**DC EVENT: APRIL 8 @4:00- 7:00 PM ET**
CELEBRATE JUSTICE JACKSON RALLY!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Rafael Medina, [email protected], 202.869.0390
WASHINGTON, DC – This Friday, April 8, beginning at 4:00 PM ET, People For the American Way, Alliance for Justice, Center for Popular Democracy Action, The Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights and the National Women’s Law Center, will host a major celebration of the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the next associate justice to the Supreme Court of the United States.
The celebration follows weeks of on-going rallies, digital actions, petition deliveries, and watch parties across the country to support.
WHAT: Celebrate Justice Jackson Rally!
WHO: Emcees– Markus Batchelor, Deputy Director of Leadership Programs at People For the American Way (Livestream); Kadida Kenner, Executive Director, New Pennsylvania Project; Fari Ghamina Tumpe, Activist and Advocate, SPACEs in Action, Washington DC
WHERE: Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street NE, Washington, DC
WHEN: Friday, April 8, 2022; 4:00 p.m. ET until dusk
VISUALS FOR LIVE SHOTS: Baltimore Urban Inspiration Choir, additional live musical entertainment, children inspired by Judge Jackson, light installation at dusk, and more!
Co-sponsoring organizations include:
- American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity (AAAED)
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
- Catholics for Choice
- DemCast USA
- EMILY’s List
- End Citizens United/Let America Vote
- Higher Heights for America
- Human Rights Campaign
- Indivisible
- National Center for Lesbian Rights
- National Council of Jewish Women
- National Organization for Women
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- New Pennsylvania Project and Why Courts Matter – PA
- People’s Parity Project
- SEIU
- She Will Rise
- Sisters Lead Sisters Vote
- UltraViolet
- United State of Women
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About People For the American Way
People For the American Way is a progressive advocacy organization founded to fight right-wing extremism and build a democratic society that implements the ideals of freedom, equality, opportunity and justice for all. We encourage civic participation, defend fundamental rights, and fight to dismantle systemic barriers to equitable opportunity. Learn more: http://www.pfaw.org
About Alliance For Justice
Alliance for Justice (AFJ) believes that all Americans have the right to secure justice in the courts and to have their voices heard when government makes decisions that affect their lives. We are a national association of more than 130 organizations, representing a broad array of groups committed to progressive values and the creation of an equitable, just, and free society.
About CPD Action
CPD Action works to create equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions. We work on campaigns that promote a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda and win victories to improve people’s lives.
About The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 230 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.
About National Women’s Law Center
The National Women’s Law Center fights for gender justice — in the courts, in public policy, and in our society — working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls. We use the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to the gender inequity that shapes our society and to break down the barriers that harm all of us — especially those who face multiple forms of discrimination, including women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women and families. For 59 years we have been on the leading edge of every major legal and policy victory for women. Find out more at NWLC.org.
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