In humble tribute....

This month, we mourn the deaths of boxing superstar Muhammad Ali who died of natural causes and British MP Jo Cox who was murdered in her prime.

At 41, Jo Cox was the former head of advocacy and policy for Oxfam in the UK and head of Oxfam International’s humanitarian campaigns in New York. She became a Labour MP in 2015 and was National Chair of the Labour Women’s Network. With two young children aged 3 and 5, she had everything to live for. Her senseless murder last week brought Brexit campaigning to a temporary halt as a sign of respect. Perhaps the saddest aspects of her murder is that the world will never know what she was truly capable of - which is a wake up call for all of us to make every day count as if it was our last. 

Turning to Muhammad Ali, yes he had amazing prowess in the ring but arguably his greater legacy was his philosophy about life and his resilience. In his words: “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” 

The world is a sadder place for their loss but a greater place for their being. 

In humble tribute....

21
06
2016

Written by

The Women's Foundation