I have listened to a lot of talking today. One person from the House of Representatives says that when rape ends in pregnancy, that is God’s will. I say The Divine does not work this way. Does not victimize those who have suffered because of the hatred of other beings.

” I want us to move forward and to continue fighting for justice in those areas where triumph has so far eluded us.

I want us to feel not only our power, but the absolute necessity of using it to the fullest.

I want each of us to connect what is happening politically in the world and in our country to what is happening and will happen in our own lives, to understand the real, practical meaning of the aphorism, “The Personal is Political.”

“What we do individually and collectively does make a difference. Each of us can, and must, play a role; we face challenges on so many fronts, and we have so much to do.”

—–Patricia Ireland, Past President of Now, The National Organization for Women