Poor People’s Campaign – Lansing – Monday June 4 – Detailed Info
Thank you for your support for the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. We have had three very successful days of action so far (May 14th, 21st, and 29th). We have three days of action remaining—Monday June 4, Monday, June 11, and Monday June 18. For important information on the last two Mondays, please see the end of this email. This week’s action will be on Monday, June 4th. The theme is: THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND A HEALTHY PLANET—ESPECIALLY CLEAN, AFFORDABLE WATER!. For important information about the theme and the list of demands from the National Poor People’s Campaign, please see the end of this email. We are excited to have the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call to Moral Revival, joining us for the June 4 day of action! We know that a lot of Michiganders are very passionate about the issue of access to clean and affordable water. We want to make sure that we know how many people are planning to participate in non-violent direct action this week. If you have already done a direct action training and have not already responded to this form, please do so to indicate your direct action participation plans. The schedule for Monday, June 4 is as follows: 11:00–12:30 People trained and ready for Direct Action will gather at First Presbyterian Church, 510 West Ottawa, Lansing MI with their support people for further training and action planning. 12:00 Noon Gathering and registration at First Presbyterian Church, 510 West Ottawa, Lansing MI for rally participants (those who will witness but will not otherwise be involved in the direct action). 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch and pre-rally for all participants at First Presbyterian Church. 1:30-2:30 pm March to the Capitol Building for rally. 2:30-4:00 pm Non-Violent Moral Fusion Direct Action at a location that will be announced at the rally. [Again, only those who have been trained will participate in the Direct Action. The rest will stand with these brothers and sisters while they take action.] If you have questions, please reply to this email. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: TRANSPORTATION: GET ON THE BUS! The Michigan Poor People’s Campaign is chartering two large buses to bring people to Lansing—one leaving from Detroit and one leaving from Flint. To reserve a seat on the bus from Detroit to Lansing, click here. This bus will depart from the Metropolitan Center for High Technology, 2727 Second Avenue, Detroit, at approximately 10:00 a.m. It is OK to park your car through the day in the gated lot behind the building. To reserve a seat on the bus from Flint to Lansing, click here. The bus will depart from St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 609 E. 5th Ave. Flint, MI. at approximately 10:30 a.m. and return by 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. It is OK to leave cars parked in the church lot. LANSING PARKING – No parking is available at First Presbyterian Church; however, ample free parking is available at Union Missionary Baptist Church (500 S Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, at I-496), where shuttle service will be provided to transport people to First Presbyterian Church and back to the parking after the rally / action. There are also many pay-for-parking structures in the Capitol area. Click this website for maps and information about parking from the State of Michigan: http://www.capitol.michigan.gov/parking LUNCH – Bring a bag lunch if you can; light lunch food will also be provided. Please bring monetary donations and food to share – boxes of single serve bags of chips, granola bars or other snacks, bags of oranges or bananas. WATER– Please bring a refillable water bottle with you. We will have water coolers for you to refill your bottle onsite. A limited number of disposable cups will be available. In solidarity with those that do not have access to clean, safe water, please do not bring any commercially bottled water with you, regardless of brand or source. ACCESSIBILITY– First Presbyterian Church is fully accessible. Our march will be about six long blocks each way. Limited shuttle service to the rally location will be available for those that need it. Please bring a folding/bag chair if possible for yourself or to share at the outside rally. WEATHER– Prepare for Michigan weather: sunscreen, hats, umbrellas and raincoats. DONATIONS– There are many ways to show your financial support for the campaign: 1) There will be donation buckets at our events. 2) Checks payable to People’s Water Board – In the memo line, be sure to write MI PPC. Checks can be mailed to People’s Water Board c/o EMEAC4605 Cass Ave Detroit, MI 48201. 3) Online donations can be made at MI PPC Online Donations – Please be sure to designate the donation is for MI-PPC. We need your participation and those of your family, friends, faith communities and supportive organizations, this week and in the future. Here are the plans for the actions that follow our June 4th action: Monday, June 11, Lansing, noon THEME: Everybody’s Got a Right to Live: Education, Living Wages, Jobs, Income, Housing. This is going to be another great action! CHARTERED BUSES FROM DETROIT AND FLINT WILL AGAIN BE AVAILABLE. Please reserve a seat by clicking here for the bus from Detroit, and click here for the bus from Flint. Monday, June 18—Location TBA (not Lansing) THEME: A New and Unsettling Force: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative. Saturday, June 23, Washington, D.C., 10 am Global Day of Solidarity Mass Rally—hope you can join in on the rally in D.C.! If you are interested in going, please let us know by responding in the MI-PPC registration form. We are grateful for your support and look forward to Moving Together with You – Not One Step Back! Yours in Justice, Michigan Poor People’s Campaign Coordinating Committee PS. Please help us mobilize for this and future Poor People’s Campaign actions, by sharing this email and our Website and Facebook page. If you organize Poor People’s Campaign events in your own community, please share those with our Facebook page as well. Information and List of Demands for Week 4 THE RIGHT TO HEALTH AND A HEALTHY PLANET—ESPECIALLY CLEAN, AFFORDABLE WATER! Did you