April 5 march predicted to be largest march ever

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Outraged by the ruling-class drive to overtum Roe v. Wade, the National Organization for Women (NOW) is gearing up for a giant march in Washington, D.C., on April 5. NOW activists have vowed to make the event, "the largest march and rally on Washington in our nation's history for reproductive freedom."

This month, most NOW chapters are initiating activities to build the march. Cleveland NOW has already reserved eight buses for April 5. San Francisco NOW Rosemary Dempsey, editor of the National NOW Times, has begun a speaking tour of college campuses in order to meet young activists and get them involved in building the march. In January, she will visit Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and NOW members are also participating in activities on Jan. 22, the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Actions across the country will include vigils, pickets, rallies, petitions, and human billboards directed at the leaders of anti-aborThere is hardly a clinic in this country that has not undergone some sort of attack by the anti-choice zealots. For instance, on Dec. 28, an man in a ski mask invaded the Central Health Center for Women in Springfield, Mo. and started shooting. He wounded two people before making his escape.

Plans to celebrate Roe v. Wade are even more important this year. There is a real possibility that this may be our last celebration, if the Supreme Court over"Let's send a clear message to the President, Congress, state legislatures, and the Supreme Court that we will not be terrorized or governed by right-wing religious fundamentalists," says Alice Cohan, who is NOW's coordinator for the march. "Activists can take part in making history by planning to be in Washington on plans to charter a plane.

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