January 2025 Newsletter
Read the January newsletter for updates on: A New Year's Message from the NCPPC 2024: Year in Review History of the Poor People's Campaign Click here to read the January newsletter.
2024: NCPPC Year in Review
January - Ramped up for the “Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ State House Assembly and Moral March on Raleigh and to the Polls” on March 2nd. February - Moral March to the Polls Tour travels...
Moral Monday Follow-Up
Read the letter to the NCGA Leadership. "Hundreds of protesters descended on the North Carolina Legislative Building Monday evening to demand lawmakers halt the passage of Senate Bill 382, a...
NC Newsline Interview with Rev. Rob Stephens
"The weeks following last month’s election have been anything but quiet in the state legislature. As has become a kind of perverse post-election tradition when Democrats manage to win a few...
December 2024 Newsletter
Read the December newsletter for updates on: Moral Monday in Raleigh on December 9th, 5:30pm! What's Wrong with SB 382? NC PPC Open House Zoom Call on December 12th, 7pm Click here to read the...
NCPPC Open House Zoom Call – Dec 12, 7pm
Interested in learning more about the North Carolina Poor People's Campaign? Do you want to participate in our work to challenge poverty as the fourth leading cause of death? On December 12th, at...
Moral Monday & SB 382 Response
On November 25, Bishop William J. Barber, II, along with partners and North Carolinians committed to shining a light on the anti-democratic policy violence of the current lame duck supermajority,...
WNC Strong: BeLoved Asheville
A long standing movement partner, BeLoved Asheville, is making a remarkable difference in WNC. Building on a long history of addressing food access, deeply affordable housing, racial equity,...
November 2024 Newsletter
Read the November newsletter for updates on: Making Sure You and Your Friends Have a Plan to Vote Knowing Where the NC Candidates Stand on the Issues Sharing GOTV Information on Your Social Media...
National Sermon on Voting
Watch Bishop William J. Barber II's national sermon from Union Baptist Church in Winston-Salem to discuss what's at stake in 2024 election for faith communities and our democracy. WATCH HERE.
October 2024 Newsletter
Read the October newsletter for updates on: Getting out the vote across NC NC Rise Up & Revival GOTV Tour Report on the Long March Click here to read the October newsletter.
The Long March Kick-Off in Western NC
The Long March for Unity and Justice kicked off its 10-day trek across the state Saturday in Cullowhee and Asheville, with about 150 people gathering to help build community across North Carolina....
NC Rise Up & Revival GOTV Tour
RSVP Here When: Sunday, November 3 @ 7pm Where: Union Baptist Church, 1200 Trade Street NW, Winston-Salem, NC What: National GOTV Sermon & Rally Who: Bishop William J. Barber, II,...
NC Canvassing Launch
Watch the September 14 press conference in Winston-Salem to kick off statewide canvassing to get out the vote poor and low-income vote in North Carolina!
September 2024 Newsletter
Read the September newsletter for updates on: The Long March is almost here! Report on GOTV in Western NC Click here to read the September newsletter.
August 2024 Newsletter
Read the August newsletter for updates on: The Long March across NC in September. Getting out the vote in NC Signing the Poor People’s Campaign Pledge Click here to read the August...
Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly in DC
"WE SHALL OVERCOME!" Seven buses from the NC Poor People's Campaign joined thousands from 35 states on Pennsylvania Avenue to let the nation know that "WE ARE THE SWING VOTE!" Raising our voices in...
July 2, 2024 Newsletter
There is so much to celebrate and learn in this newsletter! It includes updates on the following: June 29 Mass Assembly in Washington, D.C. Stopgap Funding for Child Care! The Long March for Unity...
News from Deadline for Day Care
Activists demanding funding for childcare arrested at legislative building. "Eight activists demanding lawmakers allocate $300 million in emergency childcare funding were arrested Wednesday inside...
June 26: Deadline for Day Care!
The leadership of the NC General Assembly now plans to go home at the end of this month with no budget adjustment in place and allow child care funding to fall off the cliff. This means thousands of...
NCPPC in Farmville for Juneteenth
Members of the NC Poor People's Campaign participated in a Juneteenth event at the Farmville Community Center to organize for the June 29 Mass Poor People's and Low-Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral...
News from Witness Wednesday, June 12
Moral advocates and impacted people with the NC Poor People's Campaign met in Raleigh's Freedom Park on June 12 in a stark moral contrast to the Moms for Liberty group standing outside the...
June 18, 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter focuses on filling FREE bus seats to DC on June 29 for the Poor People’s Campaign Mass Assembly & Moral March on Washington. It also reports on the June 12 Witness Wednesday...
June 4, 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter covers the upcoming June 12 Witness Wednesday in Raleigh, where we will take the NC General Assembly to task for their treatment of students, immigrants, child care providers,...
June 12: Witness Wednesday
RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/witness-wednesday-the-peoples-house The NC General Assembly is off the rails in its extremist campaign to take this state backwards. In recent...
May 26: Fed Up Friday in Raleigh
Forward Justice is hosting the free Fed Up Friday Festival on Sunday, May 26th from 1-4pm at Chavis Park in Raleigh. In the previous months, they have held conversations and discussed organizing...
