Oct 1 at 10AM - Kavanaugh rally being held in Boston during event with Sen. Jeff Flake
BOSTON —
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake will be speaking Monday at the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit in Boston, where he will be met by protesters calling on him to reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Congressional candidate Ayanna Pressley and Democrat candidate for governor Jay Gonzalez are expected to attend the rally.
In a statement Sunday night, Walsh said, “This moment in time will mark how we, as a country, respond to the call for action from women and individuals who have bravely spoken out about sexual assault."
Flake voted to send Kavanaugh's nomination to the full Senate but only if the FBI investigated sexual assault allegations made against Kavanaugh by by Christine Blasey Ford. Flake said Sunday he could not have made that decision if he'd been running for re-election.
The rally begins at 10 a.m. It is being sponsored by several groups, including the ACLU and Planned Parenthood.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/kavanaugh-protest-expected-at-boston-event-with-sen-jeff-flake/23541802
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On Monday, October 1, at 10 AM, rally with advocates and elected officials on Boston City Hall Plaza outside an event featuring U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, a key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who voted to move Kavanaugh’s nomination forward. We'll be calling on Senator Flake and all Senators to reject Kavanaugh’s nomination, and make clear that a vote to confirm Kavanaugh is a vote to betray women and sexual assault survivors.
WHAT: Rally standing with survivors of sexual assault and calling on Senator Flake to reject Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
WHO:
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh
Boston City Councilor At-Large Ayanna Pressley
Gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez
NY Congressional Candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Leaders of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts
Student activists from Emerson College
Local leaders, survivors, and advocates
WHEN: 10 A.M.
WHERE: Boston City Hall Plaza
(Cambridge St. side near City Hall entrance)
https://www.facebook.com/events/138535990435150/
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