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I grew up in Trinidad and Tobago in the
I grew up in Trinidad and Tobago in the southern part of the island enjoying
southern part of the island enjoying
southern part of the island enjoying things children typically do summers at
things children typically do summers at
things children typically do summers at the beach
the beach
the beach bike rides curry doubles Palau and
bike rides curry doubles Palau and
bike rides curry doubles Palau and callaloo except my childhood wasn’t
callaloo except my childhood wasn’t
callaloo except my childhood wasn’t normal
normal
normal see my parents lived in a domestic
see my parents lived in a domestic
see my parents lived in a domestic violence relationship and from the time
violence relationship and from the time
violence relationship and from the time I was a child I witnessed domestic
I was a child I witnessed domestic
I was a child I witnessed domestic violence in all its forms financial
violence in all its forms financial
violence in all its forms financial emotional verbal and physical by the age
emotional verbal and physical by the age
emotional verbal and physical by the age of 10 I had attended four different
of 10 I had attended four different
of 10 I had attended four different primary schools and called five places
primary schools and called five places
primary schools and called five places home when I was a baby my mother decided
home when I was a baby my mother decided
home when I was a baby my mother decided she could not take the abuse and
she could not take the abuse and
she could not take the abuse and violence anymore she packed our baby
violence anymore she packed our baby
violence anymore she packed our baby bottles and our bags and she headed to
bottles and our bags and she headed to
bottles and our bags and she headed to the beach to end this journey of life
the beach to end this journey of life
the beach to end this journey of life when she got there she thought about her
when she got there she thought about her
when she got there she thought about her children she thought about my brother
children she thought about my brother
children she thought about my brother and she said to herself he would be okay
and she said to herself he would be okay
and she said to herself he would be okay he would adopt and he would get through
he would adopt and he would get through
he would adopt and he would get through life and then she talks about me her
life and then she talks about me her
life and then she talks about me her baby daughter and she said her daughter
baby daughter and she said her daughter
baby daughter and she said her daughter will never know how much her mother
will never know how much her mother
will never know how much her mother loves her and on that fateful day she
loves her and on that fateful day she
loves her and on that fateful day she made a life-changing decision to live to
made a life-changing decision to live to
made a life-changing decision to live to embrace life she returned home to many
embrace life she returned home to many
embrace life she returned home to many years of abuse and violence in this
years of abuse and violence in this
years of abuse and violence in this patear behind me I was five years old
patear behind me I was five years old
patear behind me I was five years old when my father locked my mother out of
when my father locked my mother out of
when my father locked my mother out of the house with nothing but car keys in
the house with nothing but car keys in
the house with nothing but car keys in her hands I remember that first night
her hands I remember that first night
her hands I remember that first night she slept in the car outside after that
she slept in the car outside after that
she slept in the car outside after that the only place I saw her was at school
the only place I saw her was at school
the only place I saw her was at school where she visited with colored markers
where she visited with colored markers
where she visited with colored markers and those chocolates that I
and those chocolates that I
and those chocolates that I loved in secondary school I remember
loved in secondary school I remember
loved in secondary school I remember being so excited for the new school term
being so excited for the new school term
being so excited for the new school term shirts were ironed books were papered
shirts were ironed books were papered
shirts were ironed books were papered and then they got into another huge
and then they got into another huge
and then they got into another huge fight we had less than two minutes to
fight we had less than two minutes to
fight we had less than two minutes to grab as many things as we could as we
grab as many things as we could as we
grab as many things as we could as we ran to safety at my grandmother’s this
ran to safety at my grandmother’s this
ran to safety at my grandmother’s this is a painful memory for me to bring up
is a painful memory for me to bring up
is a painful memory for me to bring up and to talk about today and as a young
and to talk about today and as a young
and to talk about today and as a young Muslim woman for many years I chose to
Muslim woman for many years I chose to
