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Rainbow PUSH Coalition . By: Robert Visconti. Members . Jesse L. Jackson Sr.-Leader Multi Racial Reverends Civil Rights Activists Anybody can join All you have to do is fill out of forum Can cost 15 to 1000 dollars to join . Brief History.
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Rainbow PUSH Coalition By: Robert Visconti
Members • Jesse L. Jackson Sr.-Leader • Multi Racial • Reverends • Civil Rights Activists • Anybody can join • All you have to do is fill out of forum • Can cost 15 to 1000 dollars to join
Brief History • The Rainbow PUSH Coalition is an extension of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. • The SCLC president Martin Luther King Jr. appointed Jesse L. Jackson Sr. to be his first director. • The main goals of this party is to have social justice for everybody and progress in economic, educational, and social policy.
Brief History Continued • In 1996 Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition combined to create the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. • Operation PUSH was originally created to improve the economic conditions of the black community. • PUSH was able to protect black homeowners and workers. • After Jackson ran for president, he started the Rainbow Coalition to improve the rights of all Americans.
Key Dates • 1996- Martin Luther King gave Jackson his first leadership role • 1971- Jackson founds Operation PUSH • 1984- National Rainbow Coalition was formed • 1996-The two organizations are combined to make Rainbow PUSH Organization
Mission Statement • “Our mission is to protect, defend, and gain civil rights by leveling the economic and educational playing fields, and to promote peace and justice around the world”
Issues • The major issues of this organization are to create equality for everybody. • The major issues that they have are poverty, hunger, peace and justice, gun violence, home foreclosure, corporate inclusion, and voter registration. • A major goal is to give more people a better chance at a better life.
Current Issues • One of the major current issues is justice for Trayvon Martin. • More current issues include fracking, virtual schools, and privatization. • Fracking can destroy the environment and contaminate drinking water. • Privatization includes tolls from outside corporations. • Also to they want to expand the online schools for people that need them.
Website • Inspirational quotes- “keep hope alive” and “get informed, get inspired, get involved” • Pictures of normal people like you and me. • Live broadcasts of forums and ideas. • Video clips of feature videos.
How to get involved • One way the people can get involved is to get informed. There is an option to receive email alerts of news. • A major way to get involved is donate money or time to the organization. • The more people that get involved, the stronger voice the group as a whole will have.