Heart Campus conversations

Heart Campus conversations Event by Amina Nur

For my service learning I participated in What Can we Learn form #MeTOO? in Wednesday Feb 7^th, 2018, 3:00PM-4:00PM. What Exactly is a Healthy Relationship? in the next Wednesday Feb 14^th, 2018, 3:00PM-4:00PM. Both event were held at Lynnwood Hall (LYN) room 211, and organized by Katy Griffin katy.griffith@email.edcc.edu . Sponsored by EdCC Healthy Relationships Team & Center for Service-Learning. The purpose of “What can we learn from #MeTOO?” was to talk about what we can learn from the victims of harassment and elaborate on how EdCC is working on preventing harassment and abuse on our campus. The purpose of “What exactly is a healthy relationship?” was to talk about a recipe of a healthy relationship which includes 6 key ingredients (communication, respect, boundaries, decision making, trust, and consent).

In the first event, I was asked to share my answers to some of the questions posted on the wall. Like how do you know the #MeToo movement?  Then elaborate about these questions in one big discussion with the whole class, and listen to other people who wanted to be heard and let them lead the discussion and give them a platform to inform us how they cope with harassment. Most importantly define harassment, and also provide the resources to facilities the healing process. Also the event, provided me and the victims a closed and private conversation and consultation and intervention if needed. In the second event, I was in a group of two to the ingredient of healthy relationship. My group choose to discuss about decision making, then explain it and define to the whole class in one open discussion at the second half of class. We were advised to talk about the assigned element to a healthy relationship before we look at the given definition to test our knowledge.

 Participating in both of these events was very amazing as it made me more connected with my community. It Also gave me a better understanding of the issues they are facing by engaging in the discussion with them. Both of the events I participated in were not related to science at all, so the conversations were not science focused. However, with these events I learned how to give back to the community. By listening to the victims of harassment, and let them lead the conversation. Try not to judge them and provide them with the useful recourses. Also, empower women’s in our community and protect their right since they are. The role of science in the advancement of society is no less important than the role of society in the development of science. Science is can serve the community to offer them a better life and health, and in order to do that scientists need to engage with the community. As a result, scientists will raise the public awareness of critical issues and help them make better options.

In the Animal Kingdom humans form a huge part of it, and they are closely related to the chimpanzees, and the gorillas. Humans have evolved throughout the years, and they are still evolving due to the increased rate of mutation in their genome. Overtime, humans have changed the physical, chemical, and biological environment of Earth. Therefore, raising the awareness about harassment and promoting for a healthy relationship, is essential for plant earth. Most human beings live in a community were they interact with each other on daily bases. Unfortunately, mostly women experience inappropriate forms of communication in the form of harassment at work place, or abusive relationships. Women experiencing harassment on the long term this can alter their psychology, and they can also become withdrawn from the society. This Also can minimize the role of women in the science field and decrease the rate of progression of science in our society. With harassment, women will lose trust in men, and that might affect their attraction to the opposite sex and can result in significant reduction in the reproduction rate. That’s why biology is interdisciplinary. In order to for biologist to observe human reproduction rate and behavior they have to understand their psychology and communication, and differenciate between what is appropriate and what’s not. Knowing all that will help them evaluate and explain the changes in human race.

Questions based on #MeToo Movement:

What does the #MeToo movement mean to you?

What have you heard about the me too movement?

Questions based on Healthy Relationship:

What are the gray areas of consent?

How do you know if both partners participated equally in decision making?