The Case for Asylum in These Less Than United States
(Common Dreams) In late March, I sat in the gallery of the Supreme Court for the first time in my life. Throughout my 30 years of grassroots anti-poverty work, I’ve joined countless protests and vigils outside the Court. In 2018, I was even arrested and held in detention for praying on its palatial steps.
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In August 1966, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Chicago Freedom Movement marched into Marquette Park to confront entrenched segregation, redlining, and organized racial violence.
Sixty years later, we face renewed attacks on voting rights, expanding systems of criminalization and detention, and deepening economic inequality.
Yesterday, we retraced their steps. Dozens of multi faith organizations and hundreds of marchers from across Chicago and the nation converged on Marquette Park for a new commitment to continue the struggle. This commitment is powered by our collective moral and faith traditions, and it is built on decades of history of righteous struggle in Chicago and across the country.
We were joined by legacy marchers who participated in the original march along with powerful civil rights leaders like Bernice A. King , Rami Nashishibi, Pastor Michael McBride, Dianne Garcia . Our spirits were buoyed by the artistic offerings of Common , Maimouna Youssef, Speech from ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT , Ronnie Malley & the Summoud Collective.
We want to extend an emphatic thank you to our hosts at IMAN - Chicago & ATL for their leadership, faith, and unrelenting commitment to fight the triple evils of racism, poverty, and militarism; as well as to our local partners at Faith Over Fear and our national partners at Powered by Faith.
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