The Rising — Scenes from the Roe vs. Wade Protest in NYC
Yesterday we witnessed a horrific historic moment in the U.S. A majority of the SCOTUS decided guns and zygotes have more rights than women.
We lose 68,000 women every year to abortions that have been forced underground for those who have no access to safe clinics and hospitals.
My friend, Ashley, dressed as a handmaid for the protests at Washington Square Park and Union Square here in New York City. People were amused. They shouldn’t be. This is not a joke. This is not a drill.
Thousands of people flooded New York City’s streets to demand justice for women. My friend Kelly and I were both proud and devastated to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our neighbors.
We are now at the point of revolution. We must be. This attack on women cannot stand. Not now. Not ever. We will be as relentless as those who mean to send us back into the shadows.
This is not the end. This is The Rising.
Scenes from the protests in New York City on June 24, 2022. All photos by Christa Avampato.