Our Sicilian women are the heart of the city. You see them in groups mostly sitting on stoops or walking. Many wear black. They always speak Italian to each other making this wonderful old world atmosphere. These ladies were sitting on the street during our annual Sidewalk Sale weekend.
These women got me thinking about change and what change looks like. While I think of the Sicilian community as firmly rooted in the past, they aren't. They represent the bravery of change and leaving home for a new life. Perhaps these women are a part of setting out from Sicily to find a new life when they were much younger and in the process have forever altered the Gloucester community.
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