Muslim woman for many years I chose to bury these memories and get as far away
bury these memories and get as far away
bury these memories and get as far away from Trinidad and Tobago as I could
from Trinidad and Tobago as I could
from Trinidad and Tobago as I could until recently a colleague challenged me
until recently a colleague challenged me
until recently a colleague challenged me to speak my truth for the very first
to speak my truth for the very first
to speak my truth for the very first time in front of more than 200 people I
time in front of more than 200 people I
time in front of more than 200 people I was terrified and it was a
was terrified and it was a
was terrified and it was a heart-wrenching experience but when I
heart-wrenching experience but when I
heart-wrenching experience but when I did something amazing happened because
did something amazing happened because
did something amazing happened because for the first time I had freed myself
for the first time I had freed myself
for the first time I had freed myself and I had taken my power back I was able
and I had taken my power back I was able
and I had taken my power back I was able to call my dad forgive him tell him how
to call my dad forgive him tell him how
to call my dad forgive him tell him how much I still loved him his response
much I still loved him his response
much I still loved him his response alhamdulillah found God I’ve prayed for
alhamdulillah found God I’ve prayed for
alhamdulillah found God I’ve prayed for this day for many years and that freed
this day for many years and that freed
this day for many years and that freed me to go on and work with rape survivors
me to go on and work with rape survivors
me to go on and work with rape survivors and domestic violence survivors all
and domestic violence survivors all
and domestic violence survivors all across the world from the Democratic
across the world from the Democratic
across the world from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Middle East now
Republic of Congo to the Middle East now
Republic of Congo to the Middle East now to Trinidad and Tobago and every time I
to Trinidad and Tobago and every time I
to Trinidad and Tobago and every time I found the courage and bravery to share
found the courage and bravery to share
found the courage and bravery to share my story something amazing happened I no
my story something amazing happened I no
my story something amazing happened I no longer was a bystander in other person’s
longer was a bystander in other person’s
longer was a bystander in other person’s lives they heard me speak and they spoke
lives they heard me speak and they spoke
lives they heard me speak and they spoke out they identified with what I was
out they identified with what I was
out they identified with what I was saying and for the first time many of
saying and for the first time many of
saying and for the first time many of them were able to rise above their
them were able to rise above their
them were able to rise above their situations and take that first step to
situations and take that first step to
situations and take that first step to change their lives according to the UN
change their lives according to the UN
change their lives according to the UN one out of every three woman
one out of every three woman
one out of every three woman we’ll survive violence in their
we’ll survive violence in their
we’ll survive violence in their lifetimes that means that if there are
lifetimes that means that if there are
lifetimes that means that if there are 240 women present today at least 80 are
240 women present today at least 80 are
240 women present today at least 80 are survivors I want you to think about that
survivors I want you to think about that
survivors I want you to think about that think about the person seated next to
think about the person seated next to
think about the person seated next to you the person you shared coffee with
you the person you shared coffee with
you the person you shared coffee with this morning and the person you said hi
this morning and the person you said hi
this morning and the person you said hi to as you walked into the building and
to as you walked into the building and
to as you walked into the building and in most cases while silence means that
in most cases while silence means that
in most cases while silence means that we are neutral that we’ve taken
we are neutral that we’ve taken
we are neutral that we’ve taken neither the side of the oppressor know
neither the side of the oppressor know
neither the side of the oppressor know of the survival in cases of violence
of the survival in cases of violence
of the survival in cases of violence against women silence actually
against women silence actually
against women silence actually multiplies violence allow me to explain
multiplies violence allow me to explain
multiplies violence allow me to explain this using the economic theory known as
this using the economic theory known as
this using the economic theory known as the multiplier effect in economics if
the multiplier effect in economics if
the multiplier effect in economics if for example government funds 2 million
for example government funds 2 million
