dignity, strength, and passion

is what The Paper, Galesburg, IL, had to say about my performance at Knox College's Take Back The Night Rally last Friday night.

The piece by Joanne Sandy, who interviewed me after the show, also quotes me on reclaiming voice:

"I believe that one of the most important things that women can do is reclaim their rage and their sense of outrage that this happens to any woman at any time and in any place. By expressing that rage and by talking openly about the ways in which women are violated in our society, we do start to change the consciousness," said Patel, who brings together her love of words with her passion for justice.