Tensions have been running high as a result of the Supreme Court’s recent draft leak to overturn Roe v. Wade, which were reflected on the California State University of Long Beach’s campus on Thursday, May 5 with protestors chanting explicit vocabulary.
A crowd gathered at the Go Beach sign on West Campus Drive and Beach Drive, just outside Brotman Hall with a clear message. Which was that the Supreme Court had gone too far.
The protest began with familiarizing the crowd with the chants and general message they wanted to deliver, their anger reflected with the explicit language the signs contained.
Chavez was one of the main leaders and organizers of the event who wanted to get more than just students but the whole community in on this issue.
She succeeded in this to a degree as there were some older folks from around the community and city as a whole attending.
After about 30 minutes of preparation and waiting for more stragglers to join, they began their march through campus with what felt like an angry yet passionate attitude.
When they looped back around, they picked up the tempo and moved from the sidewalks to the streets.
The procession went down Beach Drive, past the Student Health Services building all while chanting things such as “Hey hey, ho ho, the supreme court has got to go”.
Apparently the student health services center wasn’t aware of the demonstration as one of the nurses, Raul Barriga, was surprised when asked about the demonstration before it began.
“Didn’t know anything about this. Definitely not here, I can tell you that much,” Barriga said.
Continuing, they went around the corner onto Earl Warren Drive past the dorms before turning back toward Brotman Hall. They had one more stop though, the College of Business.
The crowd then made their way back to the Go Beach sign where more speakers presented what they had on their minds while others promoted their platform. Some were very professional, others not so much.
The protest started to die down around 5:15 p.m. and fully concluded shortly after. The general attitude and outtake at the end was that the day was a success as the crowd cheered several times while finishing up.