{"id":162585,"date":"2017-03-06T08:52:27","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T13:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=162585"},"modified":"2017-03-06T15:52:07","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T20:52:07","slug":"a-day-without-a-woman-organizers-bemoan-motherhood-push-abortion-as-essential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/a-day-without-a-woman-organizers-bemoan-motherhood-push-abortion-as-essential\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day Without a Woman organizers bemoan motherhood; push abortion as essential"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On January 21, 2017,\u00a0the Women’s March<\/a> took place in cities around the country. Multiple issues were the focus of the March, but two main goals were\u00a0to protest\u00a0President Trump and to\u00a0insist\u00a0o<\/a>n pushing<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0abortion<\/a>. The Women’s March organization has announced that they have more planned:\u00a0a Day Without a Woman<\/a> on March 8, which is\u00a0International Women’s Day<\/a>. In the FAQs<\/a> about a Day Without a Woman, the organization urges women to strike even from unpaid child care (i.e., taking care of their own children) if they can, but insists that “reproductive health services” (which, in their view, includes abortion) is an “essential service” that cannot be subject to a strike.<\/p>\n

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In the spirit of women and their allies coming together for love and liberation, we offer A Day Without A Woman. We ask: do businesses support our communities, or do they drain our communities? Do they strive for gender equity or do they support the policies and leaders that perpetuate oppression? Do they align with a sustainable environment or do they profit off destruction and steal the futures of our children? We saw what happened when millions of us stood together in January, and now we know that our army of love greatly outnumbers the army of fear, greed and hatred. On March 8th, International Women\u2019s Day, let\u2019s unite again in our communities for A Day Without A Woman. Over the next few weeks we will be sharing more information on what actions on that day can look like for you. In the meantime, we are proud to support Strike4Democracy’s #F17 National Day of Action to Push Back Against Assaults on Democratic Principles. This Friday, February 17th, gather your friends, families, neighbors, and start brainstorming ideas for how you can enhance your community, stand up to this administration, integrate resistance and self-care into your daily routine, and how you will channel your efforts for good on March 8th. Remember: this is a marathon, not a sprint. #DayWithoutAWoman #WomensMarch<\/a><\/p>\n

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