Women's
Equal Power
Abortion Rights - Equal Representation - End Misogyny
On June 24, 2022
On June 24, 2022
"The Supreme Court did something it's never done before -
it took away a Constitutional right from the majority of us"
"The Supreme Court did something it's never done before -
it took away a Constitutional right from the majority of us"
Responding to the Attack on Women & All Who Need Abortion Access
Responding to the Attack on Women & All Who Need Abortion Access
Donate! Get Involved!
Donate! Get Involved!
These trusted organizations are assisting with Abortion Access:
These trusted organizations are assisting with Abortion Access:
For Legal Assistance:
For Legal Assistance:
Participate in a Rally or Action:
Participate in a Rally or Action:
The Necessity of Nonviolence
The Necessity of Nonviolence
Nonviolence is essential even if opponents try to provoke us. If we react violently, we lose credibility
Nonviolence is essential even if opponents try to provoke us. If we react violently, we lose credibility
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A plain-language guide of the basics.
A plain-language guide of the basics.
Handout of expectations and defines unacceptable behavior.
Handout of expectations and defines unacceptable behavior.
Nonviolence Disarms Them
Nonviolence Disarms Them
Prepare for a Rally or Protest
Prepare for a Rally or Protest
Planned Parenthood's PROTEST TIPS: How to Stay Safe at Abortion Rights Rallies
Planned Parenthood's PROTEST TIPS: How to Stay Safe at Abortion Rights Rallies
Criminalizing Abortion is Only the Beginning -
Criminalizing Abortion is Only the Beginning -
Democracy is in Danger - We Need Your Help Just a Few Hours Each Month
Democracy is in Danger - We Need Your Help Just a Few Hours Each Month
This toolkit has links to a wide variety of actions you can take whether you have only a few minutes or more time to spend.
This toolkit has links to a wide variety of actions you can take whether you have only a few minutes or more time to spend.
In addition to taking action yourself, one of the most important things you can do is to talk with your friends and family and share this information.
In addition to taking action yourself, one of the most important things you can do is to talk with your friends and family and share this information.
What's an Indivisible Chapter do?
What's an Indivisible Chapter do?
Action Campaigns to Elect Democrats. (those who protect our rights)
You can help (from home or in-person):
>Write Postcards to Voters
Action Campaigns to Elect Democrats. (those who protect our rights)
You can help (from home or in-person):
>Write Postcards to Voters
>Text Banking & Phone Banking
>Text Banking & Phone Banking
>Organize Rallies & Build Community
>Organize Rallies & Build Community
>Contact Members of Congress
>Contact Members of Congress
In Northeastern Massachusetts,
In Northeastern Massachusetts,
Amesbury, Newburyport- surrounding towns.
Amesbury, Newburyport- surrounding towns.
EASY Action to Do from HOME on Your Own - Write POSTCARDS to VOTERS
EASY Action to Do from HOME on Your Own - Write POSTCARDS to VOTERS
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You'll Receive Free Postcards - You Write Them, Provide the Stamps, Then Mail Them
Proven in 2020, Voters who received handwritten postcards were significantly more likely to vote!
You'll receive free postcards, names and addresses. Write the message provided, add postcard stamps & mail.
Reach voters in critical swing states for the 2022 midterm election.
The embedded document below is updated regularly:
The embedded document below is updated regularly:
"We are in this situation now because of a 50-year campaign waged by dark money, conservative groups to stack our judiciary with extremists committed to overturning Roe by any means necessary." - Indivisible
"We are in this situation now because of a 50-year campaign waged by dark money, conservative groups to stack our judiciary with extremists committed to overturning Roe by any means necessary." - Indivisible
The Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)
The Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)
The Democratic Party Must Stop Neglecting State Legislatures
The Democratic Party Must Stop Neglecting State Legislatures
Longer-term solution -
We Must Get Elected to State Legislatures
Longer-term solution -
We Must Get Elected to State Legislatures
Roe’s protections have been slipping away for 50 years, because of a lack of long-term investment in progressive state policies, state legislators, and state infrastructure.
Roe’s protections have been slipping away for 50 years, because of a lack of long-term investment in progressive state policies, state legislators, and state infrastructure.
The Democratic Party has not invested in state legislative races. As a result, the GOP has taken over many state legislatures and are passing laws that are anti-democracy, anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ+
The Democratic Party has not invested in state legislative races. As a result, the GOP has taken over many state legislatures and are passing laws that are anti-democracy, anti-woman, anti-LGBTQ+
We must get involved, elect state legislators who will fight to protect reproductive rights and all other rights.
We must get involved, elect state legislators who will fight to protect reproductive rights and all other rights.
ELECT WOMEN!
ELECT WOMEN!
Don't Think There's a War Against Women?
Don't Think There's a War Against Women?
