When I say I had no idea what to do
for an activist project, I mean there were so many options to choose from. I
wanted to do a project for those in Cape Town but sadly our time there wasn’t
enough. When I got back home I sat down and my sister texted me. At that moment
I found inspiration on what to do. Although my older sister and I don’t really
talk, everything she has gone through has really touched my heart. She got
pregnant at a young age, dropped out of high school, was in an abusive
relationship with her baby father, and for a short time she lived in a shelter
home with her son until my mom took them in. Sadly now she is pregnant and can’t
seem to find a job because she can’t afford a babysitter.
It was hard for me to
find something that could help woman with all their struggles but I believe I
found a great project. Thanks to my time spent in Cape Town as well as the
online readings, I learned a lot that I really wanted to bring to people
awareness. My activist presentation that I gave at My Sister’s Place Shelter was about sexism and media. The reason why I chose media was because it plays
such a big role in our everyday lives. For woman I feel like media puts women
down and it is time to bring that out into the light. Along with my presentation
I did a drive for the shelter. Originally I was going to do a clothing drive
but it wasn’t what they really needed so I changed it into cleaning supplies
drive. There weren’t many people that attended my presentation and it hurt at
first and made me more nervous. I guess it made sense when the director
explained the women aren’t interested unless they specifically get something
out of it. It made me realize that we need to change our way of thinking when
it comes to getting involved and participating. It took me a while to change my
way of thinking too because the first two weeks in Cape Town when we found out
about doing an activist project I was in no circumstance interested and now I
am going to keep volunteering at My Sisters Place and getting involved.
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My Sisters' Place... committed to ending homelessness and empowering women, families, and others in Greater Hartford to achieve independence and stability in their community by providing housing and supportive services.
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