Dear reproductive rights defenders,

Congratulations on our recent electoral victory, in
which the rightwing anti-worker, anti-woman agenda
promoted by Arnold Schwarzenegger and abortion rights
foes was rejected by California voters! But while we
savor this important success, our fight continues.

The rightwing remains on the offensive and will be
coming to San Francisco on January 21, 2006, the
anniversary of Roe v. Wade, for the second annual
“Walk for Life.” We need you to form a coalition to
let the conservative right know that San Francisco is
a reproductive rights town. Our first meeting will be
on Sunday, December 4, 3:00-5:00pm at the Women’s
Building in San Francisco (3543 18th Street between
Valencia and Guerrero).

The goal of this meeting is to get your input and put
plans in motion for a response to the “Walk for Life.”
We matched their 4,000-5,000 numbers last year. This
time, we want to exceed that. Your ideas, your energy
and your help are a crucial part in strengthening the
collaboration we’ve built around the election.

We’ve heard strong interest from representatives in
the labor, queer, women of color, reproductive
justice, immigrant, youth and disability rights
movements. Uniting our struggles only make sense in
the face of our common enemies. The two local women
who convened last year’s anti-choice march, Eva
Muntean and Dolores Meehan, were the same people who
organized a protest in the streets against same-sex
marriage rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community.

The current climate of violence, war and increasing
government and corporate power in the United States
and across the globe has resulted in escalated attacks
on women’s health and the fundamental right to choose
whether or not to reproduce without interference from
the church or the state. Terrorism at our clinics,
billions spent on war and repression, far-right
Supreme Court nominees, cuts to welfare and other
social services, ongoing sterilization abuses,
anti-youth and anti-immigrant legislation, union
busting, and lack of affordable healthcare, childcare,
and environmental protections mean that it is more
urgent than ever that we work together to defend and
expand reproductive rights for all. Our lives depend
on it.

Let’s seize the opportunity to continue building an
inclusive, vibrant movement capable of winning the
human rights we all deserve. For more information
about the December 4 meeting, to add your endorsement,
or to talk with a live person, please email the Bay
Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights (BACORR) at
bacorrinfo [at] riseup.net or call 415-864-1278. All those
who want to protect and expand reproductive rights are
welcome – please pass this on far and wide!

In solidarity,

Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights