To the editor: I have been raised in this valley and feel privileged to have had the opportunities to grow and be nurtured here. Next year, I will get to vote for the first time. In anticipation, I followed this year's election closely. I was especially disenchanted by what seemed more than a perception that the Republican party seemed to dismiss and marginalize the needs and concerns of women. When the Garfield County commissioners singled out Planned Parenthood for de-funding earlier this week, I received a powerful message. The three white, male Republicans that represent our community dismiss the health needs of marginalized women in our County. I have used Planned Parenthood for NON-abortion services. I have helped friends in distress reach out to Planned Parenthood for NON-abortion woman's health services. Using the words of the failed senatorial candidate from Missouri, it seems that our Commissioners believe that "the female body has ways to shut that whole thing down," Not true. Not acceptable. Planned Parenthood's funding request was to help women in need access pap smears and mammograms. I guess preventing women from dying of cancer isn't on our Commissioners' agenda. Shameful. Gabrielle Wescott
Life Long Learning: Gabii Wescott-Shamis
Interning At S.P.N.N: St Paul Neighborhood Network.
Over the summer of 2010 i got a job interning at SPNN. SPNN is located in the skyway’s in downtown St Paul. I was hierd to make a documentary about an issue’s in the community, my documentary was on GLBT youth, the other documentary that where made where on teenage pregnancy and stereotypes. Why i decided to make mine on GLBT youth is: I wanted to teach the community about the struggles that the GLBT community goes though, because it is something that is not brought up often.
There was many thing that took place over the course of the internship, and i learned allot. I realised that the GLBT youth is not a subject that is touched opon often and learned how to speak out about it, and present it in a positive way to the community. The biggest problem that accord wail i was making my documentary was that it was hard to get people to openly talk about homosexuality. There was many things i learned about film-making wail making this but the thing i think i took out of the experience the most was feeling like with touched people with our films.
I enjoyed this experience a great amount and would love to work with SPNN again. I liked that i was learning new things and at the same time making a difference in the community. I would defiantly recommend it to my peers because it was a great opportunity to have fun and i learned alot from it.
Interning At S.P.N.N: St Paul Neighborhood Network.
Over the summer of 2010 i got a job interning at SPNN. SPNN is located in the skyway’s in downtown St Paul. I was hierd to make a documentary about an issue’s in the community, my documentary was on GLBT youth, the other documentary that where made where on teenage pregnancy and stereotypes. Why i decided to make mine on GLBT youth is: I wanted to teach the community about the struggles that the GLBT community goes though, because it is something that is not brought up often.
There was many thing that took place over the course of the internship, and i learned allot. I realised that the GLBT youth is not a subject that is touched opon often and learned how to speak out about it, and present it in a positive way to the community. The biggest problem that accord wail i was making my documentary was that it was hard to get people to openly talk about homosexuality. There was many things i learned about film-making wail making this but the thing i think i took out of the experience the most was feeling like with touched people with our films.
I enjoyed this experience a great amount and would love to work with SPNN again. I liked that i was learning new things and at the same time making a difference in the community. I would defiantly recommend it to my peers because it was a great opportunity to have fun and i learned alot from it.
Gsa Rally for Rights
day of silence sign