Love and Justice

On Wednesday 10^th March, 2010, One Just World became a platform in which people could come together and explore ways to overcome some of the challenges we face in achieving the Millennium Development Goal of gender equality and empowering women before 2015.

IWDA would like to thank all those who made this ‘How Women Can Change the World (and How Men Can Help)’ event happen. In particular, a big thank you goes out to the artists who generously donated their time and talents, making the event not only one to engage the community on key contemporary development issues, but also an entertaining celebration of International Womens’ Day.

It is an understatement to say that Kavisha Mazella’s passionate performance of Love and Justice touched all who had the pleasure of hearing it. On this note, we would like to share some of this with you - below are the enchanting lyrics of The Women’s Anthem, Love and Justice.

LOVE AND JUSTICE

Commissioned by Victorian Women’s Trust to celebrate 100 years of Women’s Suffrage

© K. Mazzella / Peermusic 2008

The moon is hidden in the clouds

the fire light is dying

in the dark slum and street

men women children crying

no work today means no pay and no pay means we’re starving

mother I’m with child again

I feel like I am dying

A pen, a pen your weapon be

my fine courageous women!

let’s sign our names a thousand times for freedom that’s hard winning

no more let fear and anger rule with heavy hand of violence

the moon is shining in the sky

as we break the silence

chorus

Love and Justice be my flag

I’ll live my truth what e’re will be

I swear that I cannot rest till there’s equality

Love and justice be my flag

I’ll live my truth what ever comes

so many rivers to cross till our journeys done

All who toil the weary earth

see beyond your measure!

women are real gold  for all of us to treasure

for every heroine that’s named there are a thousand nameless

who live to make a better day with acts of love and justice!

Daughter, sister, mother, wife

when you rise so shall others

happiness will fall upon son, father, husband, brother

in home and in the market place

town and countryside

let our laughter spread its wealth, it’s surely our birthright!

Oh! I had the strangest dream

it came one starry midnight

Men and women all joined hands in peace and loving friendship

all broken hearts were mended

all broken bodies healed

River, mountain, rocks rejoiced

the bells of freedom peeled!

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 under Community, Recent.