Civil rights, labor and community unite at National Action Network convention

Civil rights, labor and community unite at National Action Network convention

Thousands of delegates from across the United States are gathered at the Times Square Sheraton Hotel in New York City. Perhaps more than at previous National Action Network conventions, this one comes at a dire moment in the organization’s 34-year history. Donald Trump is now the 47th president of the United States, and in his first 71 days in office has waged open war on much of what this assembly holds most dear: democracy, civil rights, and t…