On December 1, the U.S. Supreme Court heard a challenge to Roe v. Wade that severely threatens access to abortion throughout the land. Join the movement to defend the right of women and all people to control their own bodies. We say: #TestifyForRoe #MyDecisionAlone
What we call for:
Initiated by Radical Women. Endorsed by: Central Phoenix NOW - Inez Casiano, Downtown Women for Change, Freedom Socialist Party, Fuerza Mundial Global, Gender Justice League, New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Newark Education Workers Caucus, Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America, Raging Grannies Action League, Trabajadoras por la Paz, Unitarian Universalists of San Francisco Human Rights Working Group, Women2Women Phoenix
Add your organization as an endorser and add events to the calendar by contacting
RadicalWomenUS@gmail.com or 206-985-4621. Endorsement form.
ARIZONA
Phoenix - Rally, 7:00-9:00am, Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 W. Washington St, Phoenix, AZ. Information: RW.phx@radicalwomen.org, 602-492-5651
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area - Sidewalk rally, 3:30pm. Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate (at Larkin), San Francisco. For more information or to get involved contact 415-864-1278 or reprojustice.sf@gmail.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To join up with our crew, text 301-300-4503 to coordinate locations at the 7:30 am rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court called by the Center for Reproductive Rights and/or the 1pm march and encirclement of the Supreme Court building initiated by a coalition of organizations.
NEW YORK
Manhattan - Lunchtime Sign-Waving and Press Conference
Wednesday, December 1, 11AM - 1PM
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Foley Square
More info here.
To get involved, contact Radical Women: 917-623-7628 or ReproJusticeNow.NYC@gmail.com
Endorsed by Downtown Women for Change, Freedom Socialist Party, and Newark Education Workers Caucus.
WASHINGTON
Seattle – Morning Rush Hour Sign-Waving and Speak-Out
Wednesday, December 1, 7:00am
U.S. District Court, 700 Stewart Street
To get involved, contact Radical Women - Seattle:
206-722-6057 or RWSeattle@mindspring.com
Endorsed by Gender Justice League, Freedom Socialist Party, Party for Socialism and Liberation.
Slideshow of National Mobilization actions, with excerpts from speeches
“Abortion rights rally in NYC as Supreme Court takes up Mississippi case,” ABC7NY
“Bay Area activists protest as Supreme Court justices weigh abortion ban,” KTVU Fox news
“Protest outside Phoenix courthouse demands right to abortion,” Phoenix Devil
“Experts weigh in on Supreme Court decision on abortion,” AZfamily.com
Livestream of Radical Women in DC on Dec 1Reproductive Justice Tool Kit for December 1 and beyond!
"Mississippi’s Abortion Freedom Fighters," 2 min video
Info on the Mississippi case before the Supreme Court
Labor involvement in the fight for reproductive justice
Downloadable color posters for the 10 demands of the National Mobilization
Suggested chants (print back-to-back and cut in half)
Write to the U.S. Supreme Court. Mail to: Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543. Or use this online form on the Supreme Court website. Sample message here.
Record of Supreme Court justices on abortion.
Leaflet with QR code for writing the Supreme Court.
Donate to costs of the national campaign
Amicus brief on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization from Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, and 16 racial justice, feminist, and labor organizations
Analysis of Texas anti-abortion law SB8
"Women of the World," poem by Nellie Wong, San Francisco
"Ableism and Reproductive Health," speech by Kendra Scalia, New York
“Worldwide Fight for Abortion Rights Coming to a Neighborhood Near You,” by Bernadette Logue
Status of abortion laws and access in the U.S.
Thurgood Marshall as a defender of reproductive justice
Seattle Women's Marches, The Watchdog, Bellevue, WA, 10/10/21
Op-ed by Mary Ann Curtis in The Voice, Aurora, IL, 11/9/21
Seattle Gay News report of Oct 2-3
PIX11 TV News coverage, New York City
Daily Herald, Naperville, IL coverage
San Francisco rally at the federal building
NBC coverage of San Francisco rally
Telemundo Spanish-language coverage of San Francisco rally
Labor Video interviews and speeches from San Francisco rally
Los Angeles FSP/RW online forum program
Videos of Seattle picketline and rally
Video about the National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice
Interview on KPFK's Feminist Radio by Yolanda Alaniz
Article on Oct 3 organizing in Naperville Sun
Brief video on the importance of the Oct. 3 mobilization by Nga Bui, NYC
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