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Response to If the World Were a Village

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After listening to the story of our world as a single village, I feel that I have heard the data before but never so accessible. That in itself makes me want to share the information in this format with people I have encountered who think that the world is so much to think about that it’s not their problem. In the past year a group of my peers and I attempted to research and share our gathered knowledge with our local community, more specifically the adults in our church. When we were advertising for the event, which was to include presentations and an open forum to discuss the information we shared and what to do with the knowledge, people seemed almost offended that we were inviting them to learn with us. When presented as a night to share knowledge and information about the state of the world, some individuals retorted that they have enough knowledge. This was obviously disheartening to those of us that were so on fire for the idea. In the end we all agreed that our Knowledge Night was a success, because if nothing else we learned from each other.
As a result, there was much frustration about how to share information that young people are learning with our local, national, and global communities. We are citizens and leaders in the world, not just tomorrow, today! I have seen the power of youth that are ready to come forward and take a global stand. We are more connected to our neighbors in the international community than we have ever been before, and resources like If the World Were A Village are highly beneficial in sharing what we know, and in continuing to learn more through different lenses and perspectives. I look forward to sharing this delightful presentation of our world today with the people in my community.

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