for example government funds 2 million dollars on small and micro enterprises
dollars on small and micro enterprises
dollars on small and micro enterprises and those SMEs
and those SMEs
and those SMEs take that money and spend it on their
take that money and spend it on their
take that money and spend it on their employees and their employees take that
employees and their employees take that
employees and their employees take that money and buy goods and services from
money and buy goods and services from
money and buy goods and services from the agricultural sector and the farmers
the agricultural sector and the farmers
the agricultural sector and the farmers take that money and they buy seeds and
take that money and they buy seeds and
take that money and they buy seeds and they buy manure for their farm that
they buy manure for their farm that
they buy manure for their farm that initial 2 million dollars in government
initial 2 million dollars in government
initial 2 million dollars in government spending has actually multiplied into
spending has actually multiplied into
spending has actually multiplied into maybe four or five million dollars
maybe four or five million dollars
maybe four or five million dollars generates an economic growth let me
generates an economic growth let me
generates an economic growth let me apply the multiplier effect to cases of
apply the multiplier effect to cases of
apply the multiplier effect to cases of violence against women this is a real
violence against women this is a real
violence against women this is a real story that I’ll share with you a for
story that I’ll share with you a for
story that I’ll share with you a for example was molested by her uncle as a
example was molested by her uncle as a
example was molested by her uncle as a child this guard her emotionally and
child this guard her emotionally and
child this guard her emotionally and physically it took her more than four
physically it took her more than four
physically it took her more than four decades before she was able to share her
decades before she was able to share her
decades before she was able to share her truths for the very first time and when
truths for the very first time and when
truths for the very first time and when she did she was shocked because in those
she did she was shocked because in those
she did she was shocked because in those 40 years the same uncle had also
40 years the same uncle had also
40 years the same uncle had also molested four of her other family
molested four of her other family
molested four of her other family members how would the situation have
members how would the situation have
members how would the situation have been different if she had found just one
been different if she had found just one
been different if she had found just one person she trusted
person she trusted
person she trusted and spoken out if she had said this is
and spoken out if she had said this is
and spoken out if she had said this is what happened to me would he have been
what happened to me would he have been
what happened to me would he have been punished would he have gotten help would
punished would he have gotten help would
punished would he have gotten help would be C D and E have lived a normal
be C D and E have lived a normal
be C D and E have lived a normal childhood I don’t have the answers but
childhood I don’t have the answers but
childhood I don’t have the answers but what this example shows us is that each
what this example shows us is that each
what this example shows us is that each one of us in the audience has the power
one of us in the audience has the power
one of us in the audience has the power to make a difference not just in our own
to make a difference not just in our own
to make a difference not just in our own lives but in the lives of many of those
lives but in the lives of many of those
lives but in the lives of many of those around us and what about cases of
around us and what about cases of
around us and what about cases of domestic violence many like my mother
domestic violence many like my mother
domestic violence many like my mother suffer in silence for years what often
suffer in silence for years what often
suffer in silence for years what often starts as emotional and verbal taunts
starts as emotional and verbal taunts
starts as emotional and verbal taunts become lashes become beatings sometimes
become lashes become beatings sometimes
become lashes become beatings sometimes even ends in murder
even ends in murder
even ends in murder we were lucky after 15 years of abuse my
we were lucky after 15 years of abuse my
we were lucky after 15 years of abuse my mother spoke out she found the courage
mother spoke out she found the courage
mother spoke out she found the courage she filed for divorce and she ended the
she filed for divorce and she ended the
she filed for divorce and she ended the cycle of violence for my brother and I
cycle of violence for my brother and I
cycle of violence for my brother and I for many years to come and what about
for many years to come and what about
for many years to come and what about the children studies show that while a
the children studies show that while a
