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Statewide Bus Tour Leaving Chicago & Leading to August 28 March in Detroit

Rev. Jesse Jackson Embarks on Statewide Bus Tour Leaving Chicago & Leading to August 28 March in Detroit:

Rebuild America: Jobs, Justice Peace

WHO: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College for Women

WHAT: PRESS CONFERENCE

WHERE: Rainbow PUSH Coalition

            930 E. 50^th Street, Chicago, IL 60615

WHEN: Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:30 AM

WHY: Rev. Jesse Jackson along with union leaders, ministers, elected officials and community leaders will board a bus this afternoon to visit cities and towns across the state of Michigan presenting the agenda of the Rainbow PUSH campaign, Rebuild America: Jobs Justice Peace. The bus tour will culminate with a march in Detroit on August 28.

“We're focused on putting America back to work, rebuilding America, with jobs and justice and peace,” said Rev. Jackson.  “Detroit and Michigan face some of the same issues of rising violence, high unemployment and increasing home foreclosures as Chicago. These cities are ground zero of the urban crisis.  There is something about massive marches that brings about massive change. It’s time to enact real change for working families and all America. It’s time to reverse the policies that have resulted in jobs and investment flowing out of the country, creating economic hardship for millions of Americans.” 

The campaign will call on our national leaders to Rebuild America by focusing on:

Jobs--economic reconstruction driven by targeted stimulus, reindustrialization and trade policy that will create jobs, support manufacturing in America, and put workers first.

Justice--enforcement of the law regarding workers rights, civil rights, industrial regulation, and creation of strong urban policy, and fair and just education, economic, and health policy. 

Peace--ending the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, saving lives and redirecting the war budget to rebuilding America.

Full information about the campaign and march in Detroit is available at http://www.rainbowpush.org/pages/rebuild_america_march_in_detroit

The bus will make stops in several Michigan cities including: Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Flint, Pontiac, Saginaw, Jackson, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Lansing, Inkster, Mt. Clemens, Port Huron and Grand Rapids.  Some of the specific locations are listed below.  The schedule below is subject to change. 

The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is a progressive organization devoted to protecting, defending and expanding civil rights to improve economic and educational opportunity. The organization is headquartered at 930 E. 50th St. in Chicago. To learn more, please visitwww.rainbowpush.org or call (773) 373-3366. To arrange an interview with Rev. Jackson, please call the numbers listed above.

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