ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS

Hello classmates

Today I will talk about environment, eco-awareness and taking care of our planet. I think that this topic is very important because the planet is severely damaged and people live as if nothing happened.

I think there are no known places to teach about environmentally friendly practices, because the Chilean state has not been made responsible for this problem. But there are websites, organizations, places of recycling, etc.

I'm learning some recycling habits, rather I am learning to take care of the planet, for example: I no longer use plastic bags, I do not chew gum, I do not use plastic bottles, I try to reuse paper, etc.

My boyfriend and I have not car, but even so we prefer to walk than take a bus... we have not bicycles yetbut we hope buy us soon. Walking and cycling also makes us good to the health.

I'm not part of any environmental organization, but I sympathize with many of these organizations, because many of these are fighting against the exploitation of natural resources of Chile. I think that in Chile, the politicians and the rich with their companies exploit the natural resources of our country. They care about making money, and kill nature that belongs to everyone. This is why these organizations are important.

I have many plans for the future regarding the green living: I would like to have dumpsters for recycling; I would have a vegetable garden, and solar plants.

¡The people of Santiago mainly lack ecological awareness!

My first video camera

Hello everybody!

Today I will talk about the biggest gift to me as a child. The most prized possession of my childhood was a very small video camera. I have always been very drawn to cinema, like my father, for this reason my favorite aunt gave me her video camera.  

She gave me her video camera in my graduation day of primary education. And I was very happy because I loved take pictures in important moments, but now also I could record in these moments.

From that memorable day, I recorded all the important moments in my life, for example I recorded my sister’s kinder garden graduation, and after I recorded the family’s celebration, and I think I did many good recordings.    

But today my camera is a very old camera, because my first camera needs videocassettes (photo 2), and today all cameras are digital. For this reason, I don’t use my camera, and I hope very soon buying other better camera.  

I always remember my recordings, because they were my first film creations. Today, me and my boyfriend we make with our cell phones recordings. We make these recordings on any time of our daily lives.

We hope to make a video documentary with these recordings, and when the documentary is ready we would like to project it in a special moment of our lives.

“Child sexual abuse victims are being failed by courts, says NSPCC”

Hello Classmates:

Today I will talk about an article related with my career. This is: “Child sexual abuse victims are being failed by courts, says NSPCC”, and your link is: http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/oct/05/child-sexual-abuse-victims-failed-court.

In this article addresses about  the "Sayings" of  National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), that says: the child abuse sexual victims are not being given the help that they need in the judicial process, for this reason, many children suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, that is, suffer a secondary victimization.

Defense attorneys are often very aggressive with children; even some lawyers have called these children "liars".

In the judicial process these children reviving traumatic events, for this reason is necessary an intermediary. Is necessary humanizing the judicial process because they don't understand this justice intimidating and daunting.

Actually, just 2% children receive personal guidance, while more than 50% suffers stress for this judicial process, with panic attacks, self-harm and difficulty sleeping.

In this article it is proposed mandatory training for legal advocates who work with child victims of sexual abuse. In this way the judicial system may ensure the welfare of children. The welfare of children cannot be harmed by the pursuit of justice.

The techniques that are being used to protect the welfare of children in the trial are: use intermediary, recordings, give the evidence behind a screen, etc.

My Jobs and Responsabilities

Hello everybody!

Today I will talk about my jobs and responsibilities. I am a student of psychology in this University, but I also do other things:

I work in a foundation, called “Sanidad Integral”.  This foundation works to fight gender violence. In this foundation I work doing workshops and papers about gender violence, masculinities and others relevant topics.

Also, I am part of a Christian Reflection Space, called “ASA”. In this space, we reflect about the social problems and our role as Christian face these injustices. I am monitor of this space.

Additionally, I am part of an Observatory, called “Observatorio Iglesia y Sociedad (OIS)”. In this observatory we have research nuclei, like: memory, gender, youthfulness, and finally, social movements.  I belong to the nucleus that studies the youthfulness. In this nucleus I contribute with my knowledge of psychology.

Also, I am doing classes about "pastoral counseling", in a theological institute. I teach some psychological tools to theology students that will soon become in pastors and leaders of their churches. So, these students can cope better with the problems that have their churches, especially the problems associated with power relations.

And Finally, I am helper to two subjects of the career of psychology in this university, this are: “Education and Poverty” and “Adolescent Offenders”.