Service Activism Log #6

1. The event was successful! I certainly expected the turn out to be much more astounding, yet I was still pleased with the crowd. It was nice to finally be able to chit-chat with Jackie, since we've only been communicating via facebook and e-mail. When I arrived, Jackie didn't have the movie, which obviously was a concern. Suddenly I remembered that I had Netflix and thankfully it was on Instant Play. I thought that having the actual movie would be the easiest part, yet I guess in the whole process of planning I forgot the simplest and most important responsibility! I guess next time I do something like this I will make certain that I have all the necessities for a successful movie extravaganza!

2. This week was exciting. I learned a lot from the planning and I definitely realized how easy it is to pull a group of people together for activism. Seely gives 12 simple steps to follow for creating an event for feminist activism. Although events are exciting to plan, sometimes I think people can get too wrapped up in their day-to-day lives, which is why I found an excerpt from "Fight Like A Girl" so inspiring; "I live my life as an activist. I live my life politically. We can all do this. We all have it in ourselves; titles don't make us leaders. It is our actions that mean something and impact our community. It is our voices that inspire. And our commitment to justice that makes a difference (Seely 24)."

3. I was impressed with the encouragement that NOW supported me with. It was definitely difficult not being able to go to my community partner's meetings since I had class at that time, but I managed and they were very excited to have me working on an event. Hopefully next semester I won't have class during the meeting times and I will get to join in on even more events, but if not at least I will know that they are extremely responsive to me.

Works Cited

Seely, Megan. Fight Like A Girl. New York, NY and London: New York University Press, 2007. 24. Print.