Help Build the (MLK) Dream

[Omaha Steve]

Help Build the Dream



On April 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King lost his life in Memphis, Tenn., where he had gone to support African-American sanitation workers striking for recognition of their AFSCME Local 1733 union. Forty years later, Dr King’s legacy of social justice is carried on by the men and women of AFSCME as they fight for a better life for working families.

This is why our union is helping raise funds to build the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, a four-acre tribute to be built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Scheduled for completion in 2008, the project will stand adjacent to the FDR Memorial and in a direct line between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.

The International Union has already donated $100,000 to help build this dream. We now invite all AFSCME affiliates, members, friends and supporters to contribute to this initiative.

To find out how you can make your own tax-deductible donation, visit the special section of our website or download the contribution form (PDF): http://www.afscme.org/docs/mlk-memorial-contribute.pdf