On Our Own Terms

On our own terms made many good points but what I really took from it was how their roots start from self-determination and their communities. It’s just so important in any organization to plant a seed and one self is the seed and the community is the soil.

To me, the most important thing is to start a change with ourselves. Sista II Sista was mainly rooted from there. Then they began to help communities to then make changes for those women of color who needed it the most. The way I se it is like growing plant. The seed is us and then we need soil to grow and that soil is our communities. Once we have been planted into that soil and begin to grow or make changed then we begin something. That something is what makes more communities move and eventually lead to a global change. So beginning with grassroots can lead to a bigger organization who will help fight for the same thing.

This also brings me to the importance of the goal. Once community begins they have to have in mind a specific goal they want to achieve. This article mentions a lot of capitalism, sexism, and racism. These topics are pretty much the three big ones that many organizations fight for and Sista II Sista did very well putting tighter many events to spread awareness and change. I think more communities should be doing this.

In todays world there are still a lot of organizations that have been planted in many communities. Not all communities however have the same goal but a lot of them do share common goals and some communities have reached out to others in need. I think an important thing in a women’s life is her own health. We need to be healthy to fight for more and also women need to be educated on health issues since young. One organization in Chicago is Chicago Women’s Health Center which is a clinic that helps women and trans and basically you pay what you can afford which is different from regular doctors and hospitals so I think that is great.

http://www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.org/about/about-page

I would like to know of more organizations around Chicago. Where can I find them?