Dyson, u. S. Jeff merkley and washington dc mayor bowser. This is one hour and 15 minutes. Good morning, all. The ariel bowser and i am mayor of the best city in the world and i want to welcome the National Action network to washington, d. C. I want to welcome you all to my hometown in your Nations Capital and i want to thank and forgnize our reverend al his leadership, our reverend al for his vision and our reverend al for standing up for all of us. Over the last several months, we have been reminded of the values we have to fight for. We have been reminded of reverend dr. Martin luther king and what he stood for. How he told us that we had to look beyond ourselves, look beyond our own generation and make sure this was an america that was worthy of us all. In my own hometown that we have to fight on a local level, a state level and a federal level and that is why we are truly blessed that reverend al has called us together. It is not where we start but where we are growing and i am proud that in washington, d. C. He nation will look to us in our city, we know that we cant rely on the federal government and we dont have a state government. We are the city, county, and the state all in one. And because of that, we have fought to get our crime rate down, unemployment down, graduations up and more people getting a Second Chance in our cities. D. C. Ve assisted to make one of the most inclusive places anywhere in these United States. We are committed to justice and equity and committed to making American Values all peoples values and that is our focus. As mayor of washington, d. C. We know that we can be at the forefront to fight for criminal justice reforms that make our city and our nation more fair. We have led the way in working with our brothers and sisters in labor to pass a minimum wage of 15 by 2020 and we call him the nation to do the same. We know that we cant have a prosperous city that we are proud of if more washingtonians dont participate in it and that is why we are more committed to Affordable Housing than ever. We know that we have to stand up for the human rights of women, of girls, of our Lgbt Community, of latinos, of africanamericans, and anybody that would be frightened or scared in their nation. We are asking you to stand up for us. You know that we live in the shadow of the Nations Capital that we dont have a vote in that capital. We demand statehood because that is the only way we can truly be equal. I hope that while you are in washington, i know youre going to see our fantastic memorial to the reverend dr. Martin luther king and you will remember when he was at Spelman College, he said five decades ago if you cant fly then you should run, if you cant walk then you should crawl, but by all means, keep moving. Keep moving, National Action network and washington dc is right here with you. God bless you all. Now for our invocation, he is the Senior Pastor of the Historic Baptist Church in brooklyn where reverend dr. William Augustus Jones baptized reverend sharpton. It is reverend sharptons home church and we are grateful to with us reverend ourselves. Enter god, grand architect of this universe, we thank you for this day, we thank you for this Beautiful Day because any day above ground is a Beautiful Day. A day to resolve our determination to stand for justice as we stand in the shadow of one of your saints, dr. King, we thank you for his legacy that continues through the National Action network and the reverend al sharpton. We pray for all of those that have gathered across this country as we unite together to stand for justice, equality, freedom, be with us in this encounter. In your name we pray, amen. Colleagues, let us received at this time my colleague the west coast regional director of the National Action network, reverend dr. K w two loaves. No justice no justice. No justice. Brothers and sisters, it is a Beautiful Day. As i look amongst you, one of the things i recognized is god is alive and well. How do i know . I spoke to him earlier this morning and he assured me that everything is going to be all right. I dont know about you today, but today, we have come to send a strong message to this nation. We shall overcome. We shall not be moved. We have come this morning from the west coast, from the east coast, from the north, from the message, send a strong to make some noise and to let this world know that we will not out down. We will take a stand. We will march. We will raise our voices like a triumph. I dont know about you but i am excited because as i look among these beautiful people, as i look amongst you, i see the audacity of hope. I see individuals in the street. I see individuals that are ready to raise their voice. I dont know about you today, but like the three hebrew boys, we are not going to bow down. We are going to move with the finger of god. We are going to let them know that we are going to speak truth to power. We have seen what this world is coming to. 14 days into a brandnew year, we want to send a message that shows that you are appointing to these national positions, that they will hear from us. Is hew that the sad thing doesnt sound good. Are you ready to fight . Are you ready to win . Make some noise. Make some noise. Keep it alive. [applause] colleague, thend midwest regional director of the National Action that work and the Senior Pastor of king solomon Baptist Church in detroit, michigan, lets receive reverend dr. Charles williams junior. What time is it . It is fighting time. Let me hear you. What time is it . What time is it . What do we want . When do we want it . Let me hear you make some