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Protests at Senate offices are planned for Monday to demand senators vote against Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Survivors and allies across the country will also walk out of their workplaces and schools to show solidarity with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. (Photo: CancelKavanaugh.com)
Nationwide Walkout Planned to Show Solidarity with Sexual Assault Survivors as Ford Reaches Tentative Deal to Testify
Thousands of people across the country have pledged to walk out of their workplaces and schools on Monday at 1:00pm EST
Sep 23, 2018
Women and men across the country are planning a national walkout on Monday afternoon in a show of solidarity with sexual assault survivors, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify regarding her allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
More than three dozen progressive organizations--including NARAL Pro-Choice America, CREDO, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund--announced the event late Saturday, calling on survivors and allies to wear black on Monday and to walk out of their workplaces, schools, and homes at 1:00pm EST. Supporters will also be posting photos of their participation online with the hashtag #BelieveSurvivors.
"Dr. Blasey Ford has bravely come forward with her story of sexual assault at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, despite knowing this will come at great cost to her life and her family," said NARAL in a statement. "Her willingness to testify in the face of relentless bullying, victim-blaming, and unfair Committee process by Republicans is yet another symbol of her courage and her willingness to speak her truth. She is not alone. Allies want her to know they have her back."
By Sunday morning, more than 5,000 people had pledged to join the walkout as supporters spread the word on social media.
\u201cWe\u2019re in. We were going to stand outside and scream at the sky anyway. #BelieveSurvivors #MeToomvmt\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1537646354
\u201cI believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. I'll be joining the nationwide walkout with my sisters and brothers across the country on Monday at 1pmET/10amPT to stand in solidarity with her and survivors everywhere. #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— Chelsea Handler (@Chelsea Handler) 1537632194
Hundreds of Ford's supporters are also expected to stage protests in Senate offices on Capitol Hill Monday, while alumnae of the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, where Ford was a student when Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her at a party, planned a vigil outside the White House on Sunday at 5:00pm EST.
The shows of solidarity were planned as Ford and the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to negotiate the terms of her upcoming testimony. On Saturday, Ford's lawyers and Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reached a tentative deal for Ford to testify Thursday, with details being discussed Sunday.
On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) criticized the Republican-led committee for pushing ahead with the testimony without calling for or allowing time for an FBI investigation into the allegations, which Ford has requested.
"This is totally untoward because remember, during the Anita Hill days there was an investigation, perfunctory as that was, but Dr. Ford is not even afforded that," Hirono told Jake Tapper. "Meanwhile, she's coming forward and very bravely saying, 'I will tell my story,' so I'm going to do everything I can to make sure she can tell her story free of intimidation, fear, and the kind of threats that she's already getting for even coming forward."
\u201c\u201cShe\u2019s coming forward and very bravely saying, \u2018I will tell my story,\u2019 so I\u2019m going to do everything I can to make sure that she can tell her story free of intimidation,\u201d says Sen. Mazie Hirono of Christine Blasey Ford #CNNSOTU https://t.co/ChAXC3Jn5z\u201d— CNN Breaking News (@CNN Breaking News) 1537710032
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Women and men across the country are planning a national walkout on Monday afternoon in a show of solidarity with sexual assault survivors, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify regarding her allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
More than three dozen progressive organizations--including NARAL Pro-Choice America, CREDO, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund--announced the event late Saturday, calling on survivors and allies to wear black on Monday and to walk out of their workplaces, schools, and homes at 1:00pm EST. Supporters will also be posting photos of their participation online with the hashtag #BelieveSurvivors.
"Dr. Blasey Ford has bravely come forward with her story of sexual assault at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, despite knowing this will come at great cost to her life and her family," said NARAL in a statement. "Her willingness to testify in the face of relentless bullying, victim-blaming, and unfair Committee process by Republicans is yet another symbol of her courage and her willingness to speak her truth. She is not alone. Allies want her to know they have her back."
By Sunday morning, more than 5,000 people had pledged to join the walkout as supporters spread the word on social media.
\u201cWe\u2019re in. We were going to stand outside and scream at the sky anyway. #BelieveSurvivors #MeToomvmt\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1537646354
\u201cI believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. I'll be joining the nationwide walkout with my sisters and brothers across the country on Monday at 1pmET/10amPT to stand in solidarity with her and survivors everywhere. #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— Chelsea Handler (@Chelsea Handler) 1537632194
Hundreds of Ford's supporters are also expected to stage protests in Senate offices on Capitol Hill Monday, while alumnae of the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, where Ford was a student when Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her at a party, planned a vigil outside the White House on Sunday at 5:00pm EST.
