Tennessee
Nationwide Women’s Strike to be held at Tennessee State Capitol
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Women across the United States will soon join in the Nationwide Women’s Strike in the second year since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Women will be striking for reproductive freedom, gender equality and gender-based violence in Nashville on June 24.
During the strike, organizers said there should no purchasing, no working and no school that day.
“We are encouraging people who absolutely cannot do that to wear red or green in solidarity and show their support,” organizers of the strike said. “We are standing for reproductive freedom, bodily autonomy, gender equality and gender-based violence. Especially in light of the new laws that have been passed just in these last couple of months relating to abortion, contraception, IVF and can you believe a national database for women who become pregnant!”
Women will meet at 8 a.m. and be at the Capitol until 10 p.m.
“We are going to have speakers who have experiences in these categories as well as doctors and domestic violence advocates,” organizers said.
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