Rebirth:The Story of Women
In honor of Women’s History Month…
It was March 2020.
The month when life forever changed.
Close the door, quarantine, don your mask, wash your hands. Stay far, far away.
Faced with a choice to cry or create, we chose to create
To converse
To connect
To catalyze
As women
Every Monday. 4pm like clockwork. We meet on Zoom. Poets, painters, dancers, actors, directors, singers, photographers - varied ages, different races, assorted backgrounds.
All artists.
We came together through the ultimate bridge and liminal space. The Arts.
In sharing our stories, our history and the honest reflection of our experiences, we understand that we each have a story to share...
STORIES actually… stories that help us to know our common ground. Our humanity.
We see each other. We hear each other. We value one another.
We know that we are all one: interconnected, interdependent, and intertwined in every way.
So we keep talking, sharing, learning, growing
Now, we stand side by side during Women’s History Month to share with you.
But also to invite you
To join with us and with one another to do the same.
Make more connections. Deeper connections. Different connections.
As a way to build empathy, trust, and understanding with others.
And then pass it on.
One year ago when given the choice to cry or create, we chose to create.
In honor of Women’s History Day and Month, we’d like to share a very special piece of the heart of the arts. We thought this might be the perfect opportunity to give new life to our “Story of Women” This project features the stories of women artists who have been meeting together on zoom since the beginning of the pandemic. All month long, we’ll be introducing you to these women one day at a time, one story at a time, one video at a time.
These are our stories. The Story of Women…
Women’s History Month is celebrated all through this month of March. It’s a time to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women and to mark a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day has occurred for well over a century with the first gathering held in 1911. Purple, green and white are the colors of International Women's Day. Purple signifies justice and dignity. Green symbolizes hope. White represents purity, albeit a controversial concept. The story of women belongs to the collective efforts of all who care about women and all human rights. The 2021 theme for International Women's Day is “Choose To Challenge” because a challenged world is an alert world. And from challenge comes change. We hope that our stories might inspire and challenge YOU to share your stories too. Let's all #ChooseToChallenge.
Not shown: Kate Taussig, Nija Phelps, Jennifer Paradis, Jolyn Walker, Tantra Zawadi, Shaileen Landsberg, Jacqueline Lema, and Joan Glass