Multiple people on social media have called for the strike to begin on Mother's Day, May 8, to protest the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
The website calls for the cessation of all economic activity for the length of the strike, which organizers proposed to run from May 8-15."A general strike is a form of protest for social or political goals in which all participants cease all economic activity, such as, working, attending school, shopping, going to the movies, transactional recreation, etc.," organizers wrote.
"What happened that day was the first step for women's emancipation in Iceland. It completely paralyzed the country and opened the eyes of many men," she said."These motherf*****s really did it. First, they came for Black voters, then they targeted LGBTQ+ families. Now, women of America, they've overruling Roe v.Wade," actor and
wrote in a tweet."We have to unite and strike back. Take to the streets. Overwhelm them at the ballot box. They have gone too damn far."Boulder
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