Politics & Government
#StopTheBans Rallies Held In Montclair, Maplewood (PHOTOS)
Signs at the Montclair and Maplewood rallies included "Keep Abortion Legal" and "ERA Yes."
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Rallies in support of women's health care rights in Montclair and Maplewood drew dozens of people on Tuesday evening.
The rallies were held in solidarity with #StopTheBans, a national day of action. The Montclair protest took place at the corner of Church Street and Bloomfield Avenue. Another rally took place at the Maplewood Train Station.
Prior to the rally, organizers with BlueWaveNJ wrote:
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“All across the country, people are fighting back against the unconstitutional, anti-abortion rhetoric and dangerous assault on women's health care as was recently passed by Alabama's near-abortion ban. This Tuesday, May 21, progressive organizations across the country are hosting a national day of action to #StopTheBans and protect women's rights.”
We are rallying in Montclair right now in the support of women's rights nationwide. We will not stand silently while attacks on women's rights continue. #stopthebans #WomensRightsAreHumanRights pic.twitter.com/YKzesKH9yJ
— BlueWaveNJ (@BlueWave_NJ) May 21, 2019
My face right before speaking at a #BlueWaveNJ Rally organized by Marcia Marley to declare that WE WOMEN WILL NOT GO BACK to the days when men made decisions about OUR bodies! #Choice #Decision #WomenInPolitics #NJAssemblyDems #NJAssembly #Montclair pic.twitter.com/XBSlC6vY3H
— Asw. Britnee Timberlake (@AswTimberlake) May 22, 2019
At the Montclair pro-choice rally because women can’t be free until they have control over her body. pic.twitter.com/LBdn1kTTn4
— Thomas Limoncelli 6k (@yesthattom) May 21, 2019
Rallying today with SOMA Action: “We all love someone who has had an abortion. There’s not women who have abortions and women who don’t, we are all the same people...!” Abortion Rights are Human Rights!! #Stopthebans #IstandwithPlannedParenthood @PPActionNJ pic.twitter.com/cNdUsXx68U
— Sara Goetz (@SaraDGoetz) May 21, 2019
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