WASHINGTON, DC
SUN JUL 31 - 3:00 PM
Malcolm X Ave SE & MLK Jr SE
#MLKSitInDC
A block party style gathering--jump rope games, music, sidewalk chalk--mixed in with some speeches, rallying, chanting/protest songs, and spoken word. We will also be participating in reading the MLK quote. This event is part of the National #MLKSitIn Day of Action A national gathering of everyday people in an occupational protest on every single street named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in America on Sunday July 31st #MLKSitInDC is the chance to: • Draw international attention to the systematic execution of Black Americans and the terrorism inflicted upon us by racist institutions • Celebrate the joy, love, and hope of our future in defiant acts of community and peace • Call everyone around the country to commit themselves in the fight to eradicate racism, sexism, queer/transphobia, xenophobia poverty, injustice, and all violations of civil and human rights and liberties. • We are a group of DEDICATED organizers taking part in a national act of peaceful resistance, an act of defiant JOY, a sit in on the every street named after the man who gave his life to move us closer to freedom and liberation. Join us July 31st for this historic nationwide day of solidarity! Visithttp://www.mlksitin.com/ for more information.