#columbusprotest

[kunigunda]

Tuesday

[kunigunda]

We already stood on the statehouse steps protesting the heartbeat bills. It’s clear massive protests are not enough to protect us. Today we stand against the Supreme Court, which would strike down Roe v. Wade. They are ready to rule early this summer.

This upcoming ruling only the latest blow in an onslaught against the people. Women and trans-people fear unwanted pregnancy, medical peril, and a lifetime obligation of unpaid and underappreciated domestic work that we didn’t ask for.

The scope of these attacks on our freedoms are broad. When right-wing takes aim at reproductive health, family planning organizations and their funding… we are in danger of losing access to needed care that is only tangentially related to pregnancy, such as cancer screenings.

Under Democratic power, the right-wing is now so close to ending our legal right to choose. Joe Biden make an unfulfilled campaign promise to codify Roe v. Wade. but as president, but he did not give his support to ending the filibuster to allow Democrats to vote to legalize abortion. Democrats have so far failed to protect abortion through legalistic means.

If the Supreme Court ends Roe, the consequences are serious. It would be the biggest victory for the right-wing in a generation. They will next attack access to contraception, gender affirming healthcare, marriage equality, and more.

We can’t wait for Democrats to fix this. Democrats, just like Republicans, prioritize the stability and profitability of the capitalist system. Our state establishments have made the wrong decisions on abortion, on gay marriage, on desegregation – until mass movements of working people forced the ruling class to concede.

Worldwide, we are at a crucial time for the fight for reproductive rights. Mexico, Poland and Argentina have won struggles against attacks on their abortion rights. We must follow their example and build pressure to stop the ruling.

Let us take the fight to our communities and workplaces. Let’s escalate our struggle with walkouts, occupations, and strikes. We can begin by holding public organizing meetings to put together these plans.

Unionization campaigns at Starbucks and Amazon are mobilizing mass struggle and class consciousness. Unions have a vested interest in fighting for the health care of their members. It benefits them for us to win full legal abortion. We need these unions to join us and organize their members to take action in defense of abortion.

With our allies and momentum, we will not merely defend Roe vs Wade. But also demand Medicare for All with full reproductive and gender affirming care.

DEMANDS

To defend and expand our reproductive freedoms, we must go on the offense with strong demands.

The Supreme Court uphold Roe v. Wade!

We must organize walkouts and strikes to defend abortion

Democrats should immediately end the filibuster, legalize and codify abortion!

Congress must pass Medicare for All with abortion on demand, full reproductive and gender-affirming care for all!

We must unite and struggle against all gender and sexist oppression!

We must end the two party system with an independent working-class party and commit to defending the interests of working-class women, queer and trans people, and people of color.

thanks: JUST & other socialist organizations in collaboration at the Statehouse & Ohio Supreme Court

[kunigunda]

Summer 2020, resisting the fascist police ethno-state

[adventurer-c]

A site of 1st aid for #BLM protestors & comrades in the #shortnorth last night. The record shop across the street provided meals & water. Short North is boarded up with lots of messages of solidarity. #blacklivesmatter #columbusprotest aftermath (at Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2sa4AjXCq/?igshid=lrz2kwj1s23g

[hunlyn]

I was at the protest in Columbus, Ohio this morning. I was attending with my two children, so we left as soon as we saw things were escalating (around 11:30).

In Columbus, it was 100% the police that escalated the situation. Peaceful protesting was happening. Yes, emotions were running high. But, no violence at all. Then, the police started macing and tear gassing. I have seen several videos, and a everal first hand accounts from friends.

We must stand for justice. Columbus has a huge police problem. First let’s acknowledge it. Then, let’s fix it. Whatever we need to do.

[weunruly614]

#PSA #Curfew going down in 614! #ColumbusProtest #2020riots #WeThePeople #UnitedWeStand #DividedWeFall https://www.instagram.com/p/CA09OxmB52D/?igshid=19tdyax6n967e