Saturday, June 18, 2022, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Group: Discipleship Ministries
The Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly & Moral March on Washington & To the Polls will be held Saturday, June 18th, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 3rd & Pennsylvania Ave NW, DC.
Register with the Baltimore Washington Conference Here
Register with the Poor People’s Campaign Here
QUESTIONS? Please contact:
WHY DO WE ASSEMBLE?
Too many people across our country have suffered before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the number of people who suffer from economic ruin and instability has only grown. More people find themselves let down by the current system in place. Their cries for help have been ignored by far too many of our elected officials. While everyday people continue to suffer, wealth inequity has allowed the wealth of billionaires to grow by $2 trillion as they profit off of our crisis. As people of faith we demand a change in our nation’s direction.
WHY DO UNITED METHODISTS SPEAK UP ON PUBLIC ISSUES OF JUSTICE?
Our Social Principles say: “The strength of a political system depends upon the full and willing participation of its citizens. The church should continually exert a strong ethical influence upon the state, supporting policies and programs deemed to be just and opposing policies and programs that are unjust.”
“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and it never is tool. If the church does not recapture it’s prophetic zeal it will become in irrelevant social club without moral or spiritual authority.”
WHERE WILL CONGREGATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS MEET?
We will meet at the US Botanic Gardens at 8:30am so we can assemble together as United Methodists on Saturday, June 18. The Botanic Gardens is located at 100 Maryland Ave, SW, in Washington, D.C.
Once our group gathers we will depart The Botanic Gardens at 8:45am and walk towards the meeting center of the Assembly. We will join with thousands of people from different faith traditions and organizations across the nation to demand that our voice for economic and political change be heard.
HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE Assembly?
1. Register for the Moral Assembly On Washington
- Register here with the Baltimore Washington Conference.
- Register here with the Poor People’s Campaign.
2. Sign Up for Legislative Team Action Alerts
- Stay up to date with all notifications and announcements sent by the legislative action team in relation to the assembly, as well as further action we can take after the assembly to further this cause.
3. Share Your Story
- Share a story about how you or a loved one are impacted by the economic and political crisis that our country faces. Tell us why this motivates you to join on June 18th. Your story can be a video or written narrative.
- Send us your video or written narrative to
so that those who cannot assemble will be able to hear and read your stories. Submissions are due by Thursday, June 9th.
How do I record and submit my video? - With your smartphone, use your camera to record you telling your story.
- After recording, view the video in your “Photo Gallery”. Click the share/export button. (On I-phones, this button is in the bottom left corner of the screen.)
- When the sharing menu pops up, click the “Mail/Email” button. (Iphones - bottom center of the screen.)
- Address your message to , In the Subject line put your name and PPC Story (ie “JaneSmithPPCStory”)
- Press Send (If your email says the file is too large, you can use WeTransfer)
4. Volunteer at the Poor People’s Campaign Communal Meal & Memorial Service on June 17th
- All are welcome to a special community meal and time of fellowship on the eve of the Mass Poor and Low Wage Workers' Assembly and Moral Assembly on Washington and to the Polls. The communal meal will also accommodate those in need of meals in the DC area. They are asking for volunteers to help welcome guests, orient guests to the space, serve food, and hand out resources. The meal will be held at Freedom Plaza at 5pm on June 17.. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 4pm.
- The communal meal will be followed by a Memorial Service for those who died from COVID-19. We will walk from Freedom Plaza to The Lincoln Memorial, where the service will begin at 7:30pm.
- To join the BWC in this volunteering opportunity, please email Fathima Rifkey at .
5. Assemble With Congregations from Across the Baltimore Washington Conference on June
- We will meet at the US Botanic Gardens at 8:30am so we can assemble together as United Methodists on Saturday, June 18, 2022. We plan to gather on the side of the gardens that faces the capitol. The Botanic Gardens is located at 100 Maryland Ave, SW, in Washington, D.C.
- When we gather our group of congregations will depart The Botanic Gardens at 8:45am and walk towards the meeting center of the assembly.
- If you are unable to meet us at the Botanical Gardens beforehand, you can meet us at the assembly center located at 3rd St SW & Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC
- Click here for a guide including instructions on where to meet, transportation options, what to prepare for, and more.
Register with the Baltimore Washington Conference Here
Register with the Poor People’s Campaign Here
QUESTIONS? Please contact: