Group Activism Blog: Week 3

Madison Zierk
Jeannina Perez
WST 3015 Sec. 0002
2/26/10

Group Activism Blog: Week 3

Activism

Cecily hasn't been to class in the past week so our group can only come to the solution that she has either withdrawn from the class or just decided not to go to class alltogether. The possible loss of a group member can hurt the outcome of our project greatly. Not only did we unexpectedly lose a group member we still don't have a community partner. Grassroots movements depend on the support of its followers and leaders. Since we have no leader and lost one of our followers the goals of our causes seem a little bleak. I'm hoping things start to turn around for us because this project means a lot to me.

Reflection

I'm a little upset to see the loss of Cecily. I really enjoyed having her in the group. I also think that she was really dedicated to the project and wanted to see changes made to our Florida sex education system. In the beginning of our group meetings it was apparent that Cecily was having problems making it to class and meetings because of her work schedule. This schedule conflict was what probably ultimately made her choose work over school.

Reciprocity

As a sex educator I want to teach teens and young adults about how to have a safe, healthy sex life if they choose to have sex. I also want to empower the young women in my classes that they shouldn't be afraid of who they are as sexual beings. They have a right to own their own sexuality and take control of it. Young women should also not be ridiculed or ashamed for enjoying and accepting who they are. Sandra Cisneros's essay "Guadalupe the Sex Goddess" greatly illustrates my goals for the young women who I wish to teach someday. With each new depth of Cisneros's personal sexual discovery she found out things about her that she didn't even know she knew (Cisneros 166). I had that same experience. I found through my own sexual discovery that I wanted to become a sex educator. I want to teach other young women like myself that there are great people inside them waiting to come out. All you have to do is be honest with who you are.

Work Cited

Cisneros, Sandra. "Guadalupe the Sex Goddess." Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives. Ed. Gwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey. 5th ed. Boston: McGraw Hill, 2009. 164-67. Print.