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Happening NOW! The 41-mile Poor People's March from Baltimore to DC kicks off! (Original Post)
dixiegrrrrl
May 2013
OP
Duers got the party going at Camp Casey, Duers got the pizza party going in Wisconsin
People Power
May 2013
#17
cui bono
(19,926 posts)1. Good for them! What day do they expect to arrive? n/t
limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)2. k/r
I love it.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)3. Corporate media won't cover this
because of Beenngghhhaazziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii, ya'know the witch hunt perpetrated by yours truly the e-van-evil-ical so called-christians.
Cool tho, hopefully twitter, intragrams, youtube, facebook, et al., can go viral.
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)4. Kick for the 98%
RainDog
(28,784 posts)5. k&r n/t
LeftInTX
(25,683 posts)6. Kick -- this event needs exposure
People Power
(6 posts)15. and food!
How do we get a pizza party going like in Wisconsin?
starroute
(12,977 posts)7. Here's some info
http://peoplespowerassemblies.org/emails/poor-peoples-march-weekend-schedule/
SATURDAY, MAY 11 10 A.M. The Poor Peoples Campaign March rally begins. ...
SUNDAY, MAY 12 10 A.M. Our final leg of the March will begin. ...
We expect to arrive at Freedom Plaza at 3 P.M. where we will be greeted by Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Dr. C.T. Vivian, who helped lead the original Poor Peoples Campaign. We will also hear greetings from local community and labor representatives and Occupy D.C. from the Peace House.
We will then get snacks and food and proceed to a 5 P.M. Peoples Power Assembly where we will hear peoples testimony on the many issues and important proposals about where we should go from there.
8 P.M. to 9 P.M. We will show videos and have teach-ins. During this period, we will hold a meeting of those who will remain in D.C. to decide what we do on Monday and in the future.
http://www.workers.org/2013/04/01/poor-peoples-march-to-revive-martin-luther-kings-revolutionary-heritage/
Forty-five years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stunned the nation when he called for a poor peoples campaign and march on Washington, D.C. The Poor Peoples Campaign was part of the second phase of the Civil Rights movement.
On May 11, Dr. Martin Luther Kings campaign for economic justice will be renewed in Baltimore. On that day, a large coalition of Civil Rights activists, labor unions and progressive community organizations will begin a 41-mile walk from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., to demand immediate change for poor and working people. ...
Organizers want to renew Dr. Kings call for Jobs or income now and demand that the federal government: 1) bail out the people, not the banks; 2) provide a massive Works Projects Administration-type program to put the people back to work; and 3) through executive order, place a moratorium on home foreclosures.
They also oppose any and all austerity measures, whether they come in the form of cuts to Social Security, Medicare, unemployment or food stamps.
SATURDAY, MAY 11 10 A.M. The Poor Peoples Campaign March rally begins. ...
SUNDAY, MAY 12 10 A.M. Our final leg of the March will begin. ...
We expect to arrive at Freedom Plaza at 3 P.M. where we will be greeted by Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Dr. C.T. Vivian, who helped lead the original Poor Peoples Campaign. We will also hear greetings from local community and labor representatives and Occupy D.C. from the Peace House.
We will then get snacks and food and proceed to a 5 P.M. Peoples Power Assembly where we will hear peoples testimony on the many issues and important proposals about where we should go from there.
8 P.M. to 9 P.M. We will show videos and have teach-ins. During this period, we will hold a meeting of those who will remain in D.C. to decide what we do on Monday and in the future.
http://www.workers.org/2013/04/01/poor-peoples-march-to-revive-martin-luther-kings-revolutionary-heritage/
Forty-five years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stunned the nation when he called for a poor peoples campaign and march on Washington, D.C. The Poor Peoples Campaign was part of the second phase of the Civil Rights movement.
On May 11, Dr. Martin Luther Kings campaign for economic justice will be renewed in Baltimore. On that day, a large coalition of Civil Rights activists, labor unions and progressive community organizations will begin a 41-mile walk from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., to demand immediate change for poor and working people. ...
Organizers want to renew Dr. Kings call for Jobs or income now and demand that the federal government: 1) bail out the people, not the banks; 2) provide a massive Works Projects Administration-type program to put the people back to work; and 3) through executive order, place a moratorium on home foreclosures.
They also oppose any and all austerity measures, whether they come in the form of cuts to Social Security, Medicare, unemployment or food stamps.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)12. Big thank you!!!! for that info.
I usually follow Twitter and Breaking News sites for what is happening, sometimes can't follow up.
Thanks....
People Power
(6 posts)17. Duers got the party going at Camp Casey, Duers got the pizza party going in Wisconsin
How do we get a food/pizza/party movement going to help this group know they are loved and appreciated?
No gas money needed here, but people still need food and it might just motivate many people to join in...
WillyT
(72,631 posts)8. K & R !!!
malaise
(269,239 posts)9. K & R
All change comes from below
moondust
(20,018 posts)10. K/R
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
(5,252 posts)11. Awesome!!
Scuba
(53,475 posts)13. Thank you protesters!!!
socialist_n_TN
(11,481 posts)14. Kick for solidarity..........
and exposure.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)16. Recommend...!
People Power
(6 posts)18. To the top of the greatest!!
There is no better news than this today folks!
Martin Luther King Jr is right there marching with them, and we all need to be supporting this.
Finally something we can be proud of!
People Power
(6 posts)19. love this
veness
(413 posts)20. K & R! n/t