Statement from United for Peace and Justice and the Bail Out the People Movement: Join us for actions on Wall Street in New York City on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4
On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke out against war at his
historic "Beyond Vietnam" speech at Riverside Church in NYC. A year
later to the date, April 4, 1968, Dr. King was assassinated in Memphis where he
had traveled to lend support to the struggle of striking sanitation
workers.
This year, on April 3 and April 4, we honor the legacy of Dr. King with our
urgent call for a new direction by marching on the financial capital of the
country, Wall Street. What brings us to Wall St. is clear:
- The human costs of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan mount every
day, and each month upwards of $12 Billion are drained from our national
treasury. Now is the time to end these wars, now is the time to bring all the
troops home! The long term solution to our nation's economic crisis must
include major cuts in military spending and putting our money to work in the
rebuilding of our communities.
- Instead of pouring our money into bailing out wealthy bankers we need
government investments in spending that creates new jobs, provides health care
and quality education for all, ends the foreclosure epidemic and supports
sustainable, clean energy.
Dr. King understood that the struggle for economic and social justice at
home is tied to our work for peace abroad. On April 3 and April 4 we are taking
the next step on this journey. By bringing people into the streets of the
financial center on these two days we will send a strong, clear message: Now is
the time to raise our voices in a unified call for the changes we know must be
made, the changes millions of people are demanding.
The activities on Friday, April 3 are being led by the Bail
Out the People Movement: www.BailOutPeople.org and the April
4 activities are being led by United for Peace and Justice: www.unitedforpeace.org On Friday, April 3
United for Peace and Justice will join Bail Out the People’s program on
Wall Street. On Saturday, April 4 Bail Out the People Movement will gather on
Wall Street and join United for Peace and Justice’s March to Battery
Park. We encourage you to participate in both days of action, but if
that's not possible we hope you will be out with us on at least one of
these days.
United For Peace and Justice
Bail Out the People Movement
