50th Anniversary March on Washington
“Freedom, Jobs, Peace and Social Justice”
Official Schedule of Events (Draft)*
August 21 – 28, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Praise and Worship Service for 50th Anniversary March on Washington
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Mt. Airy Baptist Church
1100 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Capacity: 1500
Hosted by the National African American Clergy Network in partnership w/ Christian Community Development
Association, National Evangelical Association, Christian Community Development Association, National Latino
Evangelical Coalition, Sojourners
Primary contact: Barbarella Brown, [email protected], (202) 352-4956
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Celebrating the Legacy of Youth in the Movement
10th Annual Black Youth Vote! National Civic Leadership & Organizing Training Conference
Highlights: The Gathering of Black Men Dialogue & Sister Circles, Skills Building Sessions including: Power & Politics,
Strategy Development, Coalition Building and Voter Engagement 2.0
10:00 am – 10:00 pm
National Education Association, 1201 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Registration Required
Capacity: 250
Hosted by National Coalition on Black Civic Participation in partnership w/APRI, Advancement Project, Advocates for
Youth, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., BK Nation, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Generational Alliance, Hip
Hop Caucus, NAACP, NAFEO, NAN Youth Move, NUL Young Professionals, 100 Black Men of America, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc., The Praxis Project, SEIU. Lead Partners: Open Society Foundation & NEA (List in formation)
Primary contact: Lisa Bediako or Jessica Brown, [email protected], (202) 659-4929
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Celebrating the Legacy of Women in the Movement
Women Leaders of the Movement: Past, Present & Future
Intergenerational Dialogue & Luncheon
10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Invitation Required
Capacity: 200
Hosted by NCBCP Black Women’s Roundtable & National Action Network and APRI, in partnership/with AFGE, APWU,
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Emerald Cities, Family Values@Work, Feminist Majority Foundation, The
King Center, Labor Project for Working Families, LCCRUL, League of Women Voters, Women in NAACP, National
Council of Negro Women, National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood, PFAWF African American Clergy,
Rainbow PUSH, The Praxis Project, Skinner Leadership Institute, Sojourners, United Way, YWCA (List in formation).
Primary contact: Carlottia Scott or Faith Bynoe, [email protected], (202) 659-4929
Celebrating the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph & Bayard Rustin
44th Annual A. Philip Randolph Institute National Conference
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 700
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
A. Philip Randolph Institute 44th National Youth Education Conference
12 Noon – 5:45 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 200
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Brittany Stanton, [email protected], (202) 202-508-3174
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Covering Civil Rights: On the Front Lines
Reflections on the March on Washington and I Have a Dream Speech 50 Years Later:
A Conversation with Simeon Booker, author, “Shocking the Conscience”
Special appearance by Rev. Bernice A. King
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
No cost but registration is required via [email protected]
Capacity: 500 (Theater) 250 (Overflow Area)
Hosted by National Council of Negro Women & The Newseum
Primary contact: Alyce Walker Johnson, [email protected], (202) 737-0120
Friday, August 23, 2013
Redeem the Dream National Summit
9:30 am – 12 Noon (Doors open at 8:30 am)
The Grand Hyatt
12 & H Streets, NW, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
To register go to www.drummajorsforjustice.com
Capacity: 800
Hosted by National Urban League & The Memorial Foundation
Primary contact: Rhonda Spears Belle, [email protected]
Drum Majors For Justice Future Leaders Celebration
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Freedom Plaza
Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Capacity: 500
Hosted by National Urban League & The Memorial Foundation
Primary contact: Rhonda Spears Belle, [email protected]
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Friday, August 23, 2013
Celebrating the Legacy of Youth in the Movement
10th Annual Black Youth Vote! National Civic Leadership & Organizing Training Conference
Highlights: Organizing Training Breakouts including: Saving Our Voting Rights, Ending the School to Prison Pipeline,
Eradicating Stand Your Ground Laws & Racial Profiling, Health Care, Immigration Reform/Dream Act, Green is the
New Black: Green Jobs & The Green Economy, Organizing the Next Generation Labor Movement, Going on The
Offensive in the War on Women, LGBT Organizing and more!
