Participant Observation

Andrea Garcia

SOC 176

Participation Observation

On Tuesday March 4^th I participated in the March Fourth on March 4^th, it was a multi-issue protest that was held on campus for student to come by tables and see all the different issues that face our campus and the community. Various groups were advocating for different issues, such as Women’s Rights, Animal Abuse, Lower school tuition, Food Recovery, Sweat Shops, and Prison Realignment. This wasn’t my first time participating in a march for issues that face our community and campus but this was my first time participating in more than one cause at a time. I enjoyed looking at all the information the different tables had on their issue, seemed very informative for those who don’t know much about the issue. I thought it was a good idea to have all the groups presenting to have it in the Free Speech area because a lot of our campus students and faculty walk through that area and people seem curious to see what activity is happening on our campus. The tables handed out different types of information, like flyers and they had good statistics and websites too look up to get more information if you were interested. Majority of the ones presenting or behind the table were college students, they had on their backpacks or just coming from class, but there was someone always there to answer any questions you had and were very knowledgeable for what they were advocating for. I was able to see two Sociology professors attend the March Forth protest, which included Dr. Kubal and Dr. Jendian. There was also one elderly lady that was able to March with us, she was from the Raging Grannies, which was also very interesting to see them protest for the wonderful cause they sing able in their performances.

Once the march was up and ready to start everyone who participated was able to hold up a sign for whatever cause they had in mind or whatever sign was generally available. There was about fifty to sixty students, plus two Professors and one member from the Raging Grannies who marched. When I was observing the students holding up there signs there were some interesting strategies on the way to utilize all the signs that were available. I saw some students stick their signs in their backpack and had an extra hand to hold another sign. What was great about this protest was when we were walking all through the campus and even the street on Shaw there were students that stopped by from whatever they were doing to read our signs and cheer us on in our protest. Cars were honking at us, for me I thought of that as a sign of respect and agreement for our march and the different issues we had on our signs. We were notifies that not all the student on campus were able to read our signs because either the sign was too small or the lettering on the signs were clear enough to understand. It would have been great to have other students who got out of class to participate in our march but many of them had class or just weren’t too sure if it was okay to join us along our march. I enjoyed how supportive the students on campus were reacting to our march; many students cheered us on or would even give us high fives and would say “keep up the great work”. The atmosphere was a bit different when we got on the street of Shaw, there were some cars that would honk at us for showing some support but majority of them weren’t too sure what to do because of the lack of knowledge they had on our issues or because they were driving too fast to see what our signs had to say. Once we got back to original destination those who participated on the March Forth on March 4^th all seemed very accomplished in what we were advocating for. Students, faculty, member of the Raging Grannies all had a sense of feeling proud and felt we made a difference even if it was just marching all around campus it was still a very good experience when it comes to making a difference in our campus and the community. I would definitely do another advocacy march again if the opportunity arises again. The goal of this activity was to bring awareness to our campus mainly, our students should have some sense of what is happening and try and get involved in some way so issues like this can be eliminated in an institution that increases awareness and knowledge to the world. We are all receiving higher education so we should use that to our advantage to bring that to our community and those who don’t know this issue is happening in our campus, students and neighborhood.    

Participant Observation

Julieta Ramirez

           

Participant observation

(The March)

Space: the students at Fresno state gathered up in the student patio area. It was in an opened setting and the students and faculty were able to come and go as they wished. The students were there to support a social cause. The day was great for being outdoors although it got a little hot once the protest began.

Objects: The students had set up about seven tables with some cardboard posters and other information that stated what they were advocating. The students were also able to make posters that had an important social subject on them; they were going to use these flyers to protest during the march. There was also a microphone located in on a small stage in the patio, and there were refreshments next to that same stage.

Actors: There were about 60 to 70 students and other guests that attended the event. Some of the people in this event were elderly but the majority were in their mid or early 20’s. In the people that attended the event there was a mix of backgrounds, some were American, Mexican, African American and others were Asian. The event was out doors and so many of these people were wearing casual clothing, jeans and tees.

Activity: A the beginning of the event the students were a little uncoordinated and were trying to locate they tables. Some were getting refreshment while others were making posters for the protest. For the most part these people were interacting with others. Once they all had gotten settled and aware of what they were doing they began to inform and educate others that came to their table with questions.

Events: During this event everyone was cooperating with each other. Most of the people were eager to tell others what it was that they were advocating. Most of the students were busy making posters and helping others with setting up their tables. The older people were sitting and enjoying some of the refreshments.

