create
all of the students and their identities. For
a community of activists who were
that reason, we asked the students to
passionate
We
propose causes they believed in to design
wanted to inspire them to go beyond
for the workshop. I was immediately
posting a hashtag and create change by
blown away and continually surprised
taking take their causes offline.
throughout the day by the issues that
community.
We
about
wanted
their
to
causes.
the students were passionate about and
We knew that we would have a diverse
discussed. They were well informed and
representation
attending
could speak on any platform about their
our workshops throughout the day, and
causes. I cannot list all of the proposals,
therefore, we wanted to discuss issues that
but some that still stand out are healthy
were not divisive or exclusive. We wanted
school lunches, student dropout rates,
to explore issues that were important to
equal pay, and immigration. The students
of
students
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