March on Washington: Defend the Vote
NoVES Members and friends are encouraged to join the March on Washington on Friday, August 28, 2026. We will meet at 8:30 AM at the Vietnam Women's Memorial near the Lincoln Memorial, and then walk to the event together. If you want to get updates about the march, please register with NoVES. You can also register independently using this link:
https://marchonwashington2026.com/
What is the March on Washington?
National, labor, faith, and civic organizations from every corner of the country are standing with the March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote. Each organization marches under its own banner, grounded in its own convictions, toward shared goals: defending voting rights, securing economic dignity, and ensuring affordability for everyday people.
THE TIME IS NOW. THE MARCH IS FOR ALL OF US.
Here are more details of the march-
On Friday, August 28, 2026, we gather on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for the March on Washington: Defend the Vote. Hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton, the National Action Network, and the Drum Major Institute on the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, we march because the work is not finished.
- We march to defend the vote, because voting rights are under attack and the protections generations fought, bled, and died for are being weakened.
- We march to defend civil rights, because attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion are attempts to roll back access, opportunity, and representation.
- We march for economic justice, because too many families are still fighting for fair wages, affordable housing, equal opportunity, and a fair chance to build wealth.
This is not only about one election. This is about whether our democracy will protect all of us. This is about whether the promises of 1963 will finally be made real. This is about standing together, across generations, to say we will not go backward.
On August 28, we return to Washington not to remember history, but to make history. We march for the vote. We march for justice. We march for the future.
Aug 28, 2026
FRIDAY
8:00 AM GATHERING BEGINS
9:00 AM PROGRAM BEGINS
NoVES members will be gathering at the Vietnam Women's Memorial at 8:30 AM and then walk together to the main event at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall ยท 2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW, Washington, DC 20037
