The United Workers Labor Day Prayer Breakfast Living Wages Hunger Strikers and allies stand for opening prayer delivered by Rev. Roger Powers of Light Street Presbyterian Church Photo: The United Workers Provided by The Poverty Initiative More photos like this one can be found in the book, A New and Unset­tling Force: Reignit­ing Rev. Dr. Mar­tin Luther […]

Taxi Workers’ Alliance Group Portrait
Patrick Grugan
Provided by The Poverty Initiative
stained glass, oil paint, block print, 2008
More art like this one can be found in the book, A New and Unset­tling Force: Reignit­ing Rev. Dr. Mar­tin Luther King Jr.‘s Poor People’s Campaign

Winter, West Virginia
Patrick Grugan
Provided by The Poverty Initiative
stained glass, oil paint, block and photo prints, 2008-09
More art like this one can be found in the book, A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign

“Raising up generations of religious and community leaders committed to building a social movement to end poverty led by the poor.” HISTORY Founded in May 2004 by Union students in collaboration with seminary faculty, staff and community leaders, the Poverty Initiative was charged with the mission of raising up generations of religious and community leaders dedicated to […]

 August 2011 (original 2009) by The Poverty Initiative and its Poverty Scholars Program, led by Willie Baptist, and including Charlene Sinclair  (The following article is a compilation of excerpted texts taken from the book by The Poverty Initiative, A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign , combined with updated information found […]