For my Creative Project I decided to write a small Haiku about the struggle women feel when dealing with Domestic Violence. When I was younger I was in a relationship that involved a lot of emotional abuse, and though it never got seriously violent I feel as if I know what it feels like to … Read more
For my creative project I decided to do paintings on sexual violence on campuses. I felt like this was a topic that was important to me as a college student and evoked a lot of emotion from me. Along with the two paintings I have written a poem to go with each piece. The poem … Read more
For my project I created this 3-D canvas collage, to best represent what I’ve learned throughout the class session as well as ways I can relate what I’ve learned through real life events. The first layer presents words and phrases that relate to several topics we discussed in class and talked about in … Read more
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Groundbreaking-shelter-for-LGBT-homeless-opening-6331449.php This new shelter in San Francisco will help shelter and protect homeless men and women in the LGBT community. This is the nation’s first adult shelter for LGBT with 24-beds. Yes, this is small, but this could and will serve as a small step towards building these shelters nationwide. Maybe worldwide too. This project … Read more
For my creative piece I decided to write a poem describing the real perspectives that women find them selves in when they experience domestic violence from their spouse. I also inserted this sketch that I drew showing the effects of domestic violence on a more real level. Taking the time to draw this … Read more
It’s a bit hard to read the poem from the drawing. So I posted it below. SECRET I always knew when it was going to happen The air made a way of always letting me know Heavy and stale The air tried to take on the weight of the sadness it knew I … Read more
For my project I created a combination of a mashup and graphic art to illustrate how all cultures across the world includes LBGT. Society tends to focus upon their own traditional values and ignore the rights of those not conforming to such values. At times, this contrast has led to victimization of those who do … Read more
I wanted to post an article that goes along with my discussion board post this week regarding Christian Fundamentalism in the United States. Child Marriage
As a member of the Gay community, I have seen an increase in hostility towards homosexuals recently. I have also heard some very interesting arguments which seek to deny the legitimacy of homosexuality and it has caused a heavy sense of passion in me on the topic. For one, there is still so much misunderstanding … Read more
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/06/17/3670460/honor-crimes/ The article starts off with the recent tragedy of Farzana Parveen, a 25 year old and three months pregnant female who was stoned to death by her family for marrying against her family’s wishes. However, cases such as Parveen’s, especially those run in patriarchal societies, are common. Yet, they often get lost in local … Read more