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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,509 posts)
Fri May 17, 2019, 09:30 PM May 2019

ACLU, Women's March to hold nationwide protests over abortion bans

A slate of women’s and civil rights groups are planning to hold nationwide protests next week against a series of bills being weighed by states that seek to restrict access to abortions.

Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Women’s March and other groups are working to organize the demonstrations Tuesday.

The protests at statehouses and courthouses across the country are aimed at condemning bills that the groups are calling an “unconstitutional attempt to gut Roe and punish women.”

“Across the country, we are seeing a new wave of extreme bans on abortion, stripping away reproductive freedom and representing an all-out assault on abortion access," the groups said on the protest’s website.

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/444368-aclu-womens-march-and-other-womens-groups-to-hold-nationwide-protests-over

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ACLU, Women's March to hold nationwide protests over abortion bans (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP
K&R sheshe2 May 2019 #1
I just posted info for this under Activist Headquarters. BigmanPigman May 2019 #2
Thanks for posting They_Live May 2019 #5
Cool, share the info! BigmanPigman May 2019 #6
Yes. They_Live May 2019 #12
can anyone convince them to protest where it hurts the cons? certainot May 2019 #3
Just show up en masse, okay? That's what this one is. For personally targeted protests... Hekate May 2019 #8
Please, please locks May 2019 #4
Once again the women are the ones who lead the fight. JoeOtterbein May 2019 #7
Join us, and you will be welcome Hekate May 2019 #9
I'll be there in my pink sunhat & homemade sign "I can't believe I still have to protest this shit!" Hekate May 2019 #10
I will not be attending Meowmee May 2019 #11
Recommended. H2O Man May 2019 #13

BigmanPigman

(51,674 posts)
2. I just posted info for this under Activist Headquarters.
Fri May 17, 2019, 09:51 PM
May 2019

The events are being planned and are growing in number (100+) so keep checking to see if an event is near you.

http://www.stopabortionbans.org/

They_Live

(3,250 posts)
5. Thanks for posting
Sat May 18, 2019, 12:02 AM
May 2019

I'm going to be in Seattle during several protests, and I didn't know about it until now.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
3. can anyone convince them to protest where it hurts the cons?
Fri May 17, 2019, 11:20 PM
May 2019

protest so it hurts them. they're used to ignoring protests at state capitols because they have 1500 radio stations to yell over them for as long as it takes.

someone please figure out how to aim some protestors to the 88 + universities that have been endorsing anti choice propaganda at 260 limbaugh stations for 30 fucking years, by broadcasting sports on them just because they're loud and republicans like it.

this is really stupid. those radio stations will attack the protestors and mischaracterize the protests for as long as it takes to get back to 'normal', like with iraq protests, OWS, and the anti-trump protests - and reassure republicon politicians they don't have to worry.

protests directed at talk radio go right to the root of the problem. in these states doing this shit there are universities endorsing multiple limbaugh/trump/putin radio stations - and any discussion about looking for apolitical alternatives will scare off advertisers. the local GOP will freak out. without those unis most of those stations will have to change programming. GOP will freak out.

Hekate

(91,055 posts)
8. Just show up en masse, okay? That's what this one is. For personally targeted protests...
Sat May 18, 2019, 12:31 AM
May 2019

...join Indivisible in showing up weekly at Republican office-holders' local offices. It has an effect, and you meet nice people.

locks

(2,012 posts)
4. Please, please
Fri May 17, 2019, 11:46 PM
May 2019

get out the word in your area. I have not seen anything locally yet but glad to see MSNBC mention the protests today

JoeOtterbein

(7,703 posts)
7. Once again the women are the ones who lead the fight.
Sat May 18, 2019, 12:23 AM
May 2019

We guys need to show the same passion and sense of urgency on legal abortion. Where is our march?

Hekate

(91,055 posts)
10. I'll be there in my pink sunhat & homemade sign "I can't believe I still have to protest this shit!"
Sat May 18, 2019, 12:39 AM
May 2019

I still have my pink Planned Parenthood T-shirt from the March For Women's Lives in Washington -- how long ago was that? I can't believe I still have to protest this shit.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
11. I will not be attending
Sat May 18, 2019, 12:39 AM
May 2019

Anything to do with the woman’s march due to their support of Farrakhan, even if I were able to attend large demonstrations. Maybe a local one.

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