I've often been turned off by activism. Not because I don't appreciate change and the things that need to happen in the world, but because I have a hard time participating when I can't see the immediate change and how it effects me. Because of this, until recently I did not consider myself a feminist. How could I be a feminist when I didn't protest, sign petitions or participate in events?
So what changed my mind? I discovered 'the personal is political', the second wave feminist idea that little everyday things you can do in your life can make a difference if done consciously and though to how it effects others.
I'm still figuring out what this means to me, and how these choices make a difference, but I invite you (all of you, any of you) to join me in making these small choices that can add up to big change.
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