“I'm soaked from the rain, but I'm still so pumped”

We have a lot to be pumped about over here at Laurier JHR. It was a great summer for us with attending the Human Rights DocFest that U of T organized (props to them, it was a great success) and other various events that JHR held, such as the Make Media Matter campaign, which is a media coalition that celebrates good media and is spearheaded by JHR. I definitely urge you to check out their website for more info: http://www.makemediamatter.com/. However, one of the highlights was seeing filmmaker Nelofer Pazira’s documentary “Audition”, which explored the way that Afghans relate to film and media- a very different understanding than we are used to in the West. She was an amazing speaker and we enjoyed meeting her. Needless to say, we met some amazingly inspiring people, which in turn got us working on lots of new projects for this upcoming year.

Another summer highlight was the production of our next magazine issue. We finally put it together with the help of UW’s chapter president, Veronica. She is a pro at layout so you are all bound to be impressed with the next publication, which is going to print very very soon!

Above all, we are most excited to be back at Laurier where we can put all of these inspiring ideas into action. Yesterday, we spent the day meeting and recruiting incoming first year students to JHR, as well as promoting it at Laurier’s “Get Involved Fair”. The only problem: it rained ALL day. Despite the weather, we stuck it out and so did some amazingly keen first years. Already it seems like this year is going to be a great year due to the dedication that our members have.

We will keep you posted on the happenings of the next few weeks. Next week we are going to be in the concourse so make sure to come visit us!

Mara and Thansha:)