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Source 1: ‘Mon Laferte y Vivir Quintana – Ya Nada Me Calla’

The purpose of this source is too understand some key points of the movement, and understand the energy behind the feminist movement within Latin America. (2020) – and how it compares to the feminist movement in years prior. I find this source important due to its usage – music / chants are some of the more prominent aspects of large scale movements.

Los movimientos feministas en América Latina

Source 2: ‘Los Movimientos Feministas en America Latina’

I find this source important, due to its insight of the feminist movement within Latin America. Being its in Spanish by comparison to english, direct messages from Latin America can be portrayed in their original language and aren’t necessarily subject too mistranslations  or potential confusion in message portrayal.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-latin-america/

Source 3: Latin American Feminism [ Dec 12. 2018 ] 

I find this source important as it provides several sources as well as a history of Latin American Feminism throughout history – which allows for a clear comparison – that way we can understand how things have changed – even though they may seem minor etc. etc.

Other sources would likely include laws / legislation passed in different countries, government responses, and images related etc. etc. aiding in research and portrayal.

 

 

 

In reflection, my speech performance was significantly lower than what I had expected – and did not meet my own personal goals – as well as missed specific aspects to the speech that should have been included – such as specific rhetorical devices specific to my historic artifact. However, I still enjoyed researching my historic artifact – I learned several new things from it – and how its impact had a ripple effect on several different political movements aside from just Worker Rights – such as Civil Rights – and how different political campaigns used the song ‘which side are you on’ as a tool to rally political support – especially in specific areas of the country – such as the industrialized north – or industry in the south.

My Class mates had some intriguing speeches, with truly interesting historic artifacts – and clearly presented the specific aspects that were necessary for the speech. I loved the presentation given for each one specifically, whether it be the visuals – or the mannerism in speaking – seemed well prepared and composed in their speeches. I Definitely learned a couple of things that I could use to improve my speeches – especially in respects to analysis.

In a society of the Exploiters or the Exploited, Which Side are you on? Musical piece ‚which side are you on‘ – was written in 1931 by Union activist Florence Reece. Sam reece, her husband was a Union organizer for the ‚United Mine Workers‘ in Kentucky who organized worker strikes in order to demand better worker conditions and a livable wage. This song emerged from the conflict that is known as the Harlan county war. The mining company that Sam Reece and several other workers worked under provided – like most mining companies – unsafe working conditions and unfair wages. In a attempt to intimidate Mr. Reece – the Mining company paid the Sheriff of the county ‚J.H. Blair‘ to illegally enter their home to ‚find Reece.‘ This is a tactic that was far to commonly used throughout the United States by employers to terrorize any employee that dare stand up to those profiting at the top. Why would a company turn to terrorizing their own employees? Why would the go to extreme measures to do anything but provide for their workers – even though they can afford it? Why would they be so opposed to Unions  and who dare make a radical or ‚ridiculous’ claim that is Fair wages or safer worker conditions – because well – that would lead to a loss of money that the company owners who „worked really hard to earn their money‘‘ by sitting in a office while underpaid workers went out doing the labor. Such ideas – like stronger Unions, Livable wages, and other worker backed demands have fallen into modern political ideologies, such as American Socialism & Syndicalism. A song written 90 years ago – holds the same prominence that it had at the time it was written. Used several times, and having different versions of it produced and performed by other artist, such as:

• Pete Seeger [1967]
• Billy Bragg [1985]
• Dick Gaughan [1985]
• The Savage Rose [1989]
• Deacon Blue [1997]
• Ella Jenkins [1999]

And several others. Not only was the song so influential with several artists, but even in a modern sense – Major political figures still use the anthem. Such as Vermont Senator, Bernie Sanders a proclaimed American Democratic Socialist. During his 2020 democratic primary campaign – the Sanders campaign played a slightly different version of the song. This song has been a anthem for workers & unions, in all of its time that it has been played. But the message that portrays – is that although we have advanced in workers rights, in some aspects [hence the altercations to the song] – workers and workers unions continue to be threatened, and when that happened 90 years ago the workers mobilized. Now – massive corporations, ran by billionaires – such as Jeff Bezos‘ ‚Amazon‘ still – spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on attorneys and other methods of intimidation to his employees – specifically in the case – of a amazon branch attempting to form a Union in Alabama. Now that we’ve watched these horrible acts happen in the past in history – we’ve seen workers mobilize – and their outcomes of better working conditions and improved wages for the time / we see them again, happening in our modern day – in front of our eyes – which begs the question. Which side are you on?

Thank you

The Common Places in ‘The Man in the Arena’ – a speech written by Former President Theodore Roosevelt [Teddy Roosevelt] places a emphasis on Action over inaction. ‘There is no Effort without error and shortcoming.’ is one of the phrases that teddy used in this speech. Teddy Roosevelt was known as as progressive president – especially for his time – From anywhere regarding the strengthening of unions, ‘trust busting’, National park system, government entities that place regulations on corporations and other things such as food – to ensure proper production and packaging -as well as fair worker conditions & compensation. These types of steps where absolutely necessary for the time, on the back heel of the industrial revolution there where a large variety of issues surrounding the American Public. To pass several regulations – get the general public and elected officials on board to take down large corporations, such as but are not limited too Rockefeller [Standard Oil] – Vanderbilt [Rail Roads] – JP Morgan [Banks] – all which held special interests in politics and had a large amount of leverage and say in politics – either at the Local, State, or Federal level – through political machines – such as Boss Tweed. These corporations gave large sums of money to politicians – in exchange – voting certain ways, passing certain prices of legislation that would then go to protect those corporations and their interests; however, going out – being the one to risk failure in not achieving the goals that one was set out to do – is ultimately better than doing nothing at all. For Teddy – it was ultimately more important to proactively pursue the issue at hand than to sit back and just critique the issues or those who actually pursue to tackle these issues. As he said – “Its not the Critic who counts; Not the Man who points out How the strong Man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The Credit belongs to the man who is actually in the Arena, Whose Face is Marred by Dust and Sweat and Blood; Who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again.”

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