National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice
Illustration by Marcelo Potosí
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Roe v. Wade on December 1st. Join the movement to defend the right of women and all people to control their own bodies.
- Protect & expand Roe v. Wade; safe, legal abortion on demand without apology
- Repeal the Hyde Amendment
- Overturn state barriers to reproductive choices
- Stop forced sterilization
- No to caged kids, forced assimilation, & child welfare abuses
- End medical & environmental racism; for universal healthcare
- Defend queer & trans families
- Guarantee medically sound sex education & affordable childcare
- Uphold social progress with expanded voting rights & strong unions
What we call for:
Initiated by Radical Women.Endorsed by: AFSCME Local 88, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, American Association of University Women - Naperville, IL Area, Central AZ National Lawyers Guild, Central Phoenix NOW - Inez Casiano, CISPES LA, Columbia University Action Lab Reproductive Justice Initiative, December 12th Movement, Denver Communists, Freedom Socialist Party, Fuerza Mundial Global, H.O.T.D.I.S.H. Militia, Illinois NOW, Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, L.A. Black Worker Center, Labor for Black Lives Collective - Seattle, Metro Justice, Minnesota NOW, New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, Newark Education Workers Caucus, NYC for Abortion Rights, Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, OPEIU Local 8, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Party for Socialism & Liberation Seattle, People's Strike - Bay Area, Phoenix Democratic Socialists of America, Pikes Peak Women for Liberation, Progressive Asian Network for Action, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project , Raging Grannies Action League, Resident & Fellow Physician Union - Northwest, Rosie’s Machinists 751, San Francisco Red Cloaks, Seattle Revolutionary Socialists, Sistersong, Socialist Viewpoint, Trabajadoras por la Paz, UAW Local 4121, United Front Committee for a Labor Party, Washington Poor People’s Campaign, WFSE Local 304, WFSE Local 1488, Women Engaged, Workers World Party – Bay Area and Seattle
Add your organization as an endorser and add events to the calendar by contacting
RadicalWomenUS@gmail.com or 206-985-4621. Endorsement form.
October 3 events
ARIZONA
Phoenix – Candlelight vigil to honor Rosie Jiménez and others who died from lack of access to reproductive health care.
7:30 pm, Courtyard of First Church UCC Phoenix, 1407 N 2nd St.
Hosted by Central Phoenix NOW, Phoenix DSA, and Radical Women Phoenix.
Info: RadicalWomenPHX@gmail.com
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area – Rally and speakout.
Noon-2pm. Federal Building, 7th Street and Mission, San Francisco.
Hosted by Bay Area Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women.
Endorsed by Bianca For San Francisco, Communist Workers Group - U.S.A., Party for Reclamation and Survival, People's Strike - Bay Area, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, Raging Grannies Action League, San Francisco Red Cloaks,
Socialist Viewpoint, Workers World Party - Bay Area, United Front Committee for a Labor Party, UUSF Human Rights Working Group
Info: reprojustice.sf@gmail.com
Los Angeles – Online presentation: Remembering Rosie Jiménez: Fighting for Reproductive Justice Today. 2-4pm. Register here. Hosted by Los Angeles Freedom Socialist Party and National Radical Women. Endorsed by Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Black Workers Center, CISPES LA, Progressive Asian Network for Action. Info: laFSP@socialism.com
Redwood City – “Honk & Wave for Abortion Rights,”
3 to 4pm, 1101 El Camino Real. Redwood City, CA.
Hosted by Raging Grannies Action League.
Info: info@raginggrannies.com
COLORADO
Colorado Springs Area – Screening of documentary "Reversing Roe" and open discussion.
2-5pm, Penrose Library, KCH MacLaren Hall, 20 W. Pikes Peak Ave. **Masks required**
Hosted by Pikes Peak Women for Liberation and Radical Women.
Info: RWcolorado@radicalwomen.org
ILLINOIS
Naperville – Rally for Women's Rights.
2pm-3:30pm, Free Speech Pavilion, Naperville Riverwalk at Webster St and Jackson Ave.
