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[Owendonovan]

I will check this out today and see if I can understand what these kind of passive rallies are achieving, if anything.


International Women's Day - Unite & Resist in New York, NY

Hello Marchers!
It’s your hosts Ev K and Evie J (and yes, we know it sounds ridiculous)! We first want to thank you so much for participating in the official 2025 International Womxns Day March! We are so excited to see you all on Saturday. A few things that we would like to discuss before this weekend. We are starting at 11AM sharp! We recommend getting to Washington Square a bit early. We will start at the east side of the park across from the statue, near the giant disco ball. We will first have opening remarks then go straight into speakers! Then we will march to union square guided by our banner. There will be photographers and the speeches WILL BE LIVESTREAMED. If you wish to not be photographed/ recognizable consider wearing a mask or bundling up in a scarf. Speaking of scarves, the weather is looking pretty nice but still cold, please prepare to bundle up and bring sunglasses! Please bring snacks, water and other necessities you believe you might need. We have also provided some chants in the bottom of this email so you can prepare before the march!


This is a peaceful protest. Consider protecting your data. Here is a post with some great tips!

As they try to erase National Women's Day from the Calendars we will demonstrate that they cannot silence us. This is a Womxn's (cis- and transgender) March and we are using this rally to stand in solidarity with our trans sisters. Our bodies are autonomous and we will not fit into any box. We are one, we are united, and we stand together.

CHANTS:
When Women's (Black/Immigrant/Gay/Trans/Human) Rights are under attack! What do we do? STAND UP FIGHT BACK
Donald Trump Go Away! Racist, Sexist Anti-Gay
They say no choice we say pro choice, Call: Pro Respond: Choice
What do we want? WOMEN'S RIGHTS ! When do we want it? NOW! And if we don't get it? SHUT IT DOWN x2 (Repeat with Trans)
Women's rights you cant take away, women will take back the day
The people, united, will never be divided
Love not hate makes America Great
Call: My Body, Response: My Choice
When Trans Rights are Under Attack, What do we do? STAND UP FIGHT BACK
WOMEN GOT THE POWER (women got the power) POWER TO THE WOMEN(power to the women) STRONGER BY THE HOUR(stronger by the hour)
EVERY GENDER, EVERY RACE, being a TRANSPHOBE has no place

[Owendonovan]

There were fewer people by about 3,000 than the one I went to a couple weeks ago, and they took the least disruptive route possible. It was a 7 block walk up University ave which is partially pedestrian. It's far too passive to do anything.

[Oploskoffie]

Feel like starting a Complain About Something Random thread, but I'll start here and with this...

In one of my bookcases sits my little Simon Stålenhag collection, awaiting the arrival of his upcoming Swedish Machines. Suffice it to say I really, really like his works and The Electric State is one of them. Back in 2017/2018 the Russo Brothers (of several MCU movies fame) bought the film rights, which may or may not have seemed like an artistically sensible choice, but I'm sure the were $ome $erious up$ide$.

Seven years later, and I've just experienced the serious displeasure and outright befuddlement that followed watching the trailer for the $320 million Netflix "movie" that gets it's release next week. I'm just... Lost for words, really. The one thing, ONE THING they should never have done was dumb it down, and OMFG it looks like an amusement park ride Even going by the trailer alone, it makes the Amazon adaptation of Tales From The Loop look like an absolute freakin' timeless masterpiece. But then what was I expecting after the casting of Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt. Urgh...

[ponchi101]

I guess I will look him up.