DC Launches "One Nation" March Plans

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

"One Nation aims to put America back to work and recommit every person in America to the principles that this country was founded upon: freedom, justice and equality for all," said Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO President Jos Williams (at left) at yesterday's official DC launch of the One Nation Working Together movement. "Every person in this country should be able to live the American Dream: a secure job that allows breadwinners to support their families, a safe home and access to excellent quality public education." On Saturday, October 2 - under the One Nation Working Together umbrella - hundreds of thousands of people from across the country will gather at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington to demand a plan for a new economy based on secure jobs, justice and quality education. "October 2 will be an historic day to remember, where Latinos, African-American, Asians and working people in general will join forces to overcome the social and economic injustices that face all our working communities and move forward together as One Nation," said SEIU Local 32BJ Capital Area Director Jaime Contreras (at right). "The reality is that we cannot work in separate groups if we want to empower all our communities." One Nation Working Together is a new coalition of labor, community, youth, elected officials, faith and progressive leaders and organizations, which includes more than 150 partners. Email kemry.ONWTDC@gamil.com for more information and to pledge your support. – report/photo by Adam Wright