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Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
by New York Post

Protesters wear ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ costumes to troll Pence

Women in Manhattan dressed in red gowns as worn in "The Handmaid's Tale."
Women in Manhattan dressed in red gowns as worn in “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Dozens of red-cloaked protesters dressed as characters from the dystopian TV series “The Handmaid’s Tale” gathered in lower Manhattan to protest Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday.

Led by the group “RefuseFacism.org”, which recently made headlines in Philadelphia for a similar rally, the handmaids donned red cloaks and white bonnets and kept their heads bowed as they marched to the Alexander Hamilton Customs House where Pence was expected to attend a Department of Homeland Security summit on cybersecurity.

“In the show, you can see the parallels. It’s fiction but it’s not too far off from the world that Mike Pence is trying to bring,” said Emma Kaplan, 31, a protestor from Brooklyn. read article…

Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
by NYC Metro

100 handmaids to meet Mike Pence in New York City”

New York’s Financial District is going to look a lot like Gilead, the dystopian regime from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” on Tuesday as dozens of women dressed as red-clad handmaids are set to meet Vice President Mike Pence in New York City.
New York’s Financial District is going to look a lot like Gilead, the dystopian regime from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” on Tuesday as dozens of women dressed as red-clad handmaids are set to meet Vice President Mike Pence in New York City.
“Mike Pence is a Christian fascist theocrat for whom ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is a model,” said Sunsara Taylor of Refuse Fascism, the protest organizer. read article…
Dozens of women dressed as handmaids are set to greet Vice President Mike Pence in New York, just as they did in Philly last week. (Kait Moore)
Dozens of women dressed as handmaids are set to greet Vice President Mike Pence in New York, just as they did in Philly last week. (Kait Moore)
Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
by Refinery29

Handmaids Gather To Protest Mike Pence’s New York City Visit

“We’re here today because Mike Pence is bringing a real Handmaid’s Tale to America,” an organizer loudly proclaimed to the crowd gathered in front of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House on Tuesday. “He’s a Christian fascist. He’s a theocrat. This couldn’t be more fitting.” read article…
Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
by Global News

Women dressed as handmaids protest Trump and Pence in New York


Dressed as handmaids in red capes and white face-obscuring bonnets, about 25 women demonstrated against the Trump administration in New York on Tuesday.  read article…

Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
by amNEWYORK

Protesters in ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ costumes rally outside Manhattan DHS Cybersecurity Summit

A "Handmaid's Tale"-themed protest was held outside the Alexander Hamilton Customs House in Manhattan on Tuesday. Photo Credit: AFP / Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary
A “Handmaid’s Tale”-themed protest was held outside the Alexander Hamilton Customs House in Manhattan on Tuesday. Photo Credit: AFP / Getty Images / Timothy A. Clary

An estimated 100 women marched solemnly, with their heads down and hoods up, to the Alexander Hamilton Custom House from Bowling Green plaza around 12:30 p.m. to protest President Donald Trump’s since-rescinded family separation policy as well as a Religious Liberty Task Force announced by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. read article…

Published on Tuesday, July 31, 2018
by abcNEWS

‘Handmaids’ protest Mike Pence, Kirstjen Nielsen in Manhattan

Lillian Forman, 82, was one of the handmaids who protested. She said she felt she couldn’t stay home.

“I see how America has changed since Trump’s presidency and how it will continue to keep changing if he has his policies fulfilled,” Forman said. “We’re losing our liberties, our law protections, and our balances.I saw what he did to the kids at the border, and if he can do that to little children — some of them mere babies, literally babies — he will do anything.”

Patricia Okoumou, who was arrested for climbing the Statue of Liberty in protest on July 4, also protested as a handmaid outside of the Alexander Hamilton Customs House. read article…