Millions More Movement

A mass march on Washington, DC, was held on October 15, 2005, to galvanize public support for the movement's goals.

The march was open to men, women, and children and focused on creating lasting relationships between participating individuals, faith-based organizations, and community institutions.

Ten key issues identified by the movement organizers are: In An Open Letter on the Millions More Movement, Louis Farrakhan stated in part, For the first time in our history, those of us of different ideologies, philosophies, methodologies, denominations, sects, and religions, political and fraternal affiliations have come together to create the Millions More Movement.

Each of us, who have agreed to work together for the benefit of the whole of our people, have said from our particular platforms, based on our beliefs and understanding or the lack thereof, words that have offended members of our own people and others; and our ideology, philosophy, religion, and pronouncements may have hurt the ears and sentiments of others outside of our community.

As a result, some of us would never appear on the same stage with one another, for fear of being hurt by association with those with whom we have serious disagreements.The Millions More Movement is challenging all of us to rise above the things that have kept us divided in the past, by focusing us on the agenda of the Millions More Movement to see how all of us, with all of our varied differences, can come together and direct our energy, not at each other, but at the condition of the reality of the suffering of our people, that we might use all of our skills, gifts and talents to create a better world for ourselves, our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.