‘March To ROEvember’ Rally Coming To Montclair Ahead Of Election

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A coalition of grassroots New Jersey groups plan to lead a “March to ROEvember” at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. in Montclair to support reproductive rights and mobilize voters ahead of the 2022 midterm election.

According to a news release from organizers, the march will begin at the Montclair Municipal Building at 205 Claremont Avenue. Speakers plan to discuss “protecting women’s rights, LBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights and freedoms, preventing federal bans on abortion, electing a pro-choice majority in the Senate and House, and taking action in support of the values that the vast majority of New Jerseyans embrace.”

Partner organizations include 32BJSEIU, Action Together New Jersey, Bangladeshi American Women’s Development Initiative, Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, BlueWaveNJ, Cherry Hill Women's Center, CWA District 1 New Jersey, Garden State Equality, Indivisible Central NJ, J Street New Jersey, JOLT USA, Latina Civic Action, Latino Action Network Foundation, Make the Road NJ, National Organization for Women, New Jersey Education Association, NJ 11th For Change, NJ Citizen Action, NJ Resistance, NJ Working Families Party, North Jersey Sierra Group, Northern New Jersey NOW, Our Revolution Essex County, Our Revolution NJ, Out Montclair, People’s Organization For Progress, Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey, The Resistance Cafe!, Trans Affirming Alliance, UU Faith Action NJ, and Women for Progress.

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