Pro-choice Protest!
Friday 30th March, 7pm, Bedford Square, WC1
Anti-choice group ‘40 Days for Life’ are staging a 40 day protest outside the Bpas clinic on Bedford Square.
They have been approaching women entering the clinic, handing out grossly inaccurate material and filming clients and staff. Their presence is distressing and intimidating.
On Friday 30th March they will be joined by Bishop Alan Hopes for an evening prayer vigil at the clinic.
Pro-choice supporters will be staging a peaceful counter-protest to express our opposition to the group’s tactics and to stand up for our right to safe, legal abortion. Join us!
7pm, Bedford Square, WC1 (Tottenham Court Road tube)
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/GD8x1c
Twitter: @BloomsburyPCA
At a recent protest in favor of reproductive rights in Richmond VA, protesters assembled on the Virginia Capitol’s steps. Police, many in riot gear, demanded that they disperse or be arrested. 33 people refused to leave the steps, and were arrested.
Top picture: The 33 arrestees, shortly before police moved in.
Bottom picture: Protester, identified as Mara Hyman, faces down cops in riot gear.
[Pictures from Style Weekly’s facebook page. Full article on styleweekly.com.]
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International Women’s Day, Santiago
MUJER QUE NO TE VENGAN CON CUENTOS. TU CUERPO ES TUYO!!
Where Are the Women at Occupy Wall Street? Everywhere—and They’re Not Going Away
The dozen women I spoke to for this story—most of them queer-identified and/or women of color—have witnessed varying amounts of offensive behavior, such as unwanted touching or use of casually misogynist language, within the movement.And they also differ as to the extent to which they think they can elbow the “isms” out of their space. But for the most part they share a defiant hope; just maybe, they say, for once, a mobilization for social change can get it right: maintain a broad base of support, connect the dots between different kinds of injustice and achieve staying power. Their fervent wish is that the movement’s careful attention to inclusive structure, including “safe space” caucuses and working groups and a commitment to anti-oppression training, means not that misogyny will vanish altogether but rather that diverse voices will remain a core part of the movement.
(Source: boomvagynamite)
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[Image: Protesters holding a red banner with black writing that says, “Abortion on demand and without apologies.”]
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[An image of a pair of bloody hand-prints on dirty concrete. The text is red, bold lettering and reads: “WE WON’T GO BACK TO THE BACK ALLEY”. Image by Political Loudmouth]
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