This is a video of a song written by Victoria Gibson in honour of International Women’s Day. Performed by Victoria and the Seaquam Secondary School Choir for the Society of Women in Science and Technology Conference in 2000 held at the school.
I have performed this song almost every year since I wrote it in 1994. The song was written to include the audience in affirming and celebrating International Women’s Day by giving them the line “Way-way-oh-way-oh” to sing or chant. I chose these syllables because my teenagers were arguing and one was insisting “Way”, while the other stated definitely “No way”. This sparked the idea in my mind that “way” could be a synonym for agreement and also indicate a positive direction, path or way.
This is a Quicktime link
Link to Women’s Day Song
Link to Womens Day Song Information and Lyrics
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Victoria will be performing the Womens Day Song
live in Bellingham on March 8th, 2008
[WA] Whatcom County Intl. Women's Day Celebration -
The Bellingham Intl. Women's Day Celebration in Bellingham
with Farmworkers Whatcom County Women's International Day Celebration****
TIME: 4:00 PM LOCATIONS: Bellingham, Washington Maritime heritage Park (500 Block of West Holly Street), the rally will kick off with a performance by the Raging Grannies and a short talk by Andreia Borges Ferreira of the Brazil Landless Workers Movement. At 4:30pm we will be marching downtown Bellingham and ending up at the DreamSpace (1318 Bay Street) for an evening celebration of dancing, divas, and desserts! Focus: Rural Women confronting globalization fight for food sovereignty!
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