On Saturday, August 24, 2013, Americans from all over our nation will gather in Washington, DC to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, which featured the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Information on Transportation

In light of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning significant components of the Voting Rights Act and the recent court decision in Florida, the August 24th March promises to be an important event.

We urge UUP members to stand with our brothers and sisters from around the country as we march in support of civil rights.  We also ask that you share this information with as many of your colleagues as possible. The event will begin at the Lincoln Memorial at 10:00 AM and participants will march from the Lincoln Memorial to the King Memorial for the formal program at noon.

Transportation is available through NYSUT regional offices. A list of offices and contact information is attached.  There will be no charge to ride a NYSUT bus or to participate in the event, but you must call your NYSUT regional office to reserve a seat.  Please plan to bring your own food.

We will send any additional information as it becomes available. Also, if you plan on attending, or if you have names of others from your chapter attending, please email fkowal@uupmail.org with those names. This will allow us to keep track of the number of UUP members headed to Washington. We look forward to seeing many of you in DC!