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DC Voting Rights Day 2003

Council Chair Linda Cropp and the City Council give Ilir Zherka a resolution declaring April 15, 2003 as ‘DC Voting Rights Day’ DC Vote's - DC Voting Rights Day Rally offered an amazing showing of community support for bringing democracy and full congressional voting representation to the residents of the District of Columbia. The Rally was attended by hundreds of supporters and volunteers and had enormous coverage by the media.

Mayor Anthony Williams was joined by Council Chairman Linda Cropp and eight Council Members to sign legislation making DC's presidential primaries first-in-the-nation next January. DC RABBLE (www.dcrabble.org) launched a tax obstruction campaign with the help of Congresswoman Norton, Council Members Jack Evans and Senator (shadow) Paul Strauss to send the government the message that taxation without representation is wrong. Michelle Dollie Wright, Miss District of Columbia USA 2003, was our emcee and we had entertainment from two choirs and two poets. Several community leaders gave rousing speeches and stirred the crowd to support full congressional voting representation for DC.

DC Vote thanks everyone who attended and supported the DC Voting Rights Day Rally. We give our special thanks to the following individuals and groups who helped to make the Rally program so successful:

Mayor Williams, the DC City Council and the DC Shadow Delegation to Congress sign bill bringing the first-in-the-nation presidential primary to Washington, DC on January 13, 2004 Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
DC Mayor Anthony Williams
DC City Council Chairman Linda Cropp
DC City Council Members:
David Catania
Jack Evans
Adrian Fenty
Jim Graham
Phil Mendelson
Vincent Orange Sr.
Kathy Patterson
Carol Schwartz
Senator (shadow) Florence Pendleton
Senator (shadow) Paul Strauss
Representative (shadow) Ray Browne
Michelle Dollie Wright, Miss District of Columbia, USA 2003
Reverend Matthew L. Watley
Kenny Combs, Poet
Kevin Horton, Student
Kevin Moore and DC RABBLE
Chellie Pingree, President & CEO, Common Cause
Nancy Tate, Executive Director, League of Women Voters of the U.S.
Migna Taveras, Poet
Sean Tenner, Executive Director, DC Democracy Fund
The Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, DC (www.lgcw.org)
Voices of People Gospel Choir, Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ

Senator Paul Strauss, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, Councilman Jack Evans and concerned citizens participate in DC RABBLE’s tax obstruction campaign as Kevin Moore of DC RABBLE speaks Mayor Williams gives Ilir Zherka Proclamation for ‘DC Voting Rights Day’ - April 15, 2003

The Voices of People Gospel Choir entertains the crowd at the Rally The Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington, DC sign ‘Washington’, the official District of Columbia anthem


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