Lizzo has donated $500,000 of her tour proceeds and teamed up with Stay Nation to pledge $1 million in complete to abortion rights organizations within the US following the Roe v. Wade verdict.
The singer introduced in a Tweet: “A very powerful factor is motion and loud voices.” Earlier than elevating consciousness of the charities she is pledging cash in the direction of.
“Black girls & girls of color,” she additionally wrote, “have traditionally had disproportionately much less entry to household planning assets,” as she regarded to deliver some constructive liberation within the face of the damning verdict.
Including: “This can be a nice loss however not a brand new one.” Earlier than giving followers the prospect to donate to the trigger by way of her web site which is seeking to petition the Roe v. Wade verdict and overturn the damning choice.
Stay Nation have additionally joined her on this noble trigger and states that they may pay for all journey bills for “staff who want entry to girls’s healthcare providers exterior of their dwelling state.”
Lizzo’s rally towards the choice was additionally joined by the likes of Billie Eilish and Phoebe Bridgers at Glastonbury, whereas Taylor Swift, Cher and others spoke out towards it on social media.
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