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By Barbara Anderson

The video came to me via WhatsApp. It's a meeting at the Little Village Community Council in Chicago.

Before an audience of middle-aged men and women wearing white T-shirts with green and red letters that read "Mexicans Building, MEC", an acronym that coincides with those of Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón. And the host, a young man introduces himself: "Hello, I am Rodrigo Aguilar, I am Mexican-American and the fact that we are here today speaks of your desire to participate. Beyond your tasks, which are already many, that have to do with work, with family, and it goes with the spirit of the expression that we are promoting today: Mexicans building. And it is something that unites us all, just as for all of us our families and our affections are in Mexico. We are concerned about what is happening in Mexico and what is happening with our relatives and that is why it is important to participate in this type of events. Our first objective today is to ask them what concerns there are, to collect these concerns and from our community throughout the United States. What we are doing here we are going to do in 20 cities. The second objective is for them to meet Marcelo Ebrard, for all of us to meet him and I hope that in Chicago we can meet him personally at some point and ask them the questions they have to ask. And the one who should have the possibility of being president is for his attributes, for his congruence, for what he has done, for how he has governed. He is a great believer of course, and he did it in Mexico City, in progressive policies of gender inclusion, of diversity. He has a strong progressive agenda".

Women at the forefront of the debate, leading the way to a more inclusive and equitable dialogue. Here, diversity of thought and equitable representation across sectors are not mere ideals; they are the heart of our community.