Well...this is pretty "BREAKING" and pretty exciting.
I am watching "The Ed Show" RIGHT NOW...and Ed Schultz is kicking Glenn Beck's ass all over the place---but the best part was hearing him announce that he will be speaking at the October 2nd 2010 March.
This is march is really coming together!
To Learn More: http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/
10.2.10 – March on Washington
One Nation Working Together
To be held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC
This Matters. A LOT.
This is huge. Why? Before now, you would be hard-pressed to find ANY coverage of this March on television.
With Ed joining the board---and quite enthusiastically, I might add, this will be a month of T.V. Promotion!
It's like Ed read my mind! Ed Schultz announced on his show's opening segment that he will be attending the October-2-2010 Rally.
Ed is really fired up and it is great to see him fighting this passionately.
I was excited to hear progressives coming together to march on Washington a month before the election---but didn't catch hearing anything about it on television.
With Beck's Rally getting MONTHS of FOX Promotion they managed to get between 87,000 and/or 300,000 people to come out.
Like Ed said:
"Let's show 'em what a REAL March looks like!!"
With Ed showing his support it would be great to see the rest of the TV Progressive Community to join.
Mr. Keith Olbermann---I am looking at you.
Miss Rachel Maddow----I am looking at you.
If you haven't heard about the march there are some great diaries on them here:
IMPORTANT: October 2nd: A DC March for US! (With some more info)
and
On October 2nd, let's show Glenn Beck what a real people's movement looks like
Recently, 170 Progressive organizations have joined together in a coalition called "One Nation Working Together." This coalition includes the AFL-CIO, SEIU, NAACP, United States Student Association, National Council of La Raza, United for Peace and Justice, US Labor Against the War, Democratic Socialists of America, US Social Forum, Campaign for Community Change, Progressive Democrats of America, Power PAC, and many more.
Their goal: re-ignite the Progressive grassroots and embolden the government to bring about the change America voted for nearly 2 years ago.
Their first step is massive march for social justice and economic investment in Washington D.C. on October 2nd. Between the end of the march and election day, One Nation will engage in a national get out the vote campaign to bring Progressives to the polls on election-day and continue a grassroots push for a Progressive agenda. The One Nation coalition is still pretty much a work in progress, so I don't know much about their long-terms plans. If you want to learn more about One Nation Working Together and/or the upcoming march...
More Links:
Facebook Account: http://www.facebook.com/...
AFL-CIO Joins the Fight!---http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/08/05/one-nation-formed-to-bring-back-the-american-dream/
Talking Union: http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/...
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Choose the Director from either your area or your special interest group:
Senior Field Manager
Demetrius G. Fisher
Email: DemetriusFisher78@gmail.com
Office Telephone:
Regional Directors
Mid-Atlantic Region Director (VA, PA, NJ, MD, DE, WV)
Yvonne A. Miller
Email: MidAtlanticRegionalDirector@gmail.com
Office Telephone: (202) 263-4545
South Region Directors (AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN)
Jennifer Littlejohn
Email: ONWTSouth@gmail.com
Office Telephone: (202) 263-4574
Alethea R. Bonello
Email: arbonello@gmail.com
Southwest Region Director (LA, AR, TX, NM, OK)
Carmen Watkins
Email: cwatkins@naacpnet.org
DMV Region Director
Jocelyn A. Woodards
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Office Telephone: (202) 263-4545
Midwest Director (OH, KY, IN, MI, WI, MO, IL)
Cynthia M. Lucas
Email: LucasCyndi1@gmail.com
Office Telephone: (202) 263-4578
At-Large Region Director (Major Cities outside of 12 hr. radius)
Dr. Jerome Reide
Email: JReide@naacpnet.org
New York Region Director (New York City, New York State)
Marvin Bing, Jr.
Email: MBingJr@gmail.com
Office Telephone: (212) 603-0082
California Region Director
Greg Akili
Email: GAkili@naacpnet.org
Constituency Directors
National Youth Director
Jessica Pierce
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National Faith Director
Dr. Aurelio D. Givens
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Office Telephone: (202) 263-4568
National Women’s Director
Monifa Bandele
Email: mbandele@ncbcp.org
Office Telephone: (917) 407-3018
Nat. Environmental/Green Jobs Dir
Shasa Theresa Curl
Email: shasa@greenforall.org
Labor Directors
Scott Reynolds
Email: SReynold@aflcio.org
Office Telephone: (202) 637-5226
Marcos Vilar
Email: Juan.Vilar@seiu.org
Office Telephone: (202) 730-7756
LGBTQ Directors
Peggy Shorey
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Office Telephone: (202) 637-5014
Michael Mitchell
Email: mmitchell@stonewalldemocrats.org
Office Telephone: (202) 625-1382
Stacey Long
Email: slong@thetaskforce.org
Office Telephone: (202) 393-5177
Jasper Hendricks, III
Email: JHendricks@nbjc.org
Office Telephone: (202) 319-1552
Peace Director
Michael McPherson
Email: michaelvfp@gmail.com
Asian Pacific American Director
Brian Wang
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Immigration Directors/Coordinators
Ana Avendan
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Office Telephone: (202) 637-3949
Marcos Vilar
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Office Telephone: (202) 730-7756
Jamie Contreras
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Nati Fani
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List found here:
http://www.onenationworkingtogether.org/
Good news, there are steering committees for each state.
This Rally is ORGANIZED!!!!!
There is a steering committee for each state here (Excel file):
Click on the Green Icon mid screen:
http://www.onenationpda.org/
You can find a bus seat if you try. Still working on making it easier for you!
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