Portland Socialist Feminists to Hold #MeToo Speak-Out Saturday on Day of National Women’s March
Portland Socialist Feminists to Hold #MeToo Speak-Out Saturday on Day of National Women’s March
As protesters around the nation prepare to rally on Saturday for the third annual National Women’s March, a group of socialist feminists will be hosting a #MeToo speak-out in Portland.
Individuals with the Democratic Socialists of America, International Socialist Organization and Socialist Alternative say the event is “an opportunity for attendees to take the mic and share their personal experiences with sexual assault, bigotry and gender-based oppression.”
In a statement today, organizers credit the #MeToo movement for empowering people to come forward with their stories of sexual abuse, and say “now it’s time to take the next steps.”
“We need a socialist feminist movement: one that embraces issues of trans liberation, immigrant rights, climate justice, disability rights and anti-racism,” the statement reads. “This broken capitalist system has failed us.”