Activism log 4

Janet Audette

Prof. Nina Perez

WST 3015

3/19/10

Activism log 4

Activism: This week was essentially a lull in the activeness part of Activism. It takes a special person to correctly balance the work loads of school, work and life and also participate in activism. I unfortunately have not yet acquired or adapted this skill. Hopefully I will find it soon enough.

Reflection: As always, my appreciation for the avid activist was yet again renewed. I feel as though I should have done more but we hit a niche in our abilities to be activist. We really just got as far as we could and were just awaiting the next step. The readings for this week included an essay by Seely which talked about the womans ability to fight back when she finds herself in certain situations. She discussed the topic of intimate partner abuse "The person who hurts us is the person who is supposed to love us" (Seely 187). This chapter when related to help needed for the women and animals of Animal Safehouse has, in essence, but a fire under my butt and caused me to want to become an avid activist and do everything in my power to make a difference.

Reciprocity: I feel that the feeling of not really knowing what to do next is somewhat frustrating. I want to make a difference and I want to get the word out, but when you’ve reached a certain point in the process there just comes a time when you have to realize that for this week, you’ve done all you can do.

Seely, Megan. Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist. New York and London: New York University Press, 2007