Divine Women in Black

The Women in Black are the most beautiful bunch of women I have ever met. They are mothers, wives, grandmothers and sisters. They are young and old. They are all lovely. In Asheville, they have been standing downtown for six years now. Every Friday, they are a moral rock standing vigilantly through rain, snow or sunny weather. They are Buddhists, Agnostics, Christians and Jews. They are all Divine. They are all women of the Goddess.

Sisterhood

I follow you You follow me I walk in your footsteps You walk in mine Round and round We circle A sisterhood in black We flock together In Madrid In New York In Buenos Aires In Toronto In Rome Silently asking To stop violence To have peace Our footsteps Sigh How long? Will we learn?

We are tall We are short We are old We are young Mujeres de Negro Para la Paz We are experienced We are patient We are dedicated We want to stop violence We want to have peace From Bethlehem To Belfast To Baghdad To Belgrade To Beijing I walk in your footsteps. You walk in mine - Carla Rodio © 2002

Join us sisters, young and old. This concerns us all. Women have been repressed for too long. The patriarchal religions have forced us down. No longer! Women rise up! Stand for the deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, stand up for your sister abused, rise up for the women who cannot across the world. It is our time.