Written by: Meagan
• power • solidarity • impossible • identity • defeat • denied access to solidarity • I’m a movement person • toxic air • they have my back • do something • wrestle • something stronger • juggle • it affirms • grounding • reconnecting • inspiring • core • lines between • positive masculinities • even the converted can be deceptive • a way for us • we need each other • gender equality • always a weird experience to me • competition • I have to continue • tense • both at the same time • the most injustices, the most suffering • enriching • I didn’t speak out • find my voice • use my voice • I really thank you • overwhelming • I needed what we have together • gross violation • I thank Ecumenical Women for including me • this cold in New York • richer • broader • poisoned • animating • break the silence • frustration • what we need to get rid of • disseminate information • positive energy • young and old working together • it takes both • as a young person • stories of the people • two worlds • I can’t talk about how this is impacting me • privileged • positive power institutions have • language has huge power • we become far stronger • clearer path • hard work • it’s so beautiful to listen to • richness • for remembering me • for the very first time • I never understood why • to be a part • I collapsed in a heap • the one thing I know •