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Hundreds of protesters gathered at Senate offices on Monday to demand that lawmakers oppose U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Two women have accused him of sexual assault. (Photo: Brooke Saias/Women's March/Twitter)
Dozens Arrested as Survivors Flood Capitol Hill to Share Trauma of Sexual Assault, Demand Senate Reject Kavanaugh
"The stories we're hearing from survivors are chilling. They're all too devastating and all too common. They're why we're here today."
Sep 24, 2018
Ahead of a 1pm national walkout on Monday to support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez--who have accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault--and demand that lawmakers oppose him, hundreds of critics flooded Capitol Hill to target specific senators such as Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose responses to the women's claims have outraged advocates for survivors of sexual violence.
\u201cRIGHT NOW: Large crowd of activists & allies in black are occupying the Hart Senate building to make sure our lawmakers know we will NOT be silenced. We need our senators to step up to the plate - Brett Kavanaugh's nomination must be withdrawn. #StopKavanaugh #CancelKavanaugh\u201d— NARAL (@NARAL) 1537798461
\u201cWe\u2019re with our friends @womensmarch, @CPDAction, @beaheroteam, and protestors from all over, filling the halls of Congress to take a stand against Kavanaugh. Our senators must #BelieveWomen, #BelieveSurvivors, and #StopKavanaugh. \u270a\ud83c\udffd\u201d— Demand Justice (@Demand Justice) 1537804118
Dozens of demonstrators were arrested Monday morning outside Collins' office in Washington, D.C.
\u201c35 women arrested outside @SenatorCollins\u2019 office. \n\nNow we\u2019re here to deliver our message to @JeffFlake: #BeAHero. #CancelKavanaugh. #BelieveWomen.\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537801743
Those who weren't arrested then moved to the office of Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Survivors who participated in the Capitol Hill protests shared their stories.
"The stories we're hearing from survivors are chilling. They're all too devastating and all too common," Women's March tweeted. "They're why we're here today. They're why we'll be back Thursday."
\u201c\u201cI\u2019m 52 and I\u2019ve been carrying this burden my whole life. I\u2019m here today to let that go. I\u2019m hear to say no more. Please #CancelKavanaugh today.\u201d\n\n\ud83d\udcf8 by @brookesaias\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537801743
From Flake's office, they moved to the office of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.). His staff, according to Women's March, refused to come out to meet with the hundreds of demonstrators, so some participants began making their way into the office.
\u201cWe\u2019ve delivered our message to @JeffFlake. \n\nUp next: We\u2019re here to talk to you @SenSasse. We want to know if you #BelieveWomen. We need to know if you\u2019re ready to #BeAHero and #CancelKavanaugh, or if you want to go down in history as a rape apologist. \n\n\ud83d\udcf8 @brookesaias\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537803882
Other protests planned for lawmakers' offices throughout the country on Monday include actions at Collins' Portland office; Flake's Tucson office; the Des Moines office of Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa); the Austin and Dallas offices of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas); the Denver office of Sen. Cory Gardner; and the Reno office of Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.).
\u201cToday, UltraViolet members are showing up at GOP senators' offices in Portland, Des Moines, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Tucson, and Reno to demand the Senate actually #BelieveSurvivors and #StopKavanaugh. \n\nFind an action near you: https://t.co/TYvCQyRYpc\u201d— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts) 1537798991
Additional actions are planned for Thursday, when Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Women's March is tracking the scheduled events with an interactive map.
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Ahead of a 1pm national walkout on Monday to support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez--who have accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault--and demand that lawmakers oppose him, hundreds of critics flooded Capitol Hill to target specific senators such as Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose responses to the women's claims have outraged advocates for survivors of sexual violence.
\u201cRIGHT NOW: Large crowd of activists & allies in black are occupying the Hart Senate building to make sure our lawmakers know we will NOT be silenced. We need our senators to step up to the plate - Brett Kavanaugh's nomination must be withdrawn. #StopKavanaugh #CancelKavanaugh\u201d— NARAL (@NARAL) 1537798461
\u201cWe\u2019re with our friends @womensmarch, @CPDAction, @beaheroteam, and protestors from all over, filling the halls of Congress to take a stand against Kavanaugh. Our senators must #BelieveWomen, #BelieveSurvivors, and #StopKavanaugh. \u270a\ud83c\udffd\u201d— Demand Justice (@Demand Justice) 1537804118
Dozens of demonstrators were arrested Monday morning outside Collins' office in Washington, D.C.
\u201c35 women arrested outside @SenatorCollins\u2019 office. \n\nNow we\u2019re here to deliver our message to @JeffFlake: #BeAHero. #CancelKavanaugh. #BelieveWomen.\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537801743
Those who weren't arrested then moved to the office of Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Survivors who participated in the Capitol Hill protests shared their stories.