Time: The event was structured and seemed to follow a timeline of events. The event began by having the students gather and then setting their information table. Then some began to make posters for the march and others were informing people about what they were advocating. This followed by each group giving a small speech about what it was that they were advocating; once everyone was done we began to march through a designated path, ending the protest back at the patio.  

Goal: The main goal of the event was to involve students in a protest and be a little deviant by doing so. It was also in part to get the attention of those that were watching and ask or simple look at what we were protesting about. I personally had never been in a march before and I can say that it was a great experience.

Emotions: Most of the people were excited to be a part of the event. Others did not seem to want to take part in the march but once they saw the enthusiasm they began to take part in the activities.

Talk: For the most part everyone was engaged in some kind of conversation. Most of the conversations being held were informative and well educated. Some of the students seemed to be more educated in the subject and so they carried the conversations while others would fill in at times. Everyone in the event seemed to have a good time holding conversation and educating others. During the march some of the people were yelling and chanting advocating their social issue.

participant observation

Fabiola Reyes

                This week, I conducted another participant observation technique as my research method. I was involved in a protest for the first time. During this event, there were different social causes like; Animal rights, Education, Environment, Pretrial Expansion, Sweatshops, Hunger, Peace, Women’s issues and sexual violence. We all meet in the free speech area in Fresno State. This area is located outdoors; there are a couple of trees providing shade for the students who are participating in the event. Although, the space is spacious, most of the students were very close to each other, and limited to the amount of space, because everyone was placed in one area. There are tables for each group, the tables are placed vertically.  They have posters and information about each cause. As the goal for the event is to educate and persuade others to agree with their causes. The groups used different items to accomplish this like;  large  white boards, glitter sticks, clip boards, different color markers, chairs, tables, dry erase boards, pan flips,  poster, scissors, staples, raffles, refreshments. The people participating in this event were students; most of them appeared to be 19-29 years old, they were all dressed very casual; jeans, shorts, t-shirts, sweaters and sunglasses.  When I arrived, I began working with my group S.T.A.R.T (students against rising tuition).  I made some signs that read, “S.T.A.R.T getting involved” with black large bold letters. When I was finished two African American students came over to our table, with a smile I said, “hi” they both replied, “Hi.” One was wearing jeans with a pink tang-top the other was wearing a dress with black and white stripes. They both appeared to be in their early twenties. I talked to them about tuition and how it effect’s the student’s especially middle-class society. I asked them what their major was and one answered, “nursing” she pointed at her friend and, said and hers is business” then; I asked if they can sign a petition to lower the cost of tuition without hesitation they both said, “yes”. I gave them information on tuition and information about our group.  Then I told them, “thank you for participating in our event with a smile. A few minutes later, I walked around to socialize with other groups. One of the groups I spoke to was against animal cruelty; I asked one of the members from the group about finding a shelter for my dog. She appeared to be Hispanic and in her twenties, she had bright-red lipstick and light skin. She answered, “There are different shelters around Fresno that don’t kill animals, here’s a list of all of them, I hope this helps” she smiled after saying this and, I smiled back  and said , “thanks”. During the event, I noticed most females from each group were explaining their issue.  During the event everyone seems happy the groups are smiling and socializing with each other and the different students who come to their tables. I noticed most of the participants were socializing within their own groups as well as others. Therefore, the atmosphere had a loud setting. There was a mixture of males and females. However, I noticed most of the students were Hispanic and white. Nevertheless, there were a couple of African American and Vietnamese participants. After a few minutes, each of the groups had to read their mission statement. Some of the participants clapped and others didn’t.  After this, the attention was on the Raging Grannies. They are a group of older activist women in their 60’s and 70’s. They were dressed with clothing from this time period. They happily sang political songs many of us laughed after hearing specific parts of the songs, as they were humorous. After they were finished, we all clapped for them. And we got ready for our march; there was about 50 students walking with different posters and signs.  Many of us placed the signs on our backpacks or raised them.  We began walking around campus.  I wanted to yell out a chant, but I was too embarrassed as no one was chanting. Nevertheless, we got some attention from the public two or three cars honked their horns. When we were walking down on Shaw a gray 1998 Toyota honked twice, we all yelled with smiles yea!  And continued walking, the march was over around 2:45. This was a great experience for me; it felt really good to express my personal opinions. It gave me a better understanding of why people protest and organize marches. I will definitely work on making my voice herd to utilize the right of freedom of speech.

