Watch a short video to understand the "mountain" we still need to move.
Alternate translations may be found here.
to re-see, re-learn, and re-know a world that is free from humanity's oldest oppression
A social structure that arose about ten thousand years ago in which males came to be socialized to rule, lead, and own society and females as property. Females came to be socialized to submit, serve, and accept a secondary role in familial, religious, and social spheres.
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“What’s going on here?” This question animates Understanding our History of Patriarchy: What’s Faith Got to do with it?, a short animated video produced by the Girl Child & Her Long Walk to Freedom in 2019 that succinctly explains the ancient origin and systemic nature of patriarchy, as seen through the eyes of the “Girl ...
The following remembrance is from Girl Child project advisors, Will Keepin and Cynthia Brix, founding directors of Gender Equity & Reconciliation International. My dear Brothers and Sisters, we are ONE human family. . . We can be human only together. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu We pray for the peace of the soul of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond ...
The bud stands for all things, even those things that don’t flower, for everything flowers, from within, of self-blessing; though sometimes it is necessary to reteach a thing its loveliness. from Saint Francis and the Sow, by Galway Kinnell Advent is one of my favorite times of the year, even though I am always sad ...
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