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Demand an End to the Filibuster
July 26, 2021 @ 9:00 am
On Monday, national civil rights leaders the Reverend Jesse Jackson, the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, and President of Transformative Justice Coalition, Barbara Arnwine, invited by Arizona leaders, will lead a rally, march and nonviolent sit-in at Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s office to demand an end to the filibuster, passage of voting and workers’ rights legislation and raising the federal minimum wage to $15/an hour.
Hundreds of concerned Arizonans will join the rally and march, with at least 20 intending to participate in the sit-in, including Jackson, Barber, Arnwine, Executive Director of United Domestic Workers, Doug Moore, Arizona State Senator Martin Quezada, prominent local Black clergy and community leaders, and other Arizona faith leaders.
The sit-in comes only days after Republican senators filibustered an initial vote on the bipartisan infrastructure deal negotiated by Senator Sinema. Last month, a Republican filibuster also blocked a vital voting rights bill, the For the People Act, from passing despite the bill’s majority support.
WHO:
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Barbara Arnwine, Arizona State Senator Martin Quezada, labor leader and advisor to Democracy Initiative Doug Moore, the Poor People’s Campaign, and the Arizona Coalition to End the Filibuster, which brings together dozens of community groups, labor unions, social justice organizations, and faith-based organizations including the African American Christian Clergy Coalition and the Arizona NAACP.
WHAT:
Rally, march and nonviolent civil disobedience calling on Sen. Sinema to end the Jim Crow filibuster and pass legislation that Arizonans need.
WHEN& WHERE:
Monday, July 26, 2021 at 9:00am, Kachina Park, 4304 E Campbell Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85018.
Note: The march from Kachina Park to Sen. Sinema’s office (3333 E Camelback Rd Suite 200, Phoenix, AZ 85018) will begin at 9:45am. Marchers will arrive at Sinema’s office at 10:30am (approximately).
You can watch the livestream here.