Wednesday, 21 August 2013
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Martin
Luther King, III, the eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and
Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), have
announced that fifty-years-after Dr. King delivered his historic “I Have
a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963, they will mount the same steps at the Lincoln Memorial to lead the 50th Anniversary March on Washington National Action to Realize the Dream on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Joining them will be a cross-sector of speakers ranging from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to the family of Trayvon Martin.
Joined
by an alliance of prominent advocates of labor, health, housing,
education, media, and civil and human rights, the purpose of the march
is not just to celebrate the historic 1963 March on Washington, but to
galvanize the American people around the compelling issues of today
including questions in the criminal justice system in the national
spotlight, from Stop and Frisk police tactics in New York, to Stand Your
Ground laws in Florida, as well as, women’s issues, immigration,
workers’ rights, LGBT equality, among others. Congressman John Lewis,
the only one of the six leaders of the March on Washington of 1963 that
is still alive has agreed to stand with Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al
Sharpton and thousands of others at the historic event.
Among
the speakers and groups joining with Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al
Sharpton and National Action Network are: the families of Trayvon Martin
and Emmett Till; Congressman John Lewis; Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic
Leader; Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Randi Weingarten- President,
American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Lee Saunders- President, AFSCME;
Janet Murguia- President, The National Council of LaRAZA; Mary Kay
Henry- International President, Service Employers International Union
(SEIU); Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association
(NEA); and many others.
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
r
Martin
Luther King, III, the eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and
Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), have
announced that fifty-years-after Dr. King delivered his historic “I Have
a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963, they will mount the same steps at the Lincoln Memorial to lead the 50th Anniversary March on Washington National Action to Realize the Dream on Saturday, August 24, 2013. Joining them will be a cross-sector of speakers ranging from House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to the family of Trayvon Martin.
Joined
by an alliance of prominent advocates of labor, health, housing,
education, media, and civil and human rights, the purpose of the march
is not just to celebrate the historic 1963 March on Washington, but to
galvanize the American people around the compelling issues of today
including questions in the criminal justice system in the national
spotlight, from Stop and Frisk police tactics in New York, to Stand Your
Ground laws in Florida, as well as, women’s issues, immigration,
workers’ rights, LGBT equality, among others. Congressman John Lewis,
the only one of the six leaders of the March on Washington of 1963 that
is still alive has agreed to stand with Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al
Sharpton and thousands of others at the historic event.
Among
the speakers and groups joining with Martin Luther King III, Rev. Al
Sharpton and National Action Network are: the families of Trayvon Martin
and Emmett Till; Congressman John Lewis; Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic
Leader; Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Randi Weingarten- President,
American Federation of Teachers (AFT); Lee Saunders- President, AFSCME;
Janet Murguia- President, The National Council of LaRAZA; Mary Kay
Henry- International President, Service Employers International Union
(SEIU); Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association
(NEA); and many others.
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