Years back in Sheffield I attended and filmed a demonstration that a friend was taking part in. It was 'One Billion Rising' against violence against women: Sheffield Flash Mob - One Billion Rising - Women Rising Against Violence - 14th Feb 2013.
I guess the thought behind that experience brought about this track in a very round about way some 7 years later. In the past years, this has taken a much needed hold on popular media and rightly so.
Being lucky enough now to father a
daughter myself, and seeing the inequality that besieges these times, if I can
in some very small way enforce that message and get more people thinking about
this topic then the world of tomorrow will be a better place for gender
inequality.
Just finally, as
pointed out by a number of my female friends listening/ watching this song/
video - the lyrics 'Keep on running sister' by no means relate to 'running
away' rather 'keep on going - keep striving/ fighting/ being' - the lyrics keep
on 'going sister' never quite had the same ring about it - the feeling and
substance is true nonetheless.
Links/
Credits:
Written by Rob Playford with Claude Etienne on guitar and the mix and master engineer was Adam Titmuss.
Adam Titmuss https://linktr.ee/amtaudio
Claude Etienne https://www.facebook.com/Claud150/
Rob Playford http://www.playfio.com/
Video footage:
Pocket-sized
Feminism: The Short Film: POCKET-SIZED
FEMINISM: The Short Film
Women's March:
Massive Protests Across World: Women's March: Massive
Protests Across U.S., World
