Name: Emma Hirsch
Social Justice Group: Human Trafficking
Date of Fieldwork: January 20, 2018
Name of Organization: Womens March
Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Who ever marched!!!
Type of Fieldwork: Direct Action
What I did:
I went to the Women’s March in NYC. I marched for about 3 hours. This was an incredible experience to see so many people there, men and women. I cheered, chanted, and walked and felt so powerful afetr
What I learned:
I learned that it is important for people to come together to make change. Wether people are directly affected by it or not shouldn’t stop ALL people form taking action against something they are passionate about. Although the march wasn’t directly about sex trafficking it was about coming together as a whole, and freedom and equality for all.
What I learned about Social Justice “work” and/or Civil and Human rights “work” from this fieldwork:
I also learned that taking action takes time. This march happens every year for multiple years. Big issues won’t just get fixed by one march, but it shows that people care and are willing to make change.
