Hello everyone,

My name is Jessica Grose. I am an Artist, Activist, Feminist with roots in Chicago,San Francisco, Istanbul (Chicago is my home base). I am involved with several different organizations run by women and those that identify.  Listed below are just to show a handful of great organizations I like working with in Chicago.

Woman Made Gallery https://womanmade.org/

Resilience https://www.ourresilience.org/

SWOP http://swopchicago.org/

swop http://www.swop-chicago.org/ sex workers

El Rescate- Chicago LGBTQ homeless shelter for youth

I Grow Chicago https://www.igrowchicago.org/

Sierra Club https://www.sierraclub.org/illinois/chicago

A little background

I’m jumping back in the game of school from a 13 year hiatus, which I think I read in another blog post. You’re not alone!  2018 was a total game changer. I knew I wanted to go back to school but for what? In January 2018 both my grandmothers passed.  I had a solo show two weeks after and decided to travel back to Eastern Europe and the Middle East. A lot was leading up to this.  I lost to matriarchs and I wasn’t necessarily close. I knew of them strong immigrant women with different circumstances than my own. I decided to go on an artist pilgrimage to their motherland.  Something went off in me. I was curious about everything and everyone. I mean I love traveling but this seemed different. I was on an exploration of the past present and future me. My own pilgrimage through self exploration.  This really amped up my decision of my future learning choices. I want to make deeper impacts and help others reach a more fuller audience. There is so many amazing things happening in the world and I would like to focus on those and be more solutions based.  For example on my travels through Jordan I met a group of women working with women refugees from Syria. They are create a women artist program to help them earn a living in such difficult times. My friend recently reached out with what it is doing for the women there and it was amazing. Their health as gone up. I want to connect this information to others.  Hence part of my reason for starting school.

The blog I chose to read and write about is Feminist Philosophy.

https://feministphilosophers.wordpress.com/2019/01/12/really-older-women/

This article speaks to me.  I feel I can relate to this type of writing.  How it’s more factual that others likes and dislikes. This comeback that older women are making is inspiring and I feel it is really important for younger women to see this.

One Environmental issues in Chicago within the past decade.

http://www.thepilsenalliance.org/pilsen-beats-coal-community-to-be-part-of-future-development-of-site/

The fight for the coal plant to be shut down was a huge feet.  Through many that were sick and mothers fighting for their children’s health. I remember smelling the coal near me and is was 4 miles away.  I remember protesting many years. It was a women in charge fighting for her community.  Here below is just a demonstration that happened in 2013. 

Conclusion 

This has been really great form of expression for me and I hope you enjoyed a little teaser into some of my passion and maybe you have some ideas to help me deepen my blog.