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Appalachia: Listening with Our Hearts

Celebrating Art & Culture

The 40th anniversary of the launch of the Poor People's Campaign was commemorated on December 10th at Union Theological Seminary with an event focused on the roles of art and culture in building a movement to end poverty. Students, faculty, trustees, alumni and community members came together for an evening of song, dance, theater, stepping, images and reflection.
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Megan Joiner (left) and Charon Hribar (right) performing a dance choreographed by Charon Hribar. Photograph by Katy Moore


40th Anniversary of the
Poor People's Campaign

Join the Poverty Initiative in commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign launched by Martin Luther King Jr.

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We will focus our year’s activities—immersion courses, cultural events, workshops, conferences, research projects, community protests and activities, and our cornerstone Poverty Scholars Program—on commemorating and re-igniting the Poor People’s Campaign.

World Religions &
Poverty Symposium

The Poverty Initiative held a "Religions of the World and Poverty" Symposium, February 18-21 in which several Poverty Scholar Candidates participated.

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Willie Baptist selected as Alston/Bannerman Fellow

Willie Baptist, Poverty Initiative Scholar-in-Residence has been selected as a Alston/Bannerman Fellow for long-time activists of color.

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The Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Program works toward "advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic and environmental justice. The program provides resources for organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal."

Willie is one of only four fellows selected in 2007.

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