MARCH ON WASHINGTON 2020: This thread has everything you need to know about the #CommitmentMarch in DC today.
We have team coverage on @wusa9 throughout the morning and afternoon. #GetUpDC #MarchOnWashington2020 @NationalAction
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AT 5:00am:
-Public allowed to enter National Mall Reflecting Pool area.
-Entry points at 17th & Constitution or 17th & Independence
-Each person must get a neon green wristband and a ticket
-Must get temperature checked, wear face mask, and gloves @wusa9 #GetUpDC
The NAN will host a pre-show program between 7:00am-11:00am at the Lincoln Memorial.
Main program will be between 11:00-1:00pm. Speakers will include families of Jacob Blake, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and more @wusa9 #GetUpDC #CommitmentMarch #MarchOnWashington
Speakers at #CommitmentMarch will address the loss of Black lives at the hands of police.
They will also advocate for issues including police accountability, criminal justice reform, and voter protection .
There will also be congressional leaders in attendance @wusa9 #getupdc
AT 1:00PM: There will be a march from the #LincolnMemorial to the #MartinLutherKingJr Memorial.
Marchers will likely be led down Independence Avenue and onto Ohio Drive. @wusa9 #MarchOnWashington2020 #CommitmentMarch
Here are all of the roads you can expect to be closed for the #CommitmentMarch and deets on how to get around. @wusa9 #GetUpDC #MarchOnWashington
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The march coincides with the anniversary of the original march back in 1963.
Here’s everything you need to know about it in one place:
wusa9.com/mobile/article… @wusa9 #CommitmentMarch #MarchOnWashington #getupdc
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