Yesterday, I wrote a diary about the formation of the One Nation coalition and their upcoming march on Washington. Well, what a difference a day makes! Already, the One Nation coalition is starting to show signs of promise.
First, they've finally got real website up and running! What's even more promising is that they've finally laid out the basics of their vision for social and economic justice. So unlike the tea-baggers, One Nation is not just built upon hot-air and reactionary ideology. Check out their website here:
http://www.onenationworkingtogether....
Plus, One Nation is starting to sign up volunteers online. So if you have the time, please lend your support!
Speaking of volunteers, One Nation Working Together has recently published an organizers toolkit. This toolkit includes information on One Nation's agenda,logistical information for recruiting members and organizations, and much more. Read the toolkit for yourself:
http://uslaboragainstwar.org/...
As for the march on Washington in October, CWA president Larry Cohen just made a video explaining more about One Nation and the upcoming march. He apparently expects 200,000 people to be there.
http://www.onenationworkingtogether....
However, One Nation isn't waiting until October to start taking action. On September 1, the leaders of One Nation will hold a press conference in Wall Street to discuss their plans for the future.
http://www.onenationworkingtogether....
Lastly, the anti-war groups from One Nation Working Together have announced the formation of "The Peace Table". It's essentially an anti-war caucus within the One Nation coalition that focuses more on issues such as ending the War in Afghanistan and reducing military aid to Israel. They even have their own website:
http://www.onenationforpeace.org/
So it appears as if One Nation Working Together is starting to spring into action. I hope that as they start to become even more active, the netroots will be there to support them. Don't forget, even if you can't make the march you can still help by contacting big-name Progressives or Progressive organizations (i.e. the Coffee Party, MoveOn.org, Democracy for America) and ask them to lend their support. The toolkit will also offer you advice when it comes to that.