Someone is hurting our people: Hands off SNAP!

On Monday, May 14 the Poor People’s Campaign will launch 40 days of action and advocacy in state capitols and in Washington, DC calling for voting rights protections, programs to address poverty, attention to ecological devastation and measures to curb militarism and the war economy.

Each week will have an issue focus and this first week’s theme is, “Somebody’s Hurting Our People: Child Poverty, Women, LGBTQ Community and People with Disabilities.” These are the very communities that will be directly harmed by changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP.

On Monday, May 14 the Poor People’s Campaign will launch 40 days of action and advocacy in state capitols and in Washington, DC calling for voting rights protections, programs to address poverty, attention to ecological devastation and measures to curb militarism and the war economy.

Each week will have an issue focus and this first week’s theme is