Kris Wile
Bishop Alan Gates and Dean Amy McCreath of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul were among faith leaders at a Feb. 20 State House press conference bringing attention to Poor People's Campaign goals ahead of planned March 2 assembly.
The Poor People’s Campaign will be holding coordinated assemblies at capital state houses in more than 30 states, including Boston, on Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m., and Massachusetts Episcopalians are invited to make their voices heard.
All are welcome to join the rally on March 2, which aims to bring the demands of poor and low-wealth people for living wages, healthcare, housing, education, environmental justice and voting rights directly to lawmakers. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston will serve as a welcoming and warming place before and after the assembly.
Event details and registration can be found here.
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is a faith-based movement to end the interrelated injustices separating people from achieving justice and mercy for all of humanity and creation.
"We resolved at our 2022 Diocesan Convention to support and stand with the movement. Now we have the opportunity to show our public support and literally stand with the movement," a letter from Bishop Alan Gates and Bishop Carol Gallagher commending the event said.
The Massachusetts Episcopal Network for the Poor People’s Campaign (MAPPC@gmail.com), which is working to connect local Episcopalians to the Poor People’s Campaign movement and to foster a supportive community among those doing justice work in the Dioceses of Massachusetts, can provide more information on the many ways to join the campaign.