On Tuesday, May 21, hundreds of women – with a few men – rallied in front of the Federal Court House in downtown San Diego – joining rallies in 50 states and Puerto Rico to say “Our bodies! Our choice!”
It was a nationwide protest against the onslaught of anti-abortion legislation being passed in State Houses across the South and Mid-West – all aiming to destroy Roe v Wade.
Locally, San Diego Indivisible and Women’s March San Diego joined together to organize the rally “in Support of Women’s Rights & Reproductive Freedom !”
A number of speakers addressed the crowd and shared their stories:
- Norma Chavez Peterson of ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties ,
- Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest VP
- Nora Vargas for County Supervisor ,
- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America leader Wendy Wheatcroft,
- Tasha Williamson Founder of the Compassion Project and Building Justice,
- Nathan Fletcher San Diego County Board of Supervisors,
- Adrian Donovan Scott LGBTQ+ Community Advocate,
- Sarah Shaftel Founder Allies for Women,
- Jordan Malinalcihuatl Trans-Border advocate & millennial warrior
- closing speech & calls to action by Kim Sontag-Mulder, President of the San Diego chapter of National Organization for Women (NOW) ,
- Kenya Taylor a youth, family & senior advocate and our beloved First UU Reverend Doctor Beth Johnson of Faith Leaders for Reproductive Justice?
All photos from San Diego Indivisible.
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