To me, activism is a movement you create that influences others to want to push or change issues that are affecting humanity. The film I watched is Girl Connected, which talks about how 5 girls from around the world and their goals and inspirations are helping them break down stereotypes and oppression that they face in their communities. For example in the film one of the girls that struck me the most was the girl who wanted to try and stop young pregnancies. I find that very important especially since we live in a world or at least in their world where women are expected to stay home, cook, clean and raise children. This young women named Josi really is advocating and educating young girls to have safe and protected sex. For Josi to do that in the type of community she lives in and influences its very powerful and can make a huge effect on how women live their lives. Something else that stood out to me about Josi’s message is that she is teaching young kids about making decisions and that they have control and power over their own lives, which is super important because living in a society where we put a lot of stereotypes and pressures on young kids can make them feel like they are stuck in a box. But Josi is trying to change that mentality and say that we have a lot of free will and power to decide what we want to do. I would say that for me the way I would make a difference is by doing the same thing that Josi is doing and teaching children especially. Unfortunately a lot of kids don’t have good education and some don’t have any at all. And kids not knowing about sex or pregnancy or even STD’s is very importantant because they could do something that will untimately keep them in that small box forever. Teaching them that there is a life outside of just cooking, cleaning and raising kids can help them be more motivated and want to actually make something of themselves. There are some women who feel like their calling is in fact to be a mother and that is also valid. The main point is that women are well educated in the pros and cons of being a mom and for them to decide if they want to or not on their own, without outside pressure.
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Josi’s perspective on the importance of childhood also stood out to me and I thought it was very important. We often do see young girls stripped of a chance at childhood in these arranged marriages where they typically have little to no say about their futures. What ends up happening is they are forced into a life thereafter full of silence, where their voices are no longer useless and they really just serve a man. Not only that, but those young girls often get pregnant and have to dedicate their teenage years to becoming a mother, not allowing them to be curious about the world and educate themselves properly.
Josi gave me so much comfort. It is beautiful that she wanted to do something because she could no longer wait for the government. As someone from Brazil, my country does not pay much attention to sexual education. This helps prevent a vicious cycle of children/teens becoming mothers and just self-care.
I loved everything about Josi’s character
Hello Naomi, I loved how Josi dedicated herself to educating girls, it’s something very important because sometimes parents don’t do it and that’s why sometimes we make mistakes. Something that also caught my attention is that she is teaching young children about making decisions and having control over their own life, this society places a lot of stereotypes and pressures on children can make them feel trapped
Hey Naomi,
Great Post!! I loved everything about Josi’s character too. I would do the same, I would try to help young people to receive a better education so that they have a better future and feel more prepared. When I was little I made many mistakes innocently and I would have loved to have had someone’s help back then.