WORD joins LGBT Pride Parades across the country

We demand: “Equality for women! Equality for LGBT people! Equality for all!”

Join WORD and community members as we march for full equality in LGBT Pride parades across the country. We will demand full federal equality in every sphere of society.

Pride has its origins in the militant and fighting LGBT movement of the 1960s and 1970s, as thousands of LGBT people poured into the streets demanding their rights. We will continue that struggle as WORD joins Pride across the country.

Now is the time for us to continue the struggle for full equality for all, by taking to the streets together in a united movement. March with WORD and demand “Equality for women, equality for LGBT people, equality for ALL!”

Find cities where WORD will be participating in more Pride celebrations - we encourage all our supporters to join us!

June 10th
11:58 AM PST

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Equality for women, equality for ALL!
WORD contingent at the LA Pride parade, 6/9/13.

June 6th
3:14 PM PST

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WORD, National Women’s Liberation and others took action across the country May 14-19 to demand access to emergency contraception without restrictions or ID requirements and at an affordable cost. Watch and share the short video from these exciting actions now!

Read more about the week of action here and check out more video from our sisters at NWL.

June 3rd
4:05 PM PST

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THURSDAY NIGHT in Eagle Rock! Come out for some great music & great times — and help support the movement to defend women’s rights!

2:34 PM PST

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A few photos from today’s outreach session at the Southside Park Farmer’s Market.

Today, Yeimi, Mallory, Autumn, Michelle, Celia, Sarah, and Emily [+her husband and younger sister] gave out free vegetables, herbs and fruit grown from Autumn’s garden to the community.

While initially setting up the group was approached and told they had to wait until the farmer’s market was closed to hand out vegetables [despite all of the women being patrons of the market] because they “were competing with the farmers”. The group still managed to give away all the vegetables, fruit and herbs they had grown and packaged despite the earlier negativity and the community was absolutely ecstatic about our presence.

One woman even told us that she had found out about W.O.R.D. Sacramento through …wait for it…TUMBLR.

Needless to say, we’ll be back next week. Which will be our 3rd week of the “Summer Free Veggie & Herb Program”.

Keep an eye out for us elsewhere.

<3 W.O.R.D. Sacramento Organizers & Members

May 28th
3:56 PM PST

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Kaitlyn Hunt is an 18-year-old Florida teenager who could face 15 years in prison if convicted of the absurd charges she is facing.

When Kaitlyn was 17 years old, she began a consensual relationship with a female student at her high school, who at the time was 14 years old. When Kaitlyn turned 18 — and was still a high school student — her girlfriend’s parents had her arrested and charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious battery of a child because they opposed their daughter being in a same-sex relationship.

Florida states attorneys are vigorously pursuing the case against Kaitlyn, making it clear that her gender and sexual orientation are the focus of the state’s prosecutory zeal. If convicted, she would face up to 15 years in prison, and a lifetime as a convicted felon and registered “sex offender.”

On May 24, Kaitlyn declined the terrible “deal” offered to her. It would have required her to plead guilty to felony child abuse, spend two years under house arrest, one year on probation and then register as a “sex offender.” Now, Kaitlyn will be going to trial to fight these spurious charges (she appears in court next on June 20).

Kaitlyn’s family has appealed to the public for support. Hundreds of thousands of people have now signed an online petition started by her father, who has called for people to contact Florida officials to demand an end to the persecution of his daughter.

You can send a letter to Indian River County State Attorney Bruce Colton and Assistant State Attorney Brian Workman using our easy online form with just a few clicks. Feel free to use the sample text we’ve provided, or write your own.

Let the Indian River County Office of the State Attorney know that supporters of LGBT and women’s rights across the United States will not stand quiet while this unjust prosecution continues.

Send a letter to the prosecuting attorneys now!

May 20th
3:00 PM PST

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NWL: ‘Old Enough to Get Pregnant, Old Enough to Decide’ - Campus Progress

Last week, NWL and Women Organized to Resist and Defend (WORD) staged protests in cities across the nation, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Gainesville, Fla., demanding that women of all ages have over-the-counter access to emergency contraception.

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WORD LA at the Long Beach Pride Parade, 5/19/13.

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WORD LA at the first-ever Long Beach Dyke March, 6/17/13.

May 15th
2:55 PM PST

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In Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City and across the United States, women say HANDS OFF the morning-after pill!

WORD (Women Organized to Resist and Defend)

Visit our website www.defendwomensrights.org
to get involved!

WORD joins LGBT Pride Parades across the country

We demand: “Equality for women! Equality for LGBT people! Equality for all!”

NWL: ‘Old Enough to Get Pregnant, Old Enough to Decide’ - Campus Progress

WORD (Women Organized to Resist and Defend)

Visit our website www.defendwomensrights.org to get involved!

WORD joins LGBT Pride Parades across the country

We demand: “Equality for women! Equality for LGBT people! Equality for all!”

NWL: ‘Old Enough to Get Pregnant, Old Enough to Decide’ - Campus Progress

Visit our website www.defendwomensrights.org
to get involved!