Overturn Roe? Hell No!



Irrepressible, loud, irreverent - and green! Look at all of these beautiful faces. 350+ converged along Ala Moana Blvd the Federal Building on May 4 & 5 in response to the Draft Decision overturning Roe v. Wade with their creative signs, their friends, and their fury - making so much noise that people living in condos blocks away came to join. Chanting "Control over women is what they want - angry women is what they got" and "Abortion on Demand & Without Apology," their anger - and their joy - was contagious. Older women wiped away tears of joy as young women joined them to continue the fight. People talked together about what this means for women, for gay and trans rights and more. Many rang bells, whistled, and beat on noisemakers.





























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