[WardFive] FW: MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayor Gray to Join Members of 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Commemorative Committee to Announce Events

Please attend this event tomorrow.  DC Mayor Vincent Gray will highlight the city’s efforts to welcome thousands for the historic celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of the March on Washington, including a scheduled March on Washington, 50 years later.  Please attend to find out how you can get involved in the many activities planned.  Thank you.  Franklin.

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Favor de acudir a este encuentro con el Alcalde Vincent Gray, quien hablara de los esfuerzos que hace la ciudad para recibir miles de visitantes para la celebración histórica del 50 aniversario de la Marcha en Washington, incluyendo una marcha programada 50 años más tarde.  Venga para saber cómo usted se puede involucrar en las festividades que se planean.  Gracias.  Franklin.

 

From: Brock-Smith, Cynthia (EOM) [mailto:Cynthia.Brock-Smith@dc.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 2:51 PM
Subject: FW: MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayor Gray to Join Members of 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington Commemorative Committee to Announce Events

 

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Executive Office of the Mayor

Office of Communications

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 6, 2013                                  

 

CONTACT:       Doxie McCoy 202.727.9691; doxie.mccoy@dc.gov

Rob Marus 202.727.6853; robert.marus@dc.gov  

 

Mayor Gray to Join Members of 50^th Anniversary of the March on Washington Commemorative Committee to Announce Events

Local Committee Holding Events Emphasizing District’s Connection to Historic March

 

WHAT/WHO:              Mayor Vincent C. Gray will join members of the Mayor’s 50^th Anniversary of the March on Washington Commemorative Committee to announce the committee’s plans for marking the upcoming anniversary of the historic march, which took place on August 28, 1963 and featured Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

                                   

                                    The announcement is part of Mayor Gray’s regular Biweekly Press Briefing.

 

WHEN:                        Wednesday, August 7            

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

 

WHERE:                       African American Civil War Museum

1925 Vermont Avenue NW

 

BACKGROUND:           Earlier this year, Mayor Gray appointed a 22-member committee, led by former Ward 1 Councilmember Dr. Frank Smith and former Council Chair Linda Cropp, to serve as a local liaison for the organizers of the national 50^th anniversary commemoration and to call attention to District residents and District-related causes – including voting rights and local autonomy – that were integral parts of the original March on Washington for Jobs and Justice in 1963.

 

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