Progressives Rally for Justice, Jobs, Education
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The ‘One Nation Working Together’ rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC, is projected to gather 200,000 progressive activists, volunteers and supporters from around the country. There are sister rallies taking place across the country, as part of a collective effort to promote progressive values and “demand change”. The rally has been said to show the progressive base is highly energized and will mobilize to support Democrats and Pres. Obama’s reform agenda.
The rally’s organizers say the event is intended to call for concerted national action to promote justice, create jobs and make education more affordable and more accessible for all Americans. The central message of the rally was: opportunity should be available to all people; justice should prevail over tribalism and class difference; and economic prosperity must be rooted in a society-wide consciousness of