While many are getting ready to fire up the grill or attend a parade Monday, some people plan to boycott Fourth of July celebrations to protest the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
"America has hit a bottom low taking away women's reproductive rights," said Contra Costa County resident Anamarie Avila Farias. "We're all mad -- extremely mad -- that people want to shut us down and, in particular, men want to tell us what we're going to do with our reproductive rights is even more infuriating."
Avila Farias is a member on the Contra Costa County Board of Education. Even though she said the boycott is her personal opinion and doesn't reflect the views of the board, conservatives from across the county have attacked her in recent days. They're calling her unpatriotic. Some are even demanding that she resign from the school board.
Shupe said hundreds of people have already signed the petition and, if there's a strong interest, they may start a recall campaign to get her out of office.
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