Misogynist Laws Have Been on the Rise for Years
Misogynist Laws Have Been on the Rise for Years
Hatred of Women is Now Openly Expressed
Hatred of Women is Now Openly Expressed
Just as with Racism, Misogyny is now proudly promoted by the Radical Right.
Just as with Racism, Misogyny is now proudly promoted by the Radical Right.
"The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a man who had sex with a woman while she was passed out on his couch cannot be found guilty of rape because the victim got herself drunk beforehand." -March 27, 2021
"The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a man who had sex with a woman while she was passed out on his couch cannot be found guilty of rape because the victim got herself drunk beforehand." -March 27, 2021
Some states now have laws that give a convicted rapist the power to decide if his victim can terminate the pregnancy that resulted from his sexual assault - he can force his victim to carry the pregnancy to term. This degree of power-over and level of cruelty directed at women can only be defined as enslavement and torture.
Some states now have laws that give a convicted rapist the power to decide if his victim can terminate the pregnancy that resulted from his sexual assault - he can force his victim to carry the pregnancy to term. This degree of power-over and level of cruelty directed at women can only be defined as enslavement and torture.
It takes an immense amount of hatred to write these laws.
It takes an immense amount of hatred to write these laws.
Misogyny is a Cornerstone of White Supremacist Terrorism
Misogyny is a Cornerstone of White Supremacist Terrorism
The majority of men who commit mass shootings have hatred for women and often a history of domestic violence.
The majority of men who commit mass shootings have hatred for women and often a history of domestic violence.
Yet there is denial. Past violence perpetrated against women is rarely part of news stories about shooters other than a passing mention of police involvement with incidents of domestic violence.
Yet there is denial. Past violence perpetrated against women is rarely part of news stories about shooters other than a passing mention of police involvement with incidents of domestic violence.
Decades of the Radical Right's War Against Women
Decades of the Radical Right's War Against Women
Anatomy of the War on Women: How the Koch Brothers Are Funding the Anti-Choice Agenda
In 2013 the assault had already been decades in the making. "A Supreme Court case, the U.S. Census, and anti-Obama backlash set the course for the arsonists who trained their flame-throwers on women's fundamental freedoms."
In 2013 the assault had already been decades in the making. "A Supreme Court case, the U.S. Census, and anti-Obama backlash set the course for the arsonists who trained their flame-throwers on women's fundamental freedoms."
"Helping drive the right-wing offensive in states and Congress is a network of deep-pocketed business titans convened by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch (Koch Industries). Like the Kochs, many of the donors in the brothers’ networks signal disinterest in fighting women’s rights or LGBTQ rights, yet anti-choice groups have seen their coffers swell with millions of the network’s dollars."
"Helping drive the right-wing offensive in states and Congress is a network of deep-pocketed business titans convened by billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch (Koch Industries). Like the Kochs, many of the donors in the brothers’ networks signal disinterest in fighting women’s rights or LGBTQ rights, yet anti-choice groups have seen their coffers swell with millions of the network’s dollars."
How Did We Get Here in the United States?
How Did We Get Here in the United States?
Alice Paul, suffragist, author of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Alice Paul, suffragist, author of the Equal Rights Amendment.
This is Alice Paul.
This is Alice Paul.
She and thousands of other women spent decades protesting and engaging in nonviolent direct action before a woman's right to Vote was recognized and added to the Constitution. She endured assault from men and torture in prison for her suffragist activism.
She and thousands of other women spent decades protesting and engaging in nonviolent direct action before a woman's right to Vote was recognized and added to the Constitution. She endured assault from men and torture in prison for her suffragist activism.
Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923.
Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment in 1923.
Yes, almost 100 years ago she wrote the Amendment that would guarantee women protection under the United States Constitution. It has yet to be passed by Congress.
Yes, almost 100 years ago she wrote the Amendment that would guarantee women protection under the United States Constitution. It has yet to be passed by Congress.
We hoped it would happen in 2021. But no one demanded it.
We hoped it would happen in 2021. But no one demanded it.
We don't do that for women in the United States. But it's time we did.
We don't do that for women in the United States. But it's time we did.
The United States is the only country with a written constitution that does not prohibit discrimination based on sex
The United States is the only country with a written constitution that does not prohibit discrimination based on sex
Remember the good old days when men were not as much of an obstacle to women's rights?
Remember the good old days when men were not as much of an obstacle to women's rights?
Ah, the 1970s! Before the 1980s when the GOP turned against women (and the rest of America).
Ah, the 1970s! Before the 1980s when the GOP turned against women (and the rest of America).
"Congressional support of the ERA in the early 1970s was widespread and bipartisan. (true story)
It passed the House by a 354-24 vote and the Senate by an 84-8 vote, bipartisan tallies that are difficult to imagine for such an issue in the modern political climate." - RollCall
The House voted 222-204 to pass the proposal, which would remove the 1982 deadline for state ratification.
