Missourians to protest legislative actions at ‘Stand up, fight back’ rally
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) — Several organizations around the state are coming together for the “Stand Up, Fight Back” rally Wednesday at the State Capitol to protest actions taken by Missouri lawmakers.
According to a press release from Abortion Action Missouri, thousands of protesters went to the Capitol is September 2025 to protest lawmakers taking away paid sick leave, the right to abortion, access to health care and the redistricting of the congressional map.
Missourians plan to protest the same issue on Wednesday as lawmakers head back to the Capitol following their break.
According to the press release, 17 statewide organizations will be represented in the rally:
Missourians with SEIU Healthcare
SEIU Local 1
Missouri Workers Center
Abortion Action Missouri
Missouri Jobs With Justice
Action St. Louis
PROMO Missouri
Beacon Reproductive Health Network
Heartland Alliance for Progress
Indivisible KC and Indivisible STL
Missouri Rural Crisis Center
Planned Parenthood Great Plains Vote
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers Action
UAW Local 31, UAW Local 249 and UAW Local 2250
Wednesday’s rally will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Capitol rotunda.
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