About Us
A Movement,
Not an Organization
The Poor People’s Campaign is building a long-term movement that is building power for the justice and liberation of the poor and all those impacted by the evils of Systemic Racism, The War Economy, Ecological Devastation, Poverty, & our Distorted Moral Narrative.
We stand on the shoulders of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and are taking his vision of the original Poor People’s Campaign and running with it in our time.
Here in Washington State, we have a powerful group of dedicated leaders, members, and supporters who are doing this work in our region. We are committed to shifting the narrative, building power, and impacting elections and policies, all across our state. We are still in the first year of the Campaign here in our state and we are continuing to lay the foundation and build the relationships necessary for a long-term movement.
Currently, we have about 9000 leaders, members, and supporters in our state. For 2021, our goal is to strengthen the relationships, the skills, and the resources among this group. Additionally, we are working to connect to more impacted people all across our state.
Are you someone that is inspired by the Principles, Demands & Priorities of the Campaign? We want to partner with you. Please click the “Join the Campaign” link and complete that process.
Are you part of an organization doing work that reflects an aspect of the Campaign’s priorities and want to explore becoming a Partner of the Poor People’s Campaign? Please send us a message using the form at the bottom of this page and we will respond as soon as we can.
Forward together, NOT ONE STEP BACK!
The Washington State Poor People’s Campaign
Here are some of the people involved in the leadership of the Washington State Poor People’s Campaign. If you are interested in stepping up and becoming a leader with Campaign, please send us an email and we will begin the exploration process with you.
Email: washington@poorpeoplescampaign.org
Washington State Poor People’s Campaign
Tri-Chairs of the Statewide Coordinating Committee
Karen Austin,
Tri-Chair
Rev. Kelle Brown,
Tri-Chair and Theomusicologist
Jin Lee,
Tri-chair
Tae Phoenix, Theomusicologist
Romy Garcia
Rev. Bianca Davis-Lovelace, FOUNDER/TRI-CHAIR EMERITA
April Obi,
Gray's Harbor
Regional Committee
Darcy Gillespie,
Lower Columbia
Regional Committee
Ming Chen,
Financial Coordinator
Susan Partnow,
Zoom Master
Ian Schaefer,
Bellingham
Karen Schneider
Dorothy Van Soest
Elisanne McCutcheon,
NE Washington State
Social Media Content Creator
Chardonnay Beaver
University of Washington
Communications
Student Specialist
Sharyn Braff
Kobie Conrath
Web Designer
WAPPC MOBILIZING PARTNERS
350 Eastside
ACL Global Project
Alliance for Community Engagement SWWA
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Seattle Chapter
Awake Church
Backbone Campaign
Bethany United Church of Christ, Seattle
Chaplains on the Harbor-Aberdeen
Civic Strengths-Yakima Valley
Donkeysaddle Projects
ecoTHRIVE
Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Faith Action Network (FAN)
Families Shoulder to Shoulder, Pierce County
Farm Workers Ministry Northwest
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Olympia
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Seattle
Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), Tacoma
First Congregational Church, Bellingham
First Lutheran Church, Bothell
First Presbyterian Church, Puyallup
Fix Democracy First
Fuse Washington
Ground Zero
Health Care is a Human Right (HCHR)
Income Movement
Indivisible Greater Vancouver
Journey Christian Church, Seattle
Kitsap ERACE Coalition
La Resistencia
Legacy of Equality, Leadership and Organizing (LELO)
Longview Presbyterian Church, Longview, WA
Lower Columbia Indivisible
Lower Columbia Chapter, Standing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Micah-Pacific NW & Oregon
MoveOn Clark County
Mt. Baker Presbyterian
NW Harvest
National Association of Social Workers, Washington Chapter (NASW-WA)
Northwest Community Bail Fund
Olympia Coalition to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Parents Organizing for Welfare & Economic Rights (POWER)
Phinney-Greenwood Climate Action Now
Plymouth United Church of Christ
PSARA - Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action
REACH - Renton
Seattle Indivisible
Seattle Mennonite Church
Seattle Raging Grannies
Seattle Supports Democracy
Sustainable Ballard
UFCW 3000
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 3000
University Congregational United Church of Christ
Vancouver for Peace
The Well
Wallingford Indivisible
Washington Against Nuclear War (WANW)
Washington for Black Lives
Washington Community Action Network
Washington Community Alliance
Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE)
Washington People's Privacy
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
Whole Washington
Womxn’s March Seattle