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
National Education Association
1201 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.ncbcp.org
Hosted by National Coalition on Black Civic Participation in partnership w/APRI, Advancement Project, Advocates for
Youth, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., BK Nation, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Generational Alliance, Hip
Hop Caucus, NAACP, NAFEO, NAN Youth Move, NUL Young Professionals, 100 Black Men of America, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc., The Praxis Project, SEIU. Lead Partners: Open Society Foundation & NEA (List in formation)
Primary contact: Lisa Bediako or Jessica Brown, [email protected], (202) 659-4929
Celebrating the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph & Bayard Rustin
44th Annual A. Philip Randolph Institute National Conference
Highlights: Making Activism Work , Roundtable Discussion on Issues Affecting Young People and Their \
Communities, “We Got Next” Party with a Purpose, “We Got Next” Youth Activism Panel and Forum, Children’s
Defense Fund Pipeline to Prison Seminar
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
A. Philip Randolph Institute 44th National Youth Education Conference
12 Noon – 5:45 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 700
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Brittany Stanton, [email protected], (202) 202-508-3174
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Friday, August 23, 2013
Celebrating the Legacy of Youth in the Movement
Youth Mass Meeting & Pre-March Rally
10th Annual Black Youth Vote! Civic Leadership & Organizing Training Conference
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Howard University
Blackburn Center – Ballroom
Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Capacity: 200
Hosted by National Coalition on Black Civic Participation in partnership w/APRI, Advancement Project, Advocates for
Youth, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., BK Nation, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Generational Alliance, Hip
Hop Caucus, NAACP, NAFEO, NAN Youth Move, NUL Young Professionals, 100 Black Men of America, Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc., The Praxis Project, SEIU. Lead Partners: Open Society Foundation & NEA (List in formation)
Primary contact: Lisa Bediako or Jessica Brown, [email protected], (202) 659-4929
National Town Hall Meeting on Poverty & Economic Empowerment
Moving Together, Moving Forward: Jobs and Freedom
57th Annual SCLC International Convention
Race & Poverty Panel 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
Voting Rights Panel 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street, NW, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by Southern Christian Leadership Conference in partnership w/ SCLC Poverty Institute, Rainbow PUSH
Primary contact: Damien Alexander, [email protected], (404) 522-1420
Mayor Vincent C. Gray & Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) 50th Anniversary March
on Washington Welcome Reception
6pm-9pm
The Willard Intercontinental Hotel
1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004
Invitation Required
Hosted by Mayor Vincent C. Gray, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Uptown Magazine, Destination DC, Flow
Primary contacts: Daryl R. Levine, [email protected], (202) 727-6263 or Cynthia Brock-Smith,
[email protected], 202-727-6306
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Saturday, August 24, 2013
50th Anniversary March on Washington National Action to Realize the Dream March
& Rally
“Jobs, Justice, Peace & Freedom”
8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
National Conveners: Martin Luther King, III & Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network
Co-Convened by: AFSCME, AFT, AFL-CIO, APRI, AFGE, Communities Without Boundaries International, HRC, LCCR,
NAACP, NBJC, SCLC, SEIU, SEIU 1199, National Council of Negro Women, National Organization for Women, National
Urban League, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Black Youth Vote!, Black Women’s Roundtable, The
King Center, National African American Clergy Network, Tom Joyner, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights,
Veterans for Peace, Military Families Speak Out, National Congress of Black Women, National Coalition of 100 Black
Women, Inc., Black Women’s Health Imperative, Human Rights Campaign, National Black Justice Coalition, Family
Equality Council, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change, League of United Latin
American Citizens, MALDEF, The Hip Hop Caucus, Operation Hope, IMPACT, OurTime.org, Skinner Leadership Institute
and many others. (List in Formation)
Primary contact: Janaye Ingram, [email protected], (202) 293-3232
Global Freedom Festival
2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The National Mall
7th & 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by The King Center & National Park Service
Primary contact: Peggy Cusack, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
Celebrating the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph & Bayard Rustin
44th Annual A. Philip Randolph Institute National Conference
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 700
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Saturday, August 24, 2013
A. Philip Randolph Institute 44th National Youth Education Conference
