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Zillah Wesley

Zillah Wesley is a DC Native and one of the chairs of the DC Poor People's Campaign, National Call for More Revival. She is also with the Thrive Under 25 Coalition and is a housing advocate. She draws attention to how the original Poor People’s Campaign in 1968 started off with the march called the Mother's Day March, which was run by the women of the welfare rights movement. She shared her vision of true leadership: “You're not always in front. Sometimes, community is taking out the trash for somebody else or bringing somebody lunch or just calling the check on somebody…you just show love. Treat somebody how you want to be treated and be a light for somebody, especially in the system that will tear you down and break you down for just existing.”