(AURN News) — As America prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, a broad coalition of civil rights, labor, faith, immigrant rights and democracy organizations will gather in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to ask a question: Independence and democracy for whom?
Organizers say America’s next 250 years should be rooted in living wages, climate justice, reproductive rights, voting rights and gun safety for all. The flagship rally begins at 11 a.m. in McPherson Square and will feature national movement leaders, artists, youth voices and faith leaders. Participants will then march through Black Lives Matter Plaza past the White House.
The event comes as artists and public figures withdraw from events tied to President Donald Trump’s America 250 celebration, while pressure mounts on corporate sponsors to withdraw their support from what organizers call a “whitewashed” version of the nation’s anniversary.
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