To: tkubal@csufresno.edu
Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 9:36:48 PM
Subject: [Qualitative Methods] Participant Observation
Angelina Garcia
March 9th, 2014
SOC 176
Word Count: 377
Participant Observation
This past week our social movements class held an event called March Forth on March Fourth. The event consisted of some tabling, a dance performance, a wonderful singing performance by the Raging Grannies, and a march.The space where the march took place was the walkways of Fresno State. We gathered in the free speech area before we headed past the Speech Arts building and towards Shaw. After, we headed towards the Science II building and back to Social Science; we ended up back in the free speech area. I think that the sidewalks were wide and very march friendly. There was plenty of room for us as protesters. The most abundant objects were protest signs. Because it was a multi-cause protest, the signs varied in design. The sign that I held read "Hungry For Justice" on one side and "No Child Should Go To Bed Hungry" on the other side. The actors consisted of a diverse group of students; Dr. Kubal led the group, and Dr. Jendian joined as well. I made sure to wear comfortable shoes as I was aware that we would be walking for over thirty minutes. We all marched along the pre-planned route. Unfortunately, we forgot to practice our protest chants. Most people conversed with each other; I talked a little with a few of my classmates and group members. Every so often, we would cheer, but for the most part we made little noise. We caught the most attention from the people driving along Shaw. One event that stood out to me occurred when one passenger in a car shouted "Shouldn't you be in class?" Our march lasted for about thirty minutes. The goal of the march was to bring attention to our various causes. We were hoping to get the attention of more people, but during our march, there were few students walking around campus. My emotion during the march was enthusiastic. I was excited to participate in my first march and protest. The emotions of the other protesters matched mine, even when the temperature rose a little and it got warmer. I think that the interaction between the group of protesters was important, because even though we represented different causes, we were still able to march together as a whole.
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Posted By kubal to Qualitative Methods at 3/09/2014 09:36:00 PM
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