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Movements Oct 22, 2020
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A mourner holds a sign at the Gov. George Deukmajian Courthouse in Downtown Long Beach during a candlelight vigil to honor Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Photo by Brandon Richardson. Thousands of women nationwide are expected to participate in a series pre-election demonstrations today, including a noon march in Downtown Long Beach, focusing on women’s reproductive issues, getting out the vote and protesting the Trump Administration’s efforts to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
A number of virtual events, voter registration drives, phone banking efforts and text messaging campaigns are also planned. In addition to the Long Beach march at noon at Pine Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, similar gatherings are scheduled in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Torrance and Laguna Niguel. “There are over 400 being planned around the country and Pasadena is one of them,” organizer Jenna Karvunidis, who is co-hosting a march outside Pasadena City Hall, told the Pasadena Now website. “This march particularly has to do with not confirming the new Supreme Court justice until after the election. “It was Ginsburg’s dying wish to not be replaced until after the election, and I think that we should honor that.” Women’s Marches have been held regularly […]
