Faith leaders and low-wage workers took to the streets of the US capital on August 2, in defense of voting rights and for a minimum wage of $15 per hour. The protest organized by the Poor People’s Campaign comes at a time of increased attacks by conservatives on the voting rights of marginalized communities and a deep economic crisis in the country first and foremost affecting working class people.
Social movements mobilize in defense of voting rights in the US
Progressive movements have been mobilizing since early July to demand protections to voting rights and a minimum wage increase
