“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of
Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed”
On January 15, 2013, Dr. Martin Luther King's actual birthday, we are
calling for revival and enlightenment on the most basic concepts in
American Democracy. We are asking that people accept this proposition
“that all human beings are created equal.”
We came together in anger, suspicious deaths being ruled suicides,
an assault on another man being ignored by police. Elected officials
stared at us like we were speaking Farci and reporters who will only
echo the 'official' story, even when they know it's a lie.
A professor roughed up, arrested, fired and falsely charged for
exercising his first amendment rights. Injustice and righteous
indignation!
Dr. Alveda King spoke to us. She reminded us that her uncle, Dr.
Martin Luther King, was a Christian first. He did not achieve what he
did with anger, but with love and faith that the best of human nature
is what our society should achieve for. Even in the spiritual realm,
he could not be silenced. Love is power too.
Love is also the way out. We don't need to treat people differently
because of their social standing or the color of their skin. Yet we
do, because we have gotten away from what Dr. King taught us. Some of
us never learned! We seek to bring about King’s “Beloved Community”
through non-violent protest. This is why we are marching in Delaware.
Bigotry and hate can't exist when we accept the simple premise that
all human beings are created equal. This belief is the cornerstone of
our nation. What is the only possible outcome if we abandon that
principle?
We will gather in Dover Delaware on January 15, 2013. Our hearts are
troubled; some of us are angry and afraid. Together we will remind
each other and the rest of the world that until all of us are equal,
no one is equal.
We have come so far since Dr. Martin Luther King marched in
Birmingham and Selma. We still have not arrived. The struggle against
evil is eternal. Truth, light, and love are the weapons of choice in
this battle.
Let's come together as individuals, people with their own concerns.
People who are afraid, angry, indignant. Let's turn that into
something positive. We will let the establishment know that we are
here and we will not tolerate injustice and we will spread the message
of love and hope that Dr. King so strongly believed in.
Topics to be covered at march: Mass incarceration, eugenics,
dismantling of the U.S. Constitution, Affirmative Action, police
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