Participant Observation: March Forth on March 4th

Michelle Rodriguez

Dr. Kubal

Sociology 176

March 9, 2013

Word Count: 1,779

Participant Observation: March Fourth on March 4^th

                    The qualitative research method I used this week was participant observation. The event that I participated in was the March Forth on March 4^th event held on the Fresno State campus from 12:00PM-3:00PM. I used the comprehensive principle, when taking notes and documenting what I observed and heard. The variable I used, which pertained to the participant observation I did, was “RPRTST3” which states, “Would you or would you not do any of the following to protest against a government action you strongly opposed? B. Go on a protest march or demonstration." I ran my dependent variable with the independent variable “race." In the results, I found that 20.2% of whites, 30.6% of blacks and 23.5% of people who responded as other would definitely protest against a government action. I think the reason for this is that people of color are the ones who continue to be oppressed the most, thus they are more likely to act in things that affect them. I feel that students might also fall into this category, to a certain extent, as they too are forgotten due to their lack of voting. I feel though that this is slowly changing for the better, which this march could have helped in changing attitudes. My participation in this event was from 2:00-3:00PM, which was the time set for the march. During my participation, I took notes on my phone, keeping the comprehensive principle in mind.   

The space in which the march took place, which I completely walked, was very vast. The march starting point was at the free speech area at Fresno State. There were about fifty to sixty people who took part in it. When the people had gathered, Dr. Kubal rallied us to get together, and then we began our march. We walk from the free speech area, past the fountain, toward the Joyal Administration building. We kept walking toward Shaw and Maple Ave. When we got to the intersection, headed left, and we kept on walking the sidewalk until we got to entrance, located to our left. We walked back toward campus through the parking lot, coming out by the Smittcamp Alumni House, before turning left toward the Joyal building. Once, we were past those building, we turned right, walking in between the Peters business building at the Conley art building. Next, we took a left when we got to the end of the business building and kept walking until we got to the corner, where we turned left before crossing the street. We walked in between the Science I and Science II buildings. We continued down that route until we reached the Social Science building, where we then turned left. We finished our march by walking in between the Family and Food building and the library, by the peace garden, where we came to a halt at the place where we began. So, the space was very vast, that of the Fresno State University campus. It was a very open and spacious that took place outside. Due to its location, the sun was shining very bright, making it hot for the people marching.  

               The objects I observed were many. At the free speech area, there were refreshments for those who were going to participate in the march, or for those who wanted some. During the march, some of the things that I jotted down were, of course the people who were involved in the march, people who were not in the march, the signs that I and others were holding, and backpacks/bags. Other objects that I saw were tables, set up for people interested in the various issues people were marching about, and booths set up by different organizations on campus, and buildings all throughout the march. Furthermore, there were traffic signs, cars, and parking lots, as we continued to march all throughout campus.  The cell phone's people held, were important objects, as people used them document their experience.

               The actors who took part in the march were students. They were evenly divided in terms of sex and were young around 18-24, and it looked to be pretty ethnically diverse, although there were several older adults who participated. Most of the students whom I recognized were from Dr. Kubal’s class. There were two faculty members who participated, Dr. Kubal, who organized the event and Dr. Jendian was also in attendance, showing his support by being in the entire march. The attire of the students was casual. Most of the students were wearing jeans, T-shirts, or dresses. They also carried either backpacks or bags with them, as, they either had come from a class or were headed to one afterwards. I was part of the march. I am a Mexican, 22-year-old female. The reason I came out was due to the announcement made in my sociology 176 class, by Dr. Kubal as well as the announcement posted on blackboard. He offered 40 extra credit points to those who participated in the march and wrote their papers on it. Due to the semi-convenience (I missed one of my classes), I decided to attend.

                  The activity that we all participated in was the march forth for march 4^th march around campus. Other than the main activity, which was marching, the other activity everyone partook in was holding a sign we had an interest showing. The signs that people held were all very distinct, they were on several issues the students felt important to make and have at the march. The different issues that were covered were about animal rights, fossil-fuel divestment, student fees, prison realignment, sweatshops, food insecurity at Fresno State, and justice/peace/equality. I was holding a sign that stated, “Save the Planet” with a drawing of the earth on one side. On the other side is stated that students should be against the use of fossil fuel. There were many signs that highlighted many issues, one of my favorites stated, “Hungry for Justice." Other signs I really liked said things like, “CSU Apparel should be Sweat-Free” and “Students Against Rising Tuition."  Another activity within the larger one was of people taking pictures of the march. Through this observation, I noticed that toward the end of the march, we were not all together and there were gaps in our line. 

