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Analysis

Visions shared from ‘Santana’

Date

11 November 2016

Author

Grindl Dockery, Lizzie Kiama, Val Resh

Organisation

AWID Forum

Topics
Justice AWID Forum Freedom of expression Social & cultural rights
Region
Global Latin America
Languages

My voice is louder
When my thoughts are clearer
Clear thoughts tell me
Fragments need to be connected
Connected with the spirit of the universe

Your voice, loud as a bomb
Soft as a feather
That’s how my eyes see you

Your voice deep, husky
Whispering gently
That’s how my eyes find you

My body, my mind, my sound
But in our difference
United in resistance

My wrong, your right
My right, your wrong
My silence is louder than your scream

 

This poem was developed by the facilitators (above) and participants in the session on: ‘Visions through the arts: Rights and justice for disabled and non-disabled women’ AWID 2016 Brazil conference

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