Today I am thinking about poverty and all those struggling across the state due to lack of income, food and housing insecurity, lack of healthcare… and thinking about those who don’t have the privilege to stay home right now. I have been working on producing the very first Illinois Poor People’s Campaign (IL PPC) statewide action call, where we will talk about systemic poverty and hear testimonies from those most impacted by the coronavirus and surrounding “policy violence.”
I have been a member of the IL PPC Coordinating Committee for over a year now, but during this statewide shelter-in-place order it became abundantly clear that we need a way for the various groups across the state to speak out to the public and make direct calls-to-action.
Today I am feeling a little less depressed, and am putting my energy into this much needed cause. I hope if you’re reading this that you will join the call this Wednesday, April 15th at 8:00pm Central time. You can register for it here.