{"id":1665,"date":"2025-03-20T23:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T23:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1665"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:38:24","slug":"international-womens-day-performance-by-veronica-alvarado-nury-marquez","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/news\/international-womens-day-performance-by-veronica-alvarado-nury-marquez\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day Performance by Ver\u00f3nica Alvarado &#038; Nury Marquez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Women&#039;s Day Performance by Ver\u00f3nica Alvarado &amp; Nury Marquez\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Ne_MrOamh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ver\u00f3nica Alvarado performs<em> A Song to Smile<\/em> and Nury Marquez performs <em>The Journey of a Woman<\/em> to celebrate International Women&#8217;s Day at North York Community House.<\/p>\n<h2>The Journey of a Woman<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>by Nury Marquez<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I pack my dreams.<br \/>\nI pack my hopes.<br \/>\nI leave behind what I know,<br \/>\nand I step into the unknown.<br \/>\nA new land, a new life.<br \/>\nI knock on doors\u2014one, two, three.<br \/>\nSome never open,<br \/>\nsome close too fast.<br \/>\nDoubt whispers in my ear,<br \/>\nloneliness walks by my side.<br \/>\nI feel the weight of fear,<br \/>\nand I wonder\u2026 should I give up?<br \/>\nThen\u2014one door opens.<br \/>\nA hand reaches out.<br \/>\nA voice says, &#8220;You are not alone.&#8221;<br \/>\nAnd suddenly, I see them\u2014<br \/>\nwomen standing together,<br \/>\nhands joined, hearts strong.<br \/>\nWe are more than our struggles.<br \/>\nWe are more than our fears.<br \/>\nWe are women.<br \/>\nAnd together, we rise.<\/p>\n<h2>El Viaje de una Mujer<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>por Nury Marquez<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Empaco mis sue\u00f1os.<br \/>\nEmpaco mis esperanzas.<br \/>\nDejo atr\u00e1s lo que conozco<br \/>\ny doy un paso hacia lo desconocido.<br \/>\nUna nueva tierra, una nueva vida.<br \/>\nToco puertas\u2014una, dos, tres.<br \/>\nAlgunas nunca se abren,<br \/>\notras se cierran demasiado r\u00e1pido.<br \/>\nLa duda susurra en mi o\u00eddo,<br \/>\nla soledad camina a mi lado.<br \/>\nSiento el peso del miedo,<br \/>\ny me pregunto\u2026 \u00bfdebo rendirme?<br \/>\nEntonces\u2014una puerta se abre.<br \/>\nUna mano se extiende.<br \/>\nUna voz dice: &#8220;No est\u00e1s sola.&#8221;<br \/>\nY de pronto, las veo\u2014<br \/>\nmujeres unidas,<br \/>\nmanos entrelazadas, corazones fuertes.<br \/>\nSomos m\u00e1s que nuestras luchas.<br \/>\nSomos m\u00e1s que nuestros miedos.<br \/>\nSomos mujeres.<br \/>\nY juntas, nos levantamos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1669\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1669 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A woman standing in the centre of the room. Beside her is a suitcase. The audience sits in a semi-circle. \" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Nury performing The Journey of a Woman<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1668\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1668 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"A woman playing the ukulele. \" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/custom\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Ver\u00f3nica performs A Song to Smile<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special performance by Ver\u00f3nica &#038; Nury. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1670,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[45,90],"class_list":["post-1665","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-placement-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nych.ca\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}