Sponsored by: Naperville RW and Illinois NOW
Endorsed by: AAUW - Naperville, IL Area, and Women's March - Illinois
For info, email IllinoisRW@RadicalWomen.org
MINNESOTA
Duluth – 4:00pm, rally at WE Health Clinic
32 E 1st St, Duluth, MN.
Hosted by H.O.T.D.I.S.H Militia.
Info: hotdishmilitia@gmail.com
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque – Social media blitz
Hosted by New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. Info: brady@nmrcrc.org
NEW YORK
New York City – Rally and Speak-Out.
12 noon – 2pm, St. Patrick's Cathedral, 5th Ave. btw 50th & 51st St., NYC.
Hosted by Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women. Endorsed by Columbia University Action Lab Reproductive Justice Initiative, December 12th Movement, Jewish Voice for Peace NYC, Newark Education Workers Caucus, NYC for Abortion Rights, Trabajadoras por la Paz
Info: ReproJusticeNowNYC@gmail.com
OREGON
Portland – "Remembering Rosie Jiménez: Reproductive Justice As a Labor Issue," virtual public forum,
6pm-7pm. Hosted by AFSCME C75 Womxn's Caucus, AFSCME Local 88, Oregon Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Portland Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women.
Details and register here. Info: pbarton@oregonafscme.org
TENNESSEE
Knoxville – Southern State Letter Writing Blast, 5:00pm EST Register for meeting. Letter template.
WASHINGTON
Seattle – “Not the Church, Not the State” rally and march, 2:00pm
Meet at St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Ave.
March to U.S. District Court, 700 Stewart St.
Sponsored by Radical Women, Freedom Socialist Party, Labor for Black Lives Collective, OPEIU Local 8, OWLS, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Resident & Fellow Physician Union-Northwest, Rosie’s Machinists, Seattle Revolutionary Socialists, UAW Local 4121,Washington Poor People’s Campaign, WFSE Local 304, WFSE Local 1488, Workers World Party - Seattle, Beverly Anderson - President AFGE Local 3197*
Contact Radical Women Seattle at 206-722-6057 or RWSeattle@mindspring.com with any questions.
* for identification only
Media coverage of National Mobilization
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
How you can help
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.
Attend organizing meetings - Sept 12 & Sept 26
Organize an event in your locale (see ideas below)
Share the Facebook event with groups and friends
Ask your organization or union to endorse and participate in an activity
Share memes, artwork, poems and thoughts on the event Facebook page
Volunteer to develop Instagram and Twitter campaigns
Donate to costs of the national campaign
Organizing Tools
Record of Supreme Court justices on abortion.
Color campaign poster (add your local info)
Leaflet template for local actions
Local action calendar announcement template
Local action news release template
News release on 10/2 Women's Marches and 10/3 National Mobilization
Endorsement form (editable Word document)
Endorsement form (Google form)
Leaflet with QR code for writing the Supreme Court.
Labor involvement in the fight for reproductive justice
Ideas for actions
Organize a rally, march or flash mob – take photos and post on the event page!
Do bannering and leafleting at bridges and intersections – post photos on the event page!
Hold a messaging event to send letters online to the Supreme Court message page.
Download leaflet with QR code for writing the Supreme Court.
Or print out a suggested message and collect signers to mail to Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20543
Hold an online forum, teach-in or conversation
Work with other groups to hold a town hall event addressing a range of key events such as voting rights, reproductive justice, and workers rights during Covid
Online film showing – recommended titles
Invite union members to watch and discuss the 2019 rally speech for the Washington State Labor Council on why abortion is a labor issue
Hold a Twitter storm with these slogans
#ReproductiveJusticeNow
#Defend Roe
#RememberRosieJimenez
Host a letter-writing hour to address federal and state issues of concern
Resources
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
Info on the Mississippi case that will come before the Supreme Court
“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
Suggested chants (print back to back and cut in half)
Visit the Radical Women website at www.RadicalWomen.org