Today we stand-in
celebration of all the women from the diaspora who led the struggle to
celebrate this day,
This day comes with so much
history of being marginalized and feeling silent and invisible to the world around us,
The silence has made us grow
to empower the next generation and future generations,
To realize that they
have a seat in society and will not be silent anymore.
I know who I am,
And I know I bring history
as do all of you,
Of the strength of
womanhood, community, Madre, Tia hermana y Amiga,
Our activism is compiled in
the strength to organize our community resources in unconventional ways that is
not customary to some societies,
But is done as many
say Chicharron Style.
And guess what?
It is okay do things
chicharron style,
Con unos pedacitos de yuca
too
Because that is who we are
Women play such a
pivotal role in our community,
Because they are the
cultivator of our culture and history
Yes, we are known for music,
dancing, and cooking,
But what many do not know
We carry a social change
spirit that shines on people like you and me,
Who are becoming the
change-makers
That is not by accident,
But of the circumstances,
That have driven us to say,
SILENT NO MORE por somos
valientes y luchadoras
As we commemorate this day
in Boston
We extend to our hermanas,
That we are here and here to
do bigger and better things
So watch out world, ya
hemos rompido las cadenas.
Gracias a nuestra hermana
ancestrales,
Thank you to our ancestors,
who have made the way
Thank you to the city of
Boston for honoring this day
Felicidad Mujeres
Afrodescendientes del Caribe, Latinoamérica y la diaspora
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