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National Public Screenings!

The Stop Patriarchy "Take Patriarchy by Storm" People's Hearing Livestream will be viewed at the following locations.  Check back for further listings.

New York City Friday, August 7, 7 pm Eastern Time 112 West 27th Street, 6th floor  (between 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, New York 212-691-3345 [email protected]

Chicago Friday, August 7, 7 p.m. Central Time Revolution Books 1103 Ashland Chicago, Illinois 773-489-0930 [email protected]

Los Angeles Friday, August 7th, 5 p.m.  Pacific Time Revolution Books 5726 Hollywood Blvd @ Wilton Los Angeles, California (323) 463-3500 [email protected]

Berkeley Revolution Books August 7, Friday, 5 p.m. Pacific Time 2425 Channing Way (@ Telegraph Ave.) Berkeley, California 510-848-1196 [email protected]

Cleveland Friday, August 7, 8 pm Eastern Time 2804 Mayfield Rd, at Coventry Cleveland Heights, Ohio 216-932-2543 [email protected]

Honolulu Friday, August 7, 2 pm Revolution Books 2626 South King Street 808-944-3106 [email protected]

Seattle Friday, August 7, 7 pm PST Revolution Books 89 South Washington Street 206-325-7415 [email protected]

FB event for Jackson, MS People’s Hearing:

Stop Patriarchy in Jackson, MS doing outreach in the neighborhoods and shopping centers talking to folks about the science of abortion and why women must have the right to choose, doing clinic defense at the Pink House, and rallying others to stand up and fight for the full liberation of women!

more reports from outreach coming soon!

And check out the Revolution Newspaper interview with initiator of Stop Patriarchy, Sunsara Taylor from the streets of Jackson, MS here:

A supporter sent us this poem.  We think it's lovely and want to share it with you:

The men say We're giving you some candy We're giving you some flowers To let the whole world know About the love that is ours

The women say We don't want candy We don't want flowers We want a better world And a future that is ours

by Carol Downer *

Until November 19, 2013, I, like most other grass roots pro-choice activists, focused on the day-to-day small things I could do to raise public awareness, ultimately relying on Washington-based advocacy groups, bankrolled by the money and power of the “big boys”, to defend Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood’s well-funded, ladylike approach of quiet lobbying, innocuous public education and steadfast lawyering has not been working, and a myriad of burdensome regulations have been imposed on abortion clinics in various states. But, even with our setbacks, early abortions, which comprise 95% of all abortions, seemed likely to continue to be available.

UNTIL THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF A LAW REQUIRING ABORTION CLINICS TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF A SURGI-CENTER, ABOUT 2/3 OF THE ABORTION PROVIDERS IN TEXAS ARE CLOSED.

The first day of the 2015 session of the House of Representatives, a bill to ban abortions over 20 weeks was introduced. With a Republican majority in both houses, the bill has a good chance of passing.

WOW! THIS IS BAD, VERY BAD. WE NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO TURN THE TIDE.

On January 22, StopPatriarchy.org  held a counter-demonstration against the Walk for Life in Washington, D.C.  Eight SP demonstrators were arrested.  We got excellent media coverage.

On January 24, StopPatriarchy.org held a counter-demonstration against to the Walk for Life in San Francisco.  Our vigorous and colorful demonstration was seen by 1,000’s of San Franciscans.  We got great newspaper coverage.

We came from afar.  We came by car-pool, and by train and/or bus to show our support for women’s rights to have an abortion.  We ran up our credit cards, missing work or class and also missing sleep.

We need financial support.  Donating to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/confront-the-anti-abortion-women-haters   will help towards the costs of these protests, for bus and vehicle rental, for stickers, flyers and oversize enlargements.