Each year, countless wild animals are sold as pets in Costa Rica or smuggled through customs and into the United Sates. To help combat this issue, Natuwa Macaw Sanctuary was founded by Rodolfo to house these illegal animals and educate the public. Ramapo students have taken two week-long trips a year to volunteer at Natuwa almost every year since Ben Levy brought the program to Ramapo. However, these volunteer trips are too short to truly address the issues that Natuwa is facing and Ramapo students quickly disengage from the issues. It is for this reason that Sarah and I decided to create a post-return program. To establish the groups, Sarah and I reached out to Ben Levy, the founder of the trip, Jeffery Bendett, the trip leader who participated …show more content…
Since each new SGA administration requires a different set of credentials and standards, we are still unsure exactly what will be required of us. However, in previous years, starting a new club has required a faculty adviser as well as 10 committed members. We recruited members by reaching out to each of our groups as well as one other past group and received five interested responses, which makes seven including ourselves. In the fall, Ben has offered to reach out to all trip alumna to gain more interest for the club. The goals of the club would be to bring students from previous alternative break trips to Natuwa together to help better the program, make Ramapo students time in Natuwa more beneficial, and prepare new students to attend Natuwa on their trips. Having a club related to Natuwa on campus would allow us to host activities such as seminars and fundraising tables to raise awareness and educate people about the struggles facing the sanctuary. With the support of Ben Levy, we will be able to contact various departments around campus to ask for resources for a possible research lab as well as suggest class projects centered around improving …show more content…
The current relationship that Ramapo has with Natuwa, where students only go for a week and assist workers in feeding the birds and with other short term projects, is very reminiscent of Paulo Freire’s (1996) idea of “false generosity.” Even though Ramapo students are not necessarily the ones creating the problem or doing the oppressing, by continually going to Natuwa and not addressing the long-term problems, the program does utilize Natuwa’s need of help for students and the school to feel as if they are being generous. The club will serve to ensure that that Ramapo is assisting Natuwa with true generosity by working and fighting in unity with them. However, Freire also brings up an interesting point in that false generosity also means that those helping continue that hierarchical power relations between them and those they are helping by not allowing the oppressed to make their own decisions. This is something that the club will need to be extremely conscientious of in our actions. While we want to help develop Natuwa and want to bring change the way it is structured, it is important to remember that it is still Rodolfo’s sanctuary and that we are here to work with him, not to tell him what to do. It is extremely important for us to remember
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A. Define the Problem Natureview Farm, Inc. (Natureview), a small yogurt company founded in 1989, produces and markets yogurt using natural ingredients and a distinct manufacturing method that yields a smooth, creamy texture without adding artificial thickeners. As a result of this emphasis on natural ingredients, the brand has established a reputation for high quality, great tasting yogurt and is the leading natural foods brand of refrigerated yogurt. Natureview’s yogurts – available in twelve flavors in 8-ounce cups, four flavors in 32-ounce cups, and multi-pack yogurt products – are distributed nationally and the company shares leadership in the natural food channel. In 1999, the company’s revenues grew from $100,000 to $13 million; however, despite Natureview’s success and well-established brand, the company has long battled to preserve a steady level of profitability. In 1996, Jim Wagner was hired as chief financial officer and was able to successfully achieve steady profitability for the company.
Zoos. Mercy for Animals, A voice for the rights of all animals. 4th Sept 2011
The topic of the abuse of Orcas in captivity is a widespread injustice that culminates in the biggest orca training water park in the country, SeaWorld. Unfortunately, this abuse is practiced all over the world and is a major issue that many people want to see end. The documentary, Blackfish, presents these issues by educating people on the abusive conditions that takes place in these water parks. In the movie, one can see just how significant this problem is and the impact that it has had on the population of the orcas around the world. Furthermore, it is a problem that it is too significant to be solved by simply attacking the problem head on. There are simple yet complicated methods and small steps that must be taken in order to solve
A.A., a five year old Native American boy and his parents’ religious beliefs were being challenged by the Needville Independent School District when he was required to wear his long hair in a bun on top of his head or in a braid tucked into his shirt. Needville ISD had prior grooming policy preventing boys from wearing their hair in a fashion
Caduto, M. J., and J. Bruchac. Keepers of the animals, Native American stories and wildlife activities for children. Fulcrum Publishing, 1998. Print.
There is so much that goes into helping people in the most effective and efficient manner. I have learned that you have to expand your knowledge in every aspect of the developing country, and you have to focus on the issue that you are trying to tackle. We also have discussed in class about the corruption of people especially ones that hold power or ones that want power. And Jacqueline challenges that issue. For instance, the government maybe taking gains for itself and not for the people that it is meant to be for. Such as financial aids that might go straight to the governments instead for the people that need the aid. She also challenges the system of agricultural department in the sense that people that make the policies or distribute the money don’t take the culture of the area such as implementing polices for men even though the main workers in farming are women. And the fact that the farmers don’t have adequate resources from the government or financial support. In class, we talked about government failures in the agriculture sectors such as proper policies, market boards, and the big bias towards agriculture. The government has no system set up to lend money or help the
Depending on the campus requirements, some chapters choose to have potential new members assist them in completing different acts of service. Other chapters simply present information about the philanthropy and have members discuss specific chapter events. If your chapter chooses to work on a project, the Philanthropy Chairman, Membership Chairman and/or the President should first give a presentation that covers information about the organization that will benefit from the day’s project as well as any information about other philanthropic events the chapter
Over the past few years, Crescent School has made several changes due to stakeholder dissatisfaction. Some of these changes include high school advisory, activities/sports offered, and the graduation ceremony length. The administrative team heard from student and other stakeholders about concerns of the number of activities and sports offered. The team worked together to develop new clubs that students have requested. The time of day the club met was also altered to accommodate additional students participating in the club. Dr. Mork and the administrative team listen to suggestions as they come from stakeholders and do all that is available to implement the change, if deemed possible.
Staff, E&P. “’Mutts’ Comic and Web Site Are Helping Animals.” Editor & Publisher 2 Feb. 2007. Student Resources in Context. Web. 6 Feb. 2014.
The Student Government Association is a very important organization that makes a large impact on Willard High School. I would like to be a part of changing and improving how the school operates and is organized. I believe that being a part of SGA will be very beneficial in many aspects, including helping me learn how to be more confident in any future position and become a better leader. Each year, the members of this group have been in charge of bettering everyone’s experience and I qualify in aiding them in the upcoming year.
Working at the Center for Wildlife had a huge impact on my personal growth in many ways. The center was my first experience other than in classes working in my field, so I will always hold a special place for the center, especially with the ...
Typically there are “four basic types of student clubs: academic, special interest, special project or issue, sports”(North). Students who participate in academic clubs gain knowledge outside of the classroom that applies later on in the class. Students become involved based upon a common interest and hope to be with other students who share the same interests are in the special interest focus club. A third type of a student club is very similar to the special interest focus. “These clubs (special project or issue focus) provide students with expanded leadership experiences and involvement in the community. The final type of club is a sports club”(North).
Animal rights activists and organizations have harbored negative views towards zoos for a variety of reasons. They feel that the educational value that a zoo provides to its guests does not adequately compensate for the captivity of wild animals. They propose that funds through financial gain of profits are not used properly towards the animals’ welfare. Additionally, they feel that breeding is done to gain media attention in order to boost ticket sales and profits.
In this report, we want to lead people to realize about the problem of stray animals and its effects on human beings, and how we can save them. We are going to explain about what experts have to say about this problem, what they think the solutions are, and also how better animal lives can benefit human beings.