Has the status of your issue changed since the last time you checked it? Explain your answer.

The status of my issue has not changed since the last time I checked. It has not been fixed but is still acknowledged.
On Edublog #1 you were asked to predict whether or not SeeClickFix would fix the problem you reported. Did you find that your prediction came true? Explain your answer.

My prediction was right as I predicted they wouldn’t get on top of it immediately because there are other easier issues to fix.
Are you satisfied with the result of the issue you reported? Explain why, or why not.

I am not satisfied because they have not fixed the issue and I think it’s a problem that needs to be fixed.
Do you think that SeeClickFix is a useful tool for helping people fix problems in their communities? Explain your answer.

I think it is helpful because if we didn’t have SeeClickFix then nothing would be getting done because before we had this website, not much was being done to address these issues.
If you could change or improve SeeClickFix, what would you do? Explain your answer.

I would like to be able to know more about the progress and more information about the issues reported, as in the dates they plan on fixing the issues or what we, as residents in Oakland, can do to help.
Which class project do you think was best able to help the people who resisted an oppression gain agency: SeeClickFix or the May Day March? Explain your answer.

SeeClickFix is an easy way to gain back agency from your day-to-day life but marching and protesting is a way to fight against bigger oppressions that are happening to a larger group of people, although it’s not always guaranteed you’ll gain back agency from doing so. I think SeeClickFix was better able to help people gain back agency because it got most of us the results we wanted.
Do the results of the SeeClickFix and May Day projects imply that one form of resistance is better than another? Explain your answer.

The results of both projects do imply that one form of resistance is better than another but I don’t think you can fairly compare the two as the issues from SeeClickFix are way easier to solve than our issues from the May Day Project.

What did you learn about the status of the issue you reported to SeeClickFix?

I learned that the issue I reported has been acknowledged by the city of Oakland.
Describe the response you got about the issue you reported. What was the message you received? Who sent you that message?

I received a comment from the city of Oakland call center, similar to the comments they have left on other issues here in Oakland. The only difference was the service request number.
Describe how the 9th grade students are tracking the progress of the issue we reported using stickies and posters. What do each posters mean?

The 9th graders are tracking the progress of the issue by placing their sticky notes with the issue on one of three posters. The first one being “Open”, which means you reported your issue but it has not been acknowledged yet. The next one being “Acknowledged” meaning the city of Oakland has seen the issue you reported. Lastly the third one, “Closed”, meaning the issue has been said to be fixed.
Did you change the status of the issue you reported on a poster? Explain why, or why not.

I changed the status of the issue I reported from “Open” to “Acknowledged” because the city of Oakland call center has recognized the issue and registered it.
Did any patterns emerge on the poster about which issues are resolved, and which are not? Explain your answer.

More illegal dumping issues are getting fixed than any of the other issues and one can only assume it’s because it’s the easiest to fix out of all the issues.
Do you think 9th grade students are gaining agency based on their efforts on this project? Explain your answer.

I think 9th graders are gaining agency from this project because they are able to feel like they can’t get hurt no more from tripping on a sidewalk, getting in a car accident due to a pothole, or inhaling chemicals or getting diseases from a big pile of trash on the street.

In your own words, explain what the words RESISTANCE and AGENCY mean.

Resistance means to keep something from happening and Agency means is what you receive when you gain back control of your own life and what happens within it.
In your own words, explain what the term SOCIAL MOVEMENT means.

Social Movement is an organization that fights for a certain cause, whether it be a good or bad cause.
What does the company called SEECLICKFIX do for people living in Oakland?

The company SeeClickFix lets the city of Oakland know what problems we see in our streets that we think need fixing.
Do you think SEECLICKFIX helps people in Oakland to resist oppression and gain agency? Explain why, or why not.

I think SeeClickFix helps people in Oakland resist oppression and gain agency because some of these problems are oppressing certain people and it’s a bit discriminatory, so when SeeClickFix helps fix the problem, no more people are being oppressed and now we can control what happens in our life.
Explain the story of how you took your picture for the SEECLICKFIX project (Describe what you took a picture of, when you took it, where you were, how, and why).

I had passed by this broken sidewalk several times when walking to my middle school, so I thought maybe this could be the issue I report because I think the people living there would appreciate it being fixed. I might add, though, that I didn’t exactly take any picture myself.
What did you do in class to join SEECLICKFIX? Describe the steps you took.

First I went to the SeeClickFix website and signed up using my school email. I put my name as the username and used a simple password. Lastly I confirmed my email address and proceeded to submit an issue.
What did you do in class to report an issue to SEECLICKFIX? Describe the steps you took.

I went to the SeeClickFix website and once I had signed up, I moved on to submitting an issue. I already knew the street address so I put that in first. Then I went to the next step where I named the issue and described it.
Do you predict that the City of Oakland will fix the problem you reported? Explain why, or why not.

Hopefully they do because the sidewalk is seriously messed up. But I do predict that they won’t fix it anytime soon because they have other issues in more populated areas to fix.

What is a social movement?

A social movement is when people come together to resist oppression or make a some change happen.

What is May Day?

May Day is the first day of May that is dedicated to protesters all over the world, it is a day to protest any problems you think are happening in the world today.

How did May Day become a day to protest?

May Day became a day to protest when May 1st was named “International Workers Day”, created to remember the “Haymarket Affair”, an event in which people in Chicago protested so they could get better working conditions.

Describe what Fremont HS students will be doing on May 1st?

