At the last meeting of Real Change vendors, Deatri Williamson stood up, her voice filled the room, and a current went through the air as indescribable as lightning striking. At women's shelters around the city, said Williamson, women are being turned away, handed a bus ticket and told to ride to the end of the line. Stay warm and good luck.
"It's up to you men to take care of the women out here at night," she called, her voice syncopated, strong, and forceful.
People nodded; a few amens rang in the room. ...