Planned Parenthood Needs Your HelpThis year marks the 30th anniversary of Roe v Wade. In case you are unfamiliar with the hoopla that surrounds this event, anti-choice protestors come from around the country to Washington, DC to participate in the March for Life and to attempt to close down the clinics.
Planned Parenthood will be one of the hardest hit clinics this year. This occurs for many reasons, including the Planned Parenthood name and the fact that the DC PP clinic is on the way to the White House and the March for Life. Preliminary data is already showing that there will be at least two large, historically aggressive anti groups coming to PP.
In anticipation of this, WACDTF works overtime this time of year to make sure that there are enough escorts at each clinic. We also will NEED to do extra measures: we watch the clinics overnight (clinic watch), escort during the week at many clinics, and escort for longer hours.
This year the anniversary of Roe (and therefore the March for Life) is on Wednesday, January 22nd. This means that PP will defintely need extra coverage on Saturday the 18th and Wednesday the 22nd. We may also need extra coverage during the rest of that week. Escorts are needed from 6 AM to either 12 or 1 (depending on anti activity). Nobody is expected to do the entire 6 or 7 hours, instead please consider doing some part of that.
If you can help out, send your availability for the entire week of Saturday the 18th through (and including) Saturday the 25th. Since, we will be escorting at early hours please let me know the hours you are available. Please consider helping out at PP before work, especially on the 22nd. EVERYONE IS NEEDED!!!!!!!! If you have friends, please ask them to help out.
If you are interested in doing clinic watch, please send an email to Rebecca Fox at refoxwacdtf@hotmail.com
