This year, MLK Day falls on Dr. King’s actual birthday. The great anti-war and social justice leader would have been 94 years old today.

Dr. King dedicated his life to fighting against inequality and spoke out against capitalism and militarism, as both are intertwined with the systemic racism in the United States. It is well-documented that once Dr. King began to challenge America's war in Vietnam, his fiery speeches and direct action became less tolerable to those in power. Dr. King challenged the system and dedicated his life to creating a society where justice, equality, and peace would prevail.

The Green Party’s four pillars and 10 key values are in line with Dr. King’s legacy. Our Eco-socialist Green New Deal has bold initiatives to mitigate the current climate catastrophe while creating living wage jobs, worker protections, Medicare for All, and an investment in truly affordable housing. 

The Green Party has a long opposition to war, occupation, and the bloated military industrial complex. Our work goes beyond electoral politics, leading movements and organizing in communities. Instead of trillions spent on death and destruction lining the pockets of war profiteers, Greens are on the front lines of the movements for national healthcare, free education, and an end to student debt.

"As I reflect on this "King Day" and the weekend of service projects, commemorative marches, and also the series of anti-war activities that honor his legacy it seems that so much has changed but so little has changed.  We are still fighting the issues in many of our communities.  Hate crimes, violence, criminalization of the poor, racism, sexism, and homophobia and transphobia are on the rise.  The planet is dying, and people are hurting, and there are those who play politics with our lives as if no one really matters. While the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer." - Darryl! LC Moch, National Black Caucus Co-chair

As we do our best to uphold the unparalleled leadership and legacy of the great Dr. King, Green Party members and supporters understand now more than ever that there are no compromises on issues of life and death. We organize in our communities for ceasefire resolutions from our local representatives, for an end to the devastating failed war on drugs, a just path to immigration citizenship, and for an end to mass incarceration and police violence upon black and brown communities and the poor. 

As this MLK Day comes to a close, can you help support the Green Party’s work for social and economic justice for all people?

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