Successful benefit organized for Boston clinic defender
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BOSTON-Over 200 people attended a July 26 "Rock for Choice" benefit concert organized by the Ad Hoc Mary A. Defense Fund. The event was held at a popular Boston restaurant. The management there told the committee that the pro-choice event was the most successful show they had ever had.
The proceeds will cover legal fees for Mary A., a Boston woman who was arrested on Jan. 13, 1990, while defending a local abortion clinic against an Operation Rescue attack. [See interview in the June issue of Socialist Action.] Close to $1400 was taken in at the door bers who want us to talk about abortion."
Lynch told Socialist Action that the program has already been expanded to two addiand through the sale of raffle tickets, as the crowd—which included a wide cross-section of pro-choice activists and rock fans-enjoyed performances by five all-women rock bands.
Helene Weitzenkorn, state president of Massachusetts NOW, spoke. Other speakers were Linda Harrison, business agent for IBEW Local 2222, and Mary A. herself. Harrison drew cheers when she told the crowd it was outrageous that a woman should be arrested for defending another woman's right to choice. Mary A. got the biggest response when she announced that it was time to take the pro-choice fight out into the streets.—CARRIE ALLISON tional Ohio counties. Sponsors hope to introduce it on a statewide level. There are also plans to expand to other states.