Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II: Before George Floyd Was Ever Killed By This Cop, The Systems Were Suffocating Him

All Ears with Abigail Disney

Continuing our focus on activism around the murder of George Floyd by police on May 25th, Abby welcomes Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, Co-Chair of The Poor People’s Campaign, and President of Repairers of the Breach. Both organizations focus on organizing and uplifting communities across the country using a moral framework of public concerns such as how society treats the poor, women, LGBTQ people, children, workers, immigrants, communities of color, and the sick. Abby, who calls herself a “militant agnostic” who has “faith in people of faith” discusses with Rev. Barber how politics and morality not only overlap, but also that a moral movement can be rooted in the deepest principles of our constitution. Rev. Barber talks about the brutal and arrogant indifference of George Floyd’s killer, and how racism is a form of violence that infiltrates healthcare, public policy, and employment opportunities, and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s work in the current environment of protest and civil disobedience.
6/20 & 6/21: Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March On Washington: A Digital Justice Gathering (Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival)
Repairers of the Breach
We Are Called To Be A Movement, by Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II
Amos 5 (King James Bible)
“The interlocking evils of systemic racism” (The Poor People’s Campaign)

Rev. Barber on Twitter:
@RevDrBarber
@BRepairers
@UniteThePoor