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Saturday 2 October 2010

Historic march in Washington DC today - For Jobs, Justice and Education for All‏

In the USA the One Nation Working Together movement, which is aiming to build on the gains of the Obama election in 2008, will today hold a mass national march and rally in Washington DC as well as rallies in other cities, to push back the right wing Tea Party Movement and mobilise support for is demands ahead of elections in November.

The progressive social movement of individuals and organisations is committed to putting America back to work and pulling America back together – “coming from a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, beliefs and orientations, we are determined to build a more united country with good jobs, equal justice, and quality public education for all”.
http://action.onenationworkingtogether.org/pages/mission

The SEIU is a key backer of the movement and President Mary Kay Henry has published a video message about today’s national rally:
http://www.seiu.org/2010/09/one-nation-working-togetherwatch-president-mary-kay-henrys-message-about-the-october-2-event-and-sig.php