UpliftHerSafety: Women of Color Resisting State Violence in CA

Official Title: #UpliftHerSafety: An Art Protest & Self-Defense Rally Resisting State Violence Against Women of Color in California

“We are women of color and allies committed to the safety and human rights of Black, Brown, Indigenous and API women and condemn the multi-layered state violence targeting women and girls of color in California such as police brutality, sexual assault, abuse in prisons/immigration detention centers, historical revisionism and institutional disregard for the deceased.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors return from recess for their first post-break Supervisors meeting on September 6th which is also the time and place where we’ll take to the steps of City Hall to call attention to six incidents of state violence against women of color and list six correlating demands, detailed in our ‘6 Demands on the 6th’ statement.

In honoring Kayla, Korryn and all women of color we’ve lost to state violence we’ll hold a prayer vigil and also offer healing spaces for those in need. Our ‘Art Protest’ will feature visual art, spoken word, poetry readings and other mediums which will either speak to the urgent issues raised above or will affirm the humanity of women and girls of color.”