Weekly Activism Blog #3

Activism

This week I wasn’t able to do anything with the Harbor House. I have to do two trainings, at least, before I can begin volunteering officially. I attended my first training last week, and my second training is next week. Although I wasn’t able to work directly with my service learning partner I did learn new things about domestic violence. I work as an RA so I have to make bullentin boards, so for my October bullentin board I made a domestic violence awareness month board. I was really excited about that, and being able to share that with my residents. I also went into a bathroom at TJ Maxx and they had these small cards on the mirror about domestic violence so I was very excited that they were recognizing it. The last thing I did was for my Crime in America class. We have to choose an article and evaluate the crime committed using one of the crime theories. I used the feminist theories and chose an article about domestic violence. The article was about how a man killed his ex-girlfriend, so I argued from feminist perspective using the ideas like biological male agression, socialization factors, and patriarchy.

Reflection

It was an interesting second week of domestic violence awareness month.  I am glad there is a month to raise awareness about this issue. I know my community partner is glad to as they are hosting a variety of events throughout the month in recognition. It is a very important issue, especially considering “Every year, as many as 4 million American women are physically abused by men who promised to love them” (Gwyn  and Okazawa-Rey 260)

Reciprocity

I am learning new things everyday and growing more concerend for the issue of domestic violence as a whole.  I am looking especially forward to next week and my volunteer training and then to get started with some more hands on volunteer projects!

Works Cited:

Kirk, Gwyn and Margo Okazawa-Rey. Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives 4^th Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.