Think of the sound of thousands upon thousands of women—and supportive men—rising up and saying “No” together. That open syllable would fill the air, a beautiful chorus. We must recapture our original joyous, defiant experience of the word “No,” and bolster it with a healthy “Yes” that will resound through the ages, ringing in our great-grandchildren's ears.
Gayle Brandeis, Feb. 24, 2006
Author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write and The Book of Dead Birds: A Novel, which won Barbara Kingsolver's Bellwether Prize for Fiction in Support of a Literature of Social Change. She is a proud and active member of CODEPINK.
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