Today is the 60th anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963 March on Washington. We should celebrate not only the genius and achievement of Dr. King and a former generation, but also dedicate ourselves to the still unfinished work. 1/5
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The march was organized by democratic socialist civil rights leaders A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, and after winning civil rights and voting rights legislation, Rustin, Randolph, and Dr. King shifted to a new set of demands: the Freedom Budget For All Americans.2/5
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The Freedom Goal was "the abolition of poverty, guaranteed full employment, fair prices for farmers, fair wages for workers, housing & healthcare for all, the establishment of progressive tax, & fiscal policies that respected the needs of working families.3/5
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Randolph called for "the full & final triumph of the civil rights movement, going beyond civil rights, linking a goal of racial justice with a goal of economic justice for all people by "rallying massive segments of the 99% of Americans in a powerful democratic & moral crusade" 4/5
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My campaign is calling for a revival of the Freedom Budget, with similar economic policies to those laid out in 1965 by Randolph, Rustin, and Dr. King. It is not too late to dream. It's not too late to get it done. 5/5

Aug 28, 2023 · 1:11 PM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
KevinCEzeh
 @KevinCEzeh
28 Aug 2023
🤣 This is why you don’t rush to politicize. Instant eggs on faces. People saw this populist hero and his appearance and instantly thought “Oh, he’s one of the good ol’ boys.” NOPE! I heard his lyrics and instantly knew he had no partisan lens. He came after the entire DC apparatus. We are in a true populist moment and DC refuses to acknowledge it. You’re just so invested in being rich men and women North or Richmond, and this guy knows it. @marwilliamson @CornelWest @RobertKennedyJr @briebriejoy @ggreenwald
Replying to @marwilliamson
It's not to late to support someone who cares and supports people everywhere ... MARIANNE WILLIAMSON ... from Reparations to Economic Justice ... she's on the side of the 70% of Americans that are struggling daily to survive!
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