VOICES FROM OBR ACTIVISTS
THAT BEST DESCRIBE THE SHARED DEPTH , SCOPE , EXPANSE , DIVERSITY , INCLUSION AND NUANCE OF 2023 GLOBAL RISINGS :
FROM GABRIELA ( OBR PHILIPPINE COORDINATORS ) AND THE GRASSROOTS WOMEN OF THE PHILIPPINES
“ We commemorate 10 years of women rising , fighting , creating , dancing , connecting , inspiring , resisting , disrupting , uniting , hoping , celebrating , revolutionizing , and envisioning . We harness a decade in action and come together to RISE FOR FREEDOM ! We rise for FREEDOM AGAINST VIOLENCE — a world free from hatred , misogyny , homophobia , transphobia , harassment , rape , and all forms of violence against women , girls , and the LGBTQIA + community . We rise for FREEDOM FROM EXPLOITATION . We rise for living wages , dignified work , and an end to contractual labor . We rise for the freedom of working women to come together , unionize , and strike . We rise for freedom from landlessness and hopelessness , for the protection of Mother Earth and the enjoyment of her fruits for all , for genuine agrarian reform for women and their families in the countryside . We rise for the freedom of women to speak truth to power , and for the release of every woman , girl , and LGBTQIA + person jailed as political prisoners . We rise for FREEDOM FROM THE OLD CULTURE AND THE BIRTH OF THE NEW — a culture not of injustice and oppression , but a culture where hope , love , care , compassion , and EQUALITY IN ALL FORMS triumphs !