Sisterhood is Power

That was the chant of the night. I just spent the last four hours with the women of Sister Act in Washington, D.C. It was their graduation. Sister Act is an intergenerational sexual health program run by the Women's Collective. I was filming their oral histories for their graduation as a memory to the HIV positive and negative women that came together to find strength, knowledge and power.

My mother insisted I bring her which was an extra special treat. She sat and listened as the women told me their stories. At the end of the evening, she turned around and said... "you know... women's lives are heavy." The translation in Amharic is more potent, but I think you get the point. My mother witnessed the singing, dancing, sharing and crying with a bit of awe and intrigue. She has always wanted to understand what I do better. I think she finally got it. Sisterhood is powerful.