Michelle, we need to channel all of the energy for the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders into a massive march to, and occupation of, Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

It’s time to pursue a tactic embraced by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s: nonviolent direct action in the form of mass civil disobedience. More specifically, we must effectively restart the Poor People’s Campaign. We would not need to call it the Poor People’s Campaign, as humanity is faced with numerous crises.

An occupation of Washington would force change because it would disrupt the daily lives of the powerful in the most powerful city in the world.

This campaign would need the support of leaders like you, Naomi Klein, Cornel West, and others. Your support would help us to build the numbers necessary to occupy Capitol Hill and demand change. We would submit a list of specific legislative demands to Congress. If they don’t meet our demands, we don’t leave.