You Can Make History

Walk one mile in cities across the United States starting October 15 through November 3 to bring light to issues in our community, increase membership and voter registration.

That’s our goal in the largest civil rights action ever by LULAC and we invite you to be part of it by joining us - wherever you live.That’s right. This is our chance to show America the power of LULAC at work walking shoulder-to-shoulder with other local and national organizations to create a stronger, broader coalition for freedom, liberty and justice.

We have reached a critical moment since the height of the civil rights movement in our nation as women, Muslim, immigrant, LGBTQ, low-income, and communities of color are under attack. This is our moment: We Walk. We Mobilize. We Vote!

Our Freedom Walks to the 2020 election begin in Brownsville, Texas, wind through Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas and Houston. Then, it’s onto New Orleans, Louisiana followed by Jackson, Mississippi plus Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama. From there we head to Atlanta, Georgia then Orlando, Florida. Charlotte, North Carolina is next and Charlottesville, Virginia before setting our sights on our final destination: Washington, DC where we will arrive on November 3, 2019, exactly one year before the 2020 Election.

Meanwhile, you can plan and celebrate your own Freedom Walk in your community that includes joining your network of friends and social justice allies for one mile before arriving at a site to speak out on vital local issues, offer voter registration and LULAC member sign-ups. Join an existing Freedom Walk or sign-up to lead a solidarity walk.

We’ll provide a total Freedom Walks Digital Guide and Toolkit with easy to complete templates for Press Releases, invitations for walkers, sponsors and volunteers. Plus, our LULAC Communications Team is available to provide support and answers to questions you may have.

We can take action to create change as a movement inspired by the Freedom Riders - determined to protect and defend our rights. Join us along the way! Or walk where you live and invite others to join you. This is the power of solidarity and the strength to create a community movement that leads. This is the power of We The People to create the changes we want to see in our country.

See YOU on Freedom Walks and make your place in history.

Go to www.FreedomWalks.org or for information email us at [email protected]

TAKE ACTION NOW!

Be among the first ones to get information about the walks and daily activities.

If your council is in any of the 14 cities and/or the District of Columbia, please sign up as a Host Committee. You can also join as an individual.

If your members want to volunteer they can sign up and be one of the many Freedom Defenders family.

If you know of any organizations that can serve as official partners, let them know that they too can join.

Grow this movement and lead a solidarity walk.

Be one of the first 100 Donors of this campaign and help us get to Brownsville for our first walk.

Learn more about the campaign.

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About Freedom Walks for Justice
The Freedom Walks for Justice is a national campaign being led by LULAC. Following the example by the Freedom Riders, LULAC is organizing local and national leaders to walk in unity across 14 different cities in eight states across the U.S.and the District of Columbia from October 15 - November 3, 2019. The Freedom Walks will include: a one-mile march, a community gathering at the end-point, and community resources to inform all participants and serve as a hub for civic engagement, including voter registration. The first walks will start on the U.S.-Mexico border city of Brownsville, Texas, and Corpus Christi, Texas, LULAC’s birthplace in 1929, and end in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2019-- one year out of Election Day 2020. For more info: www.freedomwalks.org.

About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with over 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org