Missourians to protest legislative actions at ‘Stand up, fight back’ rally
Protestors gather in the rotunda to protest a Republican-led redistricting plan at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City
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.
