Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Advisory
MariaSilva
May26,2015
FacingHistoryReflection
OurlastFacingHistorylessonwasaboutFeminism.Westartedoffby
gatheringinthemultiwithouradvisory.Next,wewereaskedtohaveachalktalkwhichisa
silentconversationwrittenonpaperaboutthequestionsaskedaboutfeminism.Later,we
watchedafewvideosonthetopicandwereaskedtogotoassignedclassestotalkabout
feminismmoredeeply.
DuringtheactivityInoticedthatnotmanypeoplewantedtoparticipate.Itwasmostly
theboyswhowerequiet,almostasiftheyweren'tinterested.Theactivityfeltabitawkward
duetothelackofparticipationdespiteourfamiliaritywiththetopic.Wearefamiliarwiththe
topicbecausewehadgoneoverthetopicinWorldHistoryClasspriortotheactivity.
ThroughouttheactivityIbroughtupexamplesofdiscriminationagainstwomenthat
I'vewitnessed.Ithenaskedothersconsidermyideasandtocontributemorebygivingtheir
ownopinions.Ibecameawareofthefactthatjudgementagainstwomendoesn'tonlyoccur
outintheworkfield,schools,andmedia.Italsohappenswithinthewallsofyourownhome.
BytheendoftheactivityonequestionIwasleftwithwas,"Howcanweputthediscrimination
ofwomentoanendand,mostimportantly,whatwayscanIcontributetothis?"