In protest of the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, students from Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) led a schoolwide march to Oakland City Hall on May 9.

 

If Roe v. Wade is overturned, its effect will be tremendous. Eighteen states already have laws in place that say they will ban abortion if the 1973 ruling is overturned.

 

According to the Guttmatcher Institute, 58% of people with uteruses of reproductive age will live in states that don’t support abortion. Countrywide outrage has developed now that Roe v. Wade may get overturned. The youth at OSA are no exception. “We are the next generation. Some of my friends are old enough to vote. We can’t do anything to change problems and issues that we don’t know anything about,” said Amara Hagwood, a 16-year-old activist, and junior at OSA who was one of the organizers of the protest. The protest was promoted on Instagram, with the flier being shared on countless students’ stories.

 

OSA students showed their outrage during a lunchtime march. Students in grades six-12 marched down Telegraph Avenue from 19th street to Oakland City Hall with signs, chanting, “F— the court and the Legislature! Women are not incubators!” After reaching just outside City Hall, a few juniors and seniors gave speeches. Tai-Ga Min, a senior and one of the speakers at the protest said, “I think, regardless of age, you have to be aware. There’s no time in your life where you should stop learning about rights or fighting for your own or other people’s rights. I think it’s definitely true that young women, trans people, [and] disabled people are most vulnerable to being harmed by this [the overturning of Roe v. Wade] so it’s important to know what your rights are and to fight for them.”

 

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