The shows of solidarity were planned as Ford and the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to negotiate the terms of her upcoming testimony. On Saturday, Ford's lawyers and Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reached a tentative deal for Ford to testify Thursday, with details being discussed Sunday.
On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) criticized the Republican-led committee for pushing ahead with the testimony without calling for or allowing time for an FBI investigation into the allegations, which Ford has requested.
"This is totally untoward because remember, during the Anita Hill days there was an investigation, perfunctory as that was, but Dr. Ford is not even afforded that," Hirono told Jake Tapper. "Meanwhile, she's coming forward and very bravely saying, 'I will tell my story,' so I'm going to do everything I can to make sure she can tell her story free of intimidation, fear, and the kind of threats that she's already getting for even coming forward."
\u201c\u201cShe\u2019s coming forward and very bravely saying, \u2018I will tell my story,\u2019 so I\u2019m going to do everything I can to make sure that she can tell her story free of intimidation,\u201d says Sen. Mazie Hirono of Christine Blasey Ford #CNNSOTU https://t.co/ChAXC3Jn5z\u201d— CNN Breaking News (@CNN Breaking News) 1537710032
Women and men across the country are planning a national walkout on Monday afternoon in a show of solidarity with sexual assault survivors, as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify regarding her allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
More than three dozen progressive organizations--including NARAL Pro-Choice America, CREDO, and Planned Parenthood Action Fund--announced the event late Saturday, calling on survivors and allies to wear black on Monday and to walk out of their workplaces, schools, and homes at 1:00pm EST. Supporters will also be posting photos of their participation online with the hashtag #BelieveSurvivors.
"Dr. Blasey Ford has bravely come forward with her story of sexual assault at the hands of Brett Kavanaugh, despite knowing this will come at great cost to her life and her family," said NARAL in a statement. "Her willingness to testify in the face of relentless bullying, victim-blaming, and unfair Committee process by Republicans is yet another symbol of her courage and her willingness to speak her truth. She is not alone. Allies want her to know they have her back."
By Sunday morning, more than 5,000 people had pledged to join the walkout as supporters spread the word on social media.
\u201cWe\u2019re in. We were going to stand outside and scream at the sky anyway. #BelieveSurvivors #MeToomvmt\u201d— Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (@Full Frontal with Samantha Bee) 1537646354
\u201cI believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. I'll be joining the nationwide walkout with my sisters and brothers across the country on Monday at 1pmET/10amPT to stand in solidarity with her and survivors everywhere. #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— Chelsea Handler (@Chelsea Handler) 1537632194
Hundreds of Ford's supporters are also expected to stage protests in Senate offices on Capitol Hill Monday, while alumnae of the Holton-Arms School in Bethesda, Maryland, where Ford was a student when Kavanaugh allegedly assaulted her at a party, planned a vigil outside the White House on Sunday at 5:00pm EST.
The shows of solidarity were planned as Ford and the Senate Judiciary Committee continued to negotiate the terms of her upcoming testimony. On Saturday, Ford's lawyers and Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reached a tentative deal for Ford to testify Thursday, with details being discussed Sunday.
On CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday morning, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) criticized the Republican-led committee for pushing ahead with the testimony without calling for or allowing time for an FBI investigation into the allegations, which Ford has requested.
"This is totally untoward because remember, during the Anita Hill days there was an investigation, perfunctory as that was, but Dr. Ford is not even afforded that," Hirono told Jake Tapper. "Meanwhile, she's coming forward and very bravely saying, 'I will tell my story,' so I'm going to do everything I can to make sure she can tell her story free of intimidation, fear, and the kind of threats that she's already getting for even coming forward."
\u201c\u201cShe\u2019s coming forward and very bravely saying, \u2018I will tell my story,\u2019 so I\u2019m going to do everything I can to make sure that she can tell her story free of intimidation,\u201d says Sen. Mazie Hirono of Christine Blasey Ford #CNNSOTU https://t.co/ChAXC3Jn5z\u201d— CNN Breaking News (@CNN Breaking News) 1537710032
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