"The stories we're hearing from survivors are chilling. They're all too devastating and all too common," Women's March tweeted. "They're why we're here today. They're why we'll be back Thursday."
\u201c\u201cI\u2019m 52 and I\u2019ve been carrying this burden my whole life. I\u2019m here today to let that go. I\u2019m hear to say no more. Please #CancelKavanaugh today.\u201d\n\n\ud83d\udcf8 by @brookesaias\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537801743
From Flake's office, they moved to the office of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.). His staff, according to Women's March, refused to come out to meet with the hundreds of demonstrators, so some participants began making their way into the office.
\u201cWe\u2019ve delivered our message to @JeffFlake. \n\nUp next: We\u2019re here to talk to you @SenSasse. We want to know if you #BelieveWomen. We need to know if you\u2019re ready to #BeAHero and #CancelKavanaugh, or if you want to go down in history as a rape apologist. \n\n\ud83d\udcf8 @brookesaias\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537803882
Other protests planned for lawmakers' offices throughout the country on Monday include actions at Collins' Portland office; Flake's Tucson office; the Des Moines office of Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa); the Austin and Dallas offices of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas); the Denver office of Sen. Cory Gardner; and the Reno office of Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.).
\u201cToday, UltraViolet members are showing up at GOP senators' offices in Portland, Des Moines, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Tucson, and Reno to demand the Senate actually #BelieveSurvivors and #StopKavanaugh. \n\nFind an action near you: https://t.co/TYvCQyRYpc\u201d— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts) 1537798991
Additional actions are planned for Thursday, when Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Women's March is tracking the scheduled events with an interactive map.
Ahead of a 1pm national walkout on Monday to support Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Deborah Ramirez--who have accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault--and demand that lawmakers oppose him, hundreds of critics flooded Capitol Hill to target specific senators such as Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), whose responses to the women's claims have outraged advocates for survivors of sexual violence.
\u201cRIGHT NOW: Large crowd of activists & allies in black are occupying the Hart Senate building to make sure our lawmakers know we will NOT be silenced. We need our senators to step up to the plate - Brett Kavanaugh's nomination must be withdrawn. #StopKavanaugh #CancelKavanaugh\u201d— NARAL (@NARAL) 1537798461
\u201cWe\u2019re with our friends @womensmarch, @CPDAction, @beaheroteam, and protestors from all over, filling the halls of Congress to take a stand against Kavanaugh. Our senators must #BelieveWomen, #BelieveSurvivors, and #StopKavanaugh. \u270a\ud83c\udffd\u201d— Demand Justice (@Demand Justice) 1537804118
Dozens of demonstrators were arrested Monday morning outside Collins' office in Washington, D.C.
\u201c35 women arrested outside @SenatorCollins\u2019 office. \n\nNow we\u2019re here to deliver our message to @JeffFlake: #BeAHero. #CancelKavanaugh. #BelieveWomen.\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537801743
Those who weren't arrested then moved to the office of Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.). Survivors who participated in the Capitol Hill protests shared their stories.
"The stories we're hearing from survivors are chilling. They're all too devastating and all too common," Women's March tweeted. "They're why we're here today. They're why we'll be back Thursday."
\u201c\u201cI\u2019m 52 and I\u2019ve been carrying this burden my whole life. I\u2019m here today to let that go. I\u2019m hear to say no more. Please #CancelKavanaugh today.\u201d\n\n\ud83d\udcf8 by @brookesaias\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537801743
From Flake's office, they moved to the office of Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.). His staff, according to Women's March, refused to come out to meet with the hundreds of demonstrators, so some participants began making their way into the office.
\u201cWe\u2019ve delivered our message to @JeffFlake. \n\nUp next: We\u2019re here to talk to you @SenSasse. We want to know if you #BelieveWomen. We need to know if you\u2019re ready to #BeAHero and #CancelKavanaugh, or if you want to go down in history as a rape apologist. \n\n\ud83d\udcf8 @brookesaias\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1537803882
Other protests planned for lawmakers' offices throughout the country on Monday include actions at Collins' Portland office; Flake's Tucson office; the Des Moines office of Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa); the Austin and Dallas offices of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas); the Denver office of Sen. Cory Gardner; and the Reno office of Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.).
\u201cToday, UltraViolet members are showing up at GOP senators' offices in Portland, Des Moines, Dallas, Austin, Denver, Tucson, and Reno to demand the Senate actually #BelieveSurvivors and #StopKavanaugh. \n\nFind an action near you: https://t.co/TYvCQyRYpc\u201d— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts) 1537798991
Additional actions are planned for Thursday, when Ford is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Women's March is tracking the scheduled events with an interactive map.
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