Representatives from a national non-profit group fighting poverty in the U.S. made a second visit to Aberdeen on Friday.

Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, gave a speech at First Presbyterian Church in Aberdeen on Friday, along with Willie Baptist, from the Kairos Center.

The Poor People’s Campaign looks to eliminate poverty nationwide by uniting poor people from around the country for non-violent protests. Rev. Dr. William Barber II, the other chair of the group, visited Aberdeen in April prior to a 40-day protest in Washington D.C., and other cities earlier this year.

Both Theoharis and Baptist spoke about why it’s important for people to organize to oppose poverty, and why poverty and homelessness continue to be a major issue in the U.S.

In responding to one person’s question, Theoharis said it’s still important to protest local issues related to poverty, such as the City of Aberdeen’s efforts to restrict homeless people from sleeping and sitting on downtown sidewalks.

“I don’t want us to say ‘All is fine, let’s keep doing what we’re doing,’ we need to be smart,” said Theoharis. “If they’re going to pass ordinances to make it even more illegal to be poor, and make it illegal for people to help each other, we need to strategize and defy that.”