I’m currently sitting in the press section at the ACORN Presidential Candidate Forum at the Bright Hope Baptist Church at 12th and Cecil B. Moore. It’s an event that showcases a beautiful marriage of faith and politics.
Rev. Kevin Johnson, the senior pastor of Bright Hope, opened the forum with a prayer that walked the line between religious doctrine and protest rhetoric graciously.
We’ve heard from the presumed mayor-elect Michael Nutter, as well as Representative Chaka Fattah, both of whom spoke out again predatory lending, endorsed funds for neighborhood repair and full funding of public schools.
Later, we’ll be hearing from Sen. Hillary Clinton, Rep. Dennis Kucinich and Sen. John Edwards (who will be announcing his plan to increase minimum wage).
ACORN is streaming the forum live, which you can watch here. There’s also a forum in which you can participate if you feel the need to respond to the things you are seeing and hearing.
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