first hat of the “second wave” (with bonus snowfall)
Kim Denise
It is awe-inspiring that pink, the colour of girls-who-will-be-girls, (and not a colour that I usually identify with), is such a powerful symbol.
And it is amazing that a movement is being brought to life by knitting – the work that has been undertaken by women in their spare time for hundreds of years – time left over from raising the children, tending to the house or working outside the house. Time left over from making sure everyone is fed and everyone is ready for bed and everything is set up for the morning.
The knitting that took place in snatches of time by the fireside on winter’s evenings in years gone by – the activity that is now creativity but was born from necessity – this women’s work, is part of a people’s revolution.
Make no mistake, this is not a women’s movement. The people of Chicago and Cape Town, Toronto and Tblisi, the people of the world turned out for these marches. Misters marched for sisters, and sisters marched for misters. Women marched for their children’s futures, and old men for their daughters and grandchildren.
Remember that day, when times get tougher. And have faith in the fact that this was only the first wave. And with all that sister power and mister power, if we pull together, we can prevail.
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