Oct 04, 2018
As Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination heads swiftly toward a procedural vote scheduled for Friday and the beginning of debate in Senate, energized protest vigils in more than 300 U.S. cities and towns across the country Thursday night gave lawmakers a taste of what's to come in the next 48 hours as constituents intensify their demands the nominee be rejected.
The vigils were organized by MoveOn.org, and the group noted the high participation level in key states as Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Susan Collins of Maine, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska--none of whom have stated exactly how they'll vote--remain key targets for public pressure.
\u201c100s of vigils tonight. Minot, ND, Portland ME, Anchorage, Charleston WV, more, on 48 hours notice - along with huge wave of grassroots calls. This movement is electric; we will prevail - and for damn sure we'll march to the polls. (Photos via @NARAL) #StopKavanaugh #believewomen\u201d— Anna Galland (@Anna Galland) 1538612555
\u201cResisting Kavanaugh in Minot, ND. @chucklebox08\u201d— Karen R. Sanderson (@Karen R. Sanderson) 1538616965
\u201c#ourtimeisnow Candlelight vigil in Charleston WV #StopKavanaugh\u201d— WV Citizen Action (@WV Citizen Action) 1538616005
\u201cVigil to #StopKavanaugh happening now in Portland, Maine. Over 200+ vigils are happening across the country tonight. #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts) 1538607620
In Portland, Maine, several protesters also visited Collins' office to deliver letters from across the state, imploring her to oppose the judge--but reported that they were driven away when the senator's staff called the police.
"We're all peaceful here, no one was harassing the staff," a Maine resident named Nicki toldCommon Dreams. "We just wanted a few minutes of their time to deliver some letters and they really wouldn't allow that to happen."
In states where senators have made their planned votes clear, vigils offered a visual demonstration of how strongly Americans oppose Kavanaugh's nomination due to the hastily-executed FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against him and the Republican Party's clear demonstration of apathy and cruelty toward survivors, as well as Kavanaugh's display of partisanship during his Senate hearing last week, his anti-choice views, his views on presidential accountability, and evidence that he's lied under oath multiple times.
\u201c#Kavanaugh #Seattle #Indivisible Tonight\u2019s vigil at Cal Anderson Park supported women and declared that Kavanaugh is unfit to be a judge on any court\u201d— Holly Glaser (@Holly Glaser) 1538627338
\u201cINCREDIBLE last-minute protest-rally-vigil tonight at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City.\n\nWe stand with survivors & truth. We demand #Kavanaugh withdrawn\u2014he is, as we chanted, "Not fit to sit."\n\n#utpol\n#BelieveSurvivors\n#StopKavanaugh\n#StandOnEveryCorner\u201d— Ashley (@Ashley) 1538622784
\u201cProud to be part of tonight\u2019s vigil at Kings County Supreme Court in #Brooklyn to demand that all senators must believe women and vote NO on Kavanaugh. #StopKavanaugh #MoveOn #BelieveSurvivors #BeliveWomen #VoteNov6\u201d— Sabawi \ud83c\udf3b (@Sabawi \ud83c\udf3b) 1538622032
The vigils came ahead of mass demonstrations planned in Washington, D.C., including a rally following a march to the Supreme Court, beginning at 12:30pm on Thursday.
\u201cThursday. 10/4. One week after #ChristineBlaseyFord bravely testified before @senjudiciary.\n\nWe\u2019re marching from Kavanaugh\u2019s current courthouse to the one he hopes to ascend to. We\u2019ll do everything we can to make sure he doesn\u2019t get there. #CancelKavanaugh #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1538428199
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As Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination heads swiftly toward a procedural vote scheduled for Friday and the beginning of debate in Senate, energized protest vigils in more than 300 U.S. cities and towns across the country Thursday night gave lawmakers a taste of what's to come in the next 48 hours as constituents intensify their demands the nominee be rejected.
The vigils were organized by MoveOn.org, and the group noted the high participation level in key states as Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Susan Collins of Maine, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska--none of whom have stated exactly how they'll vote--remain key targets for public pressure.
\u201c100s of vigils tonight. Minot, ND, Portland ME, Anchorage, Charleston WV, more, on 48 hours notice - along with huge wave of grassroots calls. This movement is electric; we will prevail - and for damn sure we'll march to the polls. (Photos via @NARAL) #StopKavanaugh #believewomen\u201d— Anna Galland (@Anna Galland) 1538612555
\u201cResisting Kavanaugh in Minot, ND. @chucklebox08\u201d— Karen R. Sanderson (@Karen R. Sanderson) 1538616965
\u201c#ourtimeisnow Candlelight vigil in Charleston WV #StopKavanaugh\u201d— WV Citizen Action (@WV Citizen Action) 1538616005
\u201cVigil to #StopKavanaugh happening now in Portland, Maine. Over 200+ vigils are happening across the country tonight. #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts) 1538607620
In Portland, Maine, several protesters also visited Collins' office to deliver letters from across the state, imploring her to oppose the judge--but reported that they were driven away when the senator's staff called the police.
"We're all peaceful here, no one was harassing the staff," a Maine resident named Nicki toldCommon Dreams. "We just wanted a few minutes of their time to deliver some letters and they really wouldn't allow that to happen."
