JOHN LENNO AND THE PROSTITUES (IMAGINE)

In the nineties here in São Paulo, but specifically in the neighborhood of Liberdade I was invited by a friend Monique to work with prostitutes under the aspect of social inclusion and also the idea of ​​social equality for these women who have no access to anything. Work from the point of view of citizenship that respected her role as a woman within society and whether or not she was aware of it. I have to remind everyone that they are important social issue because, under the filter of judgment not only by other so-called "normal" women, the marginalized women are due to low pay, abandonment of the husband, personal choice for a social ascent within society global and capitalist or even from the street and drug situation. We did not care about her personal or professional history, but we wanted and would like to give this woman options for different paths and paths from her own condition and still possibility and fragility within this same patriarchal, sexist and socially full society of prejudices and modesty.

My work consisted of a reflection meeting, group discussion, group dynamics and English classes.

I had a material with an English / USP teacher. And from there he performed the above work with the group.

 This being a work done by an NGO that was funded by the state government, after 03 months came to an end because the technicians informed me that 1 prostitute did not need English classes, 2 my curriculum was not enough since it was neither skill in English or had an equivalent degree and pedagogically was not a priority of the government at the time, there were, as there are always social issues more urgent and deserving of that money.

So the work came to an end, but during learning English it was useful because some people liked to understand another language and we still knew that it could be important to those who had contact with strangers. (Our thinking), in addition to producing moments of citizenship, relaxation and self-reflection.

Well the English classes yielded some content and one of the most asked questions was for these women what the translation and meaning of Imagine (John Lennon) was.

So as preparation for the closure of that moment that to have today I have present in my heart we follow the following steps first we read, as we discuss each paragraph and possibility and interpretation and its worldview. Thirdly we decorated and as I had sung for a while at the Coral Marthin Luther King, I began to do rehearsals for a presentation I also did for women a free live translation.

And so when the final day of the Monique group arrived the other people from the NGO met and we did a Coral presentation. And in the end we fraternize and keep in our hearts. This moment of learning and citizenship.

This was never revealed to anyone but the people who were there to protect the dignity of this woman.

So this is the story when John Lennon taught us to dream of a new world without barriers, prejudices that only citizenship and the person seen under human dignity and in their role of possibility in this society that is of all and without borders are only in the corporate milestones, but should not be in our HEART.

Dedicated To Monique for her unceasing work to transform the world.



Mauricio Jose da Silva (mauriciopartyguy)

Social Worker