Activists are planning a protest at San Francisco’s Federal Courthouse on Friday evening to express outrage over the United States Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending the constitutional right to abortion after nearly 50 years.
People plan to meet at the Phillip Burton Federal Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Ave. at 5 p.m.
Protesters rally in support of abortion rights near the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in San Francisco, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Kevin Kelleher/Special to SFGATE“People need to show up to show that we don’t agree with this decision and we’re going to fight it,” said Nancy Kato, an activist with Reproductive Justice. “We want to build a movement. It’s not just show up, protest and go home. We’re going to organize.”
Kato added added, “Everybody needs to show up.”
Kato said the plan is for activists to engage in civil disobedience by blocking a key intersection, but people can also opt to stay on the sidelines. Protesters will then walk to the San Francisco Federal Building at 90 Seventh St.
Several groups are leading the protest, including Reproductive Justice, Glide Memorial Church, Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, Radical Women, Raging Grannies Action League, Freedom Socialist Party, Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights Bay Area, Socialist Alternative and Workers World Party Bay Area.
Protesters rally in support of abortion rights near the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, in San Francisco, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
Photo courtesy of Marc PaschkeThe groups are urging unions to organize a national emergency conference of women to plan further actions.
SFGATE will update this story as details become available on protests at other times and locations.