noise. Shadow ofere in the the washington monument. Ofstand here in the shadow dr. Martin luther king juniors monument. Becauseont stand here we just deserve it. Somebody had to pay a price and the question is, is that we have the opportunity to stand here now. But are we willing to stand up and fight back so that those who come after us get the opportunity to stand here too . Reallystion is, are we just fighting to make sure that we hold on to health care . Are we willing to fight to make sure that every man and woman and accessortunity to jobs . Are we willing to stand and fight the racist police that continue to reign terror on our boys in cities across america . Win. Fight, we when we dont, we wont. And so although we are happy to be in this space today, the real fight is the fight that we must fight when we go back home. Whether it is in detroit, michigan, whether it is in pennsylvania, philadelphia, whether it is in washington, d. C. , whether it is in new york, they are fighting. If we fight, we win. No justice no peace. Reasons i have a lot of faith in our future is because our future is in the my sister,ople like my young sister, a student at Spelman College and carrying the banner all throughout atlanta and georgia. She is our National Youth director of the National Action network and carries that message across the nation. She is a millennial leader in her own right. Let us perceive right now, my sister. Mary hector. I think it is important that before i start, i acknowledge the fact that millennials organized this march. With the assistance of reverend sharpton, millennials organized this march and they deserve that acknowledgment. I will name a few. Mcmillan,s like kylie ashley sharpton, emily riley, i know i am forgetting some. I could go on and on about the millennials all across the country that helped put this together and the ones standing behind me. And so, please give these young people a round of applause. As we stand here, i cant help but think about the woman who at this very second is being sexually assaulted and may have to face her rapist every day because there are people advocating to end safe abortions in our country. I couldnt help but think about the africanamerican teenager today that lost their lives due to gun violence. I pray for the health of my loved ones who will no longer have health care because they are trying to repeal the Affordable Health care act. Issues may seem different to you, the truth is that cannot be any further from the truth. Dream that we could all stand together in unity and Work Together. But all i have seen in the news in the media is divisiveness. Forward,for us to move there needs to be unity. Women in this on country, there is a war on black and brown bodies in this country, there is a war on justice in this country. And so today, we stand here in washington, d. C. To tell donald , and, Jeff Sessions everybody else in his administration that we will not be moved. Adultsllennials that that Indigenous People that immigrants are working together in unity, pushing the message of a second wave of the civil rights movement. Of dr. Martin luther king and the spirit of ida b wells and the spirit of Shirley Chisholm and so many great people. And so, today, we need to understand that it is not just donald trump that we have to worry about. Because all politics are local. And so you have to find it within yourself after today to go back home and to keep up the fight for four years. For four years. It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other. And protect each other. E have nothing to lose thank you. [applause] he is the liberation seeker. He is the peoples preacher. President ofnding the National Action network and he is the one who called us to be here today to send a message for those that would come tomorrow. Let us receive, at this time, the president and founder of the National Action network, the man called for this day, reverend dr. Al sharpton. No justice no peace. No justice no peace. What do we want . Justice. When do we want it . Now. When do we want it . Now. We wont go back. We wont go back. We wont go back. We wont go back. All right. Here and wered march in the driving rain because we want this nation to understand that what has been , that you and gained are going to be more than one election to turn it around. March onalled this four nonnegotiable issues. Justiceights, criminal and Police Reform, equal and fair Economic Justice, and the Affordable Care act. From allo washington over this country. They are going to live tomorrow and say there wasnt but to hundred of us but look at this crowd in the rain. Come not to appeal to donald trump, because he has made it clear what his policies are and what his nominations are. Democrats say to the in the senate and in the house and into the moderate republicans to get some backbone. Get some guts. Todidnt send you down here be weak need. Eed and to maken friends. We sent you down here to stand up for senior citizens, to stand up for students that cant pay their loans. Stand up for victims of police abuse. If you cant do the job then we will come here and bring you back home. To compromiseng on those four things. What we must do, as there is action all over the country, and as we see the votes on confirmation, i am taking a list today of you that are ready. We are going to go to the Senators Offices and we are going to visit them right before the vote for mr. Sessions. We need to make some housecalls. While. To stay a Little Office to stay in their while they are on the floor voting yes, because dr. King died fighting for these