[JACQUELINE LE]

The image I chose for this week’s photo share is of a poster commonly used for LGBT protests. The poster captures what I think is the most important part of discussion on rights for LGBT couples, which is that no matter what you identify as you are still human at the end of the day. I think this is what people fail to consider when they are blinded by the fear of the “unknown”. Adding on to the discussion we had in class last week about people’s fear in what they don’t understand, I think that one of the main reasons people were so unreceptive to granting rights for same sex couples was because they were so fearful about they would lose from granting others those rights.

Source: https://www.marriage.com/advice/same-sex-laws/lgbt-love-why-same-sex-marriage-should-be-legal/

• This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by JACQUELINE LE.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

The image I picked for this week’s photo share is of a group of demonstrators surrounding a van in an attempt to stop ICE from taking away Samuel Oliver- Bruno. Samuel Oliver- Bruno is a 47 year old undocumented immigrant who has been taking sanctuary at a church in North Carolina. Last Friday while heading to a meeting with the US Immigration office, Samuel was surrounded by ICE agents and taken into custody. The demonstrators were arrested for obstruction. In a statement made by supporters of Samuel, one supporter states that if deported Samuel will be forced back to Veracruz where his family has faced threats by the drug cartel. The supporter also expressed frustration about ICE not allowing Samuel to receive his diabetic pills or insulin medication. This news story was really heartbreaking to read because it sheds light on the dehumanizing actions these undocumented immigrants are forced to face.

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/undocumented-man-arrested-leaving-sanctuary-appointment-us-immigration/story?id=59378153

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/07/30/undocumented-immigrant-is-a-made-up-term-that-ignores-the-law/

Recently illegality is the term used by the media when describing undocumented immigrants. The term illegality links a negative connotation to anyone who come to this country no matter what their intent is. The photo I chose this week, by Jeff Malet Photography, shows a man holding a sign during a protest for immigration reforms that states, “no human being is illegal”. I chose this image because it summarizes what is happening when the media links undocumented immigrants with illegality. By using that term, immigrants become dehumanized and misrepresented. The problem continues when people start believing all immigrants are illegal, and per human nature use that excuse as a scapegoat to why they themselves can’t success in society.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

Source: https://medium.com/energy-convertors/america-allows-their-islamophobia-to-control-their-perception-of-muslims-b41dbd75e8c3

This image, by Edrees Saied, shows a symbolic cartoon of what happens to Muslims when they are on the news. The media has normalized this horrific trend of associated Muslims and Islam with violence and terrorism. This normalization creates an environment where viewers began to group all of Islam together and associate them with terrorism. American Islamophobia roots from media depiction of how they perceive all Muslims to be when in reality that is not the case. I think the image relates to this week’s topic because it gets to the heart of where the issue stems from.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

Source: https://allthatsinteresting.com/manzanar-relocation-center#1

The theme in class this week was the inequality and unfairness Japanese American faced post world war 2. This photo, taken by Eliot Elisofon for the LIFE Picture Collection on March 21, 1942, shows the first group of Japanese Americans arriving to Manzanar internment camp with their belongings. Manzanar was one of the ten camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during the second world war. Japanese Americans forced to relocated to these camps were subjugated to living in a housing section surrounded by barbed wire fencing and were patrolled by military police constantly. Although labeled as an internment camp, conditions that the Japanese Americans were forced to face almost falls in line with conditions of concentration camps.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by JACQUELINE LE.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

Source: https://www.gettyimages.dk/detail/news-photo/paintings-of-james-baldwin-malcolm-x-and-dr-martin-luther-news-photo/136081534

This week’s theme focused on James Baldwin and Malcolm X. This photo taken by Matt McClain for the Washington Post via Getty Images shows paintings done of James Baldwin, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These faces can been seen side by side in the hallways of the See Forever Foundation at Maya Angelou Public Charter School. This photo relates to the theme of the class this week because although these three men had different approaches and ideas about how African Americans should deal with the segregation they face against them. At the end of the day, they were all fighting for the same causes of fairness and equality.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

This week’s theme focused on Martin Luther King’s approach to the civil rights movement. This photo, from the Newsweek, shows John Lewis, a chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, being beaten by state troopers, who were trying to break up a civil rights voting march in Selma, Alabama on March 7th, 1965. This photo connects directly with this week’s theme because it shows how violent the police were, due to an order from Alabama’s Governor Wallace, when confronting protestors who were peacefully marching from Selma to Montgomery. The march was meant to raise awareness of the challenges African American voters faced, and to urge for national voting rights.

Source: https://www.newsweek.com/2015/03/06/reliving-selmas-bloody-sunday-308481.html

• This reply was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by JACQUELINE LE.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[JACQUELINE LE]

This week’s main theme for the class centers around the theme of civil rights in today’s society. This picture, taken by Noah Berger/ Reuters, shows an 8-year-old boy, Kaden Pagani, marching during a Black Lives Matter protest in Oakland, California, on July 21. This photo, in particular, is relevant to the theme of this week because it connects directly to the reading by Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Civil-Rights Protests Have Never Been Popular”. The reading’s main point is that in order for activists to make a difference in the conversation of civil rights in today’s society they have to reach the younger generations. No one is born a racist, by reaching the younger generations the chances of making an impact on the future is higher.

Attachments:

You must be logged in to view attached files.

[Author]

Posts