Angela Montalvo, one of the tri-chairs of the Nebraska Poor People's Campaign Coordinating Committee, joins me today to share her story about how she became involved with the Poor People's Campaign and her participation in civil disobedience. She also discusses Moral Monday, a Poor People's event at the capitol on April 17th at noon that will raise awareness among elected officials about poverty, systemic racism, militarism, ecological devastation, and denial of healthcare in our state. She wants people to come out and use their voices to tell our elected officials to stop trying to legislate hate, stop taking away human rights and voting rights and focus on helping hurting people in our state.   

Angela Montalvo is a U.S. Army veteran and Arabic linguist who graduated from the Defense Language Institute - Foreign Language Center at the Presidio of Monterey, CA. After leaving the military, Angela continued her education and nearly completed a degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Arizona Global Campus. After being forced to quit school due to G.I. Bill benefits expiring, Angela began organizing with the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. She has been Tri-Chair of the Nebraska Poor People’s Campaign Coordinating Committee since 2021, organizing many actions in Nebraska and participating in civil disobedience with the national Poor People’s Campaign. She also spoke at the Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly on June 18, 2022, in Washington, DC.

Nebraska Poor People's Campaign Link Tree:

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