During a lunch/recess period in February, my Social Justice Group watched Very Young Girls directed by David Schisgall. We invited the Women in the Media Social Justice Group and the End Rape on Campus Group to watch with us because some of our topic’s concepts overlapped. Very Young Girls was produced by Rachel Lloyd (founder…
More Volunteer Work with Sanctuary for Families
by Rose Merjos
On Friday, February 27, Celia, Campbell and visited Sanctuary for Families once again. We emailed Lauren Mindel a couple weeks before our visit telling her we would love to come in and help. Lauren gladly accepted our offer by saying Leah and the In-Kind Donations Program and Sanctuary could never have too much help. Leah is…
Discussion With Ileana Jimenez
by Rose Merjos
On Tuesday, February 17, my Socia\l Justice Group and I met with Ileana Jimenez at Elisabeth Irwin High School. Ileana is feminist teacher at EI. She is also very involved in LGBTQ/Women’s Rights. When Maxine, Campbell and I (Celia was absent) arrived at the high school, Ileana greeted us in the lobby and led us to…
Interview With Peggy Kern
by Rose Merjos
On Friday, December 12, my social justice group and I interviewed Peggy Kern, author of realistic fiction young adult novel, Little Peach. Little Peach is about a fourteen year old named Michelle who is a victim of sexual trafficking or modern day slavery. All my group members had finished Little Peach in under two days and agreed…
Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle’s Visit to Our School
by Rose Merjos
On November 13, Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle joined the whole eighth grade at our school in a conversation about sexual trafficking. We had organized for Sister Mary to visit at our previous interview with her, but we had never discussed what she was going to talk about with our class. This made us a bit nervous, especially…
Volunteer Work at Sanctuary For Families
by Rose Merjos
On November 12, my three groupmates and I visited and volunteered at Sanctuary For Families. Sanctuary For Families is a clinic that houses women and girls who have suffered from commercially sexually exploitation or domestic violence. Sanctuary is also made up of many attorneys who help the victims in a more legal aspect. For example, if a victim…
Interview With Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle
by Rose Merjos
On November 4th 2014, Celia, Campbell, Maxine and I met Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle, a sexual trafficking specialist. We were slightly nervous at the beginning of our meeting for we had never conducted an interview before. However, Mary Ellen was very warm, welcoming and very appreciative that eighth graders were taking on such a heavy issue. Currently,…
