Tuesday, March 8, 2011
"Whoa man!" - International Womens Day by Morgan Saylor
Since the beginning of the early 20th century International Women's Day has been an annual event to give recognition to the strides women have made to declare their rights. This year is the 100th year to celebrate IWD. Officially started on March 19th in Germany, Austria, Denmark, and Switzerland, IWD was a day that men and women - of all races and age - met to rally, march, and campaign for their rights. In 1913 the date was set to March 8th and it has remained this was for the past 97 years. IWD is now an official holiday in more than 25 countries around the globe! The United States even declares March as "Women's History Month"!
There are several traditions that take place every year on IWD. Many countries choose a specific theme for each year. The UN chose the IWD 2011 theme to be "Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women" (past themes have included 2009's "Women and men united to end violence against women and girls", 2004's "Women and HIV/AIDS", 1996's "Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future". Another tradition is a message on IWD written by the Secretary-General (can be viewed here: http://www.un.org/en/events/women/iwd/2011/sg_message_2011.shtml). The theme and message are something many women look forward to every year. And though they are part of what makes IWD so interesting, it's the events that take place on March 8th that make IWD so exciting.
Schools, governments, charities, corporations, women's groups, and even just individuals from all over the world host events. The UK is the leader in IWD event-hosting. This year, according to the official IWD website (http://www.internationalwomensday.com) the are 1,772 official IWD events this year. This year First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at an event that took place within the walls of the White House. “We’ve come a long way, ladies,” she said, “One hundred years ago we would have never imagined that we’d be standing here in the East Room of the White House celebrating this day with this administration so we have reason to celebrate.”
She spoke of women in numbers - as college graduates, women in the workforce, within the government and the armed forces. "We are breaking barriers and succeeding in careers that our mothers and grandmothers never could have imagined." And indeed we are. IWD's website also encourages women to put in their say. Articles of 1,000 words or less can be submitted to their website (http://www.internationalwomensday.com/articles/) with your opinion of women's equality.
Have a shorter opinion? Feel free to comment or share.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Revolution Symbol
This is one of our symbols for the womens revolution. This represents the fight for jobs and economic equality in the Women's Revolution. It also shows that women dug their heals in to get rights. You can also see the dollar is bigger one one side than the other. This shows that men get paid more than women. The fight for equal pay in the work force is still not complete.
I hope you enjoy this masterpiece.
FBI file
After getting evidence from our sources we have finally located the file of the phone conversation between Margaret Sanger and Marie Stoopes. I knew they were watching us!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Deceleration of the rights of men/women and the citizen rap
Whats started the Women's Revolution
by Mickey Mac
It all started in 1789
The fight for rights
French Revolution on the line
The people pissed
It was their time to shine
Bread cost to much
War debt to high
Louie XVI
Was gonna die
After gaining the Bastille
They had shoes to fill
So they created a document.
Declaration of the rights
of man and of the citizen
Started for equal rights
Among men
Yo that's whats happinin’
It was all cool
But it created the fuel
For the fire
All the events that transpired
Can’t even compare to what happened next...
Two years later
A new revolution
A new solution
For the problems of the female institution
Olympe de Gouges
Made a counter argument
Another document
Deceleration of the rights
Of women and the citizen
If you just getting here where ya been?...
In conclusion
The start of the women's revolution
Was started by men
We gotta get equal rights
So join the fight
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