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The March for Women’s Lives: By Liz Teoli On
As volunteers for the Feminist
Majority my group was instructed to pass out stickers and flyers about
Emergency Contraception and why it needs to be made available over the
counter. At first my small faction was
timid about going up to people and asking if they wanted stickers, however as
the number of people on the Mall began to increase, so did our
enthusiasm. Soon I found myself
shouting “Who wants stickers? Get your
stickers” fairly audibly. Each person
we encountered was optimistic about the day’s events. We came across a group of “Galloping
Grannies” who became visibly mystified at the sheer volume of young people
there. They kept thanking us for
fighting for the rights that they themselves originally fought to gain back
in the 1970’s. I believe that this was the most
emotional part of the March for me. I
was amazed at the amount of older men and women who were there to
participate. I, like so many others,
seemed to forget that had it not been for these brave individuals we would
not have these rights at all. We,
meaning the population in general, need to realize that Choice is not just an
issue for women of childbearing age, but rather for everyone. It not only encompasses abortion rights,
but things such as comprehensive sexual education and health services. The March generated enormous amounts
of publicity, due to the sheer size of it as well as the enormous star power
that was on our side. The honored
guests included people such as, Hillary Clinton, Eleanor Smeals, Sarah
Weddington, Susan Sarandon, Moby, Ani di Franco, Camryn Manheim, Whoppi
Goldberg, Gloria Steinem, Madeline K. Albright, Barbara Boxer, and the list
goes on. Though the stars were out
this was not a rally specifically for them, it was for all of us who believe
in our right to freedom. I know that during the actual March
time I was surrounded on all sides by people of all different races,
ethnicities, genders, religious beliefs, and political affiliations. Yet we were all united in this cause. One of our biggest chants was “Women United
Can Not be Divided!” We demanded that
our voices be heard, we were there to let the White House know that we would
not sit silently by as our bodies are taken away from us. This rally was not only the largest
in the history of the fight for Women’s Rights, but in history in general,
and I was fortunate enough to be a part of it. What I took away from the March was that we
need to have every man and woman who is of legal age exercise their right to
vote this coming November. The last
presidential election came down to a difference of less then 600 votes, every
vote counts! So…GO OUT AND VOTE! |
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the low down on the digits! 2. A Contemporary Definition of
Marriage
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the low down on the digits! 2. A Contemporary Definition of
Marriage
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