the children studies show that while a child may not even be physically injured
child may not even be physically injured
child may not even be physically injured children mentally experienced the same
children mentally experienced the same
children mentally experienced the same trauma their mothers go through in fact
trauma their mothers go through in fact
trauma their mothers go through in fact many of them go on to suffer from mental
many of them go on to suffer from mental
many of them go on to suffer from mental health disorders like depression
health disorders like depression
health disorders like depression addiction or alcoholism fourth out of
addiction or alcoholism fourth out of
addiction or alcoholism fourth out of five boys who witnessed their fathers
five boys who witnessed their fathers
five boys who witnessed their fathers perpetrating violence against their
perpetrating violence against their
perpetrating violence against their mothers become perpetrators themselves
mothers become perpetrators themselves
mothers become perpetrators themselves and many young girls go on to choose
and many young girls go on to choose
and many young girls go on to choose abusers as partners and as husbands
abusers as partners and as husbands
abusers as partners and as husbands because as children they have normalized
because as children they have normalized
because as children they have normalized the violence so what if you’re sitting
the violence so what if you’re sitting
the violence so what if you’re sitting here today and you’re thinking I’m
here today and you’re thinking I’m
here today and you’re thinking I’m hearing what you’re saying but this
hearing what you’re saying but this
hearing what you’re saying but this doesn’t apply to me because I have no
doesn’t apply to me because I have no
doesn’t apply to me because I have no violence in my family well think again
violence in my family well think again
violence in my family well think again are you aware of a sexual harassment
are you aware of a sexual harassment
are you aware of a sexual harassment case at work but the perpetrator is the
case at work but the perpetrator is the
case at work but the perpetrator is the CEO
CEO
CEO and so all your colleagues and you
and so all your colleagues and you
and so all your colleagues and you choose to turn a blind eye
choose to turn a blind eye
choose to turn a blind eye do you hear your neighbor beating his
do you hear your neighbor beating his
do you hear your neighbor beating his wife every night but you choose silence
wife every night but you choose silence
wife every night but you choose silence because at the end of the day that’s
because at the end of the day that’s
because at the end of the day that’s family business and you’re not gonna get
family business and you’re not gonna get
family business and you’re not gonna get involved are you a teacher or a nurse
involved are you a teacher or a nurse
involved are you a teacher or a nurse who is obligated by law to report rape
who is obligated by law to report rape
who is obligated by law to report rape and child sexual abuse but you don’t
and child sexual abuse but you don’t
and child sexual abuse but you don’t because you think what if the
because you think what if the
because you think what if the perpetrator comes after me what I want
perpetrator comes after me what I want
perpetrator comes after me what I want you to know is that while you
you to know is that while you
you to know is that while you contemplate speaking out instead of
contemplate speaking out instead of
contemplate speaking out instead of speaking out that the stigma against
speaking out that the stigma against
speaking out that the stigma against violence against women is one of the
violence against women is one of the
violence against women is one of the greatest forms of silencing that there
greatest forms of silencing that there
greatest forms of silencing that there can ever be I want you to imagine a
can ever be I want you to imagine a
can ever be I want you to imagine a world with me where young girls can walk
world with me where young girls can walk
world with me where young girls can walk down the street safely where women can
down the street safely where women can
down the street safely where women can go to their partners and their partners
go to their partners and their partners
go to their partners and their partners are a safe space where they’re not
are a safe space where they’re not
are a safe space where they’re not abused or violated each one of us has a
abused or violated each one of us has a
abused or violated each one of us has a contribution to make in creating this
contribution to make in creating this
contribution to make in creating this world and what about the tangible costs
world and what about the tangible costs
world and what about the tangible costs of silence in a 2014 reports called the
of silence in a 2014 reports called the
of silence in a 2014 reports called the conflicts and violence assessment people
conflicts and violence assessment people
conflicts and violence assessment people written by James Ferran and an half law
written by James Ferran and an half law
written by James Ferran and an half law for the Copenhagen consensus and so they
