WHAT THEY DID IN 1963
On August 28, 1963, arriving in Washington, D.C. by car, bus, plane, and train from all over the country, an estimated 250,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
WHAT YOU CAN DO IN 2023
We are asking that, on August 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM (EST) (which is the time that Dr. King began delivering his speech) that you spend the following sixty minutes
SIGN THE PLEDGE
You can begin the first few minutes of the 60 Minutes of Peace campaign is by signing the very same pledge card that Dr. King and hundreds of thousands others signed in 1968.
ORGANIZE AND/OR JOIN A PEACEFUL MARCH/PROTEST/VIGIL
If you’ve signed the pledge card you’ve seen that it says that you support “…all non-violent protest, peaceful assembly, and petition.”
MEDIATE A CONFLICT OR COMMIT TO MENDING A RELATIONSHIP
A recent study concluded that far more people were killed by people they knew than by strangers.
LEND A HELPING HAND
The simple fact is most of us aren’t able to make our dreams happen on our own. Many of us need help finding a job; completing our education; or just keeping our neighborhoods and streets clean and safe. How much time would it take for you
REGISTER FAMILY & MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY TO VOTE & TO SERVE ON A JURY
The ‘63 March on Washington was so much more than a peaceful demonstration. It was the impetus to the enactment of several key congressional and presidential actions
GET OR GIVE SOMEONE THE GIFT OF AN EDUCATION OR JOB
How much time would it take for you to fill out a job or college application; help someone else fill out a job or college application; interview a deserving/diverse candidate for a job opening
SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND SPREAD THE WORD
We’ve just shared with you a number of ways in which you could spend or share your time with others on August 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM (EST) to promote peace in your community and ensure that Dr. King’s dream
MAP OF THE US
We want you to be able to keep track of (and contact) the cities and towns that have Sixty-Minute of Peace activities taking place in their communities. Each time we become aware of a neighborhood or community
CONTACT US
If you have any other questions about the 60 Minutes of Peace Campaign or questions for the Center for the Study of Civil and Human Rights Laws, please feel free to contact us.
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