Local Activists Urged to Join “Journey for Justice” Rally Today

Metro-area activists are being urged to join a “Journey for Justice” rally this morning, the culmination of a march that began over a month ago in Selma and ends at the U.S. Capitol today.  Organized by the NAACP, the march is pushing for “a national agenda that protects the rights of every American to a fair criminal justice system, uncorrupted and unfettered access to the ballot box, sustainable jobs with a living wage, quality health care, and equitable public education.” The rally starts at 9a at the US Capitol. “Our nation is again at the crossroads,” says the NAACP. “Prejudice, violence, and disenfranchisement threaten to erase so much of what we have fought for over the decades.” Note: The AFL-CIO is providing a bus from headquarters to the Capitol and back; be out front of the AFL-CIO by 8:15a sharp. photo courtesy NAACP Twitter feed

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