Visitors, along with those watching the event on television and online, can follow up by doing what no resident of Washington, DC can. They can call up their Senators and Representatives and tell them that DC statehood is the right thing to do. Nearly 233 years after the Declaration of Independence, about 143 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and 45 years after the Civil Rights Act, democracy for the District of Columbia is a matter of overdue justice.
For more information about the movement for DC statehood, visit the following sites:
The DC Statehood Papers: Writings on DC Statehood & self-government, by Sam Smith http://prorev.com/dcsthdintro.htm
The DC Statehood Green Party http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
Stand Up! for Democracy in DC Coalition http://www.standupfordemocracy.org http://www.freedc.org
DC Statehood -- Yes We Can http://dcstatehoodyeswecan.org
