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Pro-Choice Demo
A coalition of abortion rights activists is organizing a counter-demonstration Saturday to protest a rare pro-life event in San Francisco. The demonstration—which is convened by the broad-based Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR)—will line the route of the “Walk for Life” and coincide with the 33rd anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
The will begin with a rally at Pier 1 at 11 a.m. featuring San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. Then demonstrators will take their places along the walk route armed with signs and chants. In addition, there will be a sign-making party Friday at 4:00 p.m. at New Valencia Hall, 1908 Mission Street.
The second-annual Walk for Life, organized in part by the Catholic archdiocese of San Francisco, will take pro-life demonstrators on a 2.5-mile route through downtown San Francisco. In recognition of San Francisco’s traditionally liberal political bent, organizers have asked participants to tone down their message. A notice on the Walk for Life website advises demonstrators to leave “signs displaying graphic images of aborted children” at home. According to organizers, the walk drew 7,000 people last year.
Pro-choice activists said that the demonstration is part of an anti-abortion offensive in the Bay Area, including a recent crop of ads on BART trains.
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The second-annual Walk for Life, organized in part by the Catholic archdiocese of San Francisco, will take pro-life demonstrators on a 2.5-mile route through downtown San Francisco. In recognition of San Francisco’s traditionally liberal political bent, organizers have asked participants to tone down their message. A notice on the Walk for Life website advises demonstrators to leave “signs displaying graphic images of aborted children” at home. According to organizers, the walk drew 7,000 people last year.
Pro-choice activists said that the demonstration is part of an anti-abortion offensive in the Bay Area, including a recent crop of ads on BART trains.
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http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=2857#more
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