[mukto-mona] As We go marching, marching :We bring the greater days

As we go marching, marching
We bring the greater days
For the rising of the women
Means the rising of the race
No more the drudge and idler
Ten that toil where one reposes
But the sharing of life's glories
Bread and roses, bread and roses

 

 

The lyrics were written in 1910, but the message for women in the great labour song Bread and Roses is as true today as it was ninety-seven years ago: we march "for greater days" and "the rising of the women".

On March 8, we mark International Women's Day. It's a moment of both reflection and solidarity. Yes, what women have been able to achieve in terms of equality needs to be celebrated, but not as a static point. It's simply one step in a long march to "greater days".

It's also important to remember that those achievements were never granted. They were the result of enormous struggle, often over many decades. They were won at bargaining tables, through legislative change and dedicated political action on the part of millions of women, not just in Bangladesh, but around the world. We shall not forget that "Women is key to ending hunger".

So this March 8, I will be joining women to not just remember what we have gained, but mobilize to build on that success, to make sure our voices are heard, to march "for greater days" and "the rising of the women".

Gopal Sengupta from Canada on E- mail: gopalsengupta@aol.com

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