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Video: Poor People's Campaign protesters arrested at Capitol
Published 7:25 pm, Monday, May 21, 2018
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NYS troopers arrest protesters associated with Poor Peoples Campaign after a march to the Capitol. Protesters were blocking the doors of the Capitol. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Media: Times UnionSeveral Poor People's Campaign protestors were arrested by state troopers inside the Capitol Monday while blocking hallways and doorways.
Activists with painted umbrellas and signs also marched in downtown Albany to bring attention to the intersections of systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression.
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Protesters from the Poor Peoples Campaign are arrested by state troopers for blocking the hallway under the Capitol. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Media: Times UnionMonday's demonstrations inside and outside the Capitol are part of a national call for moral revival, and six weeks of nonviolent direct action.
Read more: Poor People's Campaign to begin 40 days of action next month
Those involved are calling for a massive overhaul of the nation's voting rights laws, new programs to benefit Americans living in poverty, immediate attention to ecological devastation and measures to curb militarism.
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Police chain the doors of the Capitol shut after arresting members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression and blocked the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Police chain the doors of the Capitol shut after arresting members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression and blocked the doors of the ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Members of the Poor People's Campaign march in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression block the doors of the Capitol on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression try to block the well from the Capitol to the concourse on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union) less
Members of the Poor People's Campaign who marched in connection between systemic racism, poverty and voter suppression try to block the well from the Capitol to the concourse on Monday, May 21, 2018 in Albany, ... more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union
On Monday, May 14, demonstrators blocked the roadway at Washington Avenue and South Swan Street, snarling the evening rush hour traffic in downtown Albany, before gathering at West Capitol Park for a rally.
Read more: Poor People's Campaign protesters block traffic in downtown Albany
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