A Love Poem for the Mothers’ Day March Heroes of 1968 Rev. Annie Chambers © Carlos Raúl Dufflar 5/12/24 A garden of flowers that rose on May, Mothers Day March in Washington, DC. All the sisters and supporters of the 5000 womem of the National Welfare Rights Organization and the New York Mothers Welfare AssociationContinue reading “A Love Poem for the Mothers’ Day March Heroes of 1968 (Rev. Annie Chambers)”
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Remember the Alliance of the National Welfare Rights Organization & the original Poor People’s Campaign!
On 5 February 1968, the National Coordinating Committee of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO) met with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago to build the coalition for the Poor People’s Campaign. NWRO were instrumental in the Mother’s Day March that commenced Resurrection City three months later. Poor People’s Embassy/ Embajada de la GenteContinue reading “Remember the Alliance of the National Welfare Rights Organization & the original Poor People’s Campaign!”
