     |
|||||||||
Email us at WATERstaff@hers.com with your mailing address to receive a complimentary copy of our newsletter, WATERwheel!
|
In Praise of Women’s Creativity by Mary E. Hunt
Praise be. The ravages of injustice are simply too much to bear any longer. The options for children are too few. They dream a world, and vow to create it. Praise be. It does not take a genius to see how things could be different. It takes a group, however small, to begin the task. They open a center, and find a way to fund it. Praise be. Ten parts energy, creativity and will combine with one part money. The doing is all, and all can do something. They offer programs, and the possibilities grow. Praise be. Women
come, then their daughters, nieces, friends. They strive to be inclusive, and the project becomes richer. Praise be. So many women, so much talent, the possibilities expand. The work of social change begins at home. They struggle, and some groups go out of existence. Praise be. It is not how long they last, but what work they do, what lives they touch. Another group starts, the spiral continues, fortified by their efforts. They connect, and partners become teams, teams networks. Praise be. A center is only as powerful as its colleagues. Luckily, their number is legion and their impact gently cosmic.
This prayer is written in thanksgiving for all of the women who have created and sustained the women’s offices and centers that continue to be the backbone of the grassroots efforts to transform kyriarchy.
|
||||||||
| Copyright 2008 WATER | Home/Join/Donate/Resources/Contact
Us |
||||||||