Defend Womens Rights

http://www.defendwomensrights.org/

Noon @ 24th & Mission, SF

On Sunday, August 26, women and supporters took to the streets from coast to coast on Women's Equality Day as part of a new fight-back movement against the assault on women's rights. Protests took place in New York City and New Paltz, N.Y.; Los Angeles and San Francisco, Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; Denver, Colo.; Lexington, Ky.; Milwaukee, Wis.; and several other cities.

While the RNC and DNC convening and concocting new ways to attack women's rights, a new generation of feminist organizers are mobilizing in response. WORD stands for full reproductive rights now, defense of women in the workplace, an end to the budget cuts, and full equality and respect now.

Aug. 26 is only our first step in building a new grassroots feminist organization that can push back the wave of right-wing attacks on women's rights. Be a part of this movement by making an urgently needed donation, signing up to volunteer and sharing the reports below via email, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks.

What we are and what we stand for:

WORD (Women Organized to Resist and Defend) is a new grassroots, feminist organization that is dedicated to building the struggle for women’s rights and equality for all.

We demand:

•Full reproductive rights now: Access to safe, legal abortion and birth control – on demand. We want healthcare that covers these services and access to it for all women. We want the information that we need to stay healthy, including an end to abstinence-only sex education in our schools.

•Defend women in the workplace: Close the wage gap and provide equal pay for equal work. All jobs must offer maternity leave and stop penalizing working mothers. End sexual harassment at work.

•Stop the budget cuts: Cutting federal and state social services punishes poor women. We demand government funding for social services that millions of working and poor women depend on. Jobs, education, housing and healthcare are women’s rights.
•We want full equality and respect now: Fight racism, sexism and anti-LGBT bigotry. Stop the exploitation and commercialization of women in mass media. An injury to one is an injury to all!

**Opinion**

It's nice to see New Paltz, NY and the other areas participating in this.