[WardFive] Statehood Rally and March to the Lincoln Memorial 8/28/21

Please join Mayor Bowser, and many others as we celebrate the 58^th anniversary of the March on Washington and continue our call for DC Statehood, this Saturday, August 28 @ 8am at Freedom Plaza.  From Freedom Plaza, we will march to the Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous I Have a Dream Speech.   The Douglass Commonwealth Coalition has a series of events planned for this weekend.  To see the event list, and to register, please visit:   http://douglasscommonwealth.us/virtualmarch/.  This event requires that all participants wear a mask.   To volunteer for any event planned for the weekend, please call us at 240-885-9589. 

 

I look forward to seeing some of you this weekend.

 

***ESPANOL**

Acompañe a la alcaldesa Bowser y a demás para la celebración del 58 aniversario de la Marcha en Washington, y para continuar nuestro llamado a la estadidad de Washington DC, este sábado 28 de agosto a las 8 am en Freedom Plaza. Desde Freedom Plaza, marcharemos hacia el Lincoln Memorial, donde el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pronunció su famoso discurso I Have a Dream.  Tenemos una serie de eventos planificados para este fin de semana. Para ver la lista de eventos y registrarse, visite: http://douglasscommonwealth.us/virtualmarch/. Este evento requiere que todos los participantes usen máscara. Para ser voluntario en cualquier evento planeado para el fin de semana, llámenos al 240-885-9589.

 

 

Thank you,

 

Franklin Garcia  

  

August 21, 2021

 

   

Dear DC Statehood Supporter,

 

Thank you for Supporting D.C. Statehood.  It is with great anticipation and hopes for the future of our magnificent city, indeed, the nation, that the Douglass Commonwealth Coalition, Inc (DCCI) invites you to join Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Statehood supporters from every Ward in the city at the "Make Good Trouble Dream March For D.C. Statehood, Green Earth, and Justice." DCCI will host a whole weekend of events commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom" and highlighting D.C. Statehood.

 

Statehood is our Dream! The Dream March will kick off Saturday Morning, August 28, 2021, with a Rally at Freedom Plaza from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. At 10:30 AM, D.C. Statehood supporters will march in unison to the "Make Good Trouble" rally at the Lincoln Memorial.  Then, D.C. Statehood leaders will speak at the Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. King made his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech. The program will commence at 11:00 AM and end at 4:00 PM in the afternoon. Next, Veterans United for D.C. Statehood will wrap up the day with a Candlelight Vigil on the West Side of the Capitol from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

 

On the following day, Sunday, August 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM, the Interfaith Community and DCCI will co-host commemoration services at Freedom Plaza to pray for D.C. Statehood, a Green Earth, and Equal Justice for all. The weekend will culminate with the inaugural session of the National Justice Roundtable (a virtual event), where progressive organizations from around the nation have agreed to make D.C. Statehood the highest priority.

 

D.C. Statehood has never been more significant than it is right now. Your role in the Statehood Movement, and your support for freedom and justice, in general, make you uniquely qualified to speak and deliver a message of hope for our cause at these events. We hope you will join us and make D.C. Statehood a priority issue during this historic weekend. To register and see the full schedule of events, please go to our website at www.douglasscommonwealth.us.

If you have any questions, email us at: info@douglasscommonwealth.us, or call us at (240) 885-9589. We look forward to working with you to make Washington, D.C. America's 51^st State.

 

Sincerely,