12 Noon – 5:45 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 200
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Brittany Stanton, [email protected], (202) 202-508-3174
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Global Freedom Festival
10:00 am – 8:00 pm
The National Mall
7th & 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by The King Center & National Park Service
Primary contact: Peggy Cusack, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
SCLC Worship Service
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Howard University, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Primary contact: Damien Alexander, [email protected], (404) 522-1420
Celebrating the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph & Bayard Rustin
44th Annual A. Philip Randolph Institute National Conference
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 700
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
A. Philip Randolph Institute 44th National Youth Education Conference
Highlights: “We Got Next” Youth Activism: Panel & Forum
9:00 am – 8:15 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 200
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Brittany Stanton, [email protected], (202) 202-508-3174
Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
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Sunday, August 25, 2013
Book Launch/signing by Martin Luther King, III
“My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” Dedicated to Yolanda Renee King and Arndrea Waters King
Presented by Drum Major Institute for Public Policy
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
King Memorial at National Mall
Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by Martin King, III, National Park Service and JPMorgan Chase & Company
Primary contact: Johnny Mack, [email protected]
Monday, August 26, 2013
Global Freedom Festival
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
The National Mall
7th & 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by: National Park Service, with the King Center
Primary contact: Peggy Cusack, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
Celebrating the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph & Bayard Rustin
44th Annual A. Philip Randolph Institute National Conference
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
A. Philip Randolph Institute 44th National Youth Education Conference
Highlight: Obamacare Forum Health Summit
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Capacity: 200
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Brittany Stanton, [email protected], (202) 202-508-3174
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Monday, August 26, 2013
Bayard Rustin Commemoration
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Lincoln Theatre
1215 U Street, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute in partnership w/ American Federation of Teachers, National Black Justice
Coalition
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
SCLC Legacy & Leadership Gala
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Capital Hilton
1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC
To register go to: www.sclc.org
Hosted by Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Primary contact: Damien Alexander, [email protected], (404) 522-1420
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
K-12th Grade Educational Initiative
Grades K – 8 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Grades 9 – 12 – 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Will be Accessible via Online Streaming
Hosted by the King Center in partnership w/ Operation Hope, NCNW, Children’s Defense Fund, Discovery Education,
Kaplan University
Primary contact: Rosalind McGinnis, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
Global Freedom Festival
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
The National Mall
7th & 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by: National Park Service, with the King Center
Primary contact: Peggy Cusack, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
Celebrating the Legacy of A. Philip Randolph & Bayard Rustin
44th Annual A. Philip Randolph Institute National Conference
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
To register go to www.apri.org
Hosted by A. Philip Randolph Institute
Primary contact: Jan Temple, [email protected], (202) 508-3710
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Interfaith Service
9:00 – 10:30 am
Shiloh Baptist Church
1500 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Invitation Required
Hosted by The King Center in partnership w/APRI, Children’s Defense Fund, National Council of Negro Women,
National Urban League, National Coalition of Black Civic Participation, National Action Network, National African
Clergy Network, National Council of Churches, SCLC.
Primary contact: Rosalind McGinnis, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
“Let Freedom Ring” Commemoration & Call to Action Ceremony
11:30 am – 4:00 pm
(Bell ringing across the U. S. and the World at 3 pm EST)
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Hosted by The King Center, National Park Service in partnership w/APRI,Children’s Defense Fund, NAACP, NAN,
NCBCP, NCNW, NUL & SCLC
Primary contact: Rosalind McGinnis, [email protected], (404) 526-8900
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Schedule subject to change. Updated 8/20/13