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John,
Independence Day in this country should represent liberty and justice for all. Yet thousands traveling to escape from the inequalities and injustice of their own lands are being met at our borders with persecution and imprisonment. Parents who are risking everything for the hopes and dreams of their children are arriving in the United States only for their sons and daughters to be ripped out of their arms and thrown into concentration camps.
This day is used to signify our success in the fight for freedom, but we cannot celebrate success until all who seek a brighter tomorrow can do so humanely, with complete bodily autonomy and the right to make decisions for themselves, without the fear of losing their child or being forced to live without basic necessities in horrifying conditions.
On this Independence Day, we must remember that the path to freedom is not over. The Ms. Foundation and its grantee-partners are united in our fight against the blatant sexism, xenophobia and racism that currently guides our nation’s policies, and we will not stop until we achieve true equality for all.
In the name of freedom,
Ms. Foundation for Women
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