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An Open Letter to the Media Outlets Ignoring National Rally

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By: Jessica DelBalzo


On August 18th, a grassroots organization called We Are Woman will be hosting a national rally for women's rights on the west lawn of the Capitol. Will you be there?

For six months, volunteers have been securing endorsements, scheduling speakers, collecting donations, writing and rewriting press releases that have gone out to dozens of media outlets in D.C. and throughout the United States. As a result, we have support and participation from the likes of Planned Parenthood, the National Council of Women's Organizations, NOW, and CODEPINK, an inspiring line up of speakers and performers, a modest purse, and a lone press contact at The New Republic.

Women's issues have been a dominating subject in news outlets for well over a year now. The mounting assaults on our reproductive freedoms, our paychecks, and our equality have been covered by media giants, referenced on national television, and blogged and re-blogged on popular websites. Every other day, we receive news of another attack, another politician attempting to make his government so small that it fits inside our vaginas. The onslaught of laws that violate our rights is news. READ MORE

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