This Saturday: Stand Up for Women’s Health

Don’t miss this important rally… and did we mention The Mountain Goats and Kathleen Hanna will be there!

On Saturday, February 26, celebrities, elected officials, musicians and women’s health leaders will join thousands of New Yorkers in Foley Square to rally and stand up for women’s health.

The rally comes on the heels of last Friday’s passage of the Pence Amendment, a dangerous piece of legislation which, if made into law, would eliminate basic health care and education services for millions of Americans – and according to Department of Health estimates, 800,000 New Yorkers. This Saturday, thousands from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, along with celebrities, musicians, non-profit organizations, and elected officials, will stand up for women’s health, and encourage Senators to reject the Pence amendment, and send a clear message to members of Congress that attacks on women’s health are attacks on all of us.

WHAT: Rally to Protect Women’s Health

WHERE: Foley Square, across from the Court House in Lower Manhattan
Between Lafayette St. & Centre St.
New York, NY 10007

MAP: Click here

WHEN: Saturday, February 26, from 1-3 pm

Notable Speakers:

- Gloria Steinem
- Kathleen Turner
- Kathleen Hanna
- Amanda Marcotte
- Cecile Richards
- Jasmine Burnett (SisterSong NY/Trust Black Women)
- Others to Come

Musicians:

- Nellie McKay
- The Mountain Goats
- Maddy Wyatt
- Toshi Reagon
- Others to Come

(Kathleen Hanna photo: Aliya Naumoff, via The Fader)

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