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The scribe editorial initial reflection

The scribe editorial is an activity in which we write articles for events happening in our community. I am looking forward to learning more about community through writing and discussing with some of my peers. From the many years at this school, I have noticed how although we all come from similar backgrounds, we all have different perceptions of the world around us. Usually, with all the other work we have as well as commitments outside of school, I dont stop to think about the world around me and even more, what other people think of the current events. In our first meeting, we talked about expanding and not only publishing written works but also other types of “art” such as paintings or dance submissions.

We also talked about ways to reach more people through our social media handles such as Instagram to raise awareness about our activity. Last year, I was in voices for refugees which often had events which required a lot of collaboration with teaches to maximise participation. I want to bring in some of the skills I learnt from being involved in planning this event to my current activity.

Initial thoughts and first reflection on voices for refugees

I joined voices for refugees (VFR) last year and have really enjoyed the experience so decided to join it again this year. During my time at UWC, I have been involved with quite a few global concerns and focus groups however none of them actually achieved anything in the same way that VFR is. I have noticed that VFR is very eager to make plans to raise awareness for refugees and to make a change and instead of merely thinking of ideas, they follow through by making a plan to ensure that the certain event is carried out. Personally, its quite beneficial for me to see the change we are making because that way, I know that all our hard work is going towards making substantial change. We have a big event called write for rights in which students write letters to people of power hoping to make a change regarding refugee issues. Members of the focus group usually stay in school for 24 hours however I did not participate in this last year as I was not part of the group yet. I look forward to participating in this event this year because I think it will be quite a unique experience. This year, I would also like to take on more leadership in the group and work more specifically on certain projects I am most interested in.

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