Women's struggles honored in Boston

WW photo: Liz Green

The struggles of women from New Orleans to Iraq to New Bedford, Mass., were honored on March 31 at an indoor International Women’s Day rally sponsored by the Boston Women’s Fightback Network.

Celenia Toledo (pictured here) spoke about the deadly impact that racism and the oppression facing immigrants have on women’s health.

Many women’s struggles were represented on the program, which was chaired by Mia Campbell and Mahtowin Munro and attended by more than 100 people. Speakers included Nan Genger (WFN), Jessica Tang (INCITE—Women of Color Against Violence), Sonja Chery (Boston Workers Alliance), Dorotea Manuela (Boston May Day Coalition), Khitam Edelbi (Palestinian educator, actress and student), Kaveri Rajaraman (Alliance for a Democratic and Secular South Asia; Global Women’s Strike), Susan Mortimer (Statewide Harm Reduction Coalition), and Sara Mokuria (student activist, Committee for Justice for Hector Rivas).

Liza Green gave a moving tribute to Rachel Nasca, a WFN founder and lifelong activist who recently died. An exciting highlight of the program was a performance by artist/poet/rapper Natural Bliss.