| For Immediate Release: September 22, 2018 Contact: [email protected] |
On Monday, September 24th, survivors, allies, and organizations will host a nationwide walkout and moment of solidarity with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
At 1:00 pm EST, survivors and allies across the country will wear black, walk out of their workplaces, homes, and classrooms, and post photos online with the hashtag #BelieveSurvivors. Dr. Blasey Ford has bravely come forward with her story of sexual assault at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, despite knowing this will come at great cost to her life and her family. Her willingness to testify in the face of relentless bullying, victim-blaming, and unfair Committee process by Republicans is yet another symbol of her courage and her willingness to speak her truth. She is not alone. Allies want her to know they have her back.
If someone can’t walk out, they can show their support by posting a video or a picture to their social media.
Click here for the Facebook event link
Joining in this effort are:
| NARAL Pro-Choice America |
| Coalition of Labor Union Women |
| National Women’s Law Center |
| Alliance for Justice |
| The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights |
| Planned Parenthood Action Fund |
| YWCA USA |
| Girls for Gender Equity |
| National Alliance to End Sexual Violence |
| UltraViolet |
| Health Care Voter |
| Alianza Nacional de Campesinas |
| Clearinghouse on Women’s Issues |
| People for the American Way |
| Center for American Progress |
| Progressive Turnout Project |
| Jobs With Justice |
| National Women’s Health Network |
| Justice for Migrant Women |
| American Federation of Teachers |
| Demand Justice |
| MoveOn |
| In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda |
| National Partnership for Women & Families |
| NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
| Human Rights Campaign |
| National Council of Jewish Women |
| Legal Aid at Work |
| Sierra Club |
| American Bridge |
| CREDO |
| SEIU |
| National Resource Center on Domestic Violence |
| People for the American Way |
| Center for Reproductive Rights |
| United State of Women |
| National Center for Transgender Equality |
| California Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
| Why Courts Matter – Pennsylvania |
| End Rape on Campus |
| Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence |
| Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance |
| Jane Doe Inc., the MA Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence |
| National Employment Law Project |
| Family Equality Council |
| Women’s March |
| National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) |
| Atlanta Women for Equality |
| Constitutional Accountability Center |
| Herd on the Hill |
| World Without Genocide |
| National Institute for Reproductive Health |
| Know Your IX |
| Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault |
| Center for Popular Democracy |
| Physicians for Reproductive Health |
| It’s On Us |
| A Better Balance |
| CASA |
| #VOTEPROCHOICE |
| Democrats.com |
| Healthcare Against Trafficking |
| National Health Law Program |
| End Citizens United |
| Equal Rights Advocates |
| Upper East Side for Change |
| Lambda Legal |
| Black Women’s Blueprint |
| Advocates for Youth |
| Cape Cod Women for Change |
| Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence |
| Women Will Vote |
| Progressive Women of Massachusetts |
| Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs |
| Women’s Law Project |
| Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights |
| Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA) |
| Delaware Alliance for Commuity Advance (DELACA) |
| Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA) |
| Georgia Alliance for Social Justice |
| Florida Council Against Sexual Violence |
| Feminist Majority Foundation |
| National Employment Lawyers Association |
| Women Employed |
| Break the Cycle |
**more organizations to be announced
NARAL Pro-Choice America and its network of state affiliates are dedicated to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom for all Americans. NARAL works to guarantee that every woman has the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. In recognition of its work defending our constitutional right to choose, Fortune Magazine described NARAL as “one of the top 10 advocacy groups in America.”