Eye-Opening Work with Young People
I was an ally to young people at a recent workshop in my RC Community. It was an eye-opener.
The workshop was led by twelve-year-old Aaliyah Ejeh. She is the young people’s teacher in my Area. She reminds us that we adults are young people’s biggest oppressors, that our policies create an artificial separation that makes young people seem less human.
Young people have feelings, too! They are emotional beings. I need to be patient and considerate, trusting that they are intelligent enough to figure out who and what they want to become—if only we give them the opportunity to do so.
The young people had sessions on young people’s oppression, racism, and sexism. They did a short drama on climate change. They urged us to stop destroying the planet—they don’t want to become extinct!
Lagos, Nigeria
Reprinted from the RC e-mail discussion list for leaders of women
(Present Time 198, January 2020)