STAND UP TAKE ACTION/CROP Hunger Walk

This weekend, the 16-18th, a movement will take place to demand that world leaders achieve the Millennium Development Goals, (MDGs) which offer a plan to end poverty from its roots. My University is doing our own chapter, and we are joining millions of people around the world to help break a world record for the largest protest to end poverty.

Furthermore, on Sunday the 18th I along with other GCU students will be participating in the CROP Hunger Walk which raises funds and awareness for international and local hunger relief.

For more information on these events, check out:

http://standagainstpoverty.org/

http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/PageServer?pagename=crop_main

Tent City

My boyfriend Sean and I went to the local tent city yesterday to drop off a trunk load of stuff including coats, dishes, and clothes. I was really excited because I hadn't been there since classes began again, so it was nice to sit and have a nice chat with Nina.

Nina is a Polish woman who cleans houses for a living. She lives in a camper which she adorns nicely, and she's one of the most caring people I've ever met. Her daughter Maggie just had a baby on Friday named Julia. We flipped through her photo album and it meant a lot that she shared them with me.

I also met someone new, a wonderfully charismatic woman named Merrielle. She used to be homeless but through a program called STEPS, (Solutions to End Poverty Soon) she now has her own apartment. She said one of the best quotes I've ever heard:

"I went from the trees and the leaves to a set of keys" - Merrielle

There are so many awesome people there that always greet you with a smiling face, I'm going to try to interview someone new each time for my school newspaper.