hi I’m Cassidy and this is Allison we believe it is time for women to remember
believe it is time for women to remember
believe it is time for women to remember it’s time for us to remember who we are
it’s time for us to remember who we are
it’s time for us to remember who we are and where we came from time to reclaim
and where we came from time to reclaim
and where we came from time to reclaim the legacy and the lineage in the
the legacy and the lineage in the
the legacy and the lineage in the history that could only ever be ours
history that could only ever be ours
history that could only ever be ours because it is important to know that
because it is important to know that
because it is important to know that feminism is memory and just so we’re all
feminism is memory and just so we’re all
feminism is memory and just so we’re all on the same page feminism simply defined
on the same page feminism simply defined
on the same page feminism simply defined is just the belief in the social
is just the belief in the social
is just the belief in the social political and economic equality of the
political and economic equality of the
political and economic equality of the sexes the reason why we have the term
sexes the reason why we have the term
sexes the reason why we have the term feminism is because presently we have
feminism is because presently we have
feminism is because presently we have not achieved this equality not in a
not achieved this equality not in a
not achieved this equality not in a single country in the world and when it
single country in the world and when it
single country in the world and when it comes to equality of the sexes there are
comes to equality of the sexes there are
comes to equality of the sexes there are two raining schools of thought one is
two raining schools of thought one is
two raining schools of thought one is that it’s an impossible feat and it will
that it’s an impossible feat and it will
that it’s an impossible feat and it will never be accomplished and the other is
never be accomplished and the other is
never be accomplished and the other is that it’s this distant dream something
that it’s this distant dream something
that it’s this distant dream something that we might experience one day in the
that we might experience one day in the
that we might experience one day in the future but what we are saying is that
future but what we are saying is that
future but what we are saying is that it’s not just wishful thinking it is
it’s not just wishful thinking it is
it’s not just wishful thinking it is something that has been accomplished and
something that has been accomplished and
something that has been accomplished and achieved in our past in our human
achieved in our past in our human
achieved in our past in our human history and because it has been done
history and because it has been done
history and because it has been done before it can be done again this
before it can be done again this
before it can be done again this expression feminism is memory is a truth
expression feminism is memory is a truth
expression feminism is memory is a truth that women are Native Heritage have long
that women are Native Heritage have long
that women are Native Heritage have long tried Hassan because as Native American
tried Hassan because as Native American
tried Hassan because as Native American writer and poet and activist polyp gun
writer and poet and activist polyp gun
writer and poet and activist polyp gun Allen once said the root of oppression
Allen once said the root of oppression
Allen once said the root of oppression is the loss of memory you know feminism
is the loss of memory you know feminism
is the loss of memory you know feminism has been around as long as women have
has been around as long as women have
has been around as long as women have been around we have known civilizations
been around we have known civilizations
been around we have known civilizations that have championed the inherent power
that have championed the inherent power
that have championed the inherent power of women and included that power within
of women and included that power within
of women and included that power within the structures and rules and regulations
the structures and rules and regulations
the structures and rules and regulations of their society despite our history
of their society despite our history
of their society despite our history books telling us something different or
books telling us something different or
books telling us something different or leaving the story out altogether yeah
leaving the story out altogether yeah
leaving the story out altogether yeah this is important to us because we are
this is important to us because we are
this is important to us because we are the founders of a feminist media company
the founders of a feminist media company
the founders of a feminist media company and we have spent the last two years
and we have spent the last two years
and we have spent the last two years traveling the world documenting young
traveling the world documenting young
traveling the world documenting young female revolutionaries leaders and
female revolutionaries leaders and
female revolutionaries leaders and activists and we can tell you firsthand
activists and we can tell you firsthand
activists and we can tell you firsthand the fight prepare
the fight prepare
the fight prepare can be very frustrating and one of the
can be very frustrating and one of the
can be very frustrating and one of the best examples of this frustration that’s
best examples of this frustration that’s
best examples of this frustration that’s how the young woman that we documented
how the young woman that we documented
how the young woman that we documented would share with us how their mothers or
would share with us how their mothers or
would share with us how their mothers or the women who came before them had
the women who came before them had
the women who came before them had better lives and they did they had more
better lives and they did they had more
better lives and they did they had more freedom and more liberties than they do
