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Maryland PPC<p>Last chance! Discuss "Poverty by America," by <a href="https://union.place/tags/MatthewDesmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewDesmond</span></a> with the Maryland <br><a href="https://union.place/tags/PoorPeoplesCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorPeoplesCampaign</span></a> via Zoom:<br> <br>Monday, July 21 @ 7 pm<br>or Wednesday, July 23 @ 11 am </p><p>► mdppc.org/book2025</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PovertyByAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PovertyByAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/EconomicSegregation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicSegregation</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Integration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Integration</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/AffordableHousing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableHousing</span></a></p>
Maryland PPC<p>On this <a href="https://union.place/tags/IndependenceDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndependenceDay</span></a>, we remember that <a href="https://union.place/tags/truefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truefreedom</span></a> is not just the right to vote or speak—it’s the right to live with <a href="https://union.place/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dignity</span></a>. Yet millions across this nation are denied that freedom by <a href="https://union.place/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/lowwages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lowwages</span></a>, and unjust systems.</p><p>Let this <a href="https://union.place/tags/4thofJuly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>4thofJuly</span></a> be a declaration—not just of <a href="https://union.place/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a>, but of <a href="https://union.place/tags/interdependence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interdependence</span></a>. We <a href="https://union.place/tags/risetogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risetogether</span></a>, or not at all. </p><p>Join us!<br><a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PoorPeoplesCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorPeoplesCampaign</span></a></p>
Maryland PPC<p>CALL NOW! 202-224-3121 <br>OR use the Poor People's Campaign's easy call-in system<br><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/break-the-silence-we-demand-a-moral-budget/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/call_campaig</span><span class="invisible">ns/break-the-silence-we-demand-a-moral-budget/</span></a> </p><p>* "Senate GOP tax bill includes largest cut to U.S. safety net in decades"<br><a href="https://washingtonpost.com/business/2025/06/29/trump-tax-medicaid-snap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/29/trump-tax-medicaid-snap/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/BudgetBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BudgetBill</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PoorPeoplesCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorPeoplesCampaign</span></a></p>
Maryland PPC<p>On June 19, 1865, enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their <a href="https://union.place/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a>—two years after the <a href="https://union.place/tags/EmancipationProclamation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmancipationProclamation</span></a>. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Juneteenth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juneteenth</span></a> is a reminder that <a href="https://union.place/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> delayed is justice denied.</p><p>Today, we honor the resilience of all who have fought for freedom. But we also recognize that the struggle is ongoing for <a href="https://union.place/tags/truefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>truefreedom</span></a>: <a href="https://union.place/tags/economicjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economicjustice</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/votingrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>votingrights</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>, <a href="https://union.place/tags/livingwages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>livingwages</span></a>, and <a href="https://union.place/tags/dignityforall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dignityforall</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/Juneteenth2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Juneteenth2025</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PoorPeoplesCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorPeoplesCampaign</span></a></p>
Maryland PPC<p>Join the Maryland Poor People's Campaign to discuss "Poverty, by America" by Matthew Desmond. </p><p>Sessions will be held Mondays in the evening and earlier in the day on Wednesdays for each week—starting on Monday, June 16. </p><p>More details &amp; Zoom registration at mdppc.org/book2025</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PovertyByAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PovertyByAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MatthewDesmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MatthewDesmond</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SystemicPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SystemicPoverty</span></a></p>
Maryland PPC<p>Demand a moral budget that lifts from the bottom allows all to thrive, not struggle to survive. </p><p>Call your Senators DAILY to demand that they oppose a federal budget that would cut essential services for poor and working class people. (Hint: It's a snap with the Poor People's Campaign's easy call-in system. Go to mdppc.org/callCOTUS)</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PoorPeoplesCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorPeoplesCampaign</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/FederalBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalBudget</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MoralBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoralBudget</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/SNAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SNAP</span></a></p>
Maryland PPC<p><a href="https://union.place/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GetOutTheVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GetOutTheVote</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baltimore</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Oct5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oct5</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PoorPeoplesCampaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorPeoplesCampaign</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/MDPPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MDPPC</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/WeAreTheSwingVote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeAreTheSwingVote</span></a></p>