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DRC Event

“Balancing Identity(s)” was a DRC event I attended last week. There were a couple of speakers who came in and talked about how there life was growing up with multiple identities, and about the issues they faced growing up. They were such a inspiration to many young women and taught many of us how to deal with certain situations. After the discussion they had a relaxation part of the event where we participated in small groups where I was a part of a small Yoga Class. We just learned to let go of all the negative thoughts in our minds and just relax. Since it was held in the Douglas Student Certain I was even able to meet someone at the event and have lunch with them afterwards. 

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“The Hunting Ground” was a film presented as a Rutger’s plenary for the Knowledge and Power class.   It has similar composition to the film also shown as a plenary entitled “Mis-Representation” directed by Jenifer Newsome. Both have data specific for women crimes on university settings. Thank you. http://www.veoh.com/watch/v39771873Amj6RRWb?h1=MISSREPRESENTATION

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Douglass Wellness 360°

Attending the Douglass Wellness 360° event was both informative and relaxing. At first, I didn’t want to go since I had class on Friday and just wanted to go home. However, attending the event and participating in the breakout session specific the Zumba session was a great experience. After having a packed week with assignments and papers due, spending my Friday afternoon with some friends and random people just having fun was worth it. In addition, the facilitators from H.O.P.E who conducted the Eat Right Feel Good workshop were very motivational and helped me have a more positive approach towards eating healthy. Being on a healthy diet is quite difficult and you are always tempted to eat something unhealthy but if you take it step by step and think of creative ways to eat healthy without having to sacrifice what you like you can do it. Also watching the portions in which you consume food can play a huge role in a healthy weight loss.

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Plenary Transgender

Rena Miller came to speak for this plenary. Rene is a transgender woman who is a social activist. She talked about her childhood and how she was abused by her father because she was a transgender woman. It was sad to learn that many of the transgender population in America commit suicide. Rene has  been pushing new laws to protect the transgender population. She is strong voice needed for this issue. 

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Sexual Identity

People find it difficult to define a person’s sexuality and i believe this occurs because a person’s sexuality cannot be defined. It is hard 

to label and define and place our self in a category. Ones sexuality is harder to define because it is complex and has many factors. A person’s sexuality can be impacted due to their race, gender, and other factors. In the class activity, we discussed some people find themselves in the “grey” area. The “Grey area” is where a person is not heterosexual or homosexual, they are in the middle of the range.

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This quote goes hand in hand with a PLEN forum from NJ Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi. She really did an excellent job using her personal life experience to explain the various hardships woman face while on the path to successful lives. Her inspiring presentation explained that children and family do not have to be a burden. Most importantly, she stressed the subject that you must enjoy what you are doing to be truly successful. No one is obligated to do what they “think” society expects them to do because of their gender, race, religion, or background. 

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This picture very accurately depicts the unfortunate state of society and rape culture. Time and time again woman are taught not to get raped opposed to men being taught not to rape. it is great to see a young woman taking a stand and refusing to let society put her at fault.