This will be intense. (Someone should alert Governor Walker so he can be out of the statehouse…there may be some tough words that might bother him if he sticks around to hear them.)
One of the men on the Memphis balcony on April 4th, 1968, the night Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, was Rev. Jesse Jackson. Monday night Jackson will be in Madison at the Capitol for a massive event to honor King and his legacy, energize the union members in Wisconsin, and drive up the enthusiasm for Election Day on Tuesday. Though Jackson has been here many times to speak, it will be especially timely and moving to have Jackson in our city at this time.
There is no doubt that King would have championed the workers in Wisconsin and united with them in the struggle we now experience. There is no doubt King would have strongly encouraged every voter to cast a ballot in the Spring Election on Tuesday.
Those themes will ring out for the thousands that will join together and honor King Monday evening at the Capitol.
There will be eight different marches that will all wind their way to the Capitol Square.
Starting at 4:30, groups will gather at eight separate locations, based on your membership or interest, and a “feeder march” will begin at each location at 4:50, arrive by all eight streets approaching the Capitol for the rally that follows:
Beginning at 5:00 is the “From Memphis to Madison” Rally, featuring performances by Michelle Shocked and Michael Franti, and speakers will include Rev. Jesse Jackson.