SHUT DOWN SCOTUS ORGANIZING CALL
The leak of Justice Alito’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, overturning Roe v. Wade and opening the door to the elimination of myriad other rights that our communities rely on, has brought to the surface something that many of our movements have recognized for a long time.
We are in a crisis of democracy.
Following decades of organizing by the far right, conservatives now hold a majority on the Supreme Court, and a group of five justices can roll back critical rights and protections that should be settled law. At the same time, the filibuster has left the Senate gridlocked and unable to pass legislation to protect our rights or enact the programs our communities need.
Right now our political system is in crisis. Times of crisis can either be opportunities to break through the inertia and win transformational change or they can be opportunities for the establishment to further entrench the status quo.
On June 13, one of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision days, we plan to blockade the streets around the Supreme Court to rise up for the transformative change that our communities need.
Want to take direct action to Shut Down business as usual at SCOTUS? Join an organizing call at 7pm eastern on Tuesday, May 24 to move the planning forward! If you can’t make it or do not want to sign up for a public Zoom call, no worries – there will be other opportunities to plug in.
We'll share updates on the plan so far and work together through a spokes council to make important decisions on our next steps. If your organization or affinity group plans to participate, let us know in the registration form. If you're not part of an organization or affinity group (or don't know what that means) that's great too! We'll help introduce you to a small group you can work with to help make this mobilization happen!
Can’t join us in the streets but want to help make this mobilization happen? Donate to support this important work!
In solidarity,
ShutDownDC
