‘Vets come home hurting’
U.S. Army veteran Jose Vasquez shares about growing up on welfare, seeing military service as an escape from violence and police brutality, and finally leaving the military as a conscientious […]
Category Archives: Poor People’s Campaign
Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria: A convergence of racism, poverty, militarism and ecological devastation
by Ryan Kresge Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) The ongoing humanitarian disaster unfolding in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria struck on September 20 is exacerbated by the interplay of […]
Testimonies: The Four Evils of Society
Photo: Joe Paperone At the Poor People’s Campaign Mass Meeting on October 17 in Binghamton, NY, four speakers addressed aspects of what the campaign has named as the “four evils”: […]
An interview with Willie Baptist: Why we need a Poor People’s Campaign
CUSLAR student Daniella Hobbs sat down with Willie Baptist when he visited Ithaca College in April 2017. Here is an excerpt of what they discussed. The full interview is available […]
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival — moral effort combats systemic racism, poverty
by Tim Shenk Coordinator, Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR This article serves as an introduction to the Winter/Spring 2018 edition of the CUSLAR Newsletter, available in print and online […]
Panel discussion: Overcoming race and class divides
Faith for a Fair New York Conference, hosted by the Labor-Religion Coalition of NYS Binghamton, NY October 18, 2017 Panelists: Barbara Smith, Willie Baptist, John Wessel-McCoy. Moderated by Manolo de […]
Poverty: An obstacle to the exalted but unrealized United States
by Evelyn Sanchez Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) In our aging apartment on Long Island, during hot summer days, my sister and I would place our hands flat against […]
