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NARAL Pro-Choice California and 18 Partner Organizations Rally in San Francisco as Part of a National Day of Action to "Unite for Justice"

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Published on Friday, 24 August 2018 06:35

Sunday, August 26th, Women’s Equality Day, NARAL Pro-Choice California, together with eighteen partner organizations, California leaders and activists will join Americans across the country to demand the U.S. Senate stop Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court.

NARAL Pro-Choice California and 18 Partner Organizations Will Rally in San Francisco as Part of a National Day of Action to  “Unite for Justice” and Stop Brett Kavanaugh. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, State Senator Scott Wiener, Assemblymember David Chiu, and Emcee Andrea Shorter Will Join in this Day of Action to Protect the United States Supreme Court.

With more than 150 events, and counting, taking place in all 50 states, and more than 65 organizations signed on nationally and representing tens of millions of people, August 26th will be the single largest day of action in history to oppose a Supreme Court nominee.

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The program in San Francisco will be emceed by Andrea Shorter, Commissioner on San Francisco’s Commission on the Status of Women, and include powerful music by Lapel, Aish, and Emma’s Revolution. Confirmed speakers include: Congresswoman Barbara Lee; NARAL Pro-Choice California State Director Amy Everitt; State Senator Scott Wiener; Assemblymember David Chiu; Reverend Yolanda Norton; LGBT Rights Activist Rebecca Prozan; Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis, Candidate for Lt. Governor; Dr. Pratima Gupta; Orson Aguilar, President of the Greenlining Institute; and Kristin Chaset, Little Lobbyists.

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WHO: NARAL Pro-Choice California and Eighteen Partner Organizations

WHAT: Unite for Justice Bay Area Rally

WHEN: 1 p.m. PDT, Sunday, August 26, 2018

WHERE:         Civic Center Plaza

          335 McAllister Street, San Francisco

Eighteen organizations have signed on as co-hosts of Unite for Justice Bay Area: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus; California National Organization for Women; California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation; Courage Campaign; Equal Rights Advocates; Equality California; Indivisible SF; MoveOn San Francisco; Planned Parenthood Northern California Action Fund; Raging Grannies, East Bay; Refuse Fascism Bay Area; San Francisco Democratic Party; Sierra Club; South Beach District 6; Democratic Club of San Francisco; The Greenlining Institute; The Women's Building; United Democratic Club; Women's March San Francisco

For additional information about Unite for Justice, visit: https://uniteforjustice2018.com/.

NARAL Pro-Choice America and its network of state affiliates are dedicated to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom for all Americans. NARAL works to guarantee that every woman has the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy,

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