Noah Sua-Godinet
The “Home Alive” movement was formed due to unfortunate events, such as the rape and murder of Mia Zapata, that occurred in a small city. A main concern was staying alive while all this violence were happening against women. After seeing a violent act being done to a women with such a high stature in her community they feared it would could happen to everyone so some of her close friends created this “Home Alive” movement to teach women self defense free of charge. When defining self-defense they made it clear that it went further than just physical defense and was a means of doing what is necessary to stay alive. Like every new idea there always comes people who disagree, internally and externally, as the women shared some of these disagreements. One externally issue they faced were the wanting of the “Home Alive” movement in different areas, but the women in lead thought it was best to keep in the city it started. An internal issue they faced was the members allowed to participate in the group. The argument of whether or not the allow transgenders to participate was an issue that made some participants uncomfortable. “Home Alive” matters because it was formed by a group of women who took the initiative to stand against something they saw was wrong and make a difference world wide. They legacy of this Movement is the empowerment of women with knowledge and the use of their voice to stand up for themselves in turn lessening the chases of what happened to Mia Zapata from happening again. If I could make a documentary film it would be about J. Cole because to this day he is using his music to educate the younger generations on what this world brings and how each and every one of us can make our own difference.
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