               The time in which the march, the part which I and about fifty to sixty other people participated in began around 2:00PM and ended around 3:00PM. The march began with student roaming around, trying to figure out what to do, while others were grabbing signs. It didn’t really become ordered until Dr. Kubal gave instructions. It was then when people began to bunch up together so that we could begin the march. The majority of the time was spent walking around the campus, showcasing the different issues on the signs. I feel the time could have been better timed, as many students were in class, which meant our audience was rather limited. The march ended as we came back to the starting point, leaving our signs on the platform of the free speech area. Most of us ended the march by signing the sign-in sheet, in order to receive our extra credit.

               The goal of those who participated in the march, was to complete the march and for a lot of us to receive the extra credit that was offered. My personal goal was to receive the extra credit being offered, as I have already participated in marches, and thus know the importance of them. I feel this is a great event for students who have not had the opportunity to partake in a march. It shows people that issues might be pushed forward on official’s agendas. The march should have highlighted this important idea (unless it was done earlier, and I just missed it). The march allowed students to showcase important issues that are happening locally and nationally. It allowed students to partake in their right to free speech while bringing awareness to issues that are of concern to many. The only reason that the march might not have occurred would have been if a person in authority tried to stop us from marching. I don’t feel this would have happened as we were not disturbing anyone, and we stayed on the sidewalks.

               The emotions of the event were pretty mellow. I didn’t feel any strong emotions from the students, which showed their displeasure for the issues.  I was rather excited to take part in the march, but towards the middle, I was rather bored. I didn’t really feel that we had a bid impact on the campus or other people.  Furthermore, there was no call to action (that I know of) which would allow people to get involved in issues they found particularly interesting. I think some people found the experience to be enjoyable though, which is good as it might prompt them and make them more willing to partake in these types of events.  The only time that it was rather fun was when we were walking down Shaw and got a couple of beeps from the cars, which got people to cheer.  I wish that we had something to chant, or that there was more order, as I think it might have helped fuel people’s interests and emotions.

               The discussions that occurred during the march were pretty quiet. There were many casual conversations, some that had to do with the march and others that were not. I heard people talk about the different courses they have, and the homework they still needed to complete. I overheard others say things like, “It’s sooo hot”, “When is graduation”, “What is ASI doing”, and funnily enough “This was my exercise for the day”. I personally had several conversations with the people next to me. One conversation I had was about the lack of involvement from other organizations on campus. I feel it would have been better if I saw more collaboration. Another conversation I had was about ASI, I told a fellow student, “I hope I get to go to the meeting that’s coming up”.

Something that I could have improved on was taking more notes and in having conversations with more than three people.  I feel I could have gotten more information from other students on the march. Overall it was rather interesting, and it was nice to see that a faculty member came to support the march.  Furthermore, it was awesome to hang out with people that I knew and discuss important things that are happening on campus. It allowed us to communicate about different events that we can participate in, especially the ASI issue and the meeting that was coming up.

              

SDA 3.5: Tables General Social Survey Cumulative Datafile 1972-2012

Mar 09, 2014 (Sun 07:07 PM PDT)

Variables Role Name Label Range MD Dataset Row RPRTST3 WOULD YOU GO ON A PROTEST MARCH-DEMONSTRATION 1-4 0,8,9 1 Column RACE RACE OF RESPONDENT 1-3 0 1 Weight COMPWT Composite weight = WTSSALL * OVERSAMP * FORMWT .1925-11.1207 1

Frequency Distribution Cells contain: -Column percent -Weighted N RACE 1 WHITE 2 BLACK 3 OTHER ROW TOTAL RPRTST3 1: DEFINIETLY WOULD 20.2 210.3 30.6 47.2 23.5 17.4 21.7 274.9 2: PROBABLY WOULD 24.1 251.0 25.0 38.5 30.1 22.3 24.6 311.8 3: PROBABLY WOULD NOT 31.0 322.8 26.1 40.2 20.6 15.2 29.8 378.2 4: DEFINITELY WOULD NOT 24.6 255.9 18.3 28.2 25.8 19.0 23.9 303.1 COL TOTAL 100.0 1,040.0 100.0 154.1 100.0 73.9 100.0 1,268.0 Means 2.60 2.32 2.49 2.56 Std Devs 1.07 1.10 1.12 1.08 Unweighted N 1,034 164 66 1,264

