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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julian Teixeira
jteixeira@nclr.org
(202) 776-1812
This Saturday, August 24, Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR (National Council of La Raza), will join national leaders in the civil rights and labor communities for the National Action to Realize the Dream March, with a rally to be held at the Lincoln Memorial. The events commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his groundbreaking “I Have a Dream” speech. While tremendous progress has been made in civil rights over the past half-century, more work is needed to ensure that all Americans’ civil rights are protected and that the American Dream is accessible to every person in this country, regardless of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation. Murguía will speak to the challenges still facing the Latino community today and offer her vision for a more equal America.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: National Action to Realize the Dream March and Rally
WHO: Janet Murguía, President and CEO of NCLR, along with other national leaders and advocates in the civil rights and labor communities
WHEN: Saturday, August 24, 2013, 11:00 a.m. ET
WHERE: Lincoln Memorial
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