a small sign that said “Free Gaza” even though the rally was more focused on registering enough poor and low-income people here in the US so they’ll vote in November.) Both she and Code Pink have been listed in the website Vatnik Soup for claiming that NATO is really responsible for the invasion of Ukraine, not Russia. Despite that controversy, she had attracted some attention from people who recognized her.
My friends and I weren’t the only ones who opted to sit off to the side of the rally in the shade. Most people were off to the side in the shade because the temperature became increasingly hot as the day went on.
Here are a few more photos from the event, including the main stage.
We decided to leave before the event ended because it grew incredibly hot. Now that the rally that the Poor People’s Campaign had planned for over a year is over, it’s now time for the hard part—trying to register as many poor and low-income people as possible while ensuring that they have access to the polls on Election Day in November. For those you missed some or all of the rally, the video that was streamed live is still online. Here are a few links to check it out.
The Poor People's Campaign website in both English and Spanish (Inglés y Español)
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