| Show Service symposium teams up with Activism William Babcock Contributing Writer Activism is using art as a means of activism In other words incorporating ing messages of change empowerment empowerment empowerment empower empower- ment and call to action in any work of art said Stephanie Gentry- Gentry Fernandez this years year's Utah Service Symposium Program keynote speak speak- er The Utah Service Symposium Program joined with to produce produce produce pro pro- duce this years year's event for students The Service Symposiums Symposium's theme this year was The Art of Service Numerous Utah college students submitted submitted submitted sub sub- art in multiple mediums The event took place on March 23 in the Redwood Campus Campus' Student Events Center The program was sponsored by students from the Thayne Center and was entirely stu stu- stu- stu dent Scott Anderson and Mark Dunlap both students received 2000 to sponsor the Service Symposium project They submitted the proposal to the service council after more than a year of plan plan- ning Almost students statewide submitted art projects this year said Phuong Vu who helped with this years year's event The art categories included creative writing personal narrative visual arts and documentary arts The top art projects were shown during the event The program began at 10 am a.m. with finger painting origami and other art projects The goal was to help students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents learn activism through art Finger painting is a way to express what is on your mind said Emily Fifita a student on work-study work for the Thayne Center Fifita was helping students at the painting finger-painting table painting Finger is an easy way to express yourself Fifita said Booths were also set up to display the service symposiums symposium's winning art The art i included a copper tree sculpture sculpture sculpture ture a video paintings and numerous written pieces Gentry-Fernandez Gentry spoke during the middle of the program She began with the Pyramid of Oppression She asked the audience to bring up different types of oppression Oppressive acts like domestic violence violence violence vio vio- lence and sexism were disc discussed The pyramid of oppression Cont Cant on Page 7 lor Cont Cant from front involved interpersonal oppression which ultimately leads to violence Her solution to oppression was sim sim- She said dont don't stand for small acts of oppression She suggested that students speak up against racist and sexist jokes S She e d J e s and ta talked d about ut her her r. r personal life how be Qa Mexican half-Mexican homosexual homoseXual- had rad is isolated UJ 1 u U l lB B Jl 1 7 I h her er one ne overcame these uiese mese obstacles obstacles f ac es Dr D DV J. J ait an I lot M l M 1 I c E V 1 rH fl I I J T activist t through her tp poems She explained that the bas e activism of is to step info Her goal is to inspire others through art to take small steps to stop a racist or sexist sexist sexist sex sex- joke or r to help people be understanding of others other's beliefs in short to be an activist that wont won't stand for oppression |