freedom and more liberties than they do
freedom and more liberties than they do now and we question how can this be so
now and we question how can this be so
now and we question how can this be so if we look at other human liberation
if we look at other human liberation
if we look at other human liberation movements we can recognize linear
movements we can recognize linear
movements we can recognize linear progress decade by decade laws and
progress decade by decade laws and
progress decade by decade laws and rights and proving why the social
rights and proving why the social
rights and proving why the social consciousness evolves but with the
consciousness evolves but with the
consciousness evolves but with the women’s rights movement it’s the one
women’s rights movement it’s the one
women’s rights movement it’s the one that stands alone and it’s cyclical
that stands alone and it’s cyclical
that stands alone and it’s cyclical nature of progress and why is it that we
nature of progress and why is it that we
nature of progress and why is it that we haven’t been able to consistently move
haven’t been able to consistently move
haven’t been able to consistently move the needle forward for women because
the needle forward for women because
the needle forward for women because patriarchy it’s the system that
patriarchy it’s the system that
patriarchy it’s the system that champions toxic masculinity while
champions toxic masculinity while
champions toxic masculinity while diminishing all that’s female and not
diminishing all that’s female and not
diminishing all that’s female and not only does this system seek to diminish
only does this system seek to diminish
only does this system seek to diminish the female experience it aims to remove
the female experience it aims to remove
the female experience it aims to remove it from our collective memory patriarchy
it from our collective memory patriarchy
it from our collective memory patriarchy knows no loyalty whether you be
knows no loyalty whether you be
knows no loyalty whether you be conservative or liberal Muslim or
conservative or liberal Muslim or
conservative or liberal Muslim or Christian spiritual or atheist from the
Christian spiritual or atheist from the
Christian spiritual or atheist from the east or the west it doesn’t matter
east or the west it doesn’t matter
east or the west it doesn’t matter because we’re all operating within this
because we’re all operating within this
because we’re all operating within this system of course we recognize that some
system of course we recognize that some
system of course we recognize that some countries and regions are more
countries and regions are more
countries and regions are more progressive and other shut out to
progressive and other shut out to
progressive and other shut out to Scandinavia or Canada but we are all
Scandinavia or Canada but we are all
Scandinavia or Canada but we are all still in this fight and to be clear we
still in this fight and to be clear we
still in this fight and to be clear we are not saying that it is men against
are not saying that it is men against
are not saying that it is men against women rather we are saying it is hyper
women rather we are saying it is hyper
women rather we are saying it is hyper masculinity pinned against femininity
masculinity pinned against femininity
masculinity pinned against femininity and both women and men suffer within the
and both women and men suffer within the
and both women and men suffer within the confines of this system but for women
confines of this system but for women
confines of this system but for women depression does go much further it’s our
depression does go much further it’s our
depression does go much further it’s our very femaleness that is hated our bodies
very femaleness that is hated our bodies
very femaleness that is hated our bodies our appearance our nature and even our
our appearance our nature and even our
our appearance our nature and even our souls have been under massive attack
souls have been under massive attack
souls have been under massive attack across the globe to various standards
across the globe to various standards
across the globe to various standards and degrees women’s bodies are
and degrees women’s bodies are
and degrees women’s bodies are commoditized and thought to be the
commoditized and thought to be the
commoditized and thought to be the property of others from daily instances
property of others from daily instances
property of others from daily instances a sexual assault to rape to the lack of
a sexual assault to rape to the lack of
a sexual assault to rape to the lack of access to education to being paid an
access to education to being paid an
access to education to being paid an unequal wage for equal work to only be
unequal wage for equal work to only be
unequal wage for equal work to only be in value
in value
in value you’d as wives and mothers that many
you’d as wives and mothers that many
you’d as wives and mothers that many countries not even being able to choose
countries not even being able to choose
countries not even being able to choose when we want to be mothers not to
when we want to be mothers not to
when we want to be mothers not to mention femicide I mean how incredulous
mention femicide I mean how incredulous
mention femicide I mean how incredulous is it that we have a term in our
is it that we have a term in our
is it that we have a term in our modern-day lexicon to help explain the
modern-day lexicon to help explain the
modern-day lexicon to help explain the mass killing of women for souley being
mass killing of women for souley being
mass killing of women for souley being women this is an epidemic that Alison
women this is an epidemic that Alison
women this is an epidemic that Alison and I have reported on and documented
and I have reported on and documented
and I have reported on and documented from Brazil to Turkey for example in
from Brazil to Turkey for example in
from Brazil to Turkey for example in Brazil woman dies every 15 minutes the
Brazil woman dies every 15 minutes the
Brazil woman dies every 15 minutes the hands of her domestic partner in Turkey
