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 Harrisburg, PA.
We’ll gather in the Pennsylvania capitol building’s main rotunda wearing bridal gowns and veils, with our arms chained and mouths taped, to protest child marriage. We’ll urge legislators to pass HB360/SB81, the simple, commonsense bill that would end child marriage in Pennsylvania. Will you join us?
June 26 | 10:45 a.m.
Pennsylvania state capitol building main rotunda
501 N 3rd St., Harrisburg
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. Jesse Topper, Primary sponsor, HB360
- Rep. Perry Warren, Co-prime sponsor, HB360
- Sen. John Sabatina, Primary sponsor, SB81
- Sen. Judith Schwank, Co-prime sponsor, SB81
- Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Co-prime sponsor, SB81
- Amanda Parker, AHA Foundation
- Donna Greco, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
- Fraidy Reiss, Unchained At Last
Ending Child Marriage in the United States
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 Pennsylvania.
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.