Jan 18, 2025
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Greater Rochester Chapter of the National Organization for Women held a People's March in Rochester through the Neighborhood of the Arts in solidarity with thousands of marchers across the nation on Saturday. The march started at the corner of University Avenue and N Goodman Street and ended at Three Heads Brewing on Atlantic Avenue. The march is described by organizers as a "feminist-led day of action." Rochester NOW leaders say the march was an opportunity to raise awareness about reproductive rights. The 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade is January 22. The landmark case granted access to abortion nationwide until it was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022. Since then, abortion has been banned in 13 states and access elsewhere is shrinking, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. Members of Planned Parenthood of Central and Western New York, Rochester's Sexual & Reproductive Justice Task Force, The New Pride Agenda, Party of Socialism & Liberation Finger Lakes and the Penfield Democratic Commitee supported the march. "We encourage all who believe in justice and equality to join us in standing up for a better future," organizers with NOW said. (WROC photo / Trinity Wilson)
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