Thanks Kristen! So see everyone in the classroom before then. (or did you get any more info clarifying the rumour Jen?)

Miriam, I think that we decided we didn't need to meet a lot earlier because it's all ready, but I think we should meet maybe 15 minutes before class or 20 to figure out how to set it up with the laptop and everything. I can bring my laptop as an extra but I have issues with the sound so it might screw up

Also I do we get internet connection in class or do we need someones laptop who has it in the orginial format like Shannon's or Jen's?

United Nations information on women work and poverty

Here is the information that our group used from the United Nations Statistics Division while creating our video:

Work:
Women are predominantly and increasingly employed in the services sectors.
Vulnerable employment- own account work and contributing family work- is prevalent in many countries in Africa and Asia, especially among women.
The informal sector is an important source of employment for both women and men in the less developed region but more so for women.
Occupational segregation and gender gaps continue to persist in all regions.
Part-time employment is common for women in most of the more developed regions and some less developed regions, and it is increasing almost everywhere for both women and men.
Women spend at least twice as mcuh time as men on domestic work, and when all work- paid and unpaid- is considered, women work longer hours than men do.

Poverty:
Households of lone mothers with young children are more likely to be poor than households of lone fathers with young children.
Women are overrepresented among the older poor in the more developed regions.
Existing statuatory and customary laws limit women's access to land and other types of property in most countries in Africa and about half the countries in Asia.

Hey Everyone,
The work that was brough last night went together well!
Here's the info I had brought:
3 functions of the group:
1. A member of our group sent letters to governemnt officials to raise awareness and support for International Women's Day.

2. Our group created a video that outlines the history of International Women's Day. It depicts the accomplishments of women while nting various oppressions they have face.

3. On International Women's Day, our group participated in the hosting of a celebratory gala at Carmen's Banquet Hall.

The words I had brought for the learning process were:
confusing, overwhelming, incompetent, unprepared, excited

micommunucation, disconnected

plans, lack of necessary skills, brainstorming

editing, communicating, working

relieved, proud, happy

Good idea to put it in that word picture Jen! It looked great :)

In terms of the presentation next week:
- we are going to be showing the video with a laptop- I can bring mine and can someone else also bring theirs in case we have technical difficulties?
- Was the location and time ever finalized? I can come early to set up. Does anyone have gala pamplets to also display in front of our poster?

I think that's all the final details. See you on Tuesday!
Miriam

How we felt in this process

enthusiastic, apprehensive, inept, excited, eager, energized, passionate, baffled, committed, gung-ho, nervous, fearful, overwhelmed, incompetent, unprepared, confused, forming

miscommunicating, disconnection, storming, conflict, tension, pressure, disagreeing, friction, struggling, striving, challenged, trepidation, floundering, hesitant, unsure

cohesion, planning, brainstorming, solidarity, activity, liveliness, harmony, structure, initiative, strategy, ambition, creativity, progress, collaboration, criticizing,

editing, communicating, working, progressing, enterprising, improvising, norming, thriving, innovating, action, revising, examining, reflecting, nervous, uncertain, tentative,

relieved, proud, happy, results, performing, analyzing, evaluating, monitoring, accomplished, satisfied, celebrating, motivated, surprised, commemorating, growing,

Learned from making the video and advocacy

Hello everyone,

Here is my part for the poster thing. I was assigned to do what we learned about advocacy and doing the video project.
Learned doing the video project
•Not easy to create (i.e. Trying to make it look professional and presentable)
•Time consuming
•A lot of trial and error
•Teamwork is crucial
Learned doing advocacy
•Takes a lot of time
•A gradual process
•Required a lot of work
•Not easy to do
•Networking is important*
*Not sure if we should mention this. Was thinking that we could use the UN women thing as an example of networking.

Hey folks!

Here is what I have so far regarding the "Implementation and Advocating" phase of our group work. I'll bring my computer to our meeting tomorrow, if we need to put everything into one document.

Implementation and advocating

The process of advocacy while working with Interval House included the following:

Beforehand, part of the advocacy included contacting local politicians prior to the gala to find out if they would be attending or were interested in supporting Zonta International in some capacity. In speaking with them (or their secretaries), I was able to give them some information about Jared’s place, a branch of Interval House, and give them details about the event

At the gala, we presented guests with information about Jared’s place in order to persuade them to buy raffle tickets in support of Jared’s Place

Though we understand that using media can sometimes backfire, our mentor requested that we create a video to be played at the International Women’s Day gala, that drew attention to gender injustice worldwide. We feel that this method was very effective in portraying the necessary information, and proved to be a crucial to the implementation and advocacy processes

See you tomorrow, Thode B106 at 6pm!