On Tuesday, February 7th, we had the fantastic to meet with Jen Foyle the Global Brand President of Aerie. We interviewed her about the #aeriereal campaign for American Eagle. The campaign is try to show that women are beautiful and every body is beautiful. All the models are diverse and none of them look the…
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Class about Girls in the Media and Body Image at the Paley Center:
by 19katerinat
On Tuesday, January 5th, we took a class at the Pale y Center for Media. Walking into the class we were mostly curious to hear about the topic we have been learning about for the last couple months from a real expert. We learned about the problems of how women are portrayed in the…
Interview with LREI high schooler: Esme Edwards
by 19katerinat
On Thursday, December 17, we met with and interviewed feminist high schooler Esme Edwards. Walking into the we were mostly curious about what she had done in the past and the perspective of a teenager because she had a perspective so close to ours. Esme told us about how she had learned about women’s rights…
Sanctuary For Families – 1/16/14
by Gaia Prete
On the 16th of January, my Social Justice group and I went to Sanctuary for Families, an organization that works to assist survivors and end the circle of domestic violence though shelters, counseling, financial assistance, career training and much more. We spoke with Emily, the Assistant Director, about what she knows about sexual violence and…
Skype call with Susanne – December 2013
by Gaia Prete
On December, my Social Justice Group and I met with Susanne on a Skype call. She is a stylist and a feminist that works in Brooklyn and we decided that it would have been interesting to learn what she thought about feminism. She told us a lot about what clothing means for a women and…
Interview With Suzanne Rae
by 18sophiar
On Tuesday, December 17 my group and I interviewed a Brooklyn based designer named Suzanne Rae on Skype. Suzanne graduated from Parsons, The New School for Design and she also holds an economics degree from Bryn Mawr College. We learned about how her clothing line is feminist in philosophy. Her line investigates the numerous connections…
Interview with Nicole Epps – 12/2/13
by Gaia Prete
On Monday, December 2nd, my Social Justice Group and I had lunch with Nicole Epps, a coordinator of the organization called Safe Horizon. She told us many interesting facts about our topic, and what her organization does. She told us about how many researchers show that 1 in 4 women are sexually abused. Her organization…
The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault – 11/26/13
by Gaia Prete
On Tuesday, November 26th, my Social Justice group and I went to visit an organization called, The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault that works to prevent sexual violence and reduces the harm it causes trough education, research and advocacy. During the fieldwork we met Kira, who works in the organization. She talked to…
Feminist Philosophy Night with The National Organization For Women – 11/21/13
by Gaia Prete
On Thursday, November 21st night my Social Justice Group and I attended to a night event called Activist Night organized by NOW: National Organization For Women. This organization hosts many events with different themes monthly; this month’s event was women’s philosophical night. Our goal was to learn basics of feminism and how many people sustained…
