act blog week 3

Jessiel Gerena
WSt 3015
Nina Perez


Week3

Activism: This week we got a petition finished for our facebook group . I didn’t do this petition but did help spread the news. Getting this petition is crucial as is will help legitimize for polticial suppport. In politics the best way for a poltician to get behind a legislation is to show theirs public support for it .A policitician wants to support popular legislation to be recognize in its legacy.

Reflection: In every modern movement we see a turn to be a people’s movement . the best way to feel empowered is a grassroots movement because it gives you the power to put all the energy you want to in it. “We can be individuals ,who also must find a common ground from which to speak collectively . We can share our stories,lead by example and be actvist in our daily lives .This is what it menas to fight like a girl” (Seely). Like Alice Paul before us we must fight a hard fight in order to get our national holiday recognized it wont be easy. We have seen this the amount of dropoff from the facebook group number to our petition numbers its defintately lower.

Reciprocity: This is great for politicians . Who ever sponsors this legisalition,can go to the floor of congress and say they have 1,000 signers or more from US citizens supporting this legislation, Any politiciancan then use these numbers to say how they should support the will of the people and that by supporting this they are supporting will of the people. They can also use this petition to educate the legislature on who is Alice Paul and what this holiday would recognzie .Alot of times congress people would go to congress without knowledge of what a bill is about or what it will do .
Works Cited
Seely, Megan. "Fight like A Girl." Fight like a Girl: How to Be a Fearless Feminist. New York: New York UP, 2007. 16. Print.