Bruce Wright
Rev. Dr. Bruce Wright has a doctorate in Ministry and Master's in Pastoral Psychology. He is a licensed addictions and domestic violence counselor. He is a Baptist Pastor and Director of Refuge Ministries who serves on the Executive Director of the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign. The Refuge has been around for 20 years and, the Poor People's Campaign for 15 years. The Campaign has 120 organizations of poor and homeless that are members including the Refuge. He is part of St. Pete For Peace and the Homeless Coalition, as well as the League of Revolutionaries for a New America. A musician and a poet, he has 2 children, one in College.[1]
He is a leader of the struggle to make the government provide homes. He discusses topics such as the true meaning of Jesus in a Biblical sense, versus how capitalism has portrayed Him, and why right-wing teachings contradict Christ.[2]
He is based in St. Petersburg Florida. Co-Chair, Pinellas County Green Party (Florida)
Rev. Wright is an independant journalist and Freelance writer. He hosts a weekly radio show called the Revolutionary Road Radio show on the TanTalk network Tampa Bay and has written for numerous publications including People's Tribune, Oped News, Counterpunch, Squatter productions and have self published. In addition to his work as a Baptist Pastor and Director of Refuge Ministries, he also serves on the Executive Committee of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign.[3]
Affiliations
Wright is a member in the following organizations: NAADAC, Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign, Critical Resistance, Every Church a Peace Church, League of Revolutionaries for a New America, St. Pete. For Peace, Food Not Bombs, Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless, Homeless Legal Defense Fund, Pinellas County Juvenile Justice Council, St. Pete. Task Force on Homelessness, and the St. Petersburg Ministerial Association, Pentecostals for Peace and Justice.[4]
Speakers for a New America
Circa 2014 Bruce Wright was part of Speakers for a New America, the speakers bureau for League of Revolutionaries for a New America.
UFPJ rally
On October 27th 2007, United for Peace and Justice held an Anti-war National Mobilization, near Orlando, Florida at Lake Eola.[5]
Speakers Included:
- Michael Albert - activist, author of "Remembering Tomorrow: From SDS to Life After Capitalism" & founder of Z-Magazine
- Lucas Benitez - Coalition of Immokalee Workers
- Debra Booth - AFL-CIO & Central Florida Labor Council
- Congresswoman Corrine Brown
- Scott Camil - Veterans for Peace
- Michael Canney - Green Party of Florida, Co-Chair
- Matt De Vlieger - Students for a Democratic Society @ UCF (M.C. of the day)
- Denise Diaz - Central Florida Jobs with Justice
- Senator Mike Gravel - Anti-war Candidate for President '08
- Clifton Hicks - Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW)
- Jesse Kern - Veterans for Peace (Korean War Veteran) and Communist Party USA supporter.
- Omar Masri - Speaker from UFPJ Steering Committee
- Peg McIntire (97yo) - Grandparents for Peace, St. Augustine
- David Rucker - Metropolitan Democratic Black Caucus & former President of the Orange County NAACP
- Bruce Wright - St. Pete for Peace
- Lydia Vickers - CodePink
October2011.org
Key organizers of the October2011 movement include;[6]
Dream of Equality awardee
Bruce Wright is a past recipient of Asian Americans for Equality's annual Dream of Equality award.[7]
"The 99% Spring"
Individuals and organizations supporting The 99% Spring, as of April 20, 2012, included Rev. Bruce Wright - Poor Peooples Economic Human Rights Campaign.[8]
References
- ↑ October2011.org "about' page, accessed August 30, 2011
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Pentecostals for Peace and Justice bio, accessed September 1, 2011
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalgrace/1796102282/
- ↑ October2011.org "about' page, accessed August 30, 2011
- ↑ [AAFE 2013 Banquet Journal, by Douglas Lim at Mar 26, 2013]
- ↑ THE 99% Spring, Who are we/ accessed April 20, 2012
