9 to 5

Blogging is fun. Especially when you are presented with prompts assigned by a professor to create a challenge. But let's not forget that there is an even bigger assignment that deserves attention. It's time for me to look at the big picture, and to evaluate the reason that I enrolled in a class called Gender and Communication. Originally, I enrolled because it meets a requirement of mine to graduate. However, I've discovered that  it really is about much more.

For Gender and Communication, each student enrolled must participate in at least 12 hours of service learning at an organization that involves both gender and communication.

Last week, I experienced my first meeting with an organization called 9 to 5,which has dedicated itself to handling discrimination and sexism in the work force for 35 years. However, the office that I am working in will be celebrating its 15 year anniversary on August 26th, 2011. To commemorate their anniversary I will help plan an event/fundraiser for them. I have been so excited to get involved, and through much anticipation, I started my first day of service learning today.

The day started like any other, I road the bus to the 9 to 5 office on Broadway and began to walk up to the elevator. Suddenly, I was interrupted by one of the office members. She told me that we were going to a rally to protest on account of the bill that Wisconsin has created to make everyone miserable in the work world. I couldn't believe it, this was exactly the type of involvement that I didn't expect, but it felt great to go fourth and show my support toward this issue. The rally was how I spent my first hour of service learning, and I had a great time. Sometimes it seems that humanity has lost its solidarity for others. But when you attend a rally where everyone is supporting each other, because they are all truly passionate about killing a bill that no one seems to want, it brings back the solidarity a little more. People really do come together when they understand that something is unjustified. It was amazing.

When the rally settled down, we returned to the office. Where I spent the next three hours designing a save the date invitation for the event in August that I am helping to plan. I took alot of time to make sure that the invites looked neat and proffessional. After all I am an intern, and perfection is my job.