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Hello?Friend,
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?and
where we are in this country and the world on this 54th anniversary of
his death?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 even 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.
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This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the?March on Washington where Dr. King
delivered the famous "I Have a Dream"?speech. But lesser-known
speeches about the Vietnam War and war in general, about poverty and
equality,?would be appropriate now and
these messages and warnings from Dr. King would most likely
make King the closest to being a Green than many other civil
rights leaders of his day.? I am certain
that if he were alive, he would "get us" and even fight for us to be
present at all the tables where justice was discussed or being fought
for.??
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Knowing this and living in the shadow of
his legacy is what has?inspired me.?I was born the
year?Rev.?Dr.?King?was murdered.?In many ways, it
feels like I was born at the right time to be a living heir to his
message. So yes,?I am trying to be the dream, to fulfill the
dream and to carry?on?his legacy
that lives in all of us.???It is also his legacy that
compels me to be Green. To fight fascism, warmongering,
Neo-colonialism, hatred, oppression, poverty, and the destruction of
our planet.
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His?legacy compels me above
all else to fight for our common humanity, realizing that our
progressive movements and communities?can only survive and thrive if
we?build together, to tear down the walls that divide us.? ?As we think about and
reflect on the man and the legacy, each of us should figure out where
we fit in.?And if you are like me, you probably will see that you fit
in right here in the Green Party.
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So, if you are out there and you see yourself as I do, we
need you. We need you to be active in your?local?areas, in your states, in our
caucuses. We need you to be the Green Party every day, in every
way.??
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So, if you are out there and you see yourself as I do, if
you can help us build a strong Green Party that stands for people and
planet over profit and politics.
Give?us?your time.
Give us your vote.?And?give us
your support. I am urging you to support the National
Green?Party
and the National
Black Caucus?as we lift up our voices and make the legacy of Dr.
Rev. Martin Luther King a reality for our communities and
yours.
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In solidarity,
Darryl! LC Moch
Co-chair,?National Black
Caucus?
Chair,?DC?Statehood?Green?Party
P.S.?We need all of our allies across the nation, to stand with us as we fight for DC Statehood;?The colony?of nearly 700,000 disenfranchised people?in the Nation's Capitol?of these United States of America?with no representation in congress and no autonomy of our own affairs or government.?
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