On March 3,2012 Andrea Thompson, , Nadean Richards and myself conducted our first workshop with Beautiful Butterflies Mentoring Program Inc. This week I didn’t know what to expect since it was the first time working with the girls age 9-10 . I believe we had an personal contact with the girls, Our sole purpose is to identify ,and impact lives .We discussed with the girls about the power of recognizing commonalities ,and enhancing their individuality. When we said “commonalities” we know that the girls did not to know what it delineate and I believe the entreating part about it that we was able to “unpack” the word . Our success was at the end of the day we came with a goal and we did just that. We also identify by sharing some of our life stories and by that we saw that the girls was interactive and outspoken and it made me feel great on the inside to know that I am doing something that I never saw or even encounter when I was in their age group . I believe our pitfalls was that we needed to promote it more so we can have a larger group . Our next workshop is approaching and I believe we did by gave the girls who came flyers to their friends to create awareness about this type of activism . So we “Fight like a girl” in the words of Megan Seely to contribute to our communities because as we no act is to small .
Reflection
I remember I was in class and I final understand the big picture of what it takes to be an activism the equation is this I (Micro)+Community(Meso)= WE (MACRO) . So I believe in order to understand a Macro Level we have to go back to what makes it up. We read quite a bit ,but the one reading I believe took me on a journey about what it means to be consider as an activism is “Fight like a girl” Seely stated that we can share our stories ,lead by example ,and be activist in our own lives. This week change and influence me by showing me that commonalties is a way to create new knowledge by politicizing ourselves . I believe Beautiful Butterflies Mentoring Program Inc. is doing an remarkable job in the community taking girls from risk to promise to enrich the macro level by creating a activism by exploring the Micro,Meso level to make up the Macro level . This course is awesome it really had changed and reformed the passion for activism and understanding the world around us.
Reciprocity
I am learning that life is a course and experience is a teacher . I said this to say that sometime we tend to go through life and we all come from different social location that formed us and shape us in this world . It was my experience that taught me that problems are created for shared commonalties in life . This also is causing me that my reflection now is a testimonial has not depleted or damage they all were experience for someone else in life because nothing is new under the sun ;I believe in life we all can find one person in life that went through the same thing in life . A feminist would defined this as “ Commonalties are shared interest that create effective social change and awareness of one’s individuality and self-worth ,so live your life as an activist “
Work Cited
Seely, Megan. Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist. New York: NYU, 2007.
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