ADC Invites Members and Supporters to Participate in
Reclaim The Dream Rally & March
What:
Forty-seven years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech at the March on Washington. While progress was made, we know firsthand the struggle for equal rights continues. ADC along with the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights will join the march with the National Action Network and thousands from around the country to reclaim Dr. King's dream of full equality
When:
Saturday, August 28, 2010
11:00 AM - Rally at Dunbar High School
1:00 PM - March to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial
Speakers include:
Reverend Al Sharpton - President & Founder National Action Network
Martin Luther King III - President, Center for Nonviolent Social Change, Inc.
Marc H. Morial - President & Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League
Tom Joyner - The Tom Joyner Morning Show
Melanie Campbell - Executive Director & CEO, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
Co-Conveners:
Harry Thomas, Jr., DC Ward 5 Council member
Reverend Willie F. WIlson, Pastor, Union Temple Baptist Church
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NOTE TO EDITORS: The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), which is non-profit, non-sectarian and non-partisan, is the largest Arab-American civil rights organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980 by former Senator James Abourezk to protect the civil rights of people of Arab descent in the United States and to promote the cultural heritage of the Arabs. ADC has 38 chapters nationwide, including chapters in every major city in the country, and members in all 50 states.
The ADC Research Institute (ADC-RI), which was founded in 1981, is a Section 501(c)(3) educational organization that sponsors a wide range of programs on behalf of Arab Americans and of importance to all Americans. ADC-RI programs include research studies, seminars, conferences and publications that document and analyze the discrimination faced by Arab Americans in the workplace, schools, media, and governmental agencies and institutions. ADC-RI also celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the Arabs.
