Walkouts will escalate with punishing policy! I’ll keep my readers informed.
As opposed to the large-scale weekend rallies that the Women’s March became known for following Trump’s first inauguration, organizers have planned a weekday walkout this year. The group says its aim is to show the administration that as it escalates its attacks “on our rights, our bodies, and our livelihoods”, that Americans can escalate in response.
“We really felt like it was important for us to have a mobilization that tested some additional tools in the toolbox,” said Rachel O’Leary Carmona, executive director of the Women’s March. “What will it look like if we do an action on a weekday? Where we are withdrawing our labor. Where we’re refusing no shopping, no working, no commerce.”
Although the Women’s March put out the call-to-action, local groups are organizing “walkout” events across their communities. So far, the group has tallied more than 600 events scheduled across the United States to take place at 2pm local time.