Color coding: <-2.0 <-1.0 <0.0 >0.0 >1.0 >2.0 Z N in each cell: Smaller than expected Larger than expected

Summary Statistics Eta* = .09 Gamma = -.14 Rao-Scott-P: F(6,594) = 2.02 (p= 0.06) R = -.06 Tau-b = -.07 Rao-Scott-LR: F(6,594) = 1.98 (p= 0.07) Somers' d* = -.11 Tau-c = -.05 Chisq-P(6) = 13.55 Chisq-LR(6) = 13.31 *Row variable treated as the dependent variable.

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.  

Pao Yang - Research Paper 6 - Participant Observation

Pao Yang

Sociology 176

Dr. Kubal

March 9, 2014

Word Count: 1,236

 

Qualitative Data Collection Paper 6 – Participant Observation

            This week I practiced the qualitative research method of participant observation. I participated in a public march on March 4^th, 2014 at CSU Fresno in an attempt to bring attention to multiple issues. The date was specifically chosen on the March 4^th to symbolize “Marching Forward on March Fourth.” There were approximately 60or so participants. I collected notes using the comprehensive principle for observation and will be adopting a question from the GSS as the main focus of my research.

Question: “Over the past 5 years have you done any of the following to

express your opinion about an issue or your support for a cause?

c. Join a protest rally or march.”

The march was the final event of the day. Before the march, groups of students spread information regarding Animal rights, Education, Environment, Pretrial Expansion, Sweatshops, Hunger, Peace, Women’s issues, and Sexual Violence (see pictures). I felt that one of the biggest advocated issues at the time was Hunger. Many of the signs made I saw were regarding Hunger and the Hunger group talked to me more than any of the members from the other groups. I was given a flyer of locations where I could go volunteer and help fight against hunger (see pictures). This is not to say that the other groups did not do a well performance at sharing information about social issues; I just simply noticed the Hunger group’s presence more. The social issue that I mainly supported was Education. I wanted lower tuition cost for students. In the past 5 years, college tuition has been constantly increasing and I want that to change. I remember when I first started college, a whole year of tuition at Fresno State was just above $3,000 but currently tuition has more than doubled. I feel that this financial burden on students has and will negatively affect student’s performance in school. I feel that Education should be more affordable because I believe that the high increase in tuition cost over the past 5 years is unjustifiable. I feel that students are the scapegoat when more money is needed. I participated in this march to show to the world that “Hey, I see what’s going on and you all should too.” We need to acknowledge the issues before we can change them. This march was a motivating first step for me towards that direction.

My Sociology professor Dr. Kubal led the march at the Free Speech area where we would take a lap around the campus (see route map). There were many participants in the march but something that I noticed right from the start was the level of talking that was occurring. Many were talking within their groups instead of forwarding their message to the public. Every participant had a sign or two in their hands but their voice was not used to the fullest extent. Participants were able to learn a wide range of information regarding some of the socials issues presented. It was much more difficult to spread this information outward because bystanders would have to voluntarily look over and read what we were protesting or come over and talk with us. I saw that there was a challenge in marching, in how difficult it may be to grab someone’s attention and motivate others to want a change too. I notice one of the students in front of me with a sign reading “… Or Are you not a friend?” This was a provocative question and one that I would not personally ask but I can see how it caught my own attention and I was sure it caught the attention of a few individuals who we passed.  Although provocative, it was effective at gaining attention. Another participant would continually ask bystanders to “make a sign of something you don’t like and march with us.”  His message was quick and efficient at promoting marching. He challenged the audience and got them subconsciously involved. Even if they didn’t literally make a sign and march with us, his question could have gotten a few to think about social issues that are bothering them personally too. Our march to bring awareness, although not as loud or intimidating as I had originally thought was actually working. People were noticing us and our concern. I felt genuinely proud to be a part of this group. I didn’t think that I had changed the world, but I thought I could have planted a seed somewhere that may change the world, and even possibly in me.

