Violaine is involved in many forms of advocacy work despite having very little energy to spare.
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Il a fallu qu’on fasse des mobilisations monstres en étant malades, donc le plus de démarches possibles, de représentations pour essayer de se faire entendre. Nos énergies sont extrêmement limitées, donc là je parle des fois d’organiser des manifs, mais … Écrire des lettres ouvertes, des entrevues dans les journaux, bref, essayer de se faire entendre. Parce que Dieu sait qu’on a besoin de soins, on a besoin de ressources.
[We had to organize huge mobilizations when we were sick, we had to take as many steps as possible, make as many representations as possible to try and make ourselves heard. Our energies are extremely limited, so sometimes I’m talking about organizing demonstrations, but … writing open letters, newspaper interviews, in short, trying to make ourselves heard. Because God knows we need care, we need resources.] Translation from original French.
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