Photo: Peoples’s Organization For Progress
The People’s Organization For Progress is calling for a MILLION PEOPLE’S MARCH FOR VOTING RIGHTS, EQUALITY, AND DEMOCRACY. The march is scheduled for Monday, April 4, 2022, the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination. It will start 5:00pm at the Lincoln Statue, 12 Springfield Avenue in Newark, NJ.
There will be a pre-march press conference at 4:00pm that will also take place at the Lincoln Statue. The statue is located at the intersection of West Market Street and Springfield Avenue.
“We are calling this march because although the U.S. Senate failed to pass voting rights legislation the fight for voting rights must continue,” stated Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress. “We believe it is time for everyone to stand up and fight back against the relentless attack on voting rights, equal rights, civil liberties and democratic elections being waged by the racist, white supremacist and fascist movement in the United States led by Donald Trump.”
The march is sponsored by People’s Organization For Progress (POP), but the group is inviting other organizations to co-sponsor.
“The U.S. is facing a profound political crisis. We stand at the crossroads between democracy and fascism. The attempt to thwart democracy did not end with last year’s failed coup,” Hamm said. “We are also marching on April 4th to demand the arrest and prosecution of Donald Trump and all those that planned and carried out the January 6th coup attempt.”
“Now is the time for ‘good trouble.’ In the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement we need massive nonviolent direct action. We need millions of people to go to the streets in defense of democracy, equality and justice,” Hamm added.
Hamm said his group wants as many people as possible to come to the protest in Newark on April 4th, but if people cannot come to Newark, he urged people to organize demonstrations in their towns and cities as they did for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality.
“In addition to a million marching in the streets we are calling for people to register at least a million new voters by October,” he said.
And he called for the mobilization of these voters for upcoming local, state, and congressional elections.
“We want to see millions marching to the polls on Election Day,” Hamm said. “Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated because of his participation in the struggle for racial equality, political empowerment, economic justice, and peace. Let us honor him by continuing to struggle for the things he was fighting for until they are achieved.”
Those who plan to attend the march are asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.
For more information call (973)801-0001.
