International Women's Day

Yesterday we celebrated International Women's Day (March 8) a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality.

IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization specific.

Yesterday five of our sisters gathered at the March in Hastings, NY. It was a peaceful informative experience. One of the most impressive sights was the number of families that were present. One woman was there with her daughter and the first thing on the sign she was holding was “Be Kind!” As I reflected on the experience that was one of my strongest takeaways. We need to be kind to one another in our world today. Right now, our world is very divided and rather that just being angry we need to look at taking a more positive stance by being kind. May we heed that child’s sign and put kindness in front of everything else.