for the Copenhagen consensus and so they
for the Copenhagen consensus and so they quantified the costs of violence what
quantified the costs of violence what
quantified the costs of violence what they found was mind-boggling for every
they found was mind-boggling for every
they found was mind-boggling for every one person who dies as a result of civil
one person who dies as a result of civil
one person who dies as a result of civil war eight people died as a result of
war eight people died as a result of
war eight people died as a result of domestic disputes I’ll let you think
domestic disputes I’ll let you think
domestic disputes I’ll let you think about that for a second in dollars and
about that for a second in dollars and
about that for a second in dollars and cents what this means is that while
cents what this means is that while
cents what this means is that while globally 170 billion u.s. is spent on
globally 170 billion u.s. is spent on
globally 170 billion u.s. is spent on civil war nine point five trillion
civil war nine point five trillion
civil war nine point five trillion dollars is spent on domestic disputes
dollars is spent on domestic disputes
dollars is spent on domestic disputes look at those figures this is a huge
look at those figures this is a huge
look at those figures this is a huge economic cost to society and it doesn’t
economic cost to society and it doesn’t
economic cost to society and it doesn’t stop there in a 2015 New York Times
stop there in a 2015 New York Times
stop there in a 2015 New York Times article how often
article how often
article how often mass shootings occur by lafrana Cohen an
mass shootings occur by lafrana Cohen an
mass shootings occur by lafrana Cohen an Opel they referenced that 57% of all
Opel they referenced that 57% of all
Opel they referenced that 57% of all mass shooters had a history of domestic
mass shooters had a history of domestic
mass shooters had a history of domestic violence
violence
violence 57% that is three out of five
57% that is three out of five
57% that is three out of five responsible for the murders of tens of
responsible for the murders of tens of
responsible for the murders of tens of thousands of innocent lives what if the
thousands of innocent lives what if the
thousands of innocent lives what if the survivors had spoken out what if they
survivors had spoken out what if they
survivors had spoken out what if they had gotten help or been punished how
had gotten help or been punished how
had gotten help or been punished how many innocent people would be with us
many innocent people would be with us
many innocent people would be with us today and here are two stories from two
today and here are two stories from two
today and here are two stories from two amazing survivors I have had the
amazing survivors I have had the
amazing survivors I have had the pleasure to work with Mary survived the
pleasure to work with Mary survived the
pleasure to work with Mary survived the names have been changed for their
names have been changed for their
names have been changed for their protection Mary survived child sexual
protection Mary survived child sexual
protection Mary survived child sexual abuse from a family friend for many
abuse from a family friend for many
abuse from a family friend for many years she never spoke out later on she
years she never spoke out later on she
years she never spoke out later on she wants one to marry a man who beats her
wants one to marry a man who beats her
wants one to marry a man who beats her daily reinforcing her feelings of
daily reinforcing her feelings of
daily reinforcing her feelings of inferiority and her lack of self-worth
inferiority and her lack of self-worth
inferiority and her lack of self-worth many years later she spoke out found her
many years later she spoke out found her
many years later she spoke out found her voice and laughed and by doing that she
voice and laughed and by doing that she
voice and laughed and by doing that she changed the history for her amazing
changed the history for her amazing
changed the history for her amazing daughter for many years to come Miriam
daughter for many years to come Miriam
daughter for many years to come Miriam another beautiful survivor lived in a
another beautiful survivor lived in a
another beautiful survivor lived in a relationship of domestic violence for
relationship of domestic violence for
relationship of domestic violence for many years she laughed but she never
many years she laughed but she never
many years she laughed but she never spoke out this man returned out of the
spoke out this man returned out of the
spoke out this man returned out of the blue yes later raped and impregnated her
blue yes later raped and impregnated her
blue yes later raped and impregnated her with his child
with his child
with his child this time she filed a police report so
this time she filed a police report so
this time she filed a police report so that brings me to you what if I told you
that brings me to you what if I told you
that brings me to you what if I told you that you had no you have the power to
that you had no you have the power to
that you had no you have the power to end violence against women by speaking
end violence against women by speaking
