Equity is an ideal that is often overlooked in today’s world of hustle and bustle. It is often masked by the word equality. You see, what distinguishes equity is the way it signifies equal opportunity. It means lifting people up so that everyone races on a level playing field. Take for example, a competition of reaching an apple on a tree branch.
Centuries ago, our forefathers fought and died for the right to vote. Years later, they were succeeded by men of color who fought for this same fight. Decades ago, women joined the great struggle for suffrage. All of them were willing to make the greatest sacrifice to secure liberty and freedom that they would pass…
Source: http://www.alexandriagazette.com/news/2018/jul/13/opinion-letter-editor-teenagers-organize-rally-reu/?templates=mobile In light of the humanitarian crisis on the border, high school students were not able to sit back and watch people struggle and suffer. Virginia teenagers, Tarina Ahuja, Perrin McHugh, and Bee Hyland, organized a rally titled “Rally to Reunite” that took place in front of the ICE building in Fairfax. The event…
Source: http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax_county/local-students-rally-to-reunite-families-separated-at-border/article_5a79175c-86ca-11e8-9b15-0b9720451ceb.html Tarina Ahuja is fed up with feeling helpless. The Madeira School rising 11th grader saw videos of crying immigrant parents and children who had been separated at the U.S.’s southern border on the news one day and decided she had to do something. After a flurry of brainstorming and texting, Ahuja and her…
Source: https://patch.com/virginia/vienna/protest-outside-fairfax-ice-office-organized-students The group of teens protested the zero-tolerance immigration policy and family separations. FAIRFAX, VA—A group of teens organized a rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Fairfax Sunday. Organized by 16-year-old Tarina Ahuja of Ashburn and 17-year-olds Perrin McHugh of McLean and Bee Hyland of Leesburg, the “Rally to Reunite” centered…