The Beginning of the End
As much as We Engage would love to post more often, these days we have the good fortune of expanded access at our clinic. Therefore, we are at clinic 5 days a week, and that doesn’t leave a lot of time for posting about all the things.
BUT. Back to DC. As was said in the prior DC post, “something different” happened at the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Rally for Our Lives in Washington DC on December 1st. Actually, a couple of things happened.
The first thing – Our friends at Abortion Access Front (AAF) put together a “street theater” performance. You may have seen photos of LARGE pics on sticks of the Supreme Court Justices’ heads. That was courtesy of AAF. The presentation was to have people stand for abortion providers, funders, patients, and escorts address the “court” and let them know what the REAL issues are. A change in “pro-abortion” messaging and method MUST happen to really engage people and inform them properly about what is happening.
The second thing – After the addressing of the AAF “Supreme Court” justices in the street, The Center for Popular Democracy orchestrated an act of civil disobedience that wasn’t well covered in the media. At least 50 volunteer protesters took part in blocking the intersection of 1st and Constitution near the Supreme Court building. In the end 33 people were arrested for blocking the street.
The fact that we must go to these lengths to ATTEMPT to keep our bodies ours, is a total perversion of justice. And the fact we are here, having to plead for attention to the fact our literal autonomy is about to be taken from us is frightening and shameful.
This is just the beginning of the end, the end of a lot of rights we take for granted like access to contraception and marriage equality. Until we ALL wake up to this fact, we can expect more of the same legislation being passed by lawmakers that makes THEIR religious beliefs THE LAW. Laws we ALL have to live by, regardless of our individual beliefs.
This is the beginning of the end. Speak up. Do something. It’s past time.
Your engagement is EVERYTHING.
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