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Grace United Methodist Church

PA Poor Peoples Campaign Mass Mobilization in Harrisburg

PNN is supporting the Poor People’s Campaign's simultaneous mass poor people’s and low wage worker statehouse assemblies at State Capitals across the country in more than 30 states including here in Pennsylvania.

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PA Poor Peoples Campaign Mass Mobilization in Harrisburg
PA Poor Peoples Campaign Mass Mobilization in Harrisburg

Time & Location

Mar 02, 2024, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Grace United Methodist Church, 216 State St, Harrisburg, PA 17101, USA

About the Event

WHEN: 11:30am Gather and eat lunch at Grace United Methodist Church in Harrisburg.

On Saturday March 2nd the Poor People’s Campaign will hold simultaneous mass poor people’s and low wage worker statehouse assemblies at State Capitals across the country in more than 30 states including here in Pennsylvania.

  • 800 people are dying from poverty every day in the U.S. Poverty is the 4th leading cause of deathin the U.S.
  • The 140 million people in this country who are poor and low income are a sleeping giant. Our job is to wake them up! We have to take action together in order to do this and this mobilization is part of that.
  • This is part of an arc of activity between now and the election that leads up to it and contains the following parts:Tuesday February 20th - press conferences to announce statehouse actions and our legislative demands, and meetings with state legislative leadership to make our demands clear. Saturday March 2nd - mass assemblies. Monday March 4th - demand delivery to elected officials in statehouse.

The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival challenges the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, the war economy and denial of healthcare, ecological devastation, poverty, and the distorted moral narrative of white supremacy.

SCHEDULE:

  • 11:30am Gather and eat lunch at Grace United Methodist Church
  • 12:30pm (Short) March to the State Capital
  • 1pm Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Worker Statehouse Assemblies
  • 3pm: Assembly Ends

****We will have ASL and Spanish interpretation. We will be providing assistance with food, transportation, housing, and childcare. Please let us know in your RSVP form what assistance you need.***

TRANSPORTATION:

There will be TWO buses for March 2nd. Both busses will be leaving Saturday morning (3/2) and returning the same day. Read below to see the schedule for each bus. PLEASE indicate on the RSVP form if you intend to take the bus, and specify which bus you will be taking.

Western PA bus:

Bus Captain: Ron Moose (412) 713-0173 )

Stop 1: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (Depart 7:30 AM)

Stop 2: Sheetz, 1455 Scalp Ave, Johnstown, PA 15904 (Arrive 9:00 AM)

Stop 3: Grace United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Arrive 11:30 AM and Depart 3 PM)

Stop 4: Sheetz in Johnstown (Arrive 5:30 PM)

Stop 5: Convention Center in Pittsburgh (Arrive 7:00 PM)

Eastern PA bus:

Bus Captain: Nick Marcil (610) 701-1509‬

Stop 1: Clark Park , S 43rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Depart 8:30 AM)

Stop 2: BarnStormers, stadium in Lancaster City, Clay St. side of the park. (Arrive 10:15 AM)

Stop 3: Grace United Methodist Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Arrive 11:30 AM and Depart 3 PM)

Stop 4: BarnStormers, stadium in Lancaster City, Clay St. side of the park. (Arrive 4:30 PM)

Stop 5: Clark Park, S 43rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Arrive 6:15 PM)

El sábado 2 de Marzo, la   Campaña de la Gente Pobre tendra asambleas masivas simultáneamente de personas pobres y trabajadores de bajos salarios en las capitales de los estados de todo el país en más de 30 estados, incluido aquí en Pensilvania.

800 personas mueren de pobreza cada día en los EE. UU. La pobreza es la cuarta causa principal de muerte en los EE. UU.

Los 140 millones de personas pobres y de bajos ingresos de este país son un gigante dormido. ¡Nuestro trabajo es despertarlos! Tenemos que actuar juntos para lograrlo y esta movilización es parte de eso.

Esto es parte de un arco de actividades desde ahora hasta las elecciones y contiene las siguientes partes:

Lunes 5 de Febrero: reunión con los líderes estatales electos de ambos partidos para anunciar 40 semanas de acción antes de ls elecciones.

Lunes 19 de Febrero: conferencias de prensa para anunciar acciones en la cámara estatal.

Sábado 2 de Marzo - asambleas masivas.

Lunes 4 de Marzo: Entregar nuestras demandas a los legisladores en el capitolio

La Campaña de Los Pobres: Un Llamado Nacional Para El Renacimiento Moral desafía las injusticias entrelazadas del racismo sistémico, la economía de guerra, y la negación de atención médica, la devastación ecológica, la pobreza y la narrativa moral distorsionada de la supremacía blanca.

Programa del dia:

11:30 am Reúnase y almuerzo en una iglesia cerca de la capital del estado (ubicación por ser determinada)

12:30 PM  (Corta) Marcha a el Capitolio del Estado

1 PM  Asambleas masivas de los pobres y de los trabajadores con salarios bajos

3pm: Finaliza la Asamblea

****Tendremos interpretación en ASL y español. Brindaremos asistencia con comida, transporte, vivienda y cuidado de niños. Háganos saber en su formulario de confirmación de asistencia qué asistencia necesita.***

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