Brenda Ramirez

Soc 122 M/W 530

For the first movie Iron Jug Angels, started based on Women protesting to have the right to vote, to be treated as equal and that all the laws pertain to everyone. The notion for what they believe and want, but the women who are protesting are being shamed and beaten for wanting legal rights. Their political opportunity is to make a difference for the Women in the country, as much as men depend on the women for nature and nurture they should be trusted 100%. Because what the women are trying to protest they want to make their point across by stating passed laws that were made and the reason why back then the women were protesting in front of the white house, personally I find it as a good time to make their point across, because without the women taking a stand, I'm not sure when women would stand up. They mentioned their protest has nothing to do towards Wilson himself but with the position he holds. What is left to explain? When the women are left with no liberty and left with no words to defend themselves. When even knowing the laws that have been made, when they are put in jail they mention what they deserve and what they have the right to. Their framing was based on not giving up, keeping calm, and only said what is lawfully their rights, they started off calm but began to raise their voice. When people were harassing the last set of ladies in front of the white house, pushing and shoving telling the women they are useless they stayed put and proceeded to jail with the other women. The resource mobilization, when the women got sent to solitary she did a hunger strike, she didn't fight the fact if being considered mental to get out of the 'laws hair" but she was proven to be normal and the Hunger strike was a form of freedom. The women stood by each other till they made their point across, and were set free. And as of August 20, 1920 the women had the right to vote.

For the second movie "Zapatistas" is what generally refers to the group of people participating in the anti-globalization struggle for democracy and land reform in Chiapas, Mexico, organized around the Zapatista National Liberation Front. the political and religious reorganization of indigenous communities since the 1960s, and the re-articulation of ethnic identities with emancipatory political discourses". The political opportunity behind the movement, was to make what they are protecting and what they want to protect known, and if it means using weapons as a threat they will do anything they think will protect their people. Although I was a little confused by the scene if they were protecting their people or trying to get rid of the people of Chiapas? But they did want to bring justice to bring up a better future for the people of Mexico, the Zapatistas were the Chicano version of Robin Hood. Their resource mobilization was to fight was to end poverty, as I said before they do not use their weapons to fight for their place but to remind the people who runs the place. The Mexican people will address the inequality further more till something is done and create a purpose for a little town of Chiapas to exist, although it is not Market worthy, the people of the village have mentioned before that they rather stay where they are they do not bother anyone and just want to be left alone. If the only option they have, of the system doesn't allow you to live so you are given to the rebel. As for the framing, weapons are not the right way to persuade the people to give money to the poor or to make peace. But Zapata being the hero and backbone of Mexico, and everything seemed to settle down.