National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice

Schedule

Sun Oct 03 2021 at 02:00 pm to 03:30 pm

Location

Free Speech Pavilion | Naperville, IL

RAIN OR SHINE!
Urgent Call to Rally for Women’s Rights
Local activists urge the public to “make your voice heard” in support of the National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice at 2:00pm, Sunday, October 3, on Naperville’s Riverwalk, Free Speech Pavilion.
Laura Welch, President of Illinois NOW, underscores that “Illinois is one of the remaining ‘safe havens’ for reproductive healthcare in the country due to decades of work by its members in coalition with other reproductive rights advocates and pro-choice legislators.”
“The recent Texas abortion ban has mobilized millions of people across Illinois and the nation to defend the right to control our own bodies. The rally is a wake-up call to stand up for this fundamental constitutional right,” says Mary Ann Curtis of Naperville Radical Women.
The event will be held in memory of Rosie Jimenez who died of an unsafe abortion on October 3, 1977 after the Hyde Amendment banned federal funds from covering the procedure. Rallying feminists and educators will talk about barriers that keep parents from deciding when or if to have children and how this impacts their lives and livelihoods. Speakers will address ways to build a unified movement to:
• 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
The Free Speech Pavilion is located on the corner of Webster St and Jackson Ave. The rally is hosted by: Naperville Radical Women, Illinois NOW and AAUW-Naperville Area. For information go to: ReproJusticeNow.org or email: [email protected].

Where is it happening?

Free Speech Pavilion, Naperville, IL, United States
AAUW Naperville - IL Area

Host or Publisher AAUW Naperville - IL Area

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