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Sunday, March 13, 2011

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Rally to Support the American Dream

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Rally to Support the American Dream

Rally to Support the American Dream

Labor & Civil Rights groups to protest Republican/Corporate attack on workers rights at every level of government

Participants to stand in solidarity with Wisconsin workers!

On Tuesday, March 15, local MoveOn members will gather on the South Steps of the State Capitol to defend the American Dream. The event will urge ALL Labor Unions, Community Organizations and concerned individuals to stand strong against attacks on the American Dream and workers’ rights by Republicans, at both the state and national level, and will highlight the potentially disastrous effects of the Republican budget.

The Republicans recently proposed more than $100 billion in cuts to the federal budget. At the event, participants will also stand in solidarity with Wisconsin workers, who had many of their rights stripped from them last week in a Republican power grab.

On top of cutting dozens of government programs that hundreds of millions of Americans rely on, the proposed Republican budget cuts