elizabeth schuler, i apologize.lso to moderators, the reverend jackson -- i am sure that i am going to miss somebody. i attribute that to my head, and not my heart. and also my dear wife. our king center staff that is here. and friends. it is a great pleasure to join you this morning in this symposium on jobs, justice, and the american dream. you might remember that at the time of my father's passing, he and his team were mobilizing for the poor people's campaign to bring together blacks and whites and native americans to say to our nation's policy makers that we demand the right to decent jobs and decent pay. in 1968, as they were mobilizing, he was talking about a living wage. we are still trying to get the minimum wage adjusted properly. it shows how far we still have to go. it is also providential that this is perhaps the last official act that i am going to be involved in before the dedication that was to have taken place on sunday. the memorial, some could say that it is an idol. the idolize dr. king. there re

president, and thank you for your warm introduction, arlene holt-baker, and to secretary-treasurer elizabeth schuler. s boblso to moderator' herbert and maria elena salinas, to reverend jackson, to bill lucy. i am sure i will miss somebody, but attribute that to my head and not my heart, but also to my dear wife andrea king, to our king center staff that is here, and friends. it is a great pleasure to join you this morning in this symposium on jobs, justice, and the american dream. you might remember that at the time of my father's passing, that he and his team, reverend jackson and many others, were mobilizing for the poor people's campaign, to bring together poor blacks, whites, and native americans, americans from all walks of life, to say to our nation's policy makers that we demand the right to decent jobs with decent pay. in 1968 and 1967 as there were mobilizing, he was talking about a living wage. we are still trying to get the minimum wage adjusted properly. just shows how far we still have to go. and it is also providential that this is perhaps the last official act that i certainly am goi