Pictured Below: May 29, 2018 – Sacramento, CA – Military Families Speak Out & Veterans For Peace Memorial in conjunction with The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
Military Families Speak Out is participating in The Poor People’s Campaign activities that are taking place TUESDAY May 29th. Every week there are simultaneous nonviolent direct actions in DC and State Capitols across the nation. The 40 days of rallies and direct actions are an integral part of the Poor Peoples Campaign, which was started by Dr. King, who believed the US had lost its moral compass and it’s time to connect the issues of poverty, racism, the war, and now the environment.
The theme this week, the day after Memorial Day, is War, Militarism, War Economy and the Proliferation of Guns. For many military families, Memorial Day is a day of mourning that we spend with our families and loved ones, especially our Gold Star Families. Many of us participate in memorials that let the public reflect on the cost of war. It is because of this, the national leaders of the Poor People’s Campaign responded to MFSO’s request to change the weekly Moral Direct Action to a different day instead of Monday.
