American YouTuber Ms Rachel has been honoured as one of Glamour’s Women of the Year awards and in her speech shared some poignant words and shared the true meaning behind her dress
Ms Rachel, an American educator and YouTuber known for her children’s music series on language development for infants and toddlers, was honoured at this year’s Glamour Women of the Year Awards.
She was named Woman of the Year for her prominent advocacy for Palestine. Other winners included actress Demi Moore and singer Tyla.
At the show on Tuesday November 4, Rachel displayed a powerful fashion statement, wearing a long, off the shoulder, black and white dress with pictures embroidered onto it.
Sharing the special meaning behind the red carpet look, Rachel revealed that she had asked kids from Gaza to create artwork for her, which highlighted their experiences. She then had the pictures embroidered onto her upcycled dress.
She told Glamour: “I’m carrying their stories in my heart. They all know about the dress, and they’re so excited.”
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In her acceptance speech, she told the crowd: “Tonight I am wearing this beautiful dress that has art from kids in Gaza, and these kids are just amazing. They’re so thoughtful and so brilliant.”
“No matter how hard some people try to convince us that empathy is wrong, it’s right,” she added. “No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it’s a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it’s limitless.”
Rachel ended her speech by giving a special mention to a little girl called Rama who lost both of her sisters. “I want to end with her words because they’re more important than mine. Rama wanted to say: ‘I want to tell the world that my sisters are not numbers. They are moons. They are like the stars – they shine and sparkle.'” Rachel then left the stage receiving a standing ovation.
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The YouTuber previously shared how she is continuing to advocate for children all over the world, specifically in Gaza and Sudan.
“My love and care for children doesn’t stop at my own children. It doesn’t stop at the children in our country. It embraces every child of the world.”
Rachel shared how she thinks having a platform is a positive thing, as using it can “highlight issues and get a message to a bigger audience.” She believes how that is a powerful role that should be used to the greatest extent.
Ms Rachel has been one of the loudest voices advocating for Palestine and has consistently used her social media platform to speak out for Palestinian children. She has refused to work with anyone who has not spoken out against the Israeli treatment on Gazans.
Back in September, Ms Rachel became a Global Ambassador for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and continues to support fundraising efforts for children in Palestine.
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