Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, and Arizona Organizers Call on Senator Sinema to Vote to Eliminate the Filibuster and Pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
PHOENIX, AZ — Today, Arizona organizers and more than 180 partner groups marked Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and the start of the MLK holiday weekend by calling on the Senate to eliminate the filibuster and pass national voting rights legislation.
The day’s events began with a brief rally outside Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church. From there, attendees marched along Jefferson St. and over the 16th St. overpass to send a message to Congress and the president: you delivered for bridges, now deliver for voting rights.
The crowd then filled the historic Eastlake Park Amphitheater to hear from speakers including Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, Rep. Gallego, Rep. Jones, State Rep. Bolding, and numerous local organizers, faith leaders, veterans, Indigenous activists, and more who took to the stage to demand Sen. Sinema stands on the right side of history by eliminating the filibuster to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
ABOUT MLK DAY MOBILIZATIONS
The Arizona Deliver for Voting Rights Mobilization will kick-off a weekend of actions centered around Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, civil rights leaders, community organizers, and others across the country will cross bridges to send a clear message to President Biden and Congress: you delivered for bridges, now deliver for voting rights. The mobilizations will culminate in D.C., as Martin Luther King III and his family joins the annual D.C. Peace Walk on January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — and the deadline that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer set for debating Senate rule reforms to ensure free and fair elections for all.
Learn more at deliverforvotingrights.com
To speak with Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, and others involved in the mobilizations, please email press@deliverforvotingrights.
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