author : Press release
January 2009
by Press release
At noon on Thursday, Jan. 22, a celebration in honor of 36 years of reproductive freedom will be held on the steps of the State Capitol in Olympia. In previous years, the “March for Life” anti-choice rally has been held on these same Capitol steps, as well as nationally around the country, on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Last year, after organizing yet another counter-protest, Olympia activist Shizuno Wynkoop decided she’d had enough. “A friend of mine said, ‘Why are we letting people who oppose women’s freedoms and women’s rights take our day?’” In an act of reclamation, . . .
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