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5 6 WE ARE ONE Those who were unable to attend in person have reached out online. SAG members from across the country posted videos and photos, and countless more got the word out via social media during a coordinated day of solidarity on April 4. SAG’s virtual rally was one of 1,500 activities that took place nationwide in the days surrounding the We Are One event, according to the AFL-CIO. April 4 was chosen in memory of Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated on that day in 1968 when he went to Memphis, Tenn. to support striking sanitation workers. As a defender of human rights, King was a staunch supporter of the role of unions in improving the quality of life for working people. As labor history shows, the fight for fair wages and safe working conditions is never complete. Rallies, videos and online posts by SAG members and their fellow union members from Hawaii to Massachusetts are neither the beginning nor the end of a movement, but part of the ongoing struggle. The latest rounds will play out in capitol rotundas, courthouses and the Internet. The outcome can’t be known, but one thing is certain: Great things can be achieved when we work together. click here for video 1. SAG member Tony Shalhoub rallies protesters in Madison, Wis. on March 12. 2. Gabrielle Carteris, Bradley Whitford and Robert Newman went to Madison, Wis. on February 26 to show their support for workers’ collective bargaining rights. 3. Hollywood Board member and MOVE Committee Chair Ellen Crawford stands with Hollywood Board members Woody Schultz and Christine Lakin at a rally in downtown Los Angeles on March 26. 4. New York Division Board members and 2nd National Vice President Mike Hodge, bottom center, join SAG members at a rally at City Hall February 23 in support of Wisconsin union workers. 5. SAG member Ivy Bethune added her voice to the April 4 virtual rally with online posts. 6. SAG Hawaii Branch members join members across the country at We Are One rallies.