hands of her domestic partner in Turkey
hands of her domestic partner in Turkey around 1100 women have died too at the
around 1100 women have died too at the
around 1100 women have died too at the hands of men in the past five years I
hands of men in the past five years I
hands of men in the past five years I mean how infuriating is this it
mean how infuriating is this it
mean how infuriating is this it literally makes my blood boil and on
literally makes my blood boil and on
literally makes my blood boil and on that note something else we’d like to
that note something else we’d like to
that note something else we’d like to address is that another thing patriarchy
address is that another thing patriarchy
address is that another thing patriarchy would love for women to forget is that
would love for women to forget is that
would love for women to forget is that we are fully entitled to the entire
we are fully entitled to the entire
we are fully entitled to the entire spectrum of human emotion so to our
spectrum of human emotion so to our
spectrum of human emotion so to our women let us say this if you are angry
women let us say this if you are angry
women let us say this if you are angry go ahead and be angry into the men who
go ahead and be angry into the men who
go ahead and be angry into the men who love women if you’re pissed be pissed
love women if you’re pissed be pissed
love women if you’re pissed be pissed because the appropriate emotional
because the appropriate emotional
because the appropriate emotional response to the atrocities that women
response to the atrocities that women
response to the atrocities that women have been enduring for as long as we can
have been enduring for as long as we can
have been enduring for as long as we can remember is anger it’s righteous anger
remember is anger it’s righteous anger
remember is anger it’s righteous anger yeah and we acknowledge that anger and
yeah and we acknowledge that anger and
yeah and we acknowledge that anger and protest and actually have long existed
protest and actually have long existed
protest and actually have long existed and still exist take these photos women
and still exist take these photos women
and still exist take these photos women protesting in the 1920s and 30s women
protesting in the 1920s and 30s women
protesting in the 1920s and 30s women protesting in the 70s and women
protesting in the 70s and women
protesting in the 70s and women protesting just last month you know all
protesting just last month you know all
protesting just last month you know all these photos that we source our from
these photos that we source our from
these photos that we source our from around the world and it’s sad to see the
around the world and it’s sad to see the
around the world and it’s sad to see the similarities amongst them from decade to
similarities amongst them from decade to
similarities amongst them from decade to decade to decade it is our hope and it
decade to decade it is our hope and it
decade to decade it is our hope and it is our belief that if we can share the
is our belief that if we can share the
is our belief that if we can share the knowledge that feminism is memory it
knowledge that feminism is memory it
knowledge that feminism is memory it will help us build upon our successes it
will help us build upon our successes it
will help us build upon our successes it will help us keep us from fighting the
will help us keep us from fighting the
will help us keep us from fighting the same fight generation after generation
same fight generation after generation
same fight generation after generation because it is our desire to see a time
because it is our desire to see a time
because it is our desire to see a time when our daughters don’t have the same
when our daughters don’t have the same
when our daughters don’t have the same protest photos another way that we can
protest photos another way that we can
protest photos another way that we can really ensure that
really ensure that
really ensure that progress moves forward is to fully owned
progress moves forward is to fully owned
progress moves forward is to fully owned that we do not have to wait until
that we do not have to wait until
that we do not have to wait until everyone is comfortable with our
everyone is comfortable with our
everyone is comfortable with our activism before we take action think
activism before we take action think
activism before we take action think about it this way imagine any other
about it this way imagine any other
about it this way imagine any other marginalized people group who’ve
marginalized people group who’ve
marginalized people group who’ve experienced depression would they wait
experienced depression would they wait
experienced depression would they wait until the repressor felt comfortable
until the repressor felt comfortable
until the repressor felt comfortable before they move forward no it doesn’t
before they move forward no it doesn’t
before they move forward no it doesn’t work that way the oppressor should feel
work that way the oppressor should feel
work that way the oppressor should feel uncomfortable because they are wrong the
uncomfortable because they are wrong the
uncomfortable because they are wrong the oppressed should feel vindicated and
oppressed should feel vindicated and
oppressed should feel vindicated and validated we women don’t need permission
validated we women don’t need permission
validated we women don’t need permission because we are standing on the shoulders
because we are standing on the shoulders
because we are standing on the shoulders of the women who came before us a new
of the women who came before us a new
of the women who came before us a new fault for us we are supported and we are
fault for us we are supported and we are
fault for us we are supported and we are surrounded we need to keep this at the
surrounded we need to keep this at the
surrounded we need to keep this at the forefront of our memories yes one of the
forefront of our memories yes one of the
forefront of our memories yes one of the great feminist psychologists of our time
great feminist psychologists of our time
