Silence is NOT an Option
March 2026
Women’s History Month
March 7th – Anniversary of Bloody Sunday (Selma, 1965)
Abolition & Mass Incarceration Awareness
1) Women’s History Month- Let’s kick off Women’s History Month by acknowledging and learning more about Claudette Colvin. At age 15, she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus (9 months before Rosa Parks). Her case was a part of Browder v. Gayle, which ended bus segregations.
2) Bloody Sunday (Selma, 1965)- On March 7, 1965, six hundred peaceful civil rights marchers who were walking towards Montgomery, Alabama to demand federal protection of Black voting rights, were violently beaten with batons, tear gassed, and trampled on by Alabama state troopers and local law enforcement. Their story is still relevant today because in our times, it’s easier for a white person to vote from space than it is for Black people to vote in their communities.
3) Mass Incarceration Awareness- Our criminal legal system (not “justice” system) not only rips apart the dignity of Black men, but also negatively impacts their communities by taking fathers away from their families as well as contribute to the increase in mental health issues.
***Call to Action***
I March for Black Womxn San Diego march to demand for accountability for sexual/reproductive violence, an end to police violence and deportation, access to health and reproductive care, as well as economic justice for all Black womxn. You can follow and join their activities by going to their Instagram page.
II BAPAC SD Foundation is a non-profit organization in San Diego that empowers Black voters and advocate for political inclusion. They seek donations for their organization in order to continue their initiatives which include improvement in areas of homelessness, education and voter registration in our communities.
III Californians for Safety and Justice help drive many of the policies that have made the state the nation’s leader in ending the overuse of incarceration. They, too, seek your support by following their cause as well as donating to their organization.
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
