On February 5th, Loveday, Sophia R., Gaia, Chloe and I met the wonderful Patricia McCormick. She is the author of Never Fall Down, Purple Heart, My Brother’s Keeper, Cut and the amazing book Sold. We mainly spoke to her about her work during the creation of the book Sold. Sold is about a girl who was sold…
Volunteering for Sanctuary for Families
by Semiramis Sophroniou
On Thursday, January 30 my group and I went to Sanctuary for Families. We helped them make care bags for the raid that a few of their staff members were going to go on this weekend. We put clothes, toiletries and pads in a backpack for the staff to take with them. The reason behind…
The Paley Center for Media Visit
by Semiramis Sophroniou
On Monday, January 27 my group and I went to the Paley Center of Media to discuss how women are portrayed in the media and how it affects women. We were first told a few facts, that REALLY surprised me. One was that 80% of girls, who are 10 years old believe that they are…
Helping Sanctuary for Families
by Semiramis Sophroniou
On January 16, 2014 Chloe, Loveday, Gaia, Sophia R. and I went to Sanctuary for Families. We went to Sanctuary for Families to help them organize and update their store, called the Butterfly Boutique. Before we started to work, we met with the Senior Manager of Volunteer Resources, Emily Lo Bue. We spoke to her about…
Interview with Ms. Suzanne Rae
by Semiramis Sophroniou
In December my Social Justice group and I interview a “feminist” designer named Suzanne Rae. Suzanne Rae spoke to us about how she views clothing. She began by explaining to us that her “feminist” designs were made to create an experience. She explained that clothing is a “visual language” and that it is something we…
Nicole Epps Interview 12/2/13
by Semiramis Sophroniou
On December 2nd, my group and I met Nicole Epps, the Media and Public Relations Consultant of Safe Horizons. We met with her to talk about possible volunteer opportunities with Safe Horizons. We were also able to get more information about our topic, we especially learned about sex trafficking. We spoke about different types of pimping.…
NOW-NYC Activist Night
by Semiramis Sophroniou
On Thursday, November 21, Sophia R., Gaia, Chloe, Loveday and I attended a National Organization for Women New York City (NOW-NYC) Activist Night. Activist Night is an event which NOW-NYC hosts in their offices every month, and anyone is able to attend as long as they RSVP on the website. These meetings are meant to…
Interview with Kira Laffe
by Semiramis Sophroniou
On Tuesday, November 26, Sophia R., Gaia, Chloe, Loveday and I went to the offices of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault to speak to Kira Laffe, the Training and Outreach Coordinator of the organization. During the interview she gave us a clear definition of different types of sexual violence and a definition…
