Activism Log 4

Activism

I have been working on decorating a display board for the events. We are planning to have two of them. The board and DVD are really the only things I have time to do since I am only home later in the evening, and by the time I am home everything else is already over. It is coming together well; the board is larger and gives me plenty of space to put all the information I need on it.

Reflection

I am struggling with trying to get things done. I have been experiencing problems at work with a certain manager. They schedule me on days I have class, and when I try to give away shifts the manager assumes I do not want to work because I am being lazy - even though I have told them so many times that I am a full-time student. I feel like I have not been doing as much as I can because of this. I am lacking motivation but I do not want to give up on this project. I do not appreciate being talked to like a child; as much as I do for my job sometimes I feel as though my work isn't recognized or respected (Seely 99).

Reciprocity

Working on this display board is allowing me to relieve stress. I can just use my own creativity for a cause without having to rush through it or do much research. I am glad I am able to do this because passing out fliers or tabling the past few weeks has been impossible and would probably have caused more stress. Putting things together helps me to not worry so much about other things going on, I just have to keep my hands busy.

Seely, Megan. Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist. New York and London: New York University Press, 2007