Civil and Human Rights Community to Hold ‘One Nation Working Together’ Rally on October 2
This Saturday, October 2, hundreds of thousands of people will come to Washington, D.C., from all over the United States to participate in the “One Nation Working Together” rally for “jobs, justice, and education” at the Lincoln Memorial. The rally will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The rally is organized by a coalition of civil and human rights, civic, religious, and labor organizations – including SEIU, the NAACP, Center for Community Change (CCC), and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights – committed to uniting all people in the United States behind a broad, inclusive agenda to put Americans back to work.
“We want those 8 million jobs back. We want a country that advances a diverse, quality educational system. We need a government that practices justice, whether its passing comprehensive immigration reform or fixing a broken criminal justice system that incarcerates more people than any other nation in the world. This is no time for timidity. October 2 will mark an important transition point. Among all Americans the microphone must pass from Beltway insiders making excuses to belt-tightening families making demands,” said NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and CCC Executive Director Deepak Bhargava, in a September 24 Nation article about the march.
More than 400 organizations have endorsed the One Nation Working Together campaign and its core set of policy principles for putting America back to work and restoring the economy. In this video, Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference, talks about why the rally will provide an opportunity for all people to reclaim “our dreams for a country where everyone is treated equal.”