1. Our last meeting was held Tuesday, Nov. 2. After an exhausting hour, we finalized a name for the 5k (with the help of Mrs. Tweed’s mother). The event will be called the Gingerbread Jog. It will be held the third week of January 2012 during the day. We ate up most of our time deciding a name, so we are bringing in our ideas for “wish list” prize options to our next meeting which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 9. I have begun thinking of possible logo ideas and I will be corresponding with my artist friend by email this week to let him know what the new theme is. He will hopefully then start brainstorming ideas as well and I should have a few options to present at the next meeting.
2. This week in class we are learning about women and the workforce and the many sacrifices and injustices women must face in order to be a part of the workforce. Through our event, we want to spread awareness and education of these injustices, and the countless others women silently endure in this society. In our chapter reading for this week, “Making a Home, Making a Living” (p 301-317), we learned of the gendered division of labor. And it is this permanent gendered division of labor that exists in the workforce that can no longer be tolerated. Through the awareness generated at our event, I want to at least form a crack in the glass ceiling. I want to get us moving in the right direction.
3. I am excited that we finalized our new name, although the task itself took a lot out of us. Personally, I am finding it challenging to be planning something so far in advance. My brain usually can’t see beyond a month or two from now. But I will be discussing logo ideas and designs with my friend this week and I am excited to see what we come up with.
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