            This was my first time marching for a cause. I have seen multiple marches but had never participated in one myself. I never really asked myself why I had not march before, maybe it was just because I didn’t “need to” or didn’t “have to” in my mind. I wanted the extra credit from participating in this march and that enticement convinced me to join the march. I did however genuinely believe and want our education tuition to be lower. I think that many of the other students who joined in on the march on March 4^th felt something similar. At the beginning of the march, I was somewhat nervous and not knowing what to expect. I did not realize how tiring marching could be. It was somewhat of a warm day and I had decided that morning to wear a long sleeve button up shirt and a sweater because I thought the day would be cooler. Needless to say, midway into the march, my sweater was off and my sleeves were rolled up. The march lasted a whole 50 minutes. I saw in others as I did in myself, a feeling of content and fulfillment in having marched that day. I had fun in this empowering atmosphere.

            I asked my girlfriend if she had marched before and just like me she had not. She too supported the idea of lowering college tuition. The majority of the individuals I talked to about marching before had not marched also. This corresponded to the GSS statistics. In Figure 1, we see that only 6.3 percent of males and 5.2 percent of females who responded in the GSS had joined a protest rally or march in the past 5 years. It is safe to assume that the majority of people have not joined a protest rally or march within the past 5 years.

Because I had participated in this march, I felt that I would do a better job preparing for my next march if I ever join one. I hope to join more in the future. I had a fun experience doing this research. I had no idea how low the percentage was for people who had joined in a protest rally or a march in America. My questioning of individuals yielded similar but somewhat higher numbers because there was a majority of sociology students who had participated in marches before. If it was the general public, I would not be surprise to see lower numbers. I should have asked a wider range of question such as “why they had not march before?” I should have dug deeper and asked more question but because the march was somewhat an active environment, I was more focused on the cause at hand rather than studying participants. I believe I could have asked people before the march rather than during; this would have been more efficient and easier. I feel that I have much more room to grow in participant observation qualitative research method. I will work on asking more rather while flowing with the rhythm rather than just flowing.

 

Appendix

Pictures –

Students Sharing Information

Hunger Flyer

 

Map of Marching Route (yellow highlighted line)

Participants Marching

Figure 1 –

 

Field Notes –

Observation at Fresno State – March 4, 2014 – 1:30pm to 2:50pm
Space	CSU Fresno State, Free speech area, central campus, maple street, shaw avenue, open area, no big limitations or boundaries to limit your voice/opinion, outdoors
Object	Tables, Flyers, pamphlets, signs, Microphone/speaker
Actors	Most participants were students, a few professors and a few others. Total of approximately to 50 to 60 participants/marchers. Included me, school attire/casual clothing, non-professional clothing
Activity	Students/People spreading information regarding causes, people talking about issues, people/students holding signs, people/students walking with signs around campus, talking to others as they walk, spreading awareness
Events	Walking around campus, holding signs spreading awareness, a march draws attention to the marchers and in doing so, we hoped to bring awareness to the audience who we pass by.
Time	March starts at approximately 2pm, lasted around 50 minutes, the walk was around campus creating a full lap of the central area of the campus, (see map of march picture), we started and ended the march at the free speech area on Fresno State
Goal	Spreading awareness to people. Students/People in the march aimed at bringing awareness about certain issues to bystanders/onlookers. Some asked bystanders to join in the march or take a stand for something they believe in or against something they didn’t like.
Emotions	Initially nervous, I sense maybe nervous because many of the students have not marched for a cause before. The start of the march felt motivating and empowering, The march became fun when you realize that there are people who are rooting you on for your causes. There was a feeling of content and fulfillment after the march because I felt that I’ve learned from this experience. I enjoyed the march along with fellow students and professors and other participants. Empowering atmosphere, (how I felt…)
Talk	Friendly talk about issues and concerns, There was also small talk about misc. topics that were not related to the issues and concerns. The walk was approximately 50 minutes so there was a fair amount of time to converse which lead to other possible topics of different individuals. Some individuals talked in small groups of 2 to 4. People passing by rooted/cheered on the march. Students cheered and yelled in a motivational way. There were moments of silence or small talk but a sudden yell from one individual or a honk from a car would rouse the whole group up for a short moment. Some individuals were more open and talked more openly about issues they were concern with. Others were much quieter but they still marched on. I was one of the not as voice-ful individuals. I yelled out “lower tuition cost” 4 times throughout the whole march but I think I could have done better/more. I also looked onward to the bystanders in order to grab their attention with eye contact. Sometimes it worked, other times time just ignored me.  I had my girlfriend participate with me in the march so I had company to talk with about social issues and how the march was going.