May 21, 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter covers the NCPPC's plan to Get Out the Vote in 2024, plus reminders about fundraising and RSVPs for June 29 in DC. It also includes updates on: Child Care for NC "Day Without...
Get Out the Vote in NC!
If you are ready to Get Out the Vote in North Carolina, send an email to northcarolina@poorpeoplescampaign.org with your name and email address, saying, “Yes! I am ready to Get Out the Vote in North...
May 16: Child Care for NC Day of Action
The Child Care for NC coalition is bringing providers, parents, and supporters from across the state together to demand our leaders solve the child care crisis before a June funding cliff. We’re...
May 7, 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter covers RSVP for bus seats to the June 29 Mass and our fundraising campaign for the Poor People’s Campaign Mass Assembly & Moral March on Washington DC. It also covers: Witness...
PPC Announces June 29th Mass Assembly and Moral March on Washington
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, National Co-Chairs of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival are joined by anchor organizations in Washington D.C....
Bishop Barber Preaches on “War, Genocide, and the Gospels”
Bishop William J. Barber, II, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, has been invited by North Carolina clergy to share this sermon as in these times in which we live are...
News from Witness Wednesday: April 24
From NC Newsline: "On Wednesday, nearly 200 supporters of the North Carolina Poor People’s Campaign traveled to Raleigh to remind lawmakers returning for the legislative short session that...
Witness Wednesday Press Release
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie Boyd (828.243.6712) or Rob Stephens (336.577.9335) North Carolina Poor People’s Campaign, Repairers of the Breach to Welcome NCGA Back to Raleigh With ‘Witness...
April 23, 2024 Newsletter
In this edition of the newsletter: Witness Wednesday in Raleigh on April 24 Second Chance Lobby Day on April 30 Sign Up for a Bus to DC on June 29 Read the newsletter with live links...
Sign Up for June 29 Bus to DC National Rally
We are signing up folks from North Carolina to join us at the Poor People's Campaign National Rally on June 29. Use this form to learn more and sign up for your seat on a bus! We are also accepting...
April 9, 2024 Newsletter
There are a few important events happening this April in the NC Poor People's Campaign. First, on April 18 at 10AM, clergy of all faiths are called to attend the rescheduled “Beyond the Sound Bites”...
Save the Date! April 24 Witness Wednesday at the People’s House
On Saturday, March 2nd, thousands of North Carolinians marched on Raleigh at the Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ State House Assembly & Moral March on Raleigh and to the Polls demanding...
March 27, 2024 Newsletter
This newsletter examines the evidence behind poverty being the fourth leading cause of death and focuses on our action steps in North Carolina following March 2, including: April 4: Moral Critique...
March 12, 2024 Newsletter
Every day, 800 people die from poverty. That's more than homicide or diabetes! But do we hear the news covering poverty being the 4th leading cause of death? Well, because of our nationally...
Video: NCPPC Delivers Letters to Legislators, March 4
On Monday, March 4, the North Carolina Poor People's Campaign delivered letters with the demands of the National PPC: A National Call For Moral Revival to all 170 North Carolina Representatives and...
News from March 2 in Raleigh
From WRAL: With just three days remaining until Primary Day in North Carolina, a spontaneous surge drew thousands to downtown Raleigh. The objective: Mobilize impoverished and low-income North...
March 2: Moral March on Raleigh Livestream
Watch the livestream from the March 2 Moral March on Raleigh and to the Polls, as Bishop William Barber, Repairers of the Breach, and the North Carolina Poor People's Campaign joined thousands of...
Videos: New March 2 Promos
Our friends at Fusion Films created two new promos for the March 2 Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers’ State House Assembly and Moral March on Raleigh and to the Polls. These promos use clips...
February 27, 2024 Newsletter
We'll see you at the Capitol this Saturday, March 2! We have been to Asheville, Hickory, Charlotte, and hitting the streets of Raleigh. Now it is time for our Mass Poor People’s and Low Wage...
Video: Bishop Barber Addresses Myers Park Baptist
Bishop William J. Barber II preached at Myers Park Baptist in Charlotte on February 26. He spoke about the plight of North Carolina's poor and low-wage workers, and announced the launch of a 42-week...
Leandro Day of Action
From AP News: RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Supreme Court returned Thursday to its landmark 2022 ruling on education funding that permitted use of taxpayer funds to fix unconstitutional...
News from Hickory Tour
From Hickory Daily Record: HICKORY — Bishop William J. Barber II, past president of the North Carolina NAACP and current national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, has been touring the country...
Press Conference at the General Assembly, February 20
After launching a statewide Moral March to the Polls Mobilizing Tour in Charlotte, Hickory, and Asheville, the NC Poor People's Campaign, along with impacted folks and faith leaders, addressed the...
News from Asheville Tour
From Blue Ridge Public Radio: The North Carolina Moral March to the polls mobilizing tour stopped in Asheville last night. Bishop William J. Barber II, national co-chair of the Poor People’s...