great feminist psychologists of our time said something to this point her name is
said something to this point her name is
said something to this point her name is Clarissa pink Ola SDS and she said when
Clarissa pink Ola SDS and she said when
Clarissa pink Ola SDS and she said when a woman is exhorting to be compliant
a woman is exhorting to be compliant
a woman is exhorting to be compliant cooperative and quiet to not make upset
cooperative and quiet to not make upset
cooperative and quiet to not make upset and go against the old guard she is
and go against the old guard she is
and go against the old guard she is pressed into living a most unnatural
pressed into living a most unnatural
pressed into living a most unnatural life the worldwide issue for women is
life the worldwide issue for women is
life the worldwide issue for women is that under such conditions they are not
that under such conditions they are not
that under such conditions they are not only silenced they are put to sleep
only silenced they are put to sleep
only silenced they are put to sleep another way of understanding that is
another way of understanding that is
another way of understanding that is that their memory is erased as women we
that their memory is erased as women we
that their memory is erased as women we cannot wake up to who we are until we
cannot wake up to who we are until we
cannot wake up to who we are until we remember who we are it is this
remember who we are it is this
remember who we are it is this remembering that is the alarm clock and
remembering that is the alarm clock and
remembering that is the alarm clock and this alarm is firing for all of us right
this alarm is firing for all of us right
this alarm is firing for all of us right now in this very moment and we
now in this very moment and we
now in this very moment and we acknowledge it is not easy to wake up
acknowledge it is not easy to wake up
acknowledge it is not easy to wake up often for women who do they have to
often for women who do they have to
often for women who do they have to challenge the romantic relationship that
challenge the romantic relationship that
challenge the romantic relationship that they’re in the god they praised to or
they’re in the god they praised to or
they’re in the god they praised to or the government that they adhere to the
the government that they adhere to the
the government that they adhere to the system touches almost everything and
system touches almost everything and
system touches almost everything and it’s very difficult to step outside of
it’s very difficult to step outside of
it’s very difficult to step outside of it but the great news is is that waking
it but the great news is is that waking
it but the great news is is that waking up is a total game changer there is this
up is a total game changer there is this
up is a total game changer there is this proverb that declares be sure and know
proverb that declares be sure and know
proverb that declares be sure and know the truth will find you out that’s the
the truth will find you out that’s the
the truth will find you out that’s the proverb or you can borrow from what
proverb or you can borrow from what
proverb or you can borrow from what Gloria Steinem said which is the truth
Gloria Steinem said which is the truth
Gloria Steinem said which is the truth will set you free but first it will piss
will set you free but first it will piss
will set you free but first it will piss you off
you off
you off let the resonance of this just linger in
let the resonance of this just linger in
let the resonance of this just linger in your being for a moment because what
your being for a moment because what
your being for a moment because what this is saying is that what is true
this is saying is that what is true
this is saying is that what is true indeed can never be permanently unknown
indeed can never be permanently unknown
indeed can never be permanently unknown so what that is saying is that the truth
so what that is saying is that the truth
so what that is saying is that the truth about women can be unleashed you know
about women can be unleashed you know
about women can be unleashed you know the same only the strong will survive
the same only the strong will survive
the same only the strong will survive how often do we hear this it is it is a
how often do we hear this it is it is a
how often do we hear this it is it is a statement that speaks to the resilience
statement that speaks to the resilience
statement that speaks to the resilience the power of resilience tenacity and
the power of resilience tenacity and
the power of resilience tenacity and endurance we women of the here and now
endurance we women of the here and now
endurance we women of the here and now we are the impossibly strong we are the
we are the impossibly strong we are the
we are the impossibly strong we are the revolutionary daughters of women who
revolutionary daughters of women who
revolutionary daughters of women who have survived thousands of years of
have survived thousands of years of
have survived thousands of years of systemic shutdown thousands of years of
systemic shutdown thousands of years of
systemic shutdown thousands of years of patriarchy trying to not only keep them
patriarchy trying to not only keep them
patriarchy trying to not only keep them silent but keep them asleep women are
silent but keep them asleep women are
silent but keep them asleep women are people whose time has come it is time
people whose time has come it is time
people whose time has come it is time for us to be seen as equal there’s time
for us to be seen as equal there’s time
for us to be seen as equal there’s time for us to be recognized as a powerful
for us to be recognized as a powerful
for us to be recognized as a powerful and dynamic beans that we are and it is
and dynamic beans that we are and it is
and dynamic beans that we are and it is absolutely our time to be remembered
absolutely our time to be remembered
absolutely our time to be remembered thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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