What's the Story? – The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team | Lena Ashooh | Activity https://whatsthestoryvt.com/members/lenaashoohcssu-org/activity/ Activity feed for Lena Ashooh. Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:27:26 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 3b562355e000be9e776e60b4b97b2a1b Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=8336 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:48:30 -0500 The pandemic has a way of stretching, warping, and shrinking time into a difficult to read, but strangely telling, ordered memory. Since I was nine years old, I have been showing Brown Swiss dairy cows with the […]

]]> 739e9540187cf7187386b2ba935c9f94 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=8108 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 23:34:37 -0500 I’m hoping to continue my research on Vermonter’s valuation of coyotes, land, and livestock. Here is how I approached my research, some of my most interesting findings, the main conflict in this research, and the […]

]]> 8d445028f2843133c9bf47476c37b0ac Lena Ashooh changed their profile picture https://whatsthestoryvt.com/activity/p/2713/ Sat, 03 Oct 2020 13:16:06 -0400 0 824a7c362038157a73c94b2fa6fd0882 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=7957 Sat, 03 Oct 2020 13:15:06 -0400 It was nice to sign on in the evening after we had lived such entirely different days. Almost like the spokes on a wagon wheel: each spoke having an entirely different experience as the wheel turns, coming […]

]]> 34e502249ea39924d3088b5a15ad8aa6 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6337-2/#comment-9738 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:43:33 -0400 Hi Lucy,

I enjoyed reading your mind map! Echoing Fallon’s thoughts, I would also love to see you dig deeper into a topic. I actually was just thinking of your project when I heard about Stowe Middle School in […]

]]> daf297859047c86a20987b239c3e41f8 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #3 Discrimination through other eyes http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-discrimination-through-other-eyes/#comment-9551 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 15:59:39 -0400 Hi Lucy,

I loved reading your interview questions, and the audience that you were discussing them with! I think that it was a great idea to speak to other students your age. I’m wondering what the demographic […]

]]> 452932dd6f4aa023403e8ecb7065b89d Lena Ashooh commented on the post, I am here because... http://whatsthestoryvt.com/i-am-here-because-4/#comment-9366 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 13:03:40 -0400 Hi Lucy,

My name is Lena, I’ll also be one of your blog readers this year. I was a WtS student for the past two years, and researched Vermont’s veal and dairy industries.

It’s great to hear that you are so […]

]]> ea8de1da1295b20b29f629c4a7cf99e1 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5496 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 20:37:03 -0400 About 5 years ago I began to spend my summers showing dairy cows at a Vermont farm. About twice a summer, I travel with my friends to Vermont  fairs to show our Brown Swiss dairy calves. This experience is an […]

]]> cc5cd2e6575ac5a2de34e6062e2d59ae Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5257 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:21:44 -0400 It’s insane to think that just last week I was in the Burlington airport, waiting to fly out to the Navajo Nation to participate in a writing workshop. It wasn’t until two days later, when I was on the plane […]

]]> a1aabb60b6697c8071a45b31240e63a2 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=5193 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 01:36:37 -0500 One of the most pressing issues impacting our country today, is divisibility, especially as a result of the conversation of what’s “right” vs “wrong”, and the self-righteousness that is associated with it.  […]

]]> 37c47eca12408ced1f4649349ff21e68 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4885 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 20:27:42 -0500 In reflecting on my progress in defining a social issue, and collaborating to formulate a social action team, this scale provides a lot of insight on the great progress my team and I have made during this weekend. […]

]]> 33fd48201007fa504c499b87fa6640f3 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #5 Innovative Change http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-innovative-change/#comment-8519 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:45:50 -0400 Hi James,

Great work! I loved reading about how you really intellectualized Simon Sinek’s Ted talk and stepped back to explore what effective leadership in general entails, along with how you can apply it to […]

]]> adcdef1a5f52bf22efcf399f85cd46ed Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #5 People who believe what you believe. http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-people-who-believe-what-you-believe/#comment-8518 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:41:10 -0400 Hi Lindsay,

Wow, great work! You’ve done a really great job of breaking down, and providing insight, on the complex layers that you have discovered surrounding your subject, and it has been really cool seeing […]

