The cliché phrase "we don't want flowers, we want respect" perfectly fits today. But I would go even further: WE WANT TO BE ALIVE! Anyone even slightly informed knows what happened in the days leading up to today: women killed, raped, and assaulted by men. May today be a day of awareness for you men. May you see today how sacred we are. We are the bearers of life. Without us, women, you would never exist, and nothing here would exist. Without us women, this world would have already ended in wars and hatred. God is a woman. We should only refer to GODDESSES, because there is nothing more sacred than a woman. May you see that true feminine energy is not meek. No one who bleeds for 7 days and is capable of giving life would be meek. Our true energy is potent, fierce, and wild. You men need us women to exist. It is from our bodies that you are nourished, it is from our bodies that you are born, and it is our presence that changes your lives. I hope that today you can reflect on the importance of us, women, and how often you end up being small compared to our greatness. Perhaps that is exactly what made patriarchy exist: if our power and our energy were not so strong, you would never be afraid. You would never reduce us to mere possessions. You who are here consume women every day, but have you ever stopped to consider whether you truly admire and love women? Or are your love and admiration reserved only for men? If you only consume women and have sex with women, but do not protect, do not fight, do not love, and do not admire women, perhaps you—like most men raised by patriarchy—only love men. CURSED BE THE MAN WHO IS BORN OF A WOMAN TO VIOLATE ANOTHER!