A group of about 28 people stood in a circle in Utah’s Capitol Rotunda on Friday donned in pink shirts. Some clutched poster boards, others stood stock still with their hands rested on their hips. Most were women, with a few men scattered throughout the ranks.
The group stood in silence for about 45 minutes, broken every few seconds by a recorded voice coming out of a faux pink bird with messages — some of hope and others of frustration — for Utah lawmakers.
“We put a message out to the public saying if they have things they want to say to the Legislature, they could send us a message, we put it into this program and then it comes out from our little bird," said Karrie Galloway, the CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Utah, who headed the event.