Leadership Alliances Rally in DC to Support Abortion Rights
Hundreds of Leadership Alliance activists from over 40 campuses nationwide rallied with the Feminist Majority Foundation during NOW’s Emergency Action For Women’s Lives in DC last Sunday April 22nd. FMF President Eleanor Smeal and representatives from other organizations including the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, the National Abortion Federation, and the National Black Women’s Health Project spoke to an enthusiastic crowd about the importance of abortion access, the horrors already faced by women around the world under the global gag rule and parental consent, and the failure of anti-abortion politicians to provide adequate policies for women and children.
Participants marched in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and down to the mall, chanting along the way: “Not the church, not the state, Women must decide their fate!” and “2-4-6-8 watch out who he nominates!” The event ended on the mall with a reproductive health fair, where participating organizations including Advocates for Youth and the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health provided educational materials and action opportunities to activists.
Thank you to the Leadership Alliance activists that volunteered and petitioned with us during the Emergency Action. We received over 1700 signatures to support abortion rights!
View pics of the march!
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