]]> caae221ecff41356ce252a42349aa37d Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #5 got compassion? http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-got-compassion/#comment-8330 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:11:58 -0400 Hi Fallon,

These are really great questions, and I think that you have really highlighted some of animal rights advocates biggest struggles. It is really easy to ignore some of the cruelty that happens on […]

]]> f07d5380c028889d075fa6e7a81deb65 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #4 The Breakdown http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-the-breakdown/#comment-8228 Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:13:48 -0400 Hi Tom,

Thanks so much for all your feedback! It has been really interesting working with you these past few weeks. I live in Shelburne and am a freshman at CVU.

I saw your name on a list for a “Steering […]

]]> 0f63a641412c4f7453af471f6e96c18f Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4626 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 15:09:32 -0400 In viewing one of milk’s most notorious campaign slogans, got milk? one might question why the dairy industry isn’t represented by got compassion? or got quality?, but instead an invoking question of have our […]

]]> 427733643739af6be0281036f68d56d9 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #4 The Breakdown http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-the-breakdown/#comment-8205 Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:53:48 -0400 Hi Fallon,

Thanks so much for your comment, these questions were really interesting to consider.

I’m definitely going to look more into the economics involved in increasing the price of milk, and I think […]

]]> a816d98adfcd04e17c33252f7a4a4e0f Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #4 The Breakdown http://whatsthestoryvt.com/4-the-breakdown/#comment-8170 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:23:19 -0400 Hi Tom,

Thanks for your comment! These next few weeks I am planning on really digging into the dairy industry’s history and impact on school lunches. I definitely think that you are correct in saying that […]

]]> c98a25b7b28535c3f2a030e70933c48e Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4411 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 15:39:07 -0400 51fe33bfd661163216b4df0e210bb28f Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #3 Swirling Thoughts http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-swirling-thoughts/#comment-8035 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:42:14 -0400 Hi Lindsay!

I loved reading this blog post! I think that it is super interesting how you might consider the strike as a student. I have never thought about this event in that sense. I really like see how you […]

]]> 27bcc10c88bee26d293b7ff40d79c63f Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #3 - Expanding Thoughts http://whatsthestoryvt.com/3-expanding-thoughts/#comment-8034 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:35:44 -0400 Hi James,

I loved reading this blog post! I think that it is really interesting how your range of experience impacts your perspective, and ability to write on this subject. Last week you mentioned the divide […]

]]> 21271268d79b236bdc22215eaec0ffff Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #3 The Wholesome, Local Vermont Farm http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-the-wholesome-local-vermont-farm/#comment-8032 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:28:53 -0400 Hi Kati!

I just wanted to say hi, and let you know how excited I am to see another student interested in Animal Cruelty after a year of working alone! I loved hearing your perspective at the conference this […]

]]> 9a10fa15eaeddce654bc3c5a002bef62 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #3 The Price of Spilt Milk http://whatsthestoryvt.com/9350-bulls-for-spilt-milk/#comment-8031 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 14:23:34 -0400 Hi Tom,

Thank you so much for your comment! It’s so interesting to hear that even fifth graders are thinking about the production of milk. Your question about school meals’ proportion to national consumption is […]

]]> fd17d40534155ed6ea57bf0111864573 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #3 The Price of Spilt Milk http://whatsthestoryvt.com/9350-bulls-for-spilt-milk/#comment-8029 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 13:56:58 -0400 Hi Fallon,

Thanks so much for your comment! Historically, milk was first introduced to school lunches as a subsidy for children who couldn’t afford milk at home, and was a way for students to receive the […]

]]> 3ef8f7ec6a0b07e7ae1c988c7c080cf5 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4221 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:51:18 -0400 This weekend I attended a conference at Shelburne Farms, in which we discussed the humanization of school systems. We had met in a cozy, neutral colored, Vermont aesthetic room, in which I was faced with a diverse […]

]]> 9e915880fe2a9e8180a349735f28c618 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #1 Kickoff: Where I am and What I am Reaching http://whatsthestoryvt.com/1-kickoff-where-i-am-and-what-i-am-reaching/#comment-7875 Thu, 28 Sep 2017 17:29:42 -0400 Hi Mr. Gevalt,