end violence against women by speaking out see lucky for us
out see lucky for us
out see lucky for us economics also created the withdrawal
economics also created the withdrawal
economics also created the withdrawal effects which is an effect the opposite
effects which is an effect the opposite
effects which is an effect the opposite of the multiplier effect so let’s go
of the multiplier effect so let’s go
of the multiplier effect so let’s go back to this example if a had spoken out
back to this example if a had spoken out
back to this example if a had spoken out cops BCD and II would have lived normal
cops BCD and II would have lived normal
cops BCD and II would have lived normal lives even if I didn’t have the courage
lives even if I didn’t have the courage
lives even if I didn’t have the courage to speak outs and B’s workouts C D and E
to speak outs and B’s workouts C D and E
to speak outs and B’s workouts C D and E might have lived normal lives and even
might have lived normal lives and even
might have lived normal lives and even if NB didn’t speak out but C’s book outs
if NB didn’t speak out but C’s book outs
if NB didn’t speak out but C’s book outs D and E may have had the chance of
D and E may have had the chance of
D and E may have had the chance of living normal lives and by changing just
living normal lives and by changing just
living normal lives and by changing just one person’s life as a child that means
one person’s life as a child that means
one person’s life as a child that means that little child will grow up and not
that little child will grow up and not
that little child will grow up and not choose a husband who beats aw that means
choose a husband who beats aw that means
choose a husband who beats aw that means her children may grow up free from
her children may grow up free from
her children may grow up free from violence
violence
violence so by impacting just one life you’ve
so by impacting just one life you’ve
so by impacting just one life you’ve changed many generations to come so we
changed many generations to come so we
changed many generations to come so we need to find our voice like Anna another
need to find our voice like Anna another
need to find our voice like Anna another of our amazing survivors who after
of our amazing survivors who after
of our amazing survivors who after living for ten years in domestic
living for ten years in domestic
living for ten years in domestic violence she found her voice spoke out
violence she found her voice spoke out
violence she found her voice spoke out and filed for divorce her husband had to
and filed for divorce her husband had to
and filed for divorce her husband had to be restrained by police in fact he was
be restrained by police in fact he was
be restrained by police in fact he was jailed because he tried to attack her
jailed because he tried to attack her
jailed because he tried to attack her and her children but she stood strong
and her children but she stood strong
and her children but she stood strong and by finding her courage she was able
and by finding her courage she was able
and by finding her courage she was able to end violence against women not just
to end violence against women not just
to end violence against women not just for herself but for her daughters for
for herself but for her daughters for
for herself but for her daughters for many years to come
many years to come
many years to come and for me I made this work my life’s
and for me I made this work my life’s
and for me I made this work my life’s dream three and a half years I found a
dream three and a half years I found a
dream three and a half years I found a conflict woman which gives me the
conflict woman which gives me the
conflict woman which gives me the opportunity to work on a daily basis
opportunity to work on a daily basis
opportunity to work on a daily basis with amazing survivors using economics
with amazing survivors using economics
with amazing survivors using economics and the market to stop violence against
and the market to stop violence against
and the market to stop violence against women we train them to make beautiful
women we train them to make beautiful
women we train them to make beautiful handcrafted jewelry like the pieces I’m
handcrafted jewelry like the pieces I’m
handcrafted jewelry like the pieces I’m wearing today provide them with a
wearing today provide them with a
wearing today provide them with a monthly income free training and
monthly income free training and
monthly income free training and psychological services and I’ve
psychological services and I’ve
psychological services and I’ve witnessed firsthand the change one
witnessed firsthand the change one
witnessed firsthand the change one person a one individual can cause in
person a one individual can cause in
person a one individual can cause in another’s life and what about you I want
another’s life and what about you I want
another’s life and what about you I want you to join me today in ending the
you to join me today in ending the
you to join me today in ending the Cylons and ending violence against women
Cylons and ending violence against women
Cylons and ending violence against women here are five things that you can do so
