Chapter 9:
"We seem to spend much more of our time and attention focusing on what keeps us down instead of looking up."
Especially true now with the amount of information we have that is readily available to us, it is fairly easy to fall and spiral and to start imagining only horrible scenarios. We really need to shift our focus towards something more positive, while still knowing and fighting for justice
"...it’s remarkable how similar and relatable these ideal worlds are. As diverse as people are, it seems we share some common dreams."
It's really sad to think that we all strive for the same things, like comfortability, love, safety, and happiness yet we let such trivial things separate us and stop us from everyone equality living those dreams. But at the same time, it is comforting we are all the same.
Draft Project:
For my final activism project, I want to focus on the topic of immigration and the overall theme of being empathetic. In my previous project I had the imagery/symbol of a butterfly which is used a lot in immigration rights movements, I want to continue that imagery in this final. An idea I've had since the beginning was to wear butterfly wings that on the back would say something along the lines of “be the voice who can’t use theirs”. I don’t want the message to be outright since I’m planning to do this outside of campus, and don’t want to come across nasty people. Along with the wings I was thinking of handing out stickers in the shape of a butterfly that would have “be empathetic” on it. I might also make a zine, if time allows it. I relate my project to that of the guerrilla girls, in the sense of having some type of costume in order to attract attention for their message.
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