Protesters and activists gathered for marches across the country in support of abortion and reproductive rights on the two-year anniversary of Dobbs.
Women’s March
March or Strike for Dobbs’ Second Anniversary, June 22–24
Marking the two-year anniversary of Dobbs, reproductive rights advocates are forming marches, strikes and protests nationwide to demand access to abortion and other reproductive health services.
Why Civic Engagement for Abortion Advocacy Matters
Last year, Americans lost their federal right to abortion. While polls suggest that favorable public opinion for abortion access is as high as 85 percent, 24 states have passed abortion bans so far.
After four years of no recourse during the Trump administration, people are tired and discouraged. But we still have a voice. And upholding strong civic spaces is vital for fostering genuine democracy and ensuring reproductive justice. Every silenced voice due to lack of support hinders social progress and undermines gender equality.
Student Survivors of Mass Shootings Lead Fight for Gun Control: ‘We Don’t Need Thoughts and Prayers’
Zoe Weissman remembers how it felt to be 12 years old on Feb. 14, 2018, terrified of what sounded like gunshots ringing out from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. She was at Westglades Middle School right next door thinking that no kid should feel the way she felt at that moment. Something had to change.
Today, Weissman is among those making that change.
Artist Whitney Bradshaw’s ‘Outcry’ Exhibit Documents the Power of Women’s Rage
Women’s voices spoke loud and clear in the midterm elections, and Outcry photographer Whitney Bradshaw’s ongoing series of monumental color portraits of women crying out, has documented their growing momentum since 2018.
Change Happens When We Work Together: A Lesson From History
Over 100 years ago, my great-great-great grandfather Fredrick Douglass advocated for Black freedom and women’s rights. He was determined to push America to be a true democracy that encompasses all Americans regardless of race or gender.
Unfortunately, the fight for equality persists into 2022 and I am fighting for the same causes along with many members of my generation.
‘The News That Didn’t Make the News’: How the Media Ignores Important Stories About Gender Violence and Inequity
News coverage of women by the nation’s most prominent news outlets is consistently skin deep and fleeting. The establishment press should stop treating women merely as spectacle, novelty or eye-candy and begin taking women and gender issues seriously.
Our Favorite Signs From the Women’s March for Reproductive Rights
On Saturday, Oct. 2, tens of thousands of protesters gathered, rallied and marched to express their support for Roe v. Wade and their opposition to a recent onslaught of abortion restrictions.
From Texas to New Jersey to California to D.C., here are some of our favorite signs, marches and protesters who showed up in 650 locations in all 50 states. They paint the picture of a multi-generational, diverse coalition that is dissatisfied with current anti-abortion lawmakers; anxious to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law; and fired up for next year’s midterm elections.
“It’s On Us”: For Men, the Texas Anti-Abortion Law Should Be a Wake-up Call
The movement for reproductive rights has long been led by a multiracial, multiethnic collective of women. The vast majority of passionate activists are women.
But men have a vital role to play as well.