The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, the Texas Poor People’s Campaign and our partners invite you for a Georgetown-to-Austin Moral March for Democracy culminating in a Rally at the Texas State Capitol on Saturday, July 31 @ 10am CT.
We demand Congress act now to stop attacks on democracy:
- End the filibuster
- Pass all provisions of the For the People Act
- Fully restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act
- Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr
- Permanent protections, dignity & respect for all 11 million undocumented immigrants
Please note that we have very strict COVID-19 rules and procedures in place. We are requiring that everyone who marches on July 28-30 show proof of vaccination, and that everyone wears a mask while inside any of our facilities or shuttle buses along the route. Please read our full list of COVID-19 protocols before attending the march.
Below you will find an agenda for the march along with the corresponding registration pages for various activities during the march.
Since we have had so many people RSVP to participate, we have chosen to limit the size of the march to 125 total marchers at any one time for the first 3 days of the march. The march will be broken down into 3 hour time slots. This will allow over 900 people to take part safely. You must register to be able to participate in the march taking place on July 28-30.
On the last day of the march, July 31, everyone is invited to participate, and there will be NO restrictions on the number of people who are allowed to attend. In fact, we are expecting thousands of people to march in the last mile to the Capitol, as they did in the final mile of the Selma to Montgomery march. If you would like to receive the starting location of the final portion of the march that will be taking place on Saturday morning, simply RSVP to the event here and we will send you that location when it is finalized.
Bus rides will only be provided on July 31 from Houston, Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio. Please click here if you would like to reserve a spot on one of the buses.
We are also looking for volunteer support staff to help during the march and rally. Volunteers are needed to help distribute water, pass out food, serve as moral support/cheerleaders along the route, etc.) Please click here to volunteer as support staff.
If your organization would like to lead a 2-3 mile leg of the march, please email texas@poorpeoplescampaign.org
July 27th
6:00 PM CT – Kick-off Rally and Interfaith Service (Location will be forthcoming)
July 28th
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM – First day of the march. Please click here to register to participate.
- We will be marching 10 miles from Georgetown to Roundrock.
- Starting point location will be sent to those that register.
- We will be following up with everyone via phone/text to confirm the starting point location.
- Please bring a mask to wear on the shuttle bus and inside the church.
- Water and meals will be provided.
- More event details can be found on the registration page (linked above.)
July 29th
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Second day of the march. Please click here to register to participate.
- We will be marching 8 miles from Round Rock to North Austin.
- Starting point location will be sent to those that register.
- We will be following up with everyone via phone/text to confirm the starting point location.
- Please bring a mask to wear on the shuttle bus and inside the church.
- Water and meals will be provided.
- More event details can be found on the registration page (linked above.)
July 30th
7:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Third day of the march. Please click here to register to participate.
- We will be marching 8 miles from North Austin to downtown Austin.
- Starting point location will be sent to those that register.
- We will be following up with everyone via phone/text to confirm the starting point location.
- Please bring a mask to wear on the shuttle bus and inside the church.
- Water and meals will be provided.
- More event details can be found on the registration page (linked above.)
July 31st
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Final 1 mile of the march.
- Starting point will be released shortly. Sign up here to be notified via email of that location.
- We will be marching on the city streets in downtown Austin to the Capitol.
- Please bring a mask to wear.
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – 151 Car Caravan from Georgetown to Austin. Please click here to register for the car caravan.
- Starting point will be emailed to everyone participating.
- We will begin lining up at 8:00 AM.
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM – Rally at the Capitol
Thank you for your patience during the planning process!
And we look forward to marching with everyone soon!
Forward Together – Not One Step Back
_Texas State Coordinating Committee_
