Updating King's Fight For Economic Justice, Activists Call for a Tax on Wall Street

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)DCNA’s Sandy Falwell (at right) joined Rev. Rodney Sadler, Rep. Keith Ellison, and Amanda Lugg and other activists at the U.S. Capitol last Friday to connect Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for economic justice with a tax on Wall Street to fund efforts to reverse inequality. April 4 was the 46th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King while in Memphis to provide support to city sanitation workers as part of a campaign for worker justice and to fight poverty. "America is our patient," declared Falwell, a registered nurse and national vice president of National Nurses United who serves on the Metro Washington Council’s Executive Board.  "The Inclusive Prosperity Act is a vital step to funding programs Dr. King stood for."  Vigils to honor Dr. King’s legacy, and call for enactment of HR 1579 were also held at Congressional offices in 24 cities from coast to coast, and letters of support were delivered to Congress members at 44 other offices. Click here for the full report and more photos.