1. Activism: This week I haven’t been able to do much with the project, however this Sunday I am going on the group trip to Fellsmere to work in the community garden, which I am very excited about. We’re heading out there early in the morning and will probably be working in the garden all day. I know there was also some talk at the Women to Women Conference about maybe doing a little speech or presentation at the community garden but I don’t know if anyone’s doing that or not.
2. Reflection: Thinking about all the activism I have done for this project so far with the Women to Women Conference and now getting together to work in the community garden makes me think about the Women Activists in Mali article by Susanna D. Wing. Wing states that the women’s movement in Mali depends on the link between rural and urban, educated and uneducated women, which the ties among them throughout the country have contributed to an ever-broadening awareness of women’s rights (Wing, p.179). Our service learning project is about trying to make a connection with these women and bring awareness to the issues that they face into our own communities.
3. Reciprocity: This week I haven’t been to active with the project but hopefully after Sunday and visiting the community garden, I will definitely see my activism in progress.
Works Cited:
Naples, Nancy A., and Manisha Desai. Women's Activism and Globalization Linking Local Struggles and Transnational Politics. New York, NY: Routledge, 2002. Print.
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