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>>> INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.
AND TO CELEBRATE THE GROUP BE
BOLD NOW IS BRINGING WOMEN
TOGETHER DOING EXTRAORDINARY
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. HERE TO TELL US IS THE FOUNDER
KATE ISLER AND NIKKE GANE-
BUTLER.
BUTLER.
BUTLER. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BOTH
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?
>> I'M ALL FOR BEING BOLD NOW,
AND LATER.
AND LATER. >> IT REALLY IS A CELEBRATION
OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.
IT'S A DAY THAT'S BEEN
CELEBRATED FOR OVER 100 YEARS.
IT CELEBRATES WOMEN'S
CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS CULTURE,
SOCIETY AND POLITICS, AND WE
WANT TO CELEBRATE.
>> YOU WOULD THINK STORIES HAVE
BEEN TOLD YOU ABOUT A LOT OF
STORIES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN OUT
OF HISTORY AND WE'RE NEVER
THERE TO BEGIN WITH.
IT'S GREAT WAY TO UNDERSTAND
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS.
WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTIONS. >> WE REALLY PUT THE EVENT
GROUNDED IN DATE AND THE
ECONOMIC REPORT ON THE GENDER
GAP.
GAP.
GAP. WE
GAP. WE LOOK WHERE THE U.S. IS IN
TERMS OF THEENDER GAP AND WE'RE
BEHIND, WE'RE 53rd OUT OF 153
COUNTRIES, IN WHAT AREA.
>> IT LOOKS AT POLITICS AND
ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND HEALTH
CARE AND WE HAVE GONE FROM
FIRST TO 70TH IN HEALTH CARE
FOR WOMEN, AND 86 IN POLITICAL
REPRESENTATION.
REPRESENTATION. WE'RE BEHIND BELLA RUSSE AND
MALAWI AND UKRAINE.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> AND I'VE HAD YOU NIKKE
BEFORE, TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT?
>> AFTER THEY APPROACHED ME TO
COME ON TO BE ONE OF THE SPEAK,
WHAT MESSAGE TOY WANT TO GIVE,
TO WOMEN WHO WILL BE WATCHING.
IT'S ABOUT USES USING THE POWER
YOU HAVE TO FIND WHAT IS GOING
TO BE MY PURPOSE IN LIFE.
I'M GIVING A WALK THROUGH OF MY
JOURNEY A BIT ON HOW WE HARNESS
THE POWER THAT WE HAVE WITHIN
AND ARE WE EVEN UTILIZING IT
AND BALK HOW WE CAN START
BRINGING ABOUT THE LIFE THAT WE
WANT.
WANT.
WANT. >>
WANT. >> YOU HAD TO DIG YOURSELF OUT
OF A REALLY DIFFICULT
CIRCUMSTANCE.
CIRCUMSTANCE. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED
IN YOUR LIFE.
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF
INTERESTING, THAT AS I'M DOING
THIS WALK AND MOVEMENT AND
GROWING, THERE ARE SO MANY
WOMEN IN THE SAME POSITION I
WAS WHO IN THAT POSITION NOW OF
KIND OF LOSING YOURSELF.
>> I LOST MYSELF IN A FALSE
LIFE, BECAUSE I WASN'T TELLING
MYSELF THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT
WASN'T SAFE FOR ME, WHAT WASN'T
OKAY FOR ME AND I ENDED UP
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS.
HOMELESS. IT'S ABOUT -- IT'S A DECISION,
SAYING YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO LIVE MY LIFE FOR
ME.
ME.
ME. I'M
ME. I'M GOING TO BE INTENTIONAL AND
CONTINUE TO GROW AND MOVE
FORWARD.
FORWARD.
FORWARD. IT'S BEEN THE BEST BLESSING
EVER.
EVER.
EVER. >>
EVER. >> I THINK YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT,
NOT MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE
NEXT HALF INCH, BUT RAISING
YOUR EYES TO THE HORIZON A BIT
AND TAKING STOCK AND GOING
FORWARD AND WE KIND OF GET
TRAINED, MAYBE NOT STILL, BUT I
THINK TO SOME DEGREE, THAT WE
DON'T HAVE AS MUCH POWER AS WE
DO TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY TRUE.
YOU THINK I DON'T HAVE THIS, I
CAN'T DO THAT BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE THESE THINGS THAT I'M
SUPPOSED TO HAVE WHEN THE
REALITY IS YOU HAVE EVERY
SINGLE THING YOU NEED.
I CANNOT SAY THAT ENOUGH.
YOU HAVE EVERY SINGLE THING YOU
NEED TO CONTINUE FORWARD.
AND THEN AS YOU GO, IT'S ALMOST
LIKE, THE WIZARD OF OZ, GO DOWN
THAT YELLOW BRICK ROAD.
I'M TELLING YOU, IF YOU KEEP
WALKING, THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY
WILL MEET YOU, THE NEXT
OPPORTUNITY WILL MEET YOU AND
YOU HAVE TO FORWARD MARCH.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT A DIFFERENT
LEVEL ON HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR
LIFE IT LOOKS LIKE.
>> WE'RE SO BUSY, I DON'T THINK
WE STOP TO TAKE STOCK.
IF YOU'RE RAISING QUDS AND
DOING THE REST OF IT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A LOT TO GET THROUGH THE
DAY, MUCH LESS SIT DOWN AND
TALK.
TALK.
TALK. THE
TALK. THE EVENT GIVES US A CHANCE TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT.
DO THAT. WHAT DO YOU HOPE PEOPLE WILL
TAKE AWAY FROM THE EVENT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE STRESS,
WE TRY TO PROFILE WOMEN RIGHT
HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SHE'S ONE OF 9 SPEAKERS TO TELL
THOSE STORIES.
THOSE STORIES. WE WANT THEM TO BE INSPIRED AND
PROGRESS AND CELEBRATE ONE
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER.
ANOTHER. WE DON'T HAVE TO AGREE BUT WE
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER TO
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. >> SUPPORT IS MORE THAN
AGREEING.
AGREEING.
AGREEING. >> TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT THAT SO
THEY UNDERSTAND.
THEY UNDERSTAND. >> WE SEE DATE AND WE MAY NOT
AGREE ON THOSE THINGS.
THE BEST THING TO DO AS A
COMMUNITY, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER
AND RECOGNIZE WE'RE DIFFERENT.
WE'RE OVER 50% OF THE
POPULATION.
POPULATION. WE NEED TO BE TOGETHER AND HELP
ONE ANOTHER, AND THERE IS SUCH
A SENSE OF SCARCITY THAT REALLY
ISN'T TRUE.
ISN'T TRUE. THERE'S ROOM FOR ALL OF US.
THERE'S ROOM FOR ALL OF US TO
BE AT THE ANY TABLE YOU WANT TO
BE.
BE.
BE. >>
BE. >> THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU'RE
TELLING THE PERSONAL STORIES.
IT SEEMS LIKE WE GET A LESSON
THAT MAYBE YOU DIDN'T INTEND,
WE HEAR A THING THAT SPARKS US
TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE FINALLY
MEET SOMEBODY THAT HAS DONE
SOMETHING WE DIDN'T THINK WE
COULD.
COULD.
COULD. >>
COULD. >> WHEN WOMEN TELL STORIES, TWO
THINGS THAT HAPPEN, WE RELATE
TO ONE ANOTHER AND WE SAY IF
SHE CAN DO THAT I CAN DO THAT.
>> IN A GOOD WAY.
>> YES, IN A GOOD WAY, IT'S