On March 8 – International Women’s Day – in rallies and marches in New York and 12 other cities – people declared their refusal to let the Supreme Court decimate women’s rights and gut or eliminate the right to abortion.  It was a great beginning!

Hundreds marched through the streets of Manhattan, Los Angeles, and Berkeley. There were protests on college campuses in California and Texas, and by high school students in several locations.  

In Honolulu ~80 people gathered at the State Capitol to hold signs and join a rally before a loud and energetic march through downtown Honolulu and around the Federal Building.  Many wore green bandanas or armbands to show solidarity with the International Green Wave Movement for Abortion Rights, which recently rose up in the streets, virtually shutting down their countries and winning the right to abortion in Mexico, Venezuela and Argentina.

Veterans of the struggle to defend abortion rights were joined by an important number of young people, especially from UH.  While the majority were women, there was a significant number of men. 

This action, initiated by Refuse Fascism Hawai`i (which is among the signatories to the initiating Statement by Riseup4abortionrights.org), was also promoted on the social media pages of Women's March Honolulu, Generation Action, YPDA, Hawai`i Peace & Justice, and other organizations and individuals.  Thanks to everyone who helped make the International Women's Day Rally and March for Abortion Rights a success!