I hear the birds
When they're singing
I hear the sirens
When they're ringing
But I can't take my mind off of you
A thousand words, pouring out
The distance of over there
Is moving on and out
You said it'd be alright
How 'bout these notions
Hmm, they're deep as ocean
Calling out my name
Screaming out in vain
Singing hallelujah
Tell your mother, she don't understand
Tell your mother, she's not listening
Why don't you tear my heart
The chain is made of string
I roll the dice
You seal the deal
That don't matter
Cause pain will heal
I will follow you
Into the dark
How 'bout these notions
Hmm, they're deep as ocean
Calling out my name
Screaming out in vain
Singing hallelujah
These notions
Hmm, they're deep as ocean
Calling out my name
Screaming out in vain
Singing hallelujah
Singing hallelujah to you
Calling out my name
I'm in the deep end, ocean
Calling out my name
Singing hallelujah to you
lyrics and music: Tash Sultana
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The "handmaids" have had enough of continual violence
against women and girls, enough of others controlling our bodies, and enough of
a system that fails to punish offenders!
We will not allow the dystopian scenario of "The Handmaid's
Tale" (authored by Margaret Atwood) to happen in Croatia. We will not
allow for women to be reduced to mere servants deprived of their rights and
whose voices are silenced.
Violence against women occurs in the home, in the workplace, in
the streets, and in the family. More than a million women and girls across the
world are victims of sexual violence, forced marriages, violence by current or
former partners, sexual harassment in the workplace, mobbing, and murder, all because
they are - women.
The Istanbul Convention is a tool which can make the protection
of women and girls in Croatia a reality. This is why we demand that the
Government and Parliament of Croatia ratify the Convention, and will not settle
for anything less.
As long as women are seen only as "handmaids", we will
take to the streets until the Convention is ratified.
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