Poor People’s Campaign

The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has been building up steam across the US during 2018 with non-violent protests and other activity. It has placed changing the narrative around poverty as part of its core mission. Project Twist-It met with a number of those involved. 

We have to shift the narrative. But you can’t do that without shifting the narrators
— Rev Dr William Barber

Poor people’s campaign:
Rev. Dr william barber

The Reverend Dr William Barber, along with with Reverend Dr Liz Theoharis has spearheaded the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival across the US.

Joyce Brody, Sheilah Garland and Lenny Brody.

Joyce Brody, Sheilah Garland and Lenny Brody.

POOR PEOPLE’S CAMPAIGN:
CHICAGO ACTIVISTS

Chicago-based grassroots organisers with the Poor People's Campaign: Joyce Brody, Sheilah Garland and Lenny Brody. They talk to Project Twist-It about the movement to end poverty and to change the narrative in the US, and also how the Poor People’s Campaign and its volunteers are working across the country to help achieve it.