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Wall Street project goes global with Gala 10th Anniversary Reception at United Nations headquarters

NEW YORK (December 29, 2006) – The Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s Wall Street Project celebrates its 10th anniversary as a force for economic justice and equal opportunity with a gala reception from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, January 10, at the United Nations Headquarters, First Avenue at 46th Street, New…

DEMAND VOTING RIGHTS FOR KATRINA SURVIVORS

New Orleans Stands Up By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. 4/4/2006 - Tribune Media Services Thousands of New Orleans residents marched on Saturday to demand the right to vote. They marched across the Mississippi River Bridge where Gretna police had repelled residents as they tried to escape the…

Thousands march in New Orleans for right for Katrina survivors to vote in the city’s April 22 election

NEW ORLEANS –– In a moment captured from a page of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, thousands of disenchanted citizens marched across the Crescent City Connection Bridge on Saturday, seeking the right of displaced New Orleans citizens to vote in the election scheduled April 22. After fiery…

Rev. Jesse Jackson mourns Coretta Scott King

(CHICAGO) January 31, 2006 - Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, issued the following statement on the life and legacy of Mrs. Coretta Scott King: An angel of hope has taken flight. She will be sorely missed -- a distinguished voice in history. For the 51…

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Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project plans economic summit in New York City - December 22, 2005

Rev. Jackson Makes Second Rescue Mission into New Orleans - September 02, 2005

Rev. Jackson comments on personal meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez - August 30, 2005