by Emma Wilde Botta, ’14
Go to Berkeley on March 1st.
March 1st is a Thursday. It is a Thursday dangerously close to the end of the quarter. I know that you probably have class or work or other important things going on that day. Nevertheless, I ask that you set them aside, if you can, and go to Berkeley.
You may think that you going to Berkeley means nothing and does nothing to further the cause of public education. I understand your hesitation. I challenge you to go anyways. If you go and are absolutely unmoved or unchanged by the experience, then you spent a Thursday off campus.
I predict that you will not be disappointed.
I have found that when you join with others to stand for an issue that you deeply care about, you feel a powerful sense of oneness with those around you. Continue reading
