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Washington, DC, Events October 1 Arrival Festival. 2 pm. Best Western Capitol Skyline, 10 I St., SW. Cheer the riders as buses arrive in Washington DC. Official Welcome.
6 pm. Bible Way Temple, 1100 New Jersey Ave., NW. A labor and community
welcome featuring Congressman John Lewis and others. October 2 Lobby Congress. National Call-In Day to Support Immigrants' Rights. Urge President Bush and members of Congress to support immigrants' rights. Make you toll-free calls any time on October 2 to the White House at 1-800-321-8268 and to Congress at 1-888-355-3588. Rally and Picket. 2:30 pm. Join a UNITE picket line with UNITE President Bruce Raynor, supporting workers at Sterling Laundry at the Churchill Hotel, 1914 Connecticut Ave., NW. OR join the Laborers' rally for ACECO workers with Laborers President Terry O'Sullivan at the US Treasury Department at 15th St and Pennsylvania Ave., NW. March to Support Parking Lot Attendants. 7 pm. Farragut Square (K St., NW between 17th St. and Connecticut Ave., NW). Freedom Riders and community and labor partners will march to support members of HERE Local 27. HERE President John Wilhelm, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, and AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson will speak.
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