Activism Log 10

Katelyn Temple
Professor Nina Perez
WST 3015
April 29, 2010

Activism Log 10

• Activism

In the past week and a half, I have been preparing for the presentation for this assignment. I took some time to think about what we, as a group, accomplished by participating in this service learning project. So many animals, and people, are going to be affected by the support we provided. Helping others is what it is all about.

• Reflection

Aurora Morales’ article, Radical Pleasure, Sex and the end of victim hood, discusses reclaiming sex, the issue of victim hood, and the topic of abuse. Some victims may escape their victimizer, but some may not. Some may escape in body, but may be emotionally attached to the events that occurred for their entire lives. “Victim-hood absolves us from having to decide to have good lives. It allows us to stay small and wounded instead of spacious, powerful and whole” (384). By becoming empowered, these women who are being abused are putting a stop to the cycle. They are changing the system by leaving, by finding help for not only themselves, but also for their pets.

• Reciprocity

I feel very satisfied with the outcome of this project. I made some friends, I helped some people and animals, and best of all … I feel accomplished.

Work Cited

Morales, Aurora. Radical Pleasure, Sex and the end of victim hood. Women's Lives: Multicultural Perspectives 5 (2010): 384. Print.