"We, the activist and organizers, are the midwives. It is the people who birth the movement."
— Paola Mendoza

Women’s March

As a co-founder and Artistic Director of the Women’s March, Paola was instrumental in mobilizing over 5 million people to the streets on January 21st, 2017.

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Doctors for Abortion Access

Paola was a lead organizer demanding an end to the current and future criminalization of doctors and health care providers who perform lifesaving abortion care.

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Act for Abortion

January 22th, 2022 marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade . Paola organized a celebration on the steps of the Supreme Court in an act of joyful declaration to honor people who have abortions and abortion providers.

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I Am A Child – Civil Disobedience

Paola organized a group of children in an act of civil disobedience in the Hart Senate Building. The children were demanding an end to child separation on the Southern border.

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Joy to the Polls

As lead a lead organizer Paola launched a movement to bring joy to the democratic process & make voting a celebration in 2020 and beyond.

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Families Belong Together

Paola was a lead organizer for the Families Belong Together marches which mobilized ten of thousand of people across the country

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