We showed up at Rutgers University in bridal gowns, veils and chains. And we broke into dance.
All to protest child marriage in the United States.
If you missed our Chain-In Flash Mob last month, watch it here, courtesy of NowThis.
We at Unchained At Last lead a growing, historical movement to end child marriage in America.
Currently, marriage before 18 is legal in all 50 U.S. states; in fact, laws in 22 states do not specify any minimum marriage age.
Child marriage often is 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 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. In fact, the U.S. State Department has called marriage before 18 a “human rights abuse.”
Please join the movement to end child marriage in America. Here’s how.
The Chain-In Flash Mob was made possible by generous support from Lush Charity Pot.
Be part of an upcoming Chain-In, at which we gather in bridal gowns and veils, with our wrists chained and mouths taped, to show legislators what life looks like for a girl or woman who is forced to marry. We provide the bridal gowns and chains.
And be part of our upcoming night of hilarity featuring Trevor Noah.
