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Crowns, Gems and Costumes for the Women Who Run Carnival
11 A vibrant, skimpy ensemble worn at a Caribbean Carnival is so much more than a visual delight: “It’s a celebration of women’s glory in themselves.” The blinged-out swimsuits and colorful plumage seen at Caribbean Carnivals from London to New York to Toronto take months to complete and involve an industry of designers, seamstresses, feather workers and wire benders. The women who take part in this masquerade “mas,” it’s called have transformed a tradition rooted in Roman Catholicism and Black resistance to slavery into a performance of female empowerment, resistance and self-expression.
Women in Carnival group demands laws to protect women
This midnight robber s message is loud and clear. - Ayanna Kinsale
In a strong message to legislators, the Women in Carnival Committee called for laws to protect women, a review of the criminal justice system, laws to monitor public transportation and justice for murdered women.
The group was formed almost two weeks ago by activist Sheena Tang Nian and five others after the kidnapping and murder of 23-year-old Andrea Bharatt. Its aim is to assist in the call for laws to protect women.
These women kneel at the Queen s Park Savannah on Monday as they call for an end to gender-based violence. - Ayanna Kinsale