To Be Aware

This past summer World Cup Soccer was played in Africa. When this happened Shakira made a video promoting World Cup and the African culture.

Waka Waka, Shakira's video, promotes the issue of racism and sexism. The video addresses these issues through representation of the African culture and representation of women. Video's like Shakira's that are broadcast on mainstream media promote issues of social justice and reach society in their "comfort zone".

Of course Shakira's video was made to promote the World Cup; however, the video does much more for the world than just promoting a soccer competition, or at least I think so.

Don't Throw It All Away

In the class that inspired this blog I am now working on giving a presentation about.....Africa. The presentation is a basic overview of my blog project and what issue of social justice that I have been promoting. I hope that when I finish the presentation that I can figure out how to upload it...we will see. When recollecting all of my thoughts and ideas that revolve around this movement I only find myself more passionate to help these women. I am a hands-on person so as gratifying as writing this blog to promote the issue is, I cannot wait to be out in the field dependent on God sending me there of course.

Remember: Don't Give Up On Love

What is Love?

Fistula

What is violence and how do we stop it? This post will take an unusual emotional stray from the factual posting I have previously done, simply because my heart is so captivated to facilitate in this movement. I find that love is the first and foremost prominent answer to this question. I find that there are many things that I struggle with but loving people is rarely one of them. I love to love, it is what I wake up excited about every morning and what I dream about every night. My aspirations are to love the women of Africa, an area where much of the love that has been needed for years is absent. I hope that in exchange for love others themselves will love and the movement will expand ultimately replacing the violent world in which the people of Africa live. World peace is often something defined as the common foresight of society but not everyone is accustomed to peace, many even still are not accustomed to love. However, love is one of those things that you can just feel and know that it is ever present.

I implore you as an individual to learn what your love language is and express it. Love without holding back and let the passion in your heart burst forth to the expanse of humanity. Before this gets too mushy I'll leave you with the song of the day and bid you adieu.

Live in love,

LAW

One Woman's Story

You are Perfect.

-LAW

Help!

My aspiration when starting this blog was to promote the social justice issue of violence. If you yourself have been touched by the movement and would like to contribute to the movement there are ways to do so. I realize not everyone is willing to climb stairs like the man in the video below. However, here are a couple of links if you would like to aid with donation, time, ect.

Donate

Repair a Fistula

Spread the Love with YOUR sisters

Make a Mother's Day

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Thanks to the Beatles: SOTD

All Along the Watchtower

violence

- 3 dictionary results

vi·o·lence

[vahy-uh-luhns] Show IPA

–noun

1.swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.

2.rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment: to die by violence.

3.an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws: to take over a government by violence.

4.a violent act or proceeding.

5.rough or immoderate vehemence, as of feeling or language: the violence of his hatred.

6. damage through distortion or unwarranted alteration: to do editorial violence to a text.

 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/violence

 

To live each day in fear knowing that you are the only protection you have for yourself is the life of most African girls. I can only imagine living day-to-day fearing this: 

 

"Socio-economic structures in the war-ravaged region have collapsed. Women and girls who cultivate the fields, make charcoal in the forest or trade goods in the market so as to earn a livelihood for themselves and their families are easy prey.⁴ Out of the chaos of conflict, a particularly inhumane public health problem has emerged: gynaecologic fistula and traumatic genital injury from especially brutal sexual violence." 

 

Citation

World's Greatest

This man has taken matters into his own hands raising awareness and money for the fistula  foundation. I love the creativity that he is using to facilitate the movement!

Good day friends,

I have fixed some kinks throughout the blog and hope that it is working more efficiently now. Please note that if there is something you would like know more about let me know! I have set the blog up so that anyone can comment on the posts. I would love to know your thoughts, ideas, and opinions on the issue.

Here is the song of the day: SOTD

Keep it real,

LAW