The House voted 222-204 to pass the proposal, which would remove the 1982 deadline for state ratification.
The vote was along party lines except for four Republicans who joined all Democrats to vote for the measure.
The vote was along party lines except for four Republicans who joined all Democrats to vote for the measure.
(What self-respecting woman would be a Republican in 2021?)
(What self-respecting woman would be a Republican in 2021?)
“That should send a chilling feeling in each of us that in the Constitution of the United States, women are not protected. In fact, we are the only country with a written constitution that does not prohibit discrimination based on sex. Shame on us. There can be no expiration date on equality.”
“That should send a chilling feeling in each of us that in the Constitution of the United States, women are not protected. In fact, we are the only country with a written constitution that does not prohibit discrimination based on sex. Shame on us. There can be no expiration date on equality.”
-Rep Jackie Speier
-Rep Jackie Speier
More History That Will Blow Your Mind
More History That Will Blow Your Mind
Years Ago Republicans Were MORE Pro-Choice Than Democrats!
Years Ago Republicans Were MORE Pro-Choice Than Democrats!
Abstract Excerpts from the Paper: "When the Republican convention convened in 1976, the party’s pro-choice majority did not expect a significant challenge to their views on abortion.
Abstract Excerpts from the Paper: "When the Republican convention convened in 1976, the party’s pro-choice majority did not expect a significant challenge to their views on abortion.
Public opinion polls showed that Republican voters were, on average, more pro-choice than their Democratic counterparts.
Public opinion polls showed that Republican voters were, on average, more pro-choice than their Democratic counterparts.
In spite of the pro-choice leadership, the GOP adopted a platform in 1976 that promised an antiabortion constitutional amendment.
In spite of the pro-choice leadership, the GOP adopted a platform in 1976 that promised an antiabortion constitutional amendment.
The leadership viewed the measure as a temporary ploy, but the platform statement instead became a rallying cry for social conservatives who used the plank to build a religiously based coalition in the GOP and drive out the pro-choice Republicans.
The leadership viewed the measure as a temporary ploy, but the platform statement instead became a rallying cry for social conservatives who used the plank to build a religiously based coalition in the GOP and drive out the pro-choice Republicans.
As long as Republicans viewed the right to an abortion as a mainline Protestant cause that was in the best interest of middle-class women, doctors, and American society, they supported the liberalization of state abortion laws. But when they began to view “abortion on demand” as a symptom of the sexual revolution, the feminist movement, and cultural liberalism, Republicans became less supportive of abortion rights and more amenable to the demands of party strategists who believed that a strong stand against abortion would bring Catholics into the GOP.
As long as Republicans viewed the right to an abortion as a mainline Protestant cause that was in the best interest of middle-class women, doctors, and American society, they supported the liberalization of state abortion laws. But when they began to view “abortion on demand” as a symptom of the sexual revolution, the feminist movement, and cultural liberalism, Republicans became less supportive of abortion rights and more amenable to the demands of party strategists who believed that a strong stand against abortion would bring Catholics into the GOP.
Abortion policy played a pivotal role in transforming the GOP from a predominantly mainline Protestant party into a party of conservative Catholics and evangelicals."
Abortion policy played a pivotal role in transforming the GOP from a predominantly mainline Protestant party into a party of conservative Catholics and evangelicals."
What Else Can We Do for Equality & Equity?
What Else Can We Do for Equality & Equity?
As WOMEN, we must examine our internalized misogyny, neutralize it and show up differently.
As WOMEN, we must examine our internalized misogyny, neutralize it and show up differently.
As MEN and all who do not identify as women, we must show up to support equal power for all.
As MEN and all who do not identify as women, we must show up to support equal power for all.
Women Need to Change the Way We Talk About Ourselves
Women Need to Change the Way We Talk About Ourselves
I cringe when I hear "Women deserve ___________"
I cringe when I hear "Women deserve ___________"
When a woman says "I deserve the same _________ as men," she is going one-down, trying to convince others she's as worthy as a man.
When a woman says "I deserve the same _________ as men," she is going one-down, trying to convince others she's as worthy as a man.
Would a man say this?
Would a man say this?
"I deserve a closer parking space like the pregnant women get."
"I deserve a closer parking space like the pregnant women get."
Men never say "I deserve..." because in their mind there's no question that they do.
Men never say "I deserve..." because in their mind there's no question that they do.
A man would more likely say,
A man would more likely say,
"Give me a closer parking space like what pregnant women get." or
"I want a closer parking space like the pregnant women get."
"Give me a closer parking space like what pregnant women get." or
"I want a closer parking space like the pregnant women get."
