[WaPo] Al Sharpton invites 100,000 people to D.C. for Aug 28 racial justice rally

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Attendees at D.C. rally for racial justice should follow travel order, mayor says
By Fenit Nirappil and
Dana Hedgpeth
July 31, 2020 at 9:10 p.m. EDT

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said Friday that people planning to attend an August rally for racial justice should follow the District’s guidance for travelers, including a self-quarantine order for visitors from coronavirus hot spots.

The mayor’s order, which went into effect Monday, requires a 14-day self-quarantine for anyone coming into Washington after “nonessential activities” in one of 27 states considered high risk. The order is in effect through the fall, but Bowser has signaled she could relax it.

“If we have a quarantine order still in effect, I have to emphasize that no one should look at the quarantine order as a punishment, okay?” Bowser said. “People who are making personal decisions to travel, or other activity for that matter, have to consider how it impacts other people.”

City officials have acknowledged that authorities would not be able to widely enforce the order, although anyone who “willfully violates” it can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined up to $1,000.

The Aug. 28 rally, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton, aims to bring 100,000 people to the nation’s capital on the anniversary of the March on Washington. It would be the largest mass gathering in the city while coronavirus cases have been on the rise.

Asked whether she would discourage people from gathering for the rally as she did with Fourth of July festivities, Bowser said she would “consider what the health metrics suggest closer to that time.”
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