Service learning proposal for The F-word
By: Jordan A.
September 28,2011
Meredith Tweed
WST3015-0002
Community partner profile:
community partner: The F word, cast member
Address: 4000 central Florida Blvd.
Orlando Fl, 32816
Contact: Krista Amico
Community Partner mission statement: written in the 1980's and focusing on middle-aged women, The Vagina Monologues has run it's course. It's time for the younger generation to speak up about current issues; not just women on women's issues but people on gender issues.
Political or social basis of organization: Women have come a long way in the fight for equality but progress still needs to be made on issues of sexism and gender bias. The F word is about redefining current women's issues within our college community, giving everyone a chance to speak out.
Community partner needs: The F word was in search of cast members to preform however this has since been filled. The word is still in need of submissions, a story about you or your friend experiencing gender and or sexism. all submissions will remain anonymous.
The proposal
Need: The F-word was in need of open minded, dedicated students, to be part of the cast so auditions were held. The students had to demonstrate acting ability, and knowledge of sexism and gender issues. the topics talked about were both sensitive and confidential in nature. as part of the cast our job is to learn the submissions to do them justice as if it were our own personal story. we will also educate our selves on these issues The word is also in need of submissions that deal with gender or sex issues. the names in the story will remain anonymous. since the play is based entirely on the submissions. we really need more.
Plan: through out the rest of the semester The F word will be holding rehearsals three days a week in hopes for the cast to learn and grow not only as actors but also people as we discuss the submissions and many gender issues and sexism issues relevant to today's generation. I will be working with the cast for the rest of the semester and through out next semester. our goal is to educate our campus on the current issues of gender discrimination and sexim as it relates to our generation, and our community and our campus. I will continue to grow and learn about these issues as opening night nears. and I will always Spread the word The F- word.
Rational for women's studies: by seeking to raise awareness about the current issues of sexism and gender, the F word is a great example of third wave feminism. third wave feminism seeks include women from all different backgrounds in the search for equality. (seely 46) The F word also deals with the social construction of gender which is about how we are assigned a sex construction at birth based on the genitalia we have at birth. (lorber 1991) The word seeks to break down these barriers and raise awareness about the issues concerning us today. feminist theory says that we are all part of a patriarchy and a system. we can not break out of this system in other words we are always going to run in to gender hate and ignorance. (Johnson 76) he says " we can no more avoid being involved in it than we can avoid being female or male. all men and all women are therefore involved in this oppressive system and none of us can control whether we participate, only how. (Johnson 77). we also cover identity not only how people see us but more importantly how we see ourselves. how you see your self is the micro level, how you interact with everyone is the meso level and how we interact with the system or how it interacts with us is the macro level.(Okazawa-Rey 93) we will even discuss privilege of race and gender. with the F word we plan on changing how people on our campus participate in the system we will not choose the path of least resistance.
Action: I'm part of the cast and we have been rehearsing since September 12.
Time line- The F word is set to open in February. here are the some of the rehearsal dates
9/29 7-10
9/30 8-10
10/3 8-10
10/6 7-10
to save time rehearsals will take place every Monday, Thursday, and Friday this semester. from 7-10 Mondays and 8-10 Thursday and Friday
Works cited.
Kirk, Gwyn, and Margo Okazawa-Rey. Women's Lives Multicultural perspectives 4th ed. New York McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Seely, Megan. Fight Like a Girl How to be a Fearless Feminist. New York NYU, 2007.
Krista Amico, A note from the director.
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