Fremont HS students will be helping to organize a protest for May 1st in celebration of May Day.

Describe the work our class has done to research previous social movements this school year.

Our class has done research and analyzed past social movement by looking into any information available. Finding what oppression was happening, how it was happening, what they did to resist, and if the resistance worked.

Explain how our class decided what our protest goals would be.

Our class decided what our protest goals would be by naming any problems we see in Oakland today and we are doing a vote to see which ones we should really focus on for May Day.

Do you predict that that May Day student protest will be successful?  Explain your answer.

I predict that the May Day student protest will be successful because our community really comes together when we protest to fight higher power. I don’t think the march will run smoothly, nor do I think this one protest will help us gain complete agency because some things just can’t be changed.

Gloria Richardson is a black american woman who initially participated in peaceful movements and protests in the early 1960s. Richardson strongly believed in nonviolent movements, but unfortunately had to be part of some protests that eventually turned violent. Others in the movement felt it necessary to become violent when whites would shoot up the place and police would abuse their authority, protesters would use rocks or whatever objects they could throw. Richardson fought for basic human rights when blacks in her community were being treated unequally. There was segregation in the city of Cambridge in Maryland, which means blacks were being separated from whites. Gloria Richardson is best known for being the leader of the Cambridge Movement, which was a big group of people who just wanted their civil rights.

Oppression happened to Gloria Richardson and her fellow protesters when white folk were taking advantage of their capability to deprive blacks of their basic rights. White people used their dominant power to abuse black people, mainly because of racism and the need to be in power. Specifically, though, in the image there is a National Guardsman shown abusing his power by using his weapon and authority against Richardson, who was not holding anything to protect herself. This individual was about to hurt Richardson before she was able to quickly push it away as shown in the image. Another form of oppression that Richardson had to go through was sexism. Women weren’t represented that well during the marches and protests. Not many women were asked to speak during these protests, and once Richardson was asked to speak, she only got one word out before the mic was confiscated from her.

In the story of the resistance image, Gloria Richardson and the rest of her resistance was being oppressed because they were taken advantage of because of how insignificant they were. The white individuals and officials were the oppressors because they were in a position of power, and they used that power over blacks. They abused and exploited and mistreated black people, and you can see how the picture I chose reflects this.

https://www.democracynow.org/2013/8/27/civil_rights_pioneer_gloria_richardson_91

The article is just a transcript of a video interview with Gloria Richardson herself. This source is from 2013 and comes from a news website, democracynow.org.

“We… had signed an agreement, written agreement, with Robert Kennedy and the Department of Justice in terms of five demands we had—desegregate the hospital, course desegregate the schools and the buses, provide new housing, and one or two other things… Public accommodations was the last thing on that list.”

Based on the criteria for reliable sources, I think the information from the article is trustworthy because it was an interview with Gloria Richardson, and she witness the protests and segregation that was happening, she’s a primary source. Although the events Richardson witnessed happened more than 50 years ago, the interview itself was recent. The things she says can be backed up by pictures and evidence, especially her story on what exactly happened during that famous picture of Gloria pushing away a bayonet.

The category of oppression that is happening is societal because the relationship between blacks and whites were being showed very clearly in that day and age. Some were able to coexist and others acted violently in those relationships.

The level of which oppression is happening is interpersonal because of the way people treated each other, mainly white individuals towards people of color.

An effect of that oppression was people of color wanting to get their basic rights back.

The oppression was resisted through marches and protests and speeches, and anything else you can think of. Gloria Richardson was part of that resistance when she helped organize protests and fight for the five demands that she and her fellow Cambridge Movement members had.

I strongly believe that this resistance from Gloria Richardson and the rest of the people did cause agency because a Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, not long after these protests that Richardson took part in.

What is the name of the student whose Infographic you reviewed?

The name of the student whose Infographic I reviewed is Talisa Tuione.

What feedback did you give to that student in the comments section of their edublog?

I let her know that although she gave an explanation, she did not say if the document was trustworthy or not, I also added how she could’ve answered the question properly.

What kind of things do you expect another student will have to say about the infographic that you created, and your answer about reliable sources?

I hope that student tells me if I did anything wrong in my infographic, why it’s wrong, and how I could improve.

Do you think Colonization, the Encomienda System, and the African Slave trade still influence people’s lives today? Explain your answer.

I think these systems still influence people today because history always repeats itself. Some people use history to make sure mistakes are not made again, and others use it to learn how people maliciously rise to power. Even though we’ve come a long way from slavery, racism, sexism, homophobia, and countless others, we still have a long way to go. We look back at history and think, how did they let this happen? Imagine 100 years from now, what will they think of us now. These systems influence us because we don’t want to go back to our horrible, old ways.

What is a dominant narrative?  Explain in a complete sentence.

A dominant narrative is a story told by someone who is in a position of power or privilege about the people who are not. These stories can be demeaning and may belittle others.

What are two examples of a dominant narrative?

One example of a dominant narrative is the story of a famous explorer known as Christopher Columbus. His side of the story can be considered a dominant narrative because he was in position of power, he had more knowledge about things the indigenous people were ignorant about, he could spread his own stories to individuals who would never become aware of what really happened.

Another example of a dominant narrative comes from a famous presidential election. When donald trump let us know what he thought about minorities, he was actually just telling a dominant narrative. With his popularity and media attention, he had the power to convince others to believe his stories, even if he had no evidence to back up what he said.