Thank you so much for your comment. I definitely agree that this will be an great year to work on things that I missed in my research last year, and I’m excited to see how my film and argument […]

]]> 780cf4aedb09358c96b590aeb2bc20d4 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #2 When the Red Paints Peels http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-when-the-red-paints-peels/#comment-7840 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:41:46 -0400 Hi Fallon,

Thanks so much for your comment, I’m excited for our correspondence! These are some really great questions, that I haven’t considered yet in my project. One of the things that I struggled with last […]

]]> cb0a98430be76deb6f3e8d7b6c014a6c Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #2 When the Red Paints Peels http://whatsthestoryvt.com/2-when-the-red-paints-peels/#comment-7831 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:41:54 -0400 Hi Tom,

Thanks for your comment! I would love to correspond with you, it’s so cool to hear from a mentor from out of the state!

Sorry about not making the relationship between the veal and dairy industry […]

]]> e27a4b37ecbbcf31a5e47eb2383f4df6 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #2 Food Waste and The Digital Divide http://whatsthestoryvt.com/food-waste/#comment-7751 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:20:31 -0400 Hi James,

I loved reading your first two blog posts! I think that your ability to reasonably consider the issues you chose, along with your experience with the issues is really impressive, especially in just […]

]]> 91833ca4e03be318aa673c9fdf1796cc Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=4027 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 16:10:30 -0400 In studying some of the most influential leaders from across the world, an important commonality appears in the depth of their understanding of the issues they represent. Not only is their comprehension of the […]

]]> a7e7f1f5b373986fa4204a4104fbe50b Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #1 Kickoff: Where I am and What I am Reaching http://whatsthestoryvt.com/1-kickoff-where-i-am-and-what-i-am-reaching/#comment-7713 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:28:52 -0400 Hi Fallon,

Thank you so much for your response. Last year I really struggled with creating an effective call-to-action, while not making the social issue seem hopeless, and definitely agree that this is one of […]

]]> 880158e1761612cee9c27c9e6cb0a93a Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #1 Kickoff: Where I am and What I am Reaching http://whatsthestoryvt.com/1-kickoff-where-i-am-and-what-i-am-reaching/#comment-7712 Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:15:32 -0400 Hi Lindsay!

Its so good to hear from you! I hope your first official blog post week went well!! I loved reading your blog posts, your ability to self-reflect, along with your consideration of the many layers of […]

]]> 628ad65ae19d298c98e8667d0bd10dc0 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3721 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:28:58 -0400 It was during that kind of summer in which sunlight found its way into every crevice, and every crack of each building in the small state of Vermont, giving the area a timeless, and joyful aura, that I decided to […]

]]> a1c0ec9ee47e2a2008b08d995f4fbed6 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3474 Sun, 07 May 2017 15:15:21 -0400 “What’s the Story” delves into addressing the skills and learning method that will last a life time, a teaching method that differentiates from a traditional classroom setting in significant way. Some of the […]

]]> 6a88cb16843e130541bba3a7ef6faa4b Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=3224 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:16:48 -0400 The florescent lights, and white washed walls of a classroom seem to disappear every time we enter the wood paneled rooms of the Common Ground Retreat in Starksboro. What once was an area of expectations and […]

]]> a4b7c951d90fa2016f8fa88fa86d5ad6 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2934 Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:04:11 -0500 Organizations:

Animal Rights Advocacy:

Mercy for Animals: alicec@mercyforanimals.org
PETA: peta2@peta.org
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): lobby@aspca.org
H […]

]]> 1d066c2f1869c0a864e24f4c5accbda1 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2813 Wed, 21 Dec 2016 17:31:54 -0500 For Interviews With Dairy Farmers:

Interview Goal: 

Through out interviews with Dairy Farmers, I am hoping to determine the role of dairy farmers in the veal and dairy industries. It would also be optimal […]

]]> 414f2979e482195f69b235cd856091a5 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2731 Sat, 10 Dec 2016 19:33:23 -0500 For Interviews With Animal Rights Advocates:

Interview Goal: 

We are hoping to have footage of an animal rights advocate explain the dairy and veal industries in the perspective of someone who genuinely […]

]]> 91b4a77fd6ee3c211f700e2588e24152 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2624 Sun, 04 Dec 2016 18:49:52 -0500 Each teams progression was evident in the faces of the “What’s the Story” students on a snowy Saturday morning, ranging from bright confidence, to furrowing of a worried brow. But, nothing took away from our […]

]]> aa7c7bb69ac6aff5e444e2ba671ae073 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2545 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 21:39:31 -0500 In the past week, we discussed the various different people that have relationships to the dairy and veal industries. Part of this research, and consideration revolved around deciding which organizations, […]

]]> 03e6a7f542a279bca05a9e568ab0742e Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=2040 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 19:00:20 -0500 The nervousness lay thick in the air Saturday morning, as Mr. O’Leary stood at the foot of the room, discussing the order of pitch presentation. It seemed only minutes later that I was leaving the front of the […]

]]> 7c1617c9d5f29804a152f4e5580ef8b1 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #7 Behind the Color Red http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-behind-the-color-red/#comment-561 Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:32:37 -0400 Hi Ella!

Thanks for the response! I am also unclear on why animal abuse occurs, but I definitely don’t want to frame my presentation with farmers as the “bad guys”.

It would be great to talk to your Aunt! […]

]]> 7199002d2c751d7e603037e5c4d419f1 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #7 Behind the Color Red http://whatsthestoryvt.com/7-behind-the-color-red/#comment-554 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:51:44 -0400 Mr. Uhl,

Thank you for the encouragement! It has definitely been interesting to learn how to develop, and refine a general subject, into something that genuinely interests me. I also am curious to see the […]

]]> aad106f1faf5915191a46cd359497c6b Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1595 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 02:34:11 -0400 7 years ago, in 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture suspended the operations of Bushway Packing’s veal plant in Grand Isle, Vermont. The slaughter house was criminally i […]

]]> 3a54053f2ca38413d93ea9495987cfbc Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #6 The Breakdown http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6-the-breakdown/#comment-516 Mon, 24 Oct 2016 01:19:25 -0400 Hi Megan!

The “Five Freedoms” concept is really popular in Europe, in which various officials use it to gauge what’s considered animal abuse. This model has been really influential in making Europe so humane. […]

]]> 6367978e6ae3347fbcfa86abcb2ae9b9 Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #6 Mapping My Crazy Mind http://whatsthestoryvt.com/6-mind-map-3/#comment-456 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 14:04:58 -0400 Hi Megan!

I loved reading your mind map! It was organized in such a clear, and concise way that I could gain a lot of information surrounding your subject fairly quickly.

I think that it is interesting how […]

]]> 4bcffa48f1b4a2c9e149a02de456086f Lena Ashooh commented on the post, Mapping a new topic http://whatsthestoryvt.com/mapping-a-new-topic/#comment-455 Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:55:12 -0400 Hi Brennan!

It is interesting to see you exploring other possible topics, and I think that you have proven that it is useful to keep an open mind, to really figure out what topic interests you.

I’m […]

]]> 55d2cebe39542cb645e5351a92dd56ef Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #5 Creating Change in the Face of Denial http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-creating-change-in-the-face-of-denial/#comment-432 Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:49:42 -0400 Hi Ella!

Thanks for the reply! I totally agree that it is necessary to start with smaller change, and for “What’s the Story” this year, I definitely plan on focusing on Vermont law.

I think that with the […]

]]> 5baea2e3f9635c204b0e92334ca542d6 Lena Ashooh wrote a new post http://whatsthestoryvt.com/?p=1392 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:29:25 -0400 b0335b457fc0bad28d81975a4314ac9c Lena Ashooh commented on the post, #5 Creating Change in the Face of Denial http://whatsthestoryvt.com/5-creating-change-in-the-face-of-denial/#comment-387 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 21:17:36 -0400 Hi Mr. Uhl,

Sorry about the late response. I definitely agree that the European model is something that I could use to consider approaching the animal rights issues in Vermont. I also am planning on using the […]

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