here are five things that you can do so
here are five things that you can do so if you don’t remember anything from the
if you don’t remember anything from the
if you don’t remember anything from the presentation
presentation
presentation I want you to remember this clothes see
I want you to remember this clothes see
I want you to remember this clothes see creates a safe space whether it’s not
creates a safe space whether it’s not
creates a safe space whether it’s not your home whether it’s in a park where a
your home whether it’s in a park where a
your home whether it’s in a park where a survivor can breathe easily and openly
survivor can breathe easily and openly
survivor can breathe easily and openly and share her story I’ll look for red
and share her story I’ll look for red
and share her story I’ll look for red flags is heat ruling your Facebook
flags is heat ruling your Facebook
flags is heat ruling your Facebook forbidding you from seeing family and
forbidding you from seeing family and
forbidding you from seeing family and friends is he monitoring what you’re
friends is he monitoring what you’re
friends is he monitoring what you’re doing your finances forcing you to have
doing your finances forcing you to have
doing your finances forcing you to have sex with him when you really don’t want
sex with him when you really don’t want
sex with him when you really don’t want to is he threatening to attack the
to is he threatening to attack the
to is he threatening to attack the family pet or is he threatening to
family pet or is he threatening to
family pet or is he threatening to injure your children think about it
injure your children think about it
injure your children think about it oh not every survivor is going to be
oh not every survivor is going to be
oh not every survivor is going to be ready to file a police report but you
ready to file a police report but you
ready to file a police report but you can offer resources or support you can
can offer resources or support you can
can offer resources or support you can say here’s this great psychologist I
say here’s this great psychologist I
say here’s this great psychologist I know or this great survival organization
know or this great survival organization
know or this great survival organization like conflict woman that you can join
like conflict woman that you can join
like conflict woman that you can join you can even say I’ll take your kids and
you can even say I’ll take your kids and
you can even say I’ll take your kids and watch them for the day ass know that
watch them for the day ass know that
watch them for the day ass know that feeling ashamed is one of the greatest
feeling ashamed is one of the greatest
feeling ashamed is one of the greatest forms of silencing II exchanged the word
forms of silencing II exchanged the word
forms of silencing II exchanged the word victim for survival I never used the
victim for survival I never used the
victim for survival I never used the word victim I try my best not to
word victim I try my best not to
word victim I try my best not to survivor is empowering it’s positive it
survivor is empowering it’s positive it
survivor is empowering it’s positive it says to a woman you are in charge of
says to a woman you are in charge of
says to a woman you are in charge of your own destiny and you no one else but
your own destiny and you no one else but
your own destiny and you no one else but you decides your future so what if
you decides your future so what if
you decides your future so what if you’re still sitting here today and
you’re still sitting here today and
you’re still sitting here today and you’re saying if I walk out of this
you’re saying if I walk out of this
you’re saying if I walk out of this building and I end my silence it is
building and I end my silence it is
building and I end my silence it is going to cause no end of confusion
going to cause no end of confusion
going to cause no end of confusion within my family within my workplace or
within my family within my workplace or
within my family within my workplace or within my community here’s my response
within my community here’s my response
within my community here’s my response to you the cost of your silence is much
to you the cost of your silence is much
to you the cost of your silence is much much greater than the cost of you
much greater than the cost of you
much greater than the cost of you speaking out in closing join me today in
speaking out in closing join me today in
speaking out in closing join me today in speaking outs and ending the violence
speaking outs and ending the violence
speaking outs and ending the violence against women Society will not change
against women Society will not change
against women Society will not change itself society is made up of you and me
itself society is made up of you and me
itself society is made up of you and me so the change must start with us
so the change must start with us
so the change must start with us together lattice and the war of silence
together lattice and the war of silence
together lattice and the war of silence against women thank you
against women thank you
against women thank you [Applause]
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