“We cannot be complacent; we are calling for an end to the ongoing violent and criminal attacks on our freedoms.”
By Julia Conley Published 1-2-2023 by Common Dreams
March on Washington for voting rights on August 28, 2021 Photo: Elvert Barnes/Wikimedia Commons/CC
Progressive Democrats of America on Monday announced plans to hold rallies across the nation on Friday, the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 insurrection, to call on lawmakers to do everything in their power to protect the U.S. from attacks on democracy, including the gutting of voting rights protections and threats to election officials.
The rallies are set to be held two weeks after the U.S. House select committee on the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol released its final report on an 18-month investigation into the insurrection and former President Donald Trump’s role in planning and orchestrating the attempt to stop lawmakers from certifying the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
