Aims and Objectives
The event was reported as including over two thousand atheists, freethinkers, agnostics and humanists in a mile-long parade down The Mall to rally for several causes, including:
- civil rights
- church-state separation
- a greater voice in the national political process
Ellen Johnson, former president of American Atheists and director of the Godless Americans March On Washington Task Force announced at the event the formation of the Godless Americans Political Action Committee, or GAMPAC. Later, the GAMPAC was renamed Enlighten the Vote.
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