Service Learning-VOX Table

Throughout this semester I have tabled with VOX many times. On April 10th I volunteered to table for VOX for a GLBT conference held at UCF. We were there to show our support of the GLBT Community. We gave our information about safe sex, sexuality, and gave out free condoms.

Service Learning-Natura

I attended the NOW Natura Benefit to help support NOW! It was great!

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I am currently compiling a manual for a counter-action to the Genocide Awareness Project that visits the campus each year, and which I protested this past year as part of my service learning. I am also heavily involved in the fashion show that is also being worked on by Bianca and Lindsey. The NOW benefit is tonight, and I am going now to cut flyers I have printed to advertise for the fashion show to pass out tonight.

Service learning Update!

Take back the night was a great success! I definitely wish that there would have been a greater turnout though. That's one of the things i hope to work on for next year, through advertising in creative new ways and advertising for a long time before the event, I hope to get more than just our usual progressive community out there to support the cause. I feel like everything went off pretty smoothly though and that there really wasn't anything bad that happened. the planning the entire week up until the event was extremely hectic and I almost lost my mind... but kept thinking about how this would definitely benefit the UCF community and that it was so worth it. Next year I hope to get funding from SGA and maybe have it be an even larger event on campus. I think it's making it's way to that point since this will now be the 3rd annual one coming up, but there is still plenty of work to be done! Up next? Making all of the certificates of appreciation for everyone who came out and supported us by tabling and speaking at our event. WHEW! Can't believe the semester is almost over!

SL-Clothesline Project

I am involved in more than one form of activism for my service learning.
Last year I worked with UCF Victim Services on the clothesline project and I decided to work with them again this year.
Last week I went to the training and Charolette Hewkin asked me to speak at the training to tell people about the experience I had last year.
This week is the first week of the clothesline project and we will be in front of the student union on wednesday at a table with UCF Victim Services. The clothesline project is a form of consciousness raising where survivors of violence can paint shirts. We then hang the shirts in the student union so that everyone can see them. April is sexual violence awareness month which is why the project occurs at this time of the year.

SL PRoject

Hey All I can't believe that we are almost done with the semester. This past week I ran a basket raffel it was extremely fun and very profitable. I do not have a total as of yet but I know that it is over 200 dollars. I can't wait to turn in the money and add up what we have raised for the great cause. Hope everyone is having just as much fun and doing well see you in class

Jessica

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I’m still working with YWLP for my service learning project. I’ve attended a few more little sister and big sister meetings. I also attended an alumni event in which we all made homemade pizza with our little sisters. There is a big event coming up in YWLP called UCF day in which I’m helping to organize a workshop about women in history.

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I've been working with NOW; we've finished Take Back the Night which went wonderfully--lots of people showed up and stayed throughout. The speakers had incredible energy and the audience reflected that. I'm really proud to have helped with it this year.

Now I'm switching my focus to the Sustainable Fashion Show, which many of our classmates are also currently involved with. We're currently collecting clothes and looking for models, so if anyone wants to contribute, it would be greatly appreciated.

Service Learning-Let's Talk About Sex Baby

A few days ago VOX had our Let's Talk About Sex Baby benefit. I would say that overall it was really successful! We had tons of prizes from various sex shops including Babe Land and Fairvilla Megastore. During the benefit we played games such as the Wheel of Fornication where players had to answer questions about sexuality and safe sex practices. We also played a game where contestants had to put a condom onto a banana without using their hands. This was quite humorous. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our event!

Service Learning Update

We're trying to plan a movie night at Stardust Video for mid April. We want to show Poto Mitan: Haitian women pillars of the global economy and have zines available with information on Haiti and how it came to the social and economic state that it is in. We've been trying to get in contact with the booking person at Stardust but he hasn't been getting back to us. If we can't have it in April before our service learning project is due then we'll have it in May sometime. Oh and hopefully we'll be able to sell copies of the DVD or take donations to send to Haiti relief.
(when I say "we" it's me, Andrea, and Kathryn working on this project together)