Women’s History Month: The New Jersey National Guard Pays Tribute to

Soraida Martinez & Her Verdadism Art

For Women’s History Month 2019, The New Jersey National Guard hosted Soraida Martinez as the
keynote speaker for their “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace & Nonviolence” observance.
Twenty Verdadism paintings with social commentaries were put on exhibition for the men and
women of the New Jersey National Guard. Brigadier General Jemal J. Beale presented Martinez
with a Certificate of Appreciation for addressing social justice through her art since 1992.

Fort Dix, NJ, April 05, 2019 --(PR.com)-- For Women's History Month 2019, The New Jersey National
Guard hosted Soraida Martinez as the keynote speaker for their “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace
& Nonviolence” observance. Martinez also held an exhibition of 20 Verdadism paintings and
commentaries for the men and women of the New Jersey National Guard to see and discuss. Brigadier
General Jemal J. Beale presented Martinez with a Certificate of Appreciation for her visionary artwork,
which has been promoting social justice since 1992.

Known for advocating the rights of women, Martinez created the art of Verdadism in 1992 to promote a
deeper understanding of the human soul and tolerance. According to Martinez, “Verdadism means to
empower yourself with your own truth and make social change.” Every Verdadism painting that Martinez
creates is juxtaposed with a written social commentary from her personal life experiences.

A precursor to the "me too" movement, many of Martinez's paintings (like “Woman on a String”) address
the issues experienced by women. According to Martinez, “In 1992 I felt a need to raise awareness of
these issues before they got worst.” Here is Martinez's Verdadism 1992 social commentary on Woman on
a String.

“Sometimes I feel that in order to be accepted and to succeed in life I must hang by that male string of
American society; because if I don't hang from that string, I will fall to the floor. Like other women, I had
allowed myself to be manipulated just for acceptance. Women make up over fifty percent of the
population, but for many years we have obviously not been the decision makers. When I did decide to
pull off that string, I felt the consequences of being labeled with the derogatory terms that men use to
describe independent women who voice their opinions. Woman on a String represents the present status
of women in American society.”

Martinez combined the Spanish word for truth, Verdad, with the English suffix for theory, ism, to create
the word, "Verdadism." For more information, go to soraida.com. To contact the artist, send email to
Verdadism@aol.com or call 856-346-3131.

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