Gratitude Monday, Empower Females, Food Day
Monday October 24, 2011
Food Day
Welcome to Gratitude Monday. Each Monday, stop by & comment on what you are grateful for & how it will impact you to live a healthier life going forward. How it impacts you does not have to be food or exercise related. It can be in any way, shape or form! If you just want to write a grateful comment & nothing else, that is fine too. If your comment is the same as another one, so be it. Everything goes here!
Make empowering women & girls a priority!
I saw this & yes, thankful that people try to show that we are all beautiful no matter what. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder & it is not just about physical beauty!! We come in all shapes, sizes, colors & personalities. I recorded and watched a documentary from the OWN network titled Miss Representation. You can join the movement HERE at www.missrepresentation.org
The show is about this: Miss Representation brings together some of America's most influential women in politics, news and entertainment, including Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem to give audiences an inside look at the media's message and depiction of women. The film explores women's under-representation in positions of power by challenging their limited and often disparaging portrayals in the media. Miss Representation takes the stand that the media is portraying women's primary values as their youth, beauty and sexuality - rather than their capacity as leaders.
I can tell you that it was very powerful! There are some graphic pictures, language & subject matter but I think teens can watch it & definitely a great way to have an open discussion with girls AND boys about this. You may not want to show younger ones BUT it highlights that we must start the discussion early & how early is up to you but I do think earlier than junior high. There are ways to do it right with each age group! I think the boys need to learn as well not to treat women this way because they are learning from the media to treat them poorly! A couple quotes from the show:
You can't be what you can't see - Marian Wright Edelman
The most common way people give up power is by thinking they don't have any - Alice Walker
AND OF COURSE
Be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi
How was your weekend? I hope you all had a wonderful one!
PS: Today is Food Day. I saw this over at The Purple Carrot so I added it on to my post for today! You can find an event near you at the site. Check it out!
"Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. We will work with people around the country to create thousands of events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls, and state capitals."
Food DayWelcome to Gratitude Monday. Each Monday, stop by & comment on what you are grateful for & how it will impact you to live a healthier life going forward. How it impacts you does not have to be food or exercise related. It can be in any way, shape or form! If you just want to write a grateful comment & nothing else, that is fine too. If your comment is the same as another one, so be it. Everything goes here!
Make empowering women & girls a priority!
I saw this & yes, thankful that people try to show that we are all beautiful no matter what. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder & it is not just about physical beauty!! We come in all shapes, sizes, colors & personalities. I recorded and watched a documentary from the OWN network titled Miss Representation. You can join the movement HERE at www.missrepresentation.org
The show is about this: Miss Representation brings together some of America's most influential women in politics, news and entertainment, including Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem to give audiences an inside look at the media's message and depiction of women. The film explores women's under-representation in positions of power by challenging their limited and often disparaging portrayals in the media. Miss Representation takes the stand that the media is portraying women's primary values as their youth, beauty and sexuality - rather than their capacity as leaders.
I can tell you that it was very powerful! There are some graphic pictures, language & subject matter but I think teens can watch it & definitely a great way to have an open discussion with girls AND boys about this. You may not want to show younger ones BUT it highlights that we must start the discussion early & how early is up to you but I do think earlier than junior high. There are ways to do it right with each age group! I think the boys need to learn as well not to treat women this way because they are learning from the media to treat them poorly! A couple quotes from the show:
You can't be what you can't see - Marian Wright Edelman
The most common way people give up power is by thinking they don't have any - Alice Walker
AND OF COURSE
Be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi
How was your weekend? I hope you all had a wonderful one!
PS: Today is Food Day. I saw this over at The Purple Carrot so I added it on to my post for today! You can find an event near you at the site. Check it out!
"Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. We will work with people around the country to create thousands of events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls, and state capitals."
Posted by truth2beingfit at 10/23/2011 8:55 PM 
Categories: Motivation/Support, Media Influence, Awareness, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Gratitude, Challenges, Nutrition, Food
Tags: gratitude grateful thankful Food Day The Purple Carrot OWN Oprah Miss Representation Women Issues women in the media inspiration inspirational quotes
Categories: Motivation/Support, Media Influence, Awareness, Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Gratitude, Challenges, Nutrition, Food
Tags: gratitude grateful thankful Food Day The Purple Carrot OWN Oprah Miss Representation Women Issues women in the media inspiration inspirational quotes
I adore pretty much every single word M.W.E. says.
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I sure loved that quote Carla!
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Sounds like a really worthy and interesting show. It's so important to educate the public about these types of issues.
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Diane, as I watched this, I know these things really irked me but as they put it all together, WOW! A must watch!
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I will have to check out that show thanks! Today i am grateful for LIFE!
- Lisa
http://inweighovermyhead.blogspot.com/
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Lisa, thank you for stopping by! I popped over to your blog & I bet you are thankful for life! Keep up the good work!
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I'm grateful that there are people out there that are trying to make a difference.
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DR. J - me too! Amazing documentary!
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I hadn't heard of Miss Representation, so thanks for the link!
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I hope you can see the show too Cammy!
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HI Jody, what a fantastic looking film. Like Dr. J, I'm grateful things like that are being made and people are trying to help others. Have a great Monday.
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Roz, so many things we would not know about without others telling the stories or making shows like this & really highlighting it all!
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I had an okay weekend, nothing special.
I am grateful for good weather so I can get outside and go for walks.
Thanks for the links -this is something new to me - I will have to check it out.
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Tami - just enjoying the outside is great!
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I am very grateful for my hubby and how he views women the way they should be!
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Lori - I have no doubt that John knows what we women are all about!
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