BRONWYN'S BLOG
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Steve
- Posted on 10.01.09
Related causes: Community
Tonight I met my neighbor Steve. Steve isn’t like most of my neighbors, because he doesn’t have an address. I’ve lived in my apartment for over two years, and remember walking by Steve many, many times — on my way to my car or the corner store or the bus stop — and I have never said hello, and he has never asked for anything.
I don’t know what changed tonight from every other night, but instead of avoiding Steve, I went out of my way to walk up and say hello. I asked if he’d like a cheeseburger, and he said he’d love one, so I gave him the burger I’d picked up on my way from the bus stop.
We talked for a bit. He told me he’s a classically trained pianist and has been a musician for 20-some years. I told him I was going to school and hoping to transfer to UCLA at some point. He told me about the kid brother of a friend of his who got a degree in physics and is now a cardiovascular surgeon, and to keep at the books because I can do anything. We talked about the ads for that new ...Read More -
How It Ends: Two Days in D.C. to Make a Difference
- Posted on 06.25.09
Related causes: Human Rights, Leaders, Youth
(cross-posted to my blog Headphones Not Required)
I just got back yesterday from the 2 day conference and lobbying event, “How It Ends“, in Washington, D.C.
Day 1 we heard from a variety of speakers from Resolve Uganda, Enough Project, Invisible Children, and even the Ugandan government. We were also joined by director Tom Shadyac, actress/activist Melissa Fitzgerald, and many others. We learned more about the crisis in central Africa, how we can stop it, and how this can be only the beginning to preventing tragedies such as the LRA from happening again in the future.
Day 2 we hit Capitol Hill to speak with our Senators and Representatives about what is happening in central Africa, and ask for their support of the Lord’s Resistant Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act.
Michael Poffenberger of Resolve Uganda said it — it’s all about the math.
46 states were represented at the event, which means we met with the offices of 92 senators. We also had 350 House m...Read More
