Call for a Moral Day of Action in Albany on August 28th
Rob Robinson
Vote your dreams not your fears: Moral Day of Action in Albany on August 28th
Thousands of clergy, moral leaders and community members will be rallying at state capitols across the United States on August 28th, the 51st Anniversary of the March on Washington, to demand representative leadership characterized not by corruption and greed but by morality and compassion.
The rallies are the culmination of a Moral Week of Action, spearheaded by Rev. Dr. William Barber and the North Carolina NAACP – leaders of the Moral Mondays movement in North Carolina. Beginning Aug. 21, marches in Raleigh and elsewhere will call for labor rights, living wages, quality public education, criminal justice reform and access to healthcare. On Aug. 28, New Yorkers will add our voices to this national movement for leadership that prioritizes the well-being of all people, rather than the narrow interests of the very wealthy.
As the state with the highest inequality in the nation, New York has been devastated by policies that have benefitted the few while public schools remain underfunded, hunger and homelessness grow, and job creation remains limited to the low-wage sector. We deserve better from our representatives, and we must demand better. We the voters have the power to change our political possibilities and elect leaders that prioritize good jobs, fair taxation, quality public education, and a strong social safety net. Join us to make your voice heard!
The Poverty Initiative and Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice will be bringing van loads of people to the August 28th action in Albany. We will leave around 9am from Union Theological Seminary and return in the late afternoon/early evening. Please RSVP to in...@kairoscenter.org to reserve your seat!
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Robert Robinson