womyn's day... a day to remember the sisters who have fought to better womyn's lives - to reflect on gains won - to weep for the victims of violence - to rage at injustices still occurring - to support our sisters around the world in their struggles to survive brutal regimes, rape, poverty...... 
un womyn australia's theme this year is "womyn's economic empowerment"
it's a day to "celebrate the vital role women play in their families, communities and countries while recognising that significant barriers to achieving women's empowerment and gender equality continue to exist... from iwd website
it's a day to remember the past and re-evaluate the present... a day to stand up for the victims of violence, to rage at the atrocities committed against our bodies and our minds... a day to remember our non-human animal sisters cruelly and brutally treated because of their femaleness... a day to reflect on womyn's place in the world, our inter-connectedness with nature...
"...feminism and animal advocacy make natural allies given that it is the abuse of the reproductive capacity of female animals that perpetuates animal exploitation..." ruby hamad...
today is a day to embrace all things female...
