FORWARD TOGETHER GATHERING
Maryland Poor People's Campaign Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, Apr. 28th • 7pm - 8pm • Zoom
Come learn, get connected, and get engaged! Everyone is welcome!
Register at MDPPC.ORG/FTG
#ForwardTogether #MDPPC #PoorPeoplesCampaign
screenshot of a march 19 2026 article on the wboc website with the headline Families on Maryland’s Eastern Shore fear impact of proposed DDA cuts ; article photo in screenshot shows 2 disabled men in Worcester County and their in-home nurses
Today is Mr. Rogers' 98th birthday. So let's send 98+ letters to Gov. Wes Moore ASAP demanding he not cut funding that provides care choices to Marylanders with disabilities! mdppc.org/ddamoore
#WeWontBeSilentAnymore #LoveThyNeighbor
(Screenshot from wboc .com March 19, 2026)
image of jeff erlanger in his electric wheelchair on mr rogers neighbored in 1981 with fred rogers in a brown sweater and both of them are smiling
In a 1981 episode of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," young Jeff Erlanger visited Mr. Rogers to discuss what it's like to be disabled.
45 yrs later, society still struggles to grasp that we need to support each other; in Maryland, @govwesmoore.bsky.social is set to cut millions of $$$ from at-home care.
Thank you for everything, Rev. Jackson. #RIPJesseJackson #PoorPeoplesCampaign #ForwardTogetherForever #WeWontBeSilentAnymore
Proposed FY27 budget changes endanger over 4,000 Maryland families who rely on Self-Directed Services, which allows people with disabilities and their families to directly hire and manage caregivers. #FightPovertyNotThePoor #WeWontBeSilentAnymore
actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
The Maryland Poor People's Campaign congratulates Save Bethesda African Cemetery for its recent court victory! The ruling permits them to proceed with expert testimony and preserves their ability to present archaeological, historical, forensic, and ancient DNA evidence. #MosesCemetery BACC #MDPPC
Amplifying the call...
Join the "ICE Out!" National Shutdown on Friday, January 30, 2026 in solidarity with our siblings and immigrant neighbors in Minnesota.
NO WORK.
NO SCHOOL.
NO SHOPPING.
STOP FUNDING ICE.
#Jan30 #shutdown #ICEout #NoWork #NoSchool #NoShopping
And these 7 as well... #EverybodysGotARightToLive
The Maryland Poor People's Campaign stands in solidarity with Minnesotans and their "Ice Out of Minnesota" protest and general strike.
#Minnesota #ICEoutofMinnesota #GeneralStrike #MDPPC
Story link: bit.ly/4a0Ih4K
"I absolutely believe that there is no reason in the world that poverty should exist in the United States of America—the richest country in the world. There’s no excuse for it."
- David Mott
April 25, 2025
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#DavidMott #WWAADD #MDPPC #EndPoverty
America's billionaires have added $1.5 TRILLION to their wealth since Trump took office one year ago.
How did you and your family do? https://seiu.co/4a0dHJu
Maryland #poorpeoplescampaign has another justice warrior & impacted member, Evangeline Diggs. For decades before PPC, Ms. Van fought for the rights of Baltimore residents. #RestInPower #fightpovertynotourseniors #forwardtogetherforever
mdppc.org/msvan
@stokes417.bsky.social @mbpuskar.bsky.social
Our beloved David Mott has passed on from our planet; leaving a legacy to be proud of.
While other orgs have already shared their memories, ours awaited Tri-Chair @mbpuskar.bsky.social 's video compilation, inc David performing this very day 12/20/23. #PoorPeoplesCampaign
youtu.be/m6Ojkl6wgDU?...
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
Billionaires are a policy failure.
We must take them on.
#InLovingMemoryOfDavidMott
@1199seiu.org @mddc.1199seiu.org
@marylandppc.bsky.social @thirdactmd.bsky.social
Pass it on.
Who to Call
(recommended scripts at mdppc.org )
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Sens. Lisa Murkowski & Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL)
Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
#poorpeoplescampaign
#wewontbesilentanymore
Democrats are ready to extend these credits, but it will need some Republican support.
GOP Senators who have expressed openness to extending the tax credits need to hear what impact this will have on their state & our country.
Everyone, call these Senators & share this action.
more at mdppc.org
Expiring ACA tax credits put 22 million Americans at risk of major hikes to their health insurance premiums; without subsidies, average costs could rise sharply/double.
The Senate may hold a vote on extending these tax credits as early as the week of Dec 8.
Submit your testimony! #WeWontBeSilentAnymore #aca #snap
*consider
To fight for the rights of impacted people must also look out for our own impacted leaders.
MD PPC Tri-Chair Linnell Fall ( @stokes417.bsky.social ) & family are in a housing emergency.
Please considering helping her by donating.
#FightPovertyNotThePoor #PoorPeoplesCampaign
gofund.me/7e33ff2f9
We ask Gaithersburg residents to review the candidates as published by Bethesda Magazine or progressive sources; and make your choice for whom to vote as you find most fitting to the principles mentioned above. mdppc.org/gburg
#ForwardTogether!
Candidates presented in images reverse-alphabetically
While the PPC is also non-partisan – and thus we cannot endorse specific candidates – our principles remind us we should lift impacted leaders and support issues such as housing justice, food justice, and universal healthcare.
The #PoorPeoplesCampaign principles state "the need to organize at the state and local level," so it's important that people vote at the local level; this year, the city of Gaithersburg has an election this coming Tuesday, November 4, for the Mayoral race and 2 City Council seats.
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
Maryland #PoorPeoplesCampaign Tri-Chair @stokes417.bsky.social speaks at the RISE UP! rally at Westside Church of Christ this morning, relating numbers & scripture.
#ThisCoffinRepresentsPolicyMurder #PovertyIsDeath #WeWontBeSilentAnymore
@kairoscenter.org
MD #PoorPeoplesCampaign & Westside Church held #RISEUP! We marched, sang, testified.
We spoke out against cuts to SNAP/Medicaid & other atrocities being wrought upon us by the current administration.
#FightPovertyNotThePoor #FightPovertyNotOurSeniors
@mbpuskar.bsky.social @stokes417.bsky.social
Sign up to Rise Up!
mdppc.org/westside
#HappyBirthday
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
