Dear women and particularly reproductive age women,
I have been crying for you and now I am angry for you and for all of us American women.
We fought hard in the 1960’s, the 1970’s, the 1980’s, the 1990’s and the 2000’s.
We have made HUGE PROGRESS in the last 50 years.
And now, ROE is gone and buried. Over 26 states have either eliminated or almost eliminated our reproductive freedom. We have been made into criminals for making pro-choice decisions. And to top it off, we are being mocked in the right wing MAGA blogosphere.
Who has not heard from the MAGA forces that women should not have the right to vote; that affluent white liberal women are to be blamed for the MAGA destruction of our country. For single white men. For job discrimination of white men. REALLY?????
We lost momentum because we sat back happy-more or less.
We forgot what it was like when we were told to go home and cook dinner for our husbands. We forgot about illegal abortions. We forgot the right to vote. We forgot wage discrimination. We forgot about health care and family leave. The result?
We lost our rights.
I can’t fight much more. Think of your sisters; think of your daughters; remember your mothers and grandmothers.
I am by your side, but I can no longer organize and lead the demonstrations. It’s your turn. Even if you are not feeling it right now because you live abroad, women are dying at home, dying in the waiting rooms in hospitals, and dying in the streets. And for NO REASON. Other than women hating right-wing power-hungry bastards.
Our rights have been restrained, eliminated and mocked.
When and how are we going to get them back?
Social platforms are great; keep it up. But toughen up. It is easy to post on social media. It is harder to have difficult conversations and show your anger publicly and physically. Don’t take these insults politely. Don’t permit your rights from being abused and abolished.
Do take a lesson from the oldies but goodies: focus on the issues affecting us women, get into the street, use your bullhorns and make noise, scream and yell and contact your members of Congress and vote for hope in the mid-terms
Here is how to reach your member of congress:
- Find your congress members: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
- Make your voice heard: https://5calls.org/.
If you are not already registered to vote in your State, then go here and do it NOW
We did it before and we can do it again. But only if we are mad enough and energized enough to ensure that Congress and the other powers that be HEAR US. Loudly and clearly.