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Emergency action: Defend doctors from Christian Fascists w/R&R! Mon. morn. May 9

by R+R
Its likely that Operation Rescue will concentrate their forces and bring
in busloads, which they allude to in their website. Meet us in the
morning at 8AM. Earlier is better. Later is good too. OR will be there
from 6AM throughout from May 9-11.


FROM: REFUSE & RESIST! Bay Area, (contact Don or Larry at
fun [at] re-sist.net) refuseandresist.org

REFUSE & RESIST! Bay Area is mobilizing AGAINST Operation Rescue at the
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Conference
(acog.com/ACM2005). OR is out to harass, intimidate and defame these
women's health professionals. An early portion of the conference began
this weekend and Operation Rescue has begun attacking. We were out to
meet them but the doctors are requesting more public and obvious support
to counteract the gigantic photography and loud assualts. Large signs
and large numbers are being asked for.

Its likely that Operation Rescue will concentrate their forces and bring
in busloads, which they allude to in their website. Meet us in the
morning at 8AM. Earlier is better. Later is good too. OR will be there
from 6AM throughout from May 9-11.

May 9-6AM Anti-Abortion protesters begin (PLEASE COME AT 6AM IF YOU CAN!)
May 9-8AM REFUSE & RESIST! meets at Moscone Center entrance
May 9-8:30AM official conference start time

COUNTER-DEMONSTARATION:
The Moscone Center 747 Howard Street - San Francisco
BART: Montgomery St. Station
1: Start out going Northeast on MARKET ST towards 2ND ST by turning left.
2: Turn RIGHT onto 2ND ST. 0.2 miles 3: Turn RIGHT onto HOWARD ST.
0.3 miles

Other groups may have other plans. Join them too! Come out any time
during the conference to support and stand up against these fascists!
Let us know if anyone knows anything else going on or has other ideas
and we'll get back to you later with any updates... and get in touch if
you want to talk about all this...

The security, vendors and many of the phyisicans expect OR to be out
there tomorrow Monday starting at 6 am. The anti's plan civil
disobedience to block the entrances to the convention hall and prevent
the phyisicans from getting inside the convention. The opening session
starts at 8:45 am with greetings from the city officials. The SFPD said
they plan to be here as well to make sure there isn't any disruptions,
but they have allowed the anti's to make death threats on bull horns,
allow the anti's sound truck to circle the convention hall with their
obsence signs and making agitational remarks like "if I was on a jury I
would sentence all abortions and baby killers to death". Today, the
security people said there were no pro choice people that showed up.

Given the sentiments of people we have talked to here, they would like
if there were many people here from 6 am to 9 am to let people know that
there are pro choice people here in this town and that there is no
traditional morarlity or values but another kind of future.

-

In their "Walk for Life" last January, the "Rapture Right" mobilized
5000 for an un-precidented anti-abortion march through San Francisco.
We met them with 5000:

photos
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1716544.php
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1716388.php
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/01/1716463.php

video
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/22jan05pro-choice_sm2.wmv
http://www.indybay.org/uploads/blackmunmarchsasi.mov

FROM: REFUSE & RESIST! Bay Area, (contact Don or Larry at
fun [at] re-sist.net) refuseandresist.org
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Comments (Hide Comments)
by Pro-Choice Dude
I was there is morning at 7am and those right-wing f***s were out there in full force. We were outnumbered 4 to 1 and I could only stay until 9am. Damn school.
Anyhoo, call everyone you know to get out there and confront the racist, sexist, anti-gay bigots. The obstetricians will be glad to see you, too.
by from r+r via mahtin
there were about a dozen pro-choice people and twice as many anti-choice people, if i recall what my contact said.

the pro-choice people had a banner about supporting the providers. they got thumbs-ups and other grateful reactions from the conference attendees.

anyone got any other reports?
by and I don't know why
And it's really bothering me...I was out yesterday, and yeah, there were a handful of us...The SFBG knows about it, I wonder if they will report it...are they still out today?
by Pro choice forever
We're not turning out? I had no idea this action was taking place, and believe me - I would have been there, sign in hand. DISSEMINATE INFORMATION!
by the problem
...in this case was short notice. I don't know why the mainstream pro-choice orgs aren't getting the word out but I think it would be wise to monitor the websites of the anti-choice women-killers so we have more word about their plans. Here are a couple.

http://www.walkforlifewc.com/

http://www.operationrescue.org/

Look for the anti-choice walk for death to be back next year around Jan 22, the anniversary of the Roe V Wade decision. Be ready for them. And here's another website which will graphically inform you of why we must continue to fight these paternalistic idiots:
http://www.sapphireblue.com/25years/
by now you're talking
>it would be wise to monitor the websites of the anti-choice women-killers

Wise indeed. It also pays to monitor their allies. These people are dangerous. You can be sure that they monitor us.

This is war. To pretend it is anything else is to guarantee our defeat. In war, it*always* pays to know what your enemies are up to. It can be fatal not to.
by Meeting of women
There is a continuation oft he effort women who organized to counter the Walk for Life...I think there's a meeting on the 23rd. Let me check on that and post info...last year, the Walk for Life got thousands of women into the streets, but it took them a year(let's not forget that the main organizer of that march was in our backyard...it's the Diocese of San Francisco). We need to start planning now.
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