Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights Explained

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights
Formation:January 2022
Abbreviation:RU4AR
Type:Coalition
Purpose:Abortion Rights Activism
Headquarters:New York, New York
Methods:Political demonstration, Civil disobedience, Nonviolent resistance
Key People:Sunsara Taylor, Merle Hoffman, Eve Ensler
Website:https://riseup4abortionrights.org/

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights is a U.S. based abortion rights coalition founded by Merle Hoffman, Lori Sokol, Sunsara Taylor and other initiators in January, 2022, aimed at preventing the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning Roe V. Wade and "decimating" abortion rights in the United States.[1] [2]

The group is among those in the United States who use the green scarf as a reproductive rights symbol, borrowing from its use in Argentina since 2003.[3] It is a front organization for the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. [4] [5]

Marches and actions

Since its founding RU4AR activists have organized protests across the country in major cities including New York City,[6] [7] Seattle,[8] [9] Los Angeles,[10] [11] [12] [13] Houston,[14] [15] Riverside,[16] [17] San Francisco,[18] [19] Santa Monica,[20] Louisville,[21] and Washington, D.C.[22] [23] They also demonstrated outside Justice Amy Coney Barret's home in Falls Church, Virginia.[24]

On May 12, 2022, RU4AR organized a protest in which approximately 2,000 high-school students walked out of school to demand that the Supreme Court not overturn the right to abortion.[25] The walkout took place more than a week after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization draft opinion was leaked,[26] sparking many protests and outrage.

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez marched with the group.

Reception

Other abortion rights groups and other activist groups have criticized Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights' protest strategies, its connections to the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, and the fact that it is a for-profit organization. Articles in The Daily Beast, The Intercept, and VICE detailed these groups’ criticism.[27] [28] [29]

Co-founder Sunsara Taylor is a member of Revolutionary Communist Party, USA which played a role in founding and building Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights. While she is an active party member, working as a Revolution Nothing Less talk show host[30] and writer for RCP's Revolution magazine,[31] [32] the other co-founders of the coalition, Sokol and Hoffman, and the majority of RU4AR supporters are not affiliated.

RU4AR's founders spoke against the allegations that the group is part of a cult of personality for Bob Avakian and a pyramid scheme in CounterPunch, [33] [34] and Taylor also opposed the charges in Revolution magazine online.[35] [36] A further article in CounterPunch described the allegations as red-baiting.[37]

Notes and References

  1. News: Woodward . Alex . 'It's a war': The woman who helped open one of the first abortion clinics in America on the fight to protect women's rights . 31 July 2022 . The Independent . 24 June 2022.
  2. Web site: January 21, 2022 . Abortion Rights Activists Rally Outside Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade Anniversary . live . March 3, 2022 . Newsweek . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303132153/https://www.newsweek.com/abortion-rights-activists-rally-outside-supreme-court-roe-anniversary-1671176 . March 10, 2022.
  3. News: Herron . Madeline . Why Green Became a Symbol of Abortion Rights Fight . 4 August 2022 . New England Cable News. June 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: Mackey . Robert . Abortion Rights Activists Call New Group Leading Protests A Front For A Far-Left Cult . The Intercept . 14 July 2022 . 26 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Merlan . Anna . The Abortion Rights Group Other Activists Want Nothing to Do With . Vice . 4 August 2022 . 26 October 2023.
  6. Web site: March 8, 2022 . Women protest attack on abortion rights in US . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310195620/https://www.laprensalatina.com/women-protest-attack-on-abortion-rights-in-us/ . March 10, 2022. March 10, 2022 . La Prensa Latina.
  7. Web site: March 9, 2022 . Tequila . Minsky . Protesters rally in Union Square to call out the assault on reproductive rights . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309142623/https://www.amny.com/new-york/manhattan/the-villager/protesters-rally-in-union-square-to-call-out-the-assault-on-reproductive-rights/ . March 9, 2022 . March 9, 2022 . The Villager.
  8. News: Horne . Deborah . Hundreds rally, march for abortion rights . 4 August 2022 . 14 May 2022.
  9. News: Where abortion-related protests and events are planned in Seattle and WA . 17 July 2022 . The Seattle Times . 24 June 2022.
  10. News: Blevins . Aaron . 'Urban Light' damaged during protest . 2 August 2022 . Beverly Press . 29 July 2022.
  11. News: Two Arrested at LACMA During Abortion Rights Protest . 31 July 2022 . NBC Los Angeles . 28 July 2022.
  12. News: Abortion rights protest at art museum blocks traffic; three arrested . 31 July 2022 . Antelope Valley Press . 31 July 2022.
  13. News: 4 abortion rights activists arrested after "die-in" protest at Los Angeles City Hall . 17 July 2022 . CBS News . 7 July 2022.
  14. News: Welch . Monique . Abortion rights activists strip down to their underwear during Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church service . 31 July 2022 . The Houston Chronicle . 6 June 2022.
  15. News: Faquih . Duaah . Lakewood Church service interrupted by abortion-rights supporters . 17 July 2022 . Houston Public Media . 6 June 2022.
  16. News: Downey . David . Sheriff Chad Bianco, Riverside council member clash over her role in abortion protest at courthouse . 4 August 2022 . Press Enterprise . 2 August 2022.
  17. News: Hylton . Chelsea . Riverside Police Arrest Abortion Rights Protestors for Vandalism . 3 August 2022 . NBC Los Angeles . 31 July 2022.
  18. News: Fourth of July Abortion Rights Protest at Ferry Building . 31 July 2022 . NBC Bay Area . 4 July 2022.
  19. News: Liggins . Greg . Abortion rights protesters take to the streets of San Francisco . 17 July 2022 . KTVU . 14 May 2022.
  20. News: Solis . Nathan . Wigglesworth . Alex . Dueling abortion rallies keep their distance in Santa Monica . 3 August 2022 . Los Angeles Times . 16 July 2022.
  21. News: Vogt . Dustin . Ochoa . David . Protesters on both sides of abortion debate collide at Metro Hall . 31 July 2022 . WAVE3 . 21 April 2022.
  22. News: Thompson . Steve . Boorstein . Michelle . With Supreme Court abortion ruling pending, protesters rally and wait . 31 July 2022 . The Washington Post . 21 June 2022.
  23. News: Silverman . Ellie . Protests erupt in D.C., around the country as Roe v. Wade falls . 20 July 2022 . The Washington Post . 24 June 2022.
  24. News: Evans . Zachary . Pro-Choice Activists Covered in Fake Blood Deliver Baby Dolls to Amy Coney Barrett's Home . 17 July 2022 . National Review . 7 July 2022.
  25. Web site: May 12, 2022 . Oumou. Fofana . Cayla . Bamberger. NYC HS students stage walkout in protest of leaked Roe v. Wade draft opinion . 2022-05-14 . New York Post . en-US.
  26. News: Gerstein . Josh . Ward . Alexander . May 2, 2022 . Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows . . May 2, 2022 . May 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503003703/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473 . live.
  27. News: Sommer . Will . Is This Communist 'Cult' Trying to Hijack the Abortion Movement? . The Daily Beast . 11 July 2022 . 2022-07-24.
  28. Web site: Mackey . Robert . Abortion Rights Activists Call New Group Leading Protests a Front for a Far-left Cult . 14 July 2022 . The Intercept . 2022-07-14.
  29. Web site: Merlan . Anna . The Abortion Rights Group Other Activists Want Nothing to Do With . VICE . 2022-04-08.
  30. News: The Conversation 2022-03-22 . 31 July 2022 . The Young Turks . Mar 22, 2022.
  31. News: Garcia . Sofia . Communist Plans To Defy Campus Ban . 31 July 2022 . The Chicago Maroon . 1 November 2016.
  32. News: Yurcaba . Jo . #StandWithPP Supporters Share Their Thoughts . 31 July 2022 . Bustle . 29 September 2015.
  33. Web site: We Need Honest Debate, Not Unprincipled Attacks: A Further Response to the Attacks On Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights . . 28 July 2022. Lori. Sokol. Merle. Hoffman. Sunsara. Taylor. 19 July 2022 .
  34. Web site: A Response to Jezebel by Leaders of Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights . . 28 July 2022. Lori. Sokol. Merle. Hoffman. Sunsara. Taylor. 17 June 2022 .
  35. Web site: Taylor . Sunsara . In Reply to the Reactionary Hit Piece in the Daily Beast: Why I DO Follow Bob Avakian...and Why YOU Should Too . revcom.us . RCP Publications . 2022-07-13.
  36. Web site: Taylor . Sunsara . Robert Mackey Dishonestly Demonizes Bob Avakian, Erases Revolution, and Trashes the Truth WILL THE "INTERCEPT" STAND BY THIS? . revcom.us . 18 July 2022 . RCP Publications . 2022-07-18.
  37. News: Street . Paul . Why is "the Left" Red-Baiting Rise Up for Abortion Rights on the Eve of Fascist Destruction? . 2 August 2022 . Counterpunch . 1 August 2022.

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