You can be a part of the national symposium on jobs, justice and the American dream, hosted by the AFL-CIO and The King Center, on Aug. 26, two days before the unveiling of the historic Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington, D.C.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who marched alongside Dr. King, will highlight the first panel. Bob Herbert, distinguished fellow at Dēmos and an award-winning journalist, will moderate the panel, which will include a painter and an Ohio school teacher. They will discuss the current economic crisis and the need for a comprehensive jobs agenda.
Mary Frances Berry, the former chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, joins moderator Maria Elena Salinas of Noticiero Univision for the second panel. Other panelists include Wisconsin firefighter, a DREAMer student, a young worker coordinator and a gay and lesbian activist. Panelists will explore the contrast between Dr. King’s vision of a just America and the current challenges around economic and social justice.
AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker reminds us that King died while fighting for economic justice and freedom :
Just RSVP here for our live webcast of the symposium Friday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Submit a question for our panels of experts, activists and workers here. Panelists will select from among the questions submitted. The first panel, “Jobs and the American Dream,” begins at 9 a.m. The second panel, “Justice and the American Dream,” begins at 11 a.m.
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who marched alongside Dr. King, will highlight the first panel. Bob Herbert, distinguished fellow at Dēmos and an award-winning journalist, will moderate the panel, which will include a painter and an Ohio school teacher. They will discuss the current economic crisis and the need for a comprehensive jobs agenda.
Mary Frances Berry, the former chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, joins moderator Maria Elena Salinas of Noticiero Univision for the second panel. Other panelists include Wisconsin firefighter, a DREAMer student, a young worker coordinator and a gay and lesbian activist. Panelists will explore the contrast between Dr. King’s vision of a just America and the current challenges around economic and social justice.
AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker reminds us that King died while fighting for economic justice and freedom :
This weekend is much more than the opening of a historic memorial, it’s about highlighting the needs of struggling working families—the same families that Dr. King devoted his life to fighting for.
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