Tyler
7th September 2016, 19:00
How about a massive march to, and occupation of, Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.?
It’s time to pursue a tactic embraced by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s: nonviolent direct action in the form of mass civil disobedience. More specifically, we must restart the Poor People's Campaign of the late 1960s.
Martin Luther King, Jr., understood that an occupation of Washington would force change because it would disrupt the daily lives of the powerful in the most powerful city in the world. We would not need to call it the Poor People’s Campaign, as there are numerous major crises beyond poverty. This campaign would need the support of well-known leftists, as their support would help us to build the numbers necessary to literally occupy Capitol Hill. We would submit a list of specific legislative demands to Congress. So, what do you think? I would love to read your thoughts.
By the way, a new Poor People's Campaign is already being planned and their website is poorpeoplescampaign.org.
It’s time to pursue a tactic embraced by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s: nonviolent direct action in the form of mass civil disobedience. More specifically, we must restart the Poor People's Campaign of the late 1960s.
Martin Luther King, Jr., understood that an occupation of Washington would force change because it would disrupt the daily lives of the powerful in the most powerful city in the world. We would not need to call it the Poor People’s Campaign, as there are numerous major crises beyond poverty. This campaign would need the support of well-known leftists, as their support would help us to build the numbers necessary to literally occupy Capitol Hill. We would submit a list of specific legislative demands to Congress. So, what do you think? I would love to read your thoughts.
By the way, a new Poor People's Campaign is already being planned and their website is poorpeoplescampaign.org.