January 5, 2001
"Feminists will be out in full force at the Inauguration on January 20, reminding Bush, Cheney and the Cabinet nominees that we won't tolerate a roll-back of our rights," said National Organization for Women (NOW) President Patricia Ireland. "Bush's nomination of radical right-wing ideologues is an affront to the majority in this country who favor more progressive policies."
| Who: | NOW President Patricia Ireland and other activists |
| What: | Presidential Inauguration Protest |
| When: | Saturday, January 20 |
| 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM | |
| NOW President's Statement at 12:45 PM | |
| Where: | Navy Memorial |
| (Pennsylvania Ave, between 8th and 9th Streets, NW) | |
| Washington, D.C. |
"John Ashcroft, Linda Chavez and Tommy Thompson are proponents of some of the most regressive social policies on the ultraconservatives' agenda," Ireland said. "The new president and his Cabinet are in for a bumpy four years if they plan to break Bush's promise to govern with compassion."