Stop Trying to Convince Men That You Are Worthy of Something -
Stop Trying to Convince Men That You Are Worthy of Something -
Of course you're worthy! Just make the request - Calmly, confidently, but firmly. And don't back down.
Of course you're worthy! Just make the request - Calmly, confidently, but firmly. And don't back down.
Are you afraid to make requests because you think it's pushy or aggressive? A long, active campaign has tried to convince you of that. Don't buy it. Learn assertiveness skills and you will know how to advocate for yourself without aggression, but with firm confidence and persistence.
Are you afraid to make requests because you think it's pushy or aggressive? A long, active campaign has tried to convince you of that. Don't buy it. Learn assertiveness skills and you will know how to advocate for yourself without aggression, but with firm confidence and persistence.
A heartbreaking example in the NCAA:
A heartbreaking example in the NCAA:
An NCAA woman basketball player posted a video showing the women's so-called weight room and then the men's. The difference between the two was disgraceful.
An NCAA woman basketball player posted a video showing the women's so-called weight room and then the men's. The difference between the two was disgraceful.
The video went viral and within 24 hours the NCAA created a real weight room for the women - but ONLY because of the publicity and criticism from the public. Not because the women players demanded it.
The video went viral and within 24 hours the NCAA created a real weight room for the women - but ONLY because of the publicity and criticism from the public. Not because the women players demanded it.
What's sad is that the women players acted like they'd won the lottery once they got a real weight room - (what they should have had in the first place). They were falling over themselves thanking the NCAA - the organization that had abused them...and is still abusing them.
What's sad is that the women players acted like they'd won the lottery once they got a real weight room - (what they should have had in the first place). They were falling over themselves thanking the NCAA - the organization that had abused them...and is still abusing them.
Watch the video for the full story - how they are being served crappy meals and (wait for it...) the women's COVID-19 Tests are lower quality and less accurate!
Watch the video for the full story - how they are being served crappy meals and (wait for it...) the women's COVID-19 Tests are lower quality and less accurate!
NCAA Upgrades Weight Rooms for Women Basketball Players Only After Viral Outcry
NCAA Upgrades Weight Rooms for Women Basketball Players Only After Viral Outcry
NCAA is the National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA is the National Collegiate Athletic Association
Stop Settling for Second-Class Status
Stop Settling for Second-Class Status
Don't say "We deserve the same meals as the men!"
Don't say "We deserve the same meals as the men!"
You do not need to prove that you are worthy.
You do not need to prove that you are worthy.
Say: "We see what the men are being served. We demand better food."
Say: "We see what the men are being served. We demand better food."
This may sound like a minor semantics issue but it's not. Women have been socialized to believe they don't deserve as much as men. Women have been trained to not advocate for themselves, but to be "nice" and accept what they are given. That's why it's difficult for women to say "We demand better food."
This may sound like a minor semantics issue but it's not. Women have been socialized to believe they don't deserve as much as men. Women have been trained to not advocate for themselves, but to be "nice" and accept what they are given. That's why it's difficult for women to say "We demand better food."
Men (white men at least) are socialized to believe, not only that they deserve, but that they're entitled to almost anything they want and it's fine for them to take what they want. (that often includes women's bodies and possessions)
Men (white men at least) are socialized to believe, not only that they deserve, but that they're entitled to almost anything they want and it's fine for them to take what they want. (that often includes women's bodies and possessions)
Weak Messaging & Weak Support Keeps Women in Second-Class Status
Weak Messaging & Weak Support Keeps Women in Second-Class Status
These men certainly meant well, but their banner has been upgraded for them.
These men certainly meant well, but their banner has been upgraded for them.
We Need Men to Be Actively Anti-Misogynist & Anti-Sexist.
We Need Men to Be Actively Anti-Misogynist & Anti-Sexist.
The image on the left is their original banner with its weak message - So we fixed it. See the image on the right.
The image on the left is their original banner with its weak message - So we fixed it. See the image on the right.
RESPECT is baseline. It's only a start.
RESPECT is baseline. It's only a start.
We need men to PROMOTE Women's Equality.
We need men to PROMOTE Women's Equality.
Former President Jimmy Carter recognized reality. In 2014 he stated:
Former President Jimmy Carter recognized reality. In 2014 he stated:
“The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive &
unaddressed human rights violation on earth.”
“The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive &
unaddressed human rights violation on earth.”
How did "Feminist" become a dirty word?
Why did we allow it to be redefined by the Radical Right?
How did "Feminist" become a dirty word?
Why did we allow it to be redefined by the Radical Right?
We've Been Doing This for 100 Years
We've Been Doing This for 100 Years
Equal Rights Means Nothing if Not Enforced - Women Must Have EQUAL POWER!
Equal Rights Means Nothing if Not Enforced - Women Must Have EQUAL POWER!