Spirit Fest Analysis

In class, Dr.Moore always reminds us that his job it to prepare us to be global citizens. He emphasizes the importance of being aware of other people’s perspectives, backgrounds, and beliefs. Last Saturday, I volunteered at Spirit Fest with Holt International. Spirit Fest is a multi-religious festival at the Circuit of the Americas, with live band performances and booths for multiple organizations. Holt International is an organization that focuses on family strengthening, orphan care, and adoption services on a worldwide scale. I helped run a booth to encourage people to donate and sponsor a child from developing countries, anywhere from Haiti to Cambodia to Mongolia. Holt International provides these kids with access to education, nutrition, and medicine. There were countless stories of children left in orphanages or on the verge of
People of different races and religions gave, some gave a little and some gave a lot, but the point is they gave. They recognized the problem and helped as much as they could. This was incredibly helpful for me to see especially after seeing the results of the election. I was crushed knowing that Donald Trump would be our future president; I was convinced that “hate won.” But, in fact, hate did not win, people didn’t let it win and they will not let it in the future. Hate can feel all encompassing but there are Linchpins who recognize the problems, in the U.S and around the world, and are willing to fight back with all their might. Dr. Moore just recently began to talk about Homelessness and the sigma there is of people not willing to help. I learned a lot about people that day. I saw everything Dr.Moore has talked about manifested, brought into reality, at this event; I saw hope in its purest form. In the future, I want to reach the status of being a global citizen; I want to be a social justice warrior; I want to be the hope among all the