Activism

In the Colorado Women Hall of Fame, there are one hundred and fifty-two women in total, out of all one hundred fifty-two women, there are three that caught my eye the most. There is Chipeta, a Native American woman that belonged to the Ute Tribe. Owl Woman, the Cheyenne princes managed the relations between Native Americans and The Whites. Finally, Baby Doe, also known as the silver queen. One of the main similarities between all three women, was that they all got inducted into the hall of fame…

social media influences our lives. Journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell, in his article, SMALL CHANGE: Why the Revolution Won’t Be Tweeted, discusses how social media will never replace the effectiveness of high risk activism. Gladwell’s purpose is to convince people that social media isn’t as promising to change the status quo as many believe it is. He creates an authoritative tone to interest his intended audience to do something bigger than social media can ever…

For a very long time Black women have argued that there is indeed a Black feminist standpoint based on theoretical understanding of black women 's everyday lives and experiences (Reynolds 591). This theory is about the shared general knowledge that comes from shared lived experiences, specifically experiences of oppression. Black feminist standpoint is made up of a lot of different ideas. It is very interesting as it focuses on both the differences and similarities of African American women from…

suggestions for legal reform. Rhode’s strategies for reform include promoting equal opportunity, encouraging employee activism, and looking to jurisdictions that have enacted anti-appearance discrimination laws. Her primary plan to address trait discrimination focuses on long term goals for society. Rhode’s plan for reform is to promote equal opportunity through tolerance and activism. In order to accomplish this reform Rhode argues society needs to change how appearance discrimination is…

Women have more rights now than they did in the late 1800s but they still don’t have nearly the same rights as men do. According to the white house website on issues, women on average make 78 cents for every dollar men make. During President Obama’s terms as president there has been a significant amount of progress to bridge the gender pay gap. He signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which enabled victims that have been discriminated of pay to seek compensation where previously they…

Ask any young gay where the modern LGBT movement began, and it’s likely they’ll answer “Stonewall.” The Stonewall Riot, a two day period of rioting after a police raid at a gay bar in 1969, is often hailed as the genesis of sexuality and gender liberation in America. However, ask any LGBT historian the same question, and their answer might be much more complex. Although within the modern LGBT community Stonewall is considered the turning point toward true equality, both socially and politically,…

in our willingness to alarm a wide swath of individuals to foul play. In any case, truths are intense. Examination matters. Feelings and blaze would not support successful social activism. The United States needed Americans to think about violations against mankind. The most ideal approach to do this effort: ground activism in fact and acknowledge. People needed to do significantly more than to make Kony famous and to do this, people needed to be educated…

who fight for the underdog and for those who are disenfranchised. They work to promote the social well-being and they fight for equal rights. While the feminist activists of the second wave movement may not necessarily have a social work degree, activism is a major part of social work. It is the macro- social worker that many of us aspire to be. It is now time for the social workers and activists to come together to fight the plagues that are still holding women back in our…

expected to have 2.13 billion users by 2016 (eMarketer). Simply put, SNS is an instrument used by an individual to connect with others around the world. However, it is more than that. Due to the ease of accessibility, SNS have brought forth global activism and support groups. It also created a new economy in advertisement, forcing markets to adapt new strategies to generate revenue. SNS can fall under negative context, it is a double edged sword as the boundaries of privacy…

reflects on black children’s lives. Now you have to grow up with the image of being a criminal and or an evildoer because of the mindset of certain people and the words of another. Ms. Davis stated that she first became involved with the antiprison activism in the late 1960’s while racism was still prevalent in America as well as known. Back then there was around 200,000 people in prisons never the less about three decades later ten times that many people were in prisons. She went and said if…