#MLKDREAM50 UPDATE: N4P Volunteer Night Tonight & Obama/Clinton/Carter Wednesday! (+ DC Fest raffle & discount code)
Network 4 Progress
Anyone who attends our volunteer night tonight OR meets us at the ceremony on Wednesday will be eligible for a raffle for 2 free tickets to DC Fest on September 5th! You can also buy them for 50% off with the discount code "networkforprogress" right now: http://dcfest.eventbrite.com
TONIGHT -> #MLKDREAM50 VOLUNTEER NIGHT:
"Smart" Phone Bank & Sign Making Party
@ MLK Library’s Digital Commons-Room 5, 901 G St NW (Metro Center)
Please RSVP (space is limited):
https://mlkdream50volunteernight.eventbrite.com
(bring your charged phone or laptop and lets reach out to our personal and activist networks...and make a sign)
8/28
#MLKDREAM50 March for Jobs & Freedom
+
“Let Freedom Ring” Ceremony
featuring Presidents Obama, Clinton and Carter
https://www.facebook.com/events/206320499530054
(Want to be listed as a co-host? Email network4...@gmail.com or message Jim on facebook)
9am 8/28: March begins @ 600 NJ Ave NW
Want to meet up with other folks?
10:30am-11am: N4P Meeting Place @ DC Pillar of WWII Memorial:
(call/text Jim at 703-867-5070 to join us at any time)
11am 8/28: “Let Freedom Ring” Ceremony @ Lincoln Memorial
(17th St entrance @ WWII Memorial opens at 9am, entry not guaranteed after 12pm)
OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://officialmlkdream50.com/august-28/
(full schedule doesnt seem to be available but the Presidents might speak before/after the anniversary bells ring at 3pm)
After the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and a couple years of Tea Party-led attacks on Democracy and the Middle Class, this is truly an important time to remember what happened 50 years ago in Washington, DC.
Join us as Presidents Obama, Clinton and Carter will speak to the nation on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the "Let Freedom Ring" Closing Ceremony on Wednesday, August 28th to conclude a week of events commemorating the Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom and the “I Have A Dream” Speech that helped inspire the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act to further the promise of "all men are created equal.”
WATCH: MLK’s “I Have A Dream” (8/28/63)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYs
WATCH: MLK on Meet The Press (8/25/63)
MLK Official Web Site & Event Schedule: http://officialmlkdream50.com
(volunteer sign up: http://officialmlkdream50.com/volunteer)
8/27-28 Conference & March Info: http://50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com