Protest to Hold Obama's Feet to the Fire

By Prescott Carlson in News on Jan 20, 2009 3:05PM

In a speech at the "We Are One" concert at Lincoln Memorial Center on Sunday, President-Any-Minute-Now Barack Obama said, "I won't pretend that meeting any one of these challenges will be easy. It will take more than a month or a year, and it will likely take many." Well, a number of groups have responded, "Screw that, we want action NOW." On Obama's first full day in office, January 21st, a "Solidarity Rally" will take place in Federal Plaza at 5:00 p.m. Members from various organizations will be in attendance, including the Gay Liberation Network, the International Socialist Organization, and the Coalition of African, Asian, Arab, European, and Latino Immigrants of Illinois to "demand the change they voted for" -- mainly, immediately ending raids and deportations.