Updated to correct a name spelling.
Chants like "My body, my choice" and "Abort the Court" echoed up Liberty Street as car horns blasted seemingly in support of the crowd.
| While no one seems to know who organized the Venango County protest of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that basically abolished Roe V. Wade, it didn't seem to affect the number of people showing up. At one point the crowd swelled to about 150 protestors. After the court's decision last month, protests around were organized across the country and placed on a map on the act.womensmarch.com website. Franklin was included as a location with the name Jennifer listed as the organizer. Though no one seemed to know who Jennifer was, several in the crowd thought it was a successful event. People came from all over. Meadville had a large contingency. |  |
"Visibility matters, our voices matter," said local activist Ashley Zaccari Smith. She and a group of others were planning a rally but decided to join the one already listed on the database website. "This is a moment of crisis for our community and our democracy," she continued. "I urge you to turn your outrage into action. We must fight back together and make our voices heard. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, non-affiliated voters, we need to join forces and mobilize. Our voices matter and we need to show this in November."
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