'You are our heroes': 14 men protest outside the Supreme Court, chanting 'Believe women! Believe survivors!'
As lawmakers took to the Senate floor on Friday to vote to advance Brett Kavanaugh‘s nomination to the highest court in the country, a group of men took over the street just outside the Supreme Court to protest, chanting, “Believe women! Believe survivors!”
In a video posted to Twitter, 14 men are seen standing on the crosswalk in front of the federal building, linking arms and providing their reason for the protest.
HEROES
These men are blocking the street in front of the supreme court. Watch them explain why. EVERY MAN NEEDS TO HEAR THIS!
RETWEET THIS! pic.twitter.com/WWmejJ30AX
— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) October 5, 2018
“We stand as participants who will bend the moral arc of the universe towards justice so that this nation shall rise up and stand with survivors, stand with women, stand on the right side of justice,” one man said, echoing the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “We as men have come to stand with our sisters, who have for so long pushed this country forward, who have given birth to this nation. And we as their sons are standing firm to let the United States Senate know that we are watching. We are watching their decisions.”
While another continued, “It is us as men who are responsible for the trauma and the pain of women. And it’s us as men who are responsible for starting to heal it. We’re just trying to be held accountable for our own mistakes.”
In the next video, the men remain standing in front of a police officer threatening to arrest them for “blocking and impeding a roadway.” After the officer’s second warning of arrest, a woman witnessing the protest says, “You are our heroes,” to which one of the men replies, “You are.”
Moments later, all 14 of them join in a chant in support of women and survivors.
The moment these heroes were arrested. They were warned but did not move.
Chanting "Believe Survivors"
RETWEET THIS! pic.twitter.com/um4Xvi985D
— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) October 5, 2018
Both tweets have received thousands of responses from both women and men, praising the efforts demonstrated by the group. One person commented, “This is what democracy looks like.”
A dozen men,arms interlocked, chanting_Believe Women_standing firm as they prepare to be arrested.
I don’t know what it says about America that I just burst into tears watching this. Maybe because it’s a glimpse of an America we can create together.
Thank you brothers. https://t.co/Q34YIIODhJ— Glennon Doyle (@GlennonDoyle) October 5, 2018
Tears here too – I do believe this is the America we can and will become. To believe otherwise is just too, too hopeless. #BelieveWomen Thank you so much to these men – this is what true manhood looks like not the false narrative so many men have put forth these past weeks.
— Serialadopter (@serialadopter) October 5, 2018
This is a beautiful sight for my survivor eyes!! Thank you gentlemen
— Jo Berry #IBelieveSurvivors (@JoBerry58539315) October 5, 2018
Women, behold your Brothers. ❤
— Prince Aaron (@thecleverfool) October 5, 2018
I literally could not finish watching this because I cannot be sitting at my desk sobbing.
I don't know any of you gentleman, but I literally cannot thank you enough. Thank you for modelling how to be a good, solid, humble ally. It may not make a difference here, but it matters.
— Gourds For FEMA Administrator 🎃🌊🇺🇸 (@GourdsForTurnip) October 5, 2018
Read more from Yahoo Lifestyle:
• Emily Ratajkowski shamed, told to ‘put on a bra’ while protesting, proving Kavanaugh supporters are missing the point
• ‘We believe Christine Blasey Ford’ was the message of the national walkout. Here’s what it looked like across the U.S.
• Public university pulls ‘pop-up’ credit offered to students who protest Sen. Susan Collins
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