One Billion Rising 2018: Solidarity, Rise! Resist! Unity!
It was through a song i have heard too many a times that drawn me back to recall its origin. when it was composed, by the then a former colleague of mine, the song described the feeling a daughter had toward a mother who suffered regular violence from the husband; the experience of being taken out of the school to join the many women garment factory workers to earn income to support the family; the harsh working condition women workers faced (and continue to face these days) under poor working environment and vulnerable working condition and often abusive and violent; the many vicious cycle of violence that as woman growing up in this society, face on the daily basis. Song performed @ One Billion Rising 2018 by The Messenger Band. Video by author. The artistic way that the song was performed, depicting the trauma as victim of violence push away and yet it pulls back upon them, haunting them from time to time - The Messenger Band revitalises tha...