In states where senators have made their planned votes clear, vigils offered a visual demonstration of how strongly Americans oppose Kavanaugh's nomination due to the hastily-executed FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against him and the Republican Party's clear demonstration of apathy and cruelty toward survivors, as well as Kavanaugh's display of partisanship during his Senate hearing last week, his anti-choice views, his views on presidential accountability, and evidence that he's lied under oath multiple times.
\u201c#Kavanaugh #Seattle #Indivisible Tonight\u2019s vigil at Cal Anderson Park supported women and declared that Kavanaugh is unfit to be a judge on any court\u201d— Holly Glaser (@Holly Glaser) 1538627338
\u201cINCREDIBLE last-minute protest-rally-vigil tonight at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City.\n\nWe stand with survivors & truth. We demand #Kavanaugh withdrawn\u2014he is, as we chanted, "Not fit to sit."\n\n#utpol\n#BelieveSurvivors\n#StopKavanaugh\n#StandOnEveryCorner\u201d— Ashley (@Ashley) 1538622784
\u201cProud to be part of tonight\u2019s vigil at Kings County Supreme Court in #Brooklyn to demand that all senators must believe women and vote NO on Kavanaugh. #StopKavanaugh #MoveOn #BelieveSurvivors #BeliveWomen #VoteNov6\u201d— Sabawi \ud83c\udf3b (@Sabawi \ud83c\udf3b) 1538622032
The vigils came ahead of mass demonstrations planned in Washington, D.C., including a rally following a march to the Supreme Court, beginning at 12:30pm on Thursday.
\u201cThursday. 10/4. One week after #ChristineBlaseyFord bravely testified before @senjudiciary.\n\nWe\u2019re marching from Kavanaugh\u2019s current courthouse to the one he hopes to ascend to. We\u2019ll do everything we can to make sure he doesn\u2019t get there. #CancelKavanaugh #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1538428199
As Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination heads swiftly toward a procedural vote scheduled for Friday and the beginning of debate in Senate, energized protest vigils in more than 300 U.S. cities and towns across the country Thursday night gave lawmakers a taste of what's to come in the next 48 hours as constituents intensify their demands the nominee be rejected.
The vigils were organized by MoveOn.org, and the group noted the high participation level in key states as Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Susan Collins of Maine, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska--none of whom have stated exactly how they'll vote--remain key targets for public pressure.
\u201c100s of vigils tonight. Minot, ND, Portland ME, Anchorage, Charleston WV, more, on 48 hours notice - along with huge wave of grassroots calls. This movement is electric; we will prevail - and for damn sure we'll march to the polls. (Photos via @NARAL) #StopKavanaugh #believewomen\u201d— Anna Galland (@Anna Galland) 1538612555
\u201cResisting Kavanaugh in Minot, ND. @chucklebox08\u201d— Karen R. Sanderson (@Karen R. Sanderson) 1538616965
\u201c#ourtimeisnow Candlelight vigil in Charleston WV #StopKavanaugh\u201d— WV Citizen Action (@WV Citizen Action) 1538616005
\u201cVigil to #StopKavanaugh happening now in Portland, Maine. Over 200+ vigils are happening across the country tonight. #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts (@UltraViolet has the #ReproReceipts) 1538607620
In Portland, Maine, several protesters also visited Collins' office to deliver letters from across the state, imploring her to oppose the judge--but reported that they were driven away when the senator's staff called the police.
"We're all peaceful here, no one was harassing the staff," a Maine resident named Nicki toldCommon Dreams. "We just wanted a few minutes of their time to deliver some letters and they really wouldn't allow that to happen."
In states where senators have made their planned votes clear, vigils offered a visual demonstration of how strongly Americans oppose Kavanaugh's nomination due to the hastily-executed FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against him and the Republican Party's clear demonstration of apathy and cruelty toward survivors, as well as Kavanaugh's display of partisanship during his Senate hearing last week, his anti-choice views, his views on presidential accountability, and evidence that he's lied under oath multiple times.
\u201c#Kavanaugh #Seattle #Indivisible Tonight\u2019s vigil at Cal Anderson Park supported women and declared that Kavanaugh is unfit to be a judge on any court\u201d— Holly Glaser (@Holly Glaser) 1538627338
\u201cINCREDIBLE last-minute protest-rally-vigil tonight at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in Salt Lake City.\n\nWe stand with survivors & truth. We demand #Kavanaugh withdrawn\u2014he is, as we chanted, "Not fit to sit."\n\n#utpol\n#BelieveSurvivors\n#StopKavanaugh\n#StandOnEveryCorner\u201d— Ashley (@Ashley) 1538622784
\u201cProud to be part of tonight\u2019s vigil at Kings County Supreme Court in #Brooklyn to demand that all senators must believe women and vote NO on Kavanaugh. #StopKavanaugh #MoveOn #BelieveSurvivors #BeliveWomen #VoteNov6\u201d— Sabawi \ud83c\udf3b (@Sabawi \ud83c\udf3b) 1538622032
The vigils came ahead of mass demonstrations planned in Washington, D.C., including a rally following a march to the Supreme Court, beginning at 12:30pm on Thursday.
\u201cThursday. 10/4. One week after #ChristineBlaseyFord bravely testified before @senjudiciary.\n\nWe\u2019re marching from Kavanaugh\u2019s current courthouse to the one he hopes to ascend to. We\u2019ll do everything we can to make sure he doesn\u2019t get there. #CancelKavanaugh #BelieveSurvivors\u201d— Women's March (@Women's March) 1538428199
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