How
can I buy a "Don't Mess with Texas
Women" Tee Shirt?
Sorry, we are sold out.
Exactly When
& Where is the March?
The March is on Sunday,
April 25, 2004. Participants may begin
to assemble as early as 10:00 AM at
the Lincoln Memorial. The March will
begin at 12 Noon. Following the March,
a rally will be held from 1:00 to 4:00
on the National Mall.
How
Can I Get to D.C. for the March?
Fly!
Contact your favorite travel agent or
discount flight website and book yourself
a flight that suites your budget, schedule
and travel preferences. Below are options
if you’d like to obtain a special
travel discount for flying on Southwest
Airlines or American Airlines to the
March.
Southwest
Airlines Discount to Baltimore
Washington Int’l (BWI) Airport:
If you decide to fly Southwest and would
like to use the March for Choice discount
(up to 10% off most fares), please call
toll free: 1-800-433-5368, Mon. through
Fri., 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., or Sat.
& Sun. from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
To receive the discount, use ID Code
#U0327 and the event name “Texans
March for Choice.” Please note
that the discount can only be obtained
by booking your flight through the above
800# and cannot be obtained by booking
the flight on Southwest’s website
or main reservations phone number.
If you arrive fly to BWI (Baltimore
Washington Int’l , please note
that you’ll be approximately 30-45
minutes from downtown D.C. and must
arrange for your own transportation
to D.C. BWI's website (http://www.bwiairport.com/#)
has information about ground transportation
accessible from the airport. Simply
click on "ground transportation"
at the top of the screen.
American Airlines to D.C.
National Airport or Baltimore Washington
Int’l (BWI) or Dulles Airport:
If you decide to fly American and would
like to use the March for Choice discount
(up to 10% off on coach and 15% on first/business
class if you book at least 30 days in
advance), please call toll free: 1-800-433-1790.
To receive the discount, use the group
name TARAL MARCH and the authorization#
A6644AH. Please note that D.C. National
Airport is located on the public Metro
(subway) system and is just a couple
of miles from downtown D.C.
Where
do I stay in DC?
Click
here for DC room availability
For information about
hotels in DC, call 275-0171 x.116 or
send an email to shelly@ppaustin.org.
How Can I Meet
up With Other Texans?
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Don't
Mess with Texas Women Kick-Off
Rally |
Meet
up with fellow Texans and
hear from inspirational
speakers for free! |
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| Former
Texas Governor Ann
Richards,
Roe v. Wade attorney
Sarah Weddington,
and political journalist
Molly Ivins |
Sunday,
April 25
10:00-11:00 am
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To meet
up with other pro-choice Texans interested
in the March now:
Join the March for
Choice “meetup” in your
community to find out how other pro-choice
Texans are getting to D.C. Join
now
To meet up with other
pro-choice Texans at the March in D.C.:
Check back for information
about meeting up with pro-choice Texans
in D.C. on Saturday night, April 24th
for drinks and Sunday morning, April
25 for a rally before the March. Also,
there will be information soon about
where Texans will be assembling on the
Mall for the start of the March.
How
Can I Meet up With Other Texas Students?
To meet up with other
students from the University of Texas
at Austin:
Contact Katie Forde
with UT's Voices for Choice
at k_forde@hotmail.com.
Which
Texas Groups Are Supporting the March?
Current Don’t
Mess with Texas Women Coalition partners
include:
Business and Professional
Women of Texas
DentonTexas 4 Choice
FMLA Sam Houston State University
FMLA Texas Tech University
FMLA Texas Woman's University
FMLA University of North Texas
Gray Panthers of Texas
Kendall County Area Democratic Women
Ladyfest Texas
League of Women Voters of Texas
Lilith: A Fund for Reproductive Equity
National Association of Social Workers
of Texas
National Council of Jewish Women of
Texas
National Organization for Women of Texas
National Women’s Political Caucus
of Texas
Religious Coalition for Reproductive
Choice of Texas
Social Welfare Action Alliance - Austin,
Texas Chapter
Texas Association of Planned Parenthood
Affiliates (TAPPA)
Texas Abortion and Reproductive Rights
Action League (TARAL)
Voices for Choice (UT Austin)
Whole Women’s Health Clinic--Austin
Women’s Health and Family Planning
Association of Texas
Women’s Issues Network
and more!
How can I buy
a "Don't Mess with Texas Women"
Tee Shirt?
Texas tees are available online
or you can order from Shelly at 275-0171
X 116 or email.
Tees are available in English, Spanish
in a variety of sizes and styles.
Who
Can I Contact at Planned Parenthood
in Austin for more information?
You can contact Shelly at 275-0171 X
116 or email.
Persons
with Disabilities and the March for
Women’s Lives
The March office will be making trolley
arrangements for people with mobility
issues. We have just received word that
their deadline for ordering the trolleys
is Friday, March 26. Email
your request.
Motor Coach travel
If you are planning to travel to Washington,
DC via bus it will be necessary to inform
the Bus Bank, or the charter company
you working with, that there will be
a person(s) in need of an ADA equipped
bus. It is important to make this request
early as most companies do not own ADA
equipped coaches, they will have to
be located.
Metro Rail Stations
General accessibility features include:
· All bus and train operators
and station managers receive training
on the special needs of people with
disabilities
· Metro operates 165 elevators
at its Metrorail stations
· All elevators have video cameras
and emergency intercoms
· Metro Mobility Link provides
information on elevators out of service,
or information helpful for people with
disabilities
· Elevator service status is
available online
For the blind or low vision
person:
· There are Braille signs throughout
Metrorail stations
· Upgrades on voice enunciators
at elevators
· External PA systems identifying
the stops
· On board announcements identify
the stops
· Door chimes and audio messages
signal the opening and closing of the
rail car doors
· Bright flashing lights announce
a train is approaching
For the mobility-impaired person
· One fare card vendor per mezzanine,
the first one on the left is lower
· Each mezzanine has at least
one entrance and exit gate wide enough
for a wheelchair.
· Lift-equipped and kneeling
buses make up more that 70 percent of
the fleet
For the deaf and hard of hearing
person
· Flashing lights at the platform
edge signal the arrival of trains
· Text telephones (TTY’s)
are in every Metro station
· Metro’s consumer and
transit information lines include TTY
service
The National Mall
Traveling from any Metro station in
the vicinity of the Mall to the event
site could require everyone to walk
or wheel distances ½ a mile or
more, depending on which station you
exit. If this is a concern, we recommend
exiting at the closest station to the
event site: the blue/orange line at
Smithsonian. All sidewalks in the area
have curb cuts for wheel chairs. Metropolitan
Police will have officers at major intersections
to assist with direction of pedestrian
traffic. The Mall is mostly grass but
has two wide gravel promenades on either
side that can accommodate wheel chair
traffic.
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