National Action Network (NAN), led by civil rights
leader Rev. Al Sharpton, has announced the route for a rally and march
on MLK weekend, just six days before the presidential inauguration, that
will attract Americans from every state,
race, religion and ethnicity.
The 2017 march on Washington, evoking the
legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., will start at 11 a.m. at the National Sylvan
Theater and lead to West Potomac Park via Independence Ave. SW and end
with a rally across from the Martin Luther King
Jr. Memorial. Those taking part are requested to be on site by 9 a.m.
Participants will demand accountability not just
from President-elect Trump but from Senate and Congress members who are
charged with overseeing the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the Voting
Rights Bill, Supreme Court nominations and other
Trump political appointments. Our movement, #WeShallNotBeMoved, will
send a clear message to those in power that the fight for equal rights
and justice for all continues.
The four top concerns are: that police reform will
continue and there won’t be mass incarceration for low-level, nonviolent
crimes, that stop and frisk will not become a national policy, that the
Affordable Care Act won’t be rolled back
and that climate change will be effectively addressed.
“The 2017 march will bring all people together to
insist on change and accountability,” said Rev. Sharpton. “Martin Luther
King Jr.’s struggle for civil rights didn’t end with his death, it’s a
fight we take on each day. The political players
may change but our goals stay the same. Donald Trump and his
administration need to hear our voice and our concerns.”
Source: Mercury
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