▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁, ▁Re ques ens ▁helped ▁lead ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁from ▁U CV ▁al ike . ▁ ▁Re ques ens ▁spoke ▁at ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁hearing ▁on ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁also ▁announ cing ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁receive ▁an ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Women ' s ▁Day ▁hon ors ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁She ▁received ▁the ▁Je ane ▁J . ▁Kirk pat rick ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Dem ocracy ▁Network , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁awarded ▁such ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁( the ▁others ▁were ▁L iz ▁Chen ey ▁and ▁L ilian ▁T int ori ). ▁In ▁her ▁speech , ▁she ▁said ▁that ▁" As ▁a ▁woman ▁and ▁a ▁young ▁Venez uel an , ▁I ▁must ▁keep ▁fighting ▁for ▁our ▁country ▁[...] ▁day ▁by ▁day ▁there ▁are ▁more ▁and ▁more ▁young ▁women ▁setting ▁an ▁example ▁for ▁others ▁and ▁joining ▁this ▁fight ." ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁protest s ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Juan ▁Gu a id ó ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁President , ▁and ▁with ▁Mad uro ▁ref using ▁to ▁step ▁down ▁as ▁President , ▁Re ques ens ▁led ▁students ▁in ▁a ▁protest ▁co - host ed ▁by ▁Gu a id ó ' s ▁Popular ▁Will ▁party , ▁calling ▁Mad uro ▁a ▁" us ur per " ▁and ▁closing ▁off ▁roads . ▁The ▁day ▁after , ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January , ▁Re ques ens ▁spoke ▁at ▁the ▁open ▁cab