Since their movement started in 2011, they have made tremendous progress. What aspects of their protests and activism can we look at and take advice from? Something this organization is famous for is their Chain-Ins, which are protests in which a large group of women and activists gather wearing wedding dresses and chains on their wrists. This represents the struggle that these women go through. They go through this struggle silently, but in doing these protests it brings it to the forefront of everyone's minds. These protests normally take place in front of court and state houses.
I wanted to link the website to a bunch of these different chain-in events: https://www.unchainedatlast.org/chain-in/ . Reading into all of them and seeing the gradual progress and rise in awareness is inspiring. I think this organization is a perfect example of persistence and never giving up. If we stop fighting then there will be no one left to fight for those who sometimes aren't even able to fight for themselves.
These are just a few examples of the amazing progress that this organization has made in just two years. It shows that persistence is key. So, what are they doing to get all of this accomplished? One of the main things keeping this movement going is the nonstop push for new legislation. People working in this organization are calling legislators, urging senators to pay attention, writing emails and making phone calls, and quite literally never shutting up. Day in and day out they are working to push this injustice to come to an end.
I think it's also important to have someone who was directly affected by this injustice at the head of the movement. I wanted to post a link to the leader of this movement, Friaidy Reiss, and her personal story. I think it's really powerful and what she has done as a result of her circumstances is very inspiring.
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