The Women's Convention is Happening, and Honestly It's Just What I Need
Are you tired, like fully mentally spent? Because we sure are.
Every day of 2017 has been a slog, but as women, the past few weeks have felt especially draining. While it’s been incredible to hear women speaking out and opening up about sexual harassment and abuse in a way that may actually be shifting the culture, it’s also really, really hard. It has brought each of our personal experiences to the surface and that can wear you down.
I’ve certainly had moments where it all just feels like too much, that the current climate feels so stacked against us. Can we really change it? Conversations with girlfriends have shown me that I’m not alone in feeling that way and have also served to help build me back up when I’m at my lowest. Because that’s often what we do for each other as women, isn’t it?
So this morning, after another week of harassment scandals and generally terrible news, I begrudgingly opened up Twitter ready for another day’s battle. But then something happened, the #WomensConvention started and the hashtag started filling up my feed. There it was, that solidarity and inspiration that comes from women banding together and raising our voices. The event—organized by the activists behind the Women’s March—kicked off this morning in Detroit. Reading through the tweets from attendees’ and quotes from early speakers gave me an instant mood lift.
Virtual attendance is highly recommended. We should all be #ReclaimingOurTime this fine Friday! (And as always when it comes to Twitter: Ignore the trolls, especially the angry MRA dudes.)
Mantra.
Stronger Together.
A woman’s place is in the resistance.
We must be in the room where it happens.
YES!
No, we’re not crying. You’re crying!
Watch more of the Women’s Convention live [here] (https://www.facebook.com/womensmarchonwash/videos/vb.1338822066131069/1711137292232876).