“We have to get out here and advocate that being present kind of forces everyone to look at us and come to terms with how this will disproportionately affect us,” Kuhney said, hoping that more Black Chicagoans will show up to rallies related to abortion rights.
East Garfield Park native Ryan Watson spoke at the rally. He’s a member of the Chicago chapter of Socialist Alternative, a national organization whose mission is to fight against exploitation and injustice in the workplace, communities and campuses.
“I see that the rights for working people are tied to women’s rights, and so just as much as I fight for Black liberation, or for me as a working-class person, I’m gonna fight for other people so that we know that our struggles are interlinked,” Watson told The TRiiBE following his speech.
LaVerne Morris, a legal consultant who resides in the Loop, said she was outraged about the news from the Supreme Court, so she joined the rally.
“It’s an erosion of rights, women’s rights [and] reproductive rights, and more people need to get involved and send a message that this is not okay,” Morris said.
There are more abortion rights rallies scheduled for this weekend and rain does not appear to be on the forecast.