Independence Day Sparks Rallies for Abortion Rights

DeanCarlo Jordan (left) and Sarah Daghigh (right) attend the Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Hundreds of abortion rights activists march through Venice streets on July 4. The crowd walks past Venice Torso, a sculpture by late artist Robert Graham. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Abortion rights activists use green smoke bombs at an Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Protesters gather for an Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Hundreds of abortion rights activists march through Venice streets on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Two children watch as the large crowd of abortion rights protesters marches through the Venice streets, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Abortion rights activist gathers for the Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Protesters gather for an Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

DeanCarlo Jordan (left) and Sarah Daghigh (right) attend the Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, on July 4. (Anna Sophia Moltke | The Corsair)

Hundreds of abortion rights activists, protesters, and community members gathered for an Abortion Rights Rally on the Venice Beach Boardwalk on July 4. Ralliers brought handmade signs, and some painted their bodies to express dissent in reaction to the United States Supreme Court, Dobbs v. Jackson, overturning Casey and Roe on June 24. Activists gave speeches and featured a speaker from the Los Angeles chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. After the rally on the boardwalk, the large crowd walked through the streets of Venice.