LAUNCHING A 3RD RECONSTRUCTION

Congress

Emerging from the pain and organizing power of the 140 million people living in poverty or with low wages in this nation, the congressional resolution for a Third Reconstruction reflects an omnibus vision for a fundamental restructuring of society that lifts from the bottom. The non-partisan resolution comes as a response to years of movement-building to create the collective resolve necessary to implement real and transformational legislative action. This resolution recognizes that in order to build a true Third Reconstruction we must simultaneously deal with the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation and the denial of health care, militarism and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism that blames the poor instead of the systems that cause poverty.

To: Congress
From: [Your Name]

More than 140 million people across the United States live in poverty, struggle with low wages and/or are one emergency away from economic ruin. 250,000 people die a year from poverty in the wealthiest nation on the planet. We can’t be silent anymore in the face of this reality.

Members of Congress have introduced the non-partisan resolution A Third Reconstruction: It's Time to Fully Address Poverty and Low Wages from the Bottom Up as a response to these conditions. Inspired by years of movement building around the priorities of the 140 million, the congressional resolution for a Third Reconstruction reflects an omnibus vision for a fundamental restructuring of society that lifts from the bottom.

As one of your constituents, I urgently request that you embrace and support this resolution and enlist your Congressional colleagues to do the same.

To learn more about A Third Reconstruction: It's Time to Fully Address Poverty and Low Wages from the Bottom Up, please visit www.poorpeoplescampaign.org.