Beyond talk towards advocacy and leadership.
Well, last week I raged, somewhat, about the lack of educational awareness among public schools on women’s history during National Women’s History Month.
So, I did a little something about it. Not much, but hey, it’s a start.
I decided to write memos to each school principal in my county. Admittedly, this list ran long, so I picked about 10 out of the bunch. I sent each of them a one-page, non-overwhelming, respectful memo asking if they encourage their teachers to teach women’s history in March, and if not, why not.
But, ladies and gentlemen, this blog is not about divulging the boring (But hey, it was my first time taking a stab at writing to strangers!) details of my memo…oh no, this is about my little personal realization that this is grassroots activism!
At The Women’s Foundation, one of our Stepping Stones strategies is “advocacy and leadership development,” and it’s interesting for me to see how my little project was, in some form, advocacy and leadership.
I could have sat around and complained all day, or I could take action and do something.
Which I did.
I guess it starts like that, just getting up and doing something. You focus on what voices you want to emphasize, how you’re going to do it, how you’re going to engage your audience, and it just keeps on rolling!
Unfortunately, the month is almost rolling out so my memo is a bit late, but regardless, the whole “taking action” thing felt great.
Who knows what I’m bound to start doing in the future.