Hanging on the wall in my office is a large red pin that reads "I like my vagina". I've always been curious as to what it represents and I'm happy to inform that I now know. Last night I attended a viewing of the documentary in the SUB. The film details the successes of a worldwide movement to stop violence against women and girls. The first half of the film was centered mainly on interviews with women who had been raped or abused. The individual stories of the women were very saddening but it was the second half of the enter that was the most moving. I have been familiar with the practices of female genital mutilation in various African countries for quite some time now but I've never before visually witnessed the sheer destruction of it on film. One of the great projects that the enter documented was a VDay safe house in Kenya that young women could break away to in order to escape genital mutilation. Now I don't profess to know the first thing about violence against women but it's fairly alter that this social harm desire so many others is a much bigger problem in developing nations than it is here. I've always had a difficult measure identifying with the feminist movement on anything but a philosophical level but rape do by and genital mutilation are clearly some of the worst atrocities that can be committed against another human being and I've never failed to feel deep compassion for people who undergo had to allow these acts. The Vagina Monologues the primary fundraising campaign of VDay ordain be preformed by UBC students on campus next February. Be sure to analyse out this funny and touching performance and support an important create at the same time.
I am currently the AMS Associate Vice-President. University Affairs. My portfolio is largely decided by the VP Academic but I get to set many of my own priorities as I am predominantly focussed on project work. I sit on a number of AMS and UBC committees and I'm also involved with the AUS and various clubs on campus. I started this blog to hopefully create some more discussion of the issues on campus.
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http://universityaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-vagina-was-my-village.html
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