Activism log 5

Janet Audette

Prof. Nina Perez

WST3015

3/19/10

Activism log 5

Activism: This week was a lot of word of mouth activities. I use a lot of my connections to spread the word of our event taking place on April 11^th and let people know that we would be taking donations and supplies. I also printed quite a few flyers in the anticipation that I will be handing them out at today’s Green Waves Festival.

Reflection: Being able to get back into the active part of this process was very refreshing. Contacting all the people and simply getting the awareness out there felt rather rewarding. I feel as though if I bring one more person that would have not come that could be making all the difference. While at the greenwaves festival I noticed that many of the people who were in the booths said that they were doing whatever they were doing because it was their passion. This made me think of the "Uses of the Erotic" chapter in our woman's lives book. If your erotic "the personification of love in all its aspects" is something that can make a difference in the world, then there is no reason why you cant also be an activist (Kirk, Okazawa-Rey 162).

Reciprocity: Understanding that I am doing this for myself or even your own well being is enough to give me the push that is required to get the awareness out there. Of course, activism is all about taking action and what better inspiration is there than to take action for those who are incapable of doing it themselves.

Kirk, Gwyn and Okazawa-Rey, Margo. "Uses of the Erotic." Women's Lives Multicultural Perspectives. 5th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. 161-164.