ending child marriage
Once again, we at Unchained At Last are going to Chain-In to protest child marriage in the United States. This time we’re headed to Concord, NH.
We’ll gather in the lobby of the New Hampshire Legislative Office Building wearing bridal gowns and veils, with our arms chained and mouths taped, to protest child marriage and urge legislators to pass HB1516, the simple, commonsense bill that would end child marriage in New Hampshire. Will you join us?
March 10 | 1:15 p.m.
New Hampshire Legislative Office Building Lobby
33 N State St., Concord, NH
We provide the bridal gowns, veils and chains, all at no cost. All you need to do is register via the link below – and join us to make some noise!
Speakers include:
- Rep. Cassie Levesque, Primary sponsor, HB1516
- Fraidy Reiss, Founder/Executive Director, Unchained At Last
- Emily Steinert, Policy and Advocacy Associate, Unchained At Last
We lead a growing national movement to end child marriage in the United States by eliminating the legal loopholes in all 50 states and at the federal level that allow, and even encourage, child marriage.
Child marriage is often forced marriage, because children face overwhelming legal and practical barriers if they try to leave home, enter a domestic violence shelter, retain an attorney or bring a legal action such as a divorce before they turn 18. Further, child marriage destroys girls’ health, education and economic opportunities and significantly increases their risk of being beaten by their spouse.
The U.S. State Department has called marriage before 18 a “human rights abuse.” Let’s Chain-In to demand an end to this human-rights abuse in Minnesota.
Read more here about Chain-Ins, the powerful form of peaceful protest that we invented to raise awareness of forced and child marriage in the United States.
Learn more here about other ways you can help to end child marriage in the United States.
