A few hundred are out today at SLC’s Washington Square Park in response to SCOTUS’ decision to overturn Roe v. Wade #utpol
Utah is one of a handful of states with a “trigger” ban that takes effect after an official certifies that all or part of the landmark decision has been overturned #utleg
Crowd has mobilized, heading toward the Capitol, where it’ll converge with @ppacutah’s rally
Chants of “Whose streets? Our streets” and “2, 4, 6, 8 f-ck the church and f-ck the state” fill the air, as the group makes its way past the SLC temple
Outside the state Capitol, the crowd for today’s reproductive rights rally is in the thousands #utpol#utleg#roevswade
A few more scenes from the Utah Capitol, as residents from Salt Lake City — and beyond — showed up in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade #utpol
As the Capitol rally wound down, organizers took it to the street once more, and marched back toward the City and County Bldg.
SLC’s third reproductive rights rally today ended without incident. @threadreaderapp: unroll
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Hundreds descend upon the Utah Capitol today for the first iteration of #UtahMarch
The gathering originally had an immigration focus, but after organizers asked potential attendees to bring IDs, and suspicion around the nascent group began to form, it shifted to a general human rights rally #utpol
Under the unifying message, locals came out in droves to hear messages centered around women’s, immigrant and LGBTQIA+ rights
Happening now: A group 1,000 strong is gathered at the Utah Capitol as part of the 50 protests/50 states initiative #utpol
US and trans pride flags — as well as signs emblazoned with messages like “We the people reject the oligarchy” and “What happened to all lives matter?” pepper the sizable crowd
Road closure on 1300 East by the I-80 entrance due to a protest in progress #slc #utah #upol
The SLC gathering—which closed down the busy Sugar House intersection for nearly two hours—was part of a Global Day of Action that saw similar disruptive events in 100 cities across 45 countries
A winter weather advisory wasn’t able to deter the hundreds who showed up on Saturday. In between chants and speeches, some speculated the protest might turn into a march on the freeway itself, but that didn’t materialize
‘Rally for Reproductive Freedom’ underway at the state Capitol #utpol#utleg
“We stand in solidarity with all AFAB individuals, and recognize that our country has never truly ensured the rights that they deserve,” organizers Pro Choice People of Utah said
Attendees are carrying signs emblazoned with messages like, Red, white and trash,” “Land of the free, my ass,” and Abortion is Liberty”
The event, which gives way to a march to the City and County Bldg., gives a political tinge to this weekend’s Pride 🏳️🌈 festivities
.@slcCouncil member @DarinMano, dressed in what he called his “gay clothes,” recalled his first #Pride experience, when he didn’t feel brave enough to get out of his car, and celebrated everyone present #utpol