The battles women fought before us were not simply about obtaining rights or securing equality; they were an assertion of presence in a world that continually sought to confine them to the shadows. These women, our mothers, our grandmothers, did not fight only for their own generation; they fought for the generations yet to come, for us, and for those who will follow. The fluidity of time binds us together—yesterday's struggles persist into tomorrow, as the past and future converge. We are interwoven into a fabric where time refuses to remain linear, and within this complexity, we must learn to grasp knowledge with all the faculties available to us. To see, to feel, to think beyond the constrictions of rationality. For reality is not a singular narrative—it is multiple, layered, textured with the experiences of those before us and those still to come.

The battles of the women who came before us were never truly won, for future generations will find themselves engaged in the same struggles, fighting in new arenas but with familiar weapons. Our role, as it has always been, is to make space for our voices, for our wisdom, for the embodiment of female experience. Thus, the Women Council emerges—not as a mere reaction but as a necessity, born in an era where beauty, meaning, and well-being are fractured, slipping through the cracks of a world obsessed with profit, power, and superficial success. We do not stand by idly as the remnants of what matters fall apart. The Women Council believes in confronting the world through encounter, for life, at its core, is a series of encounters that define us. We come to know ourselves through the relationships we nurture, and it is through these relationships that the essence of existence unfolds.

But our connections, our ability to care, to love, to nurture—these vital elements of life—are persistently undermined by the relentless dominance of monetary and transactional relationships. The market has become the governor of our existence, and in this world, human bonds are reduced to mere exchanges. Yet, we remember the fury of our grandmothers, their righteous indignation, their refusal to accept the world as it was handed to them. In their anger, we find our own awakening, and it is with this humble yet fierce anger that we now offer our guidance. We do not seek to overthrow existing systems of governance, for we recognize the futility of engaging with a machine that perpetuates itself. Instead, we move alongside it, parallel yet separate, providing an alternative path. We are committed to dialogue, to deliberation, to the slow, steady work of creating real solutions—solutions that are born from deep thinking, embodied awareness, academic rigor, and, most importantly, the wisdom of women who have lived, fought, and endured.

As Donna Haraway reminds us, "Our task is to make trouble, to stir up potent responses to devastating events, as well as to settle troubled waters and rebuild quiet places." In this world of ceaseless noise, we are called to both disrupt and restore, to bring forth the strength to challenge and the grace to heal. We are the continuation of those who came before us, and in us is the seed of what will be. We are the weavers of time, binding past, present, and future into a living tapestry. We are you. You are everything. Everything is all.

In this council of women, we embrace a multifaceted mission, each aspect of which resonates deeply with the struggles and aspirations of our foremothers, the relentless quest for equality, justice, and meaningful existence. Our work is grounded not only in immediate needs but in the vision of an interconnected future—a world where the remnants of patriarchy are dismantled, and a new order is born, where human and non-human life coexists with care and dignity. Let us explore the core work of the Women Council through its ministry departments: