Today was the day!

JHR was at the Global Citizenship Conference today, and it was a huge success! We were at the conference bright and early, to set up our booth at the NGO fair. By 10am, we were ready to go! The fair displayed a wide variety organizations, with a vast range of interests, from the Stephan Lewis Foundation to The Living Earth Festival, needless to say we met some amazing people. It was great to interact with community members who possessed passion for all kinds of change under one roof. Next we attended a workshop on the power of words, held by slam poet Carlos Andres Gomes. As journalists, we understand the language we use has tremendous force to empower others, however this workshop demonstrated how words can be used in reverse, to make people feel small, and insignificant. It definitely made me think about the words I use on a daily basis, and the power they have on others. Finally, we presented two rounds of our workshop on Rights Media! The day was a huge success, we met some great people, shared ideas, and learned something new for ourselves!

Thanks for everyone who came out!

-Thansha