rights. That is why we came to the king memorial. , whokaren a scott king used to speak at National ActionNetwork Every year wrote a letter saying that sessions should not be on the federal bench. We owe it to her to have a on those that would put him in the Justice Department. You are not getting a pass. We want the world to see, if you sell us out we are going to let everybody know who you are. When we look at the fact that in oneconfirmation hearing no raised while he was sitting there when he said he supported voter id. If you support voter id, why did 77 Motor Vehicle places in alabama where they could get their id . They closed them right after the Supreme Court decision. Eight of the 10 top black counties closed them. You didnt say anything about it, senator. You cannot be the head of the Justice Department and protect voters when you advocate suppressing the vote. You said that you were against federal intervention and federal people getting involved in local cases. Where this week alone, we saw a Consent Decree in baltimore, a report in chicago, all of that he would stop. We are not here because we didnt have Something Else to do. We are not here because we fought hard we are here because we fought hard because we want to make sure that this put off crime and we are not going away now. Criminal justice and Police Reform must go forward. Let me say this. I saw on the front page of the Washington Post this morning, about the case of eric garner. I thought about how in this is the casertment of walter scott, shot in the back on video whereas the federal case all of this , the reenlivening of this, the revival of this started when a young boy with nothing but skittles and an iced tea in his hand was going home to his daddy and he was shot n and there wasnt even they wouldnt even arrest the felon. Some of us went to sanford and stood up for trayvon martin. We are going to stand up for eric garner and we are going to stand up for walter scott and we are going to stand up for tamir rice. We may switch president s but are just going to switch legs and keep on watching. We wont back down. We wont be trumped. We wont be trumped. We wont be trumped. Trumped. t be we wont be trumped. We wont be trumped. We wont be trumped. Me inant you to join welcoming to the stage the courageous face of these movements, the mother of trayvon ericn, the mother of garner, and the brother walter scott. They came and marched today. We will not be moved. [applause] lets hear. The media like to put out their person and say this speaks for the movement. We work with the families that have suffered. We have been with sabrina from the beginning. We have been with eric garner. We still are. Scotte been with walter and we are going to be there to the end. Wheres gary white . That donaldoung men said he should be executed. We march for him. We stood for him. He went to jail for something he didnt do and was finally exonerated after years in jail. He couldnt get a job so we gave him a job at National Action network. We are still here. One of the central park five. Trumped. Ow to fight that is an example of how we are going to fight. Killed with a question of mentality in san diego, california. Alonso, his father joins us. Richard alonso. These are the cases that we want the senate to make sure they have backbone to deal with. Families hear from the that we are going to hear from. We are going to hear from members of the senate, a couple have come with us. Today, they are my colleagues in civil rights leadership. They are here so we dont want you to think that you came all this distance for a parade. Lots of people have parades and call it a march. We lay out what we are going to do. How many of you are ready to make housecalls . How many of you are ready for the day to go in and have a session on sessions at your Senators Office . We want to break it down statebystate, call it sessions for sessions. Start, calling a summit since the Public Sector has been closing on us. We need to select in the private sector the companies that are violating our principles and we are going to have a national withdrawal of our dollars and we will make sure the private sector balances out the public are goingthat if you to cut us off in washington, we are going to cut you off at home. Martin,f trayvon sabrina. [applause] i want to say that i stand with rev. Because he stood with me. We shall not be moved. My son that was shot and killed back in , i want you, 2012 to have the same compassion for me as if it was your child. It is very important that we look out for our young people. Because they cant defend themselves. And so i continue this fight because my son was shot down and it made me stand up. So wont you stand with us . Wont you go back to your communities and stand up and make a difference in your community . Thank you and god bless you. [applause] the mother of eric garner carr. Wen thank you all for being here. We all need to be here. This is the first step. This is not the end. This is the beginning. When we leave here, we have work to do. Like at National Action network, i thank them so very much for standing with us. They stand with us when the lights are on and when they go out. A lot of you, when you go back to your homes it will be like nothing happened. We cant do that. We have to stand. There are things that are at stake that we have to address. Our Voting Rights. We must not embarrass our forefathers by letting them take away our Voting Rights. That is the most powerful weapon that we have. And we will not stand by quietly while they manipulate the Voting Rights. Our forefathers died.