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My little Utopia

Utopia

Dear Children,

There is a new beginning slowly stirring, but I would like to tell you about this special place we are heading to. I call this new world, "Utopia." Utopia is a going to be a great place to raise your children in and hopefully many generations after. Many events had my hopes for this a new beginning, so I’d like to explain these events.

Mahatma Gandhi was a non-violent activist who worked toward peace between Hindus and Muslims in 1847. Mr. Gandhi was thrown into jail several times due to pursuing in a non-cooperation. He went performed multiple hunger strikes in order to protest in the oppression of India’s poorest classes. Gandhi once said, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton helped push for women’s suffrage and eventually passed the law. Elizabeth Cady had the chance to attend the best educational schools that were available to women in the early 1830s. After her marriage in 1840, she met a woman who would later become her mentor. The woman’s name was Lucretia Mott and was important to Elizabeth because Ms. Mott helped her develop as a feminist. Ms. Anthony deeply wanted to get involved in a women’s movement and went up with Ms. Cady, but not only did they become partners, they formed a deep friendship. Together they helped campaign a woman's right to expand Married Women’s Property Law, passed in 1860. I did you know Mrs. Anthony helped pass the 13th amendment? She got 400,000 signatures to show it to congress? These women did a ton of great movements throughout their lifetime.

Tyler Oakley is a YouTube and decided with his fame he wanted to start a charity, The Trevor Project. His charity was to raise money to help LGBTQ youth, for his birthday, for the last two years. Tyler hoped to reach his goal of $150,000, but he surpassed and raised $525,704! After raising the money Mr. Oakley says, "Every day I hear from young people all around the world who are going through their own challenging moments in life. Although I try to offer my advice and support to as many as I can, having They Trevor Project to refer them to be life-saving. Their trained staff and volunteers are able to provide help and support in ways the average person can’t. Whether making videos about it on my channel, being an intern for the organization in 2009, or hosting their annual benefit’s red carpet, it has always been important for me to include The Trevor Project in my work. It’s necessary for me to use my birthday to help young LGBTQ people across the nation strive to celebrate many more birthdays- it’s as simple as that."

In order for me to keep a positive change going, I choose to be a better person. When someone is in need of help, don’t turn your back on them. Let’s restore humanity, so what I do is try and not consider everyone as evil. If someone is on the side of the street asking for money, and you think they are just going to spend it on drugs then buy food. There are times I have gave five dollars to people, or I like to go in a grocery store. One day I saw a family outside of Super One in Kalispell and I wanted to do something special for them I went inside Super One. I believe that day I bought Gatorade, sandwiches, water, chips, trail mix, and shampoo to feed a family of three. As I carried the items to the family, they looked at me with concern because they didn’t know why a stranger was coming their way with hands filled with food. I told them all the food was for them, and that I hope they enjoy the rest of the day. They were overjoyed. The look on their face was enough for me to feel successful. Another case was a couple of friends and I were at Wal-Mart after a midnight movie. It was cold enough to be wearing a jacket. As my friends and I were walking into Wal-Mart. I saw a younger man with a pit bull puppy. The young man had a backpack full of necessary items. The kind of items you need to live off of while you traveled on foot. My plan was to go inside Wal-Mart and buy food for them. But I realized I should ask and see what he needed instead of buying random things. So I went out and asked him, but he didn't want food. The young man wanted to get a ride to the nearest hotel, so he could get his puppy out of the cold. I'm not sure what made me trust him, but I did. But before I made the final decision. I needed to ask how my friends felt about it. I told one of my friends that they should drive. I told them to drive as safely, but as quickly as they could. I wanted to sit in the backseat with the young man because if he pulled something funny. I would want to be the one who stopped it. After we had a quick meeting I told the young man he can catch a ride. He said how thankful he was, and he would pay us gas money. I refused. I believe good deeds shouldn't be bought. On the car ride to the nearest hotel he told us about his travels. He told us why he named his puppy Angel. He was only 19. He said his mom was killed in a drive by. It was an interesting car ride. We dropped him off at the hotel and wished him luck for the future. He was so happy to get a hotel room. I feel happy that I had that opportunity. I know people might say how dangerous it was, and I won't lie. It was risky, but walking out my front door is risky. Moral of the whole story is that anyone can make a positive change, and it just takes one positive person to make a movement.

With Love,

Elizabeth Mei Lee Jackson