Paige Barker
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Good morning! I don't know for sure what I want out of my life right now, but I do know that I want to help others. I also want to travel. These desires have led me to consider joining the Peace Corps, which has been a dream of mine since high school. It wasn't until recently that I found the confidence to look at what I want and start working on my dreams... now I just need some tools and support for guidance.
Extracurricular
- Vice President
- Student Activists for Gender Equality
- 2010 to Now
- This club aims to empower women on campus to be aware of and speak up about current issues that affect their lives. Most of our work involves spreading awareness of the idea that, especially for women, the personal is political. We hope to inspire others to take control of that concept and work against existing systems of latent discrimination and oppression for women.
- Secretary
- Art Renegades
- 2010 to 2011
- Art Renegades is a club devoted to bringing the art world to our campus as well as getting outside of the campus to give us exposure to the current art world. We explore all types of art; from performance to music to 2-dimensional art. We strive to make trips to Boston and New York City accessible to our members.
Experience
- volunteer
- Lewiston, Maine Democrats
- 2009 to 2009
- Canvassing for a gay rights campaign to see what the general opinion of Gay Marriage was, to encourage people to vote
- Volunteer
- Leeds Volunteer Fire Department
- 2000 to 2006
- Because the LVFD is underfunded, it's up to its members and volunteers to raise money for new, updated equipment. We raised money with raffles and selling goods at local events.
- Childcare Provider
- N/A
- 2004 to
- Changing diapers, reading stories, settling arguments, teaching basic cooking skills, encouraging independence, making lunches and everything else that comes with getting paid to watch kids grow up.
- Cashier, dish washer, deli attendant
- Aramark (Restaurant-Food Services)
- 2010 to Now
- I work at the school cafeteria while school is in session. I take on different responsibilities every shift; sometimes I operate the cash register, others I make sandwiches. Sometimes my position is flexible and I help whichever coworker may need my assis
Education
- High School
- Leavitt Area High School
- College
- University of Maine--Farmington
- to Now
Honors & Awards
Specialties & Skills
Info
Basic
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Last Update:
June 13, 2011
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Birthday:
April 3
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Religious:
Atheist
Background
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Ethnicity:
Caucasian or White
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Heritage:
Irish
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Citizenship:
US Citizen
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Fluent Language:
English
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Hometown:
LEEDS
Favorites
- Movies:
Rocky Horror Picture Show, Mirror Mask, The Fall
- Music:
Alternative, Folk, Indie, Classic Rock
- Websites:
Feministing.com, NPR.org, thesocietypages.org/socimages, TED.com
- Quotes:
The personal is political.
- Books:
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, Colors Passing Through Us by Marge Piercy, Collected Poems of Jane Kenyon, Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking is Undermining America by Barbara Ehrenreich, Cunt: A Declaration of Independence by Inga Muscio, A Peoples' History of the United States by Howard Zinn, Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks, 1985 by George Orwell, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
