I'm back about my whole Remembrance Day Speech issue...
My mom mentioned something to me this morning: this could really blow up in the media. And it's true. It would make a pretty good story, the kind that reporters would probably snatch up in a second. Students against school. Old ways against new.
Our group was really divided on whether we should just let it go or not. Obviously, it's done now and we can't change that. Plus, we don't want to get on anyones bad side in the school. We don't want to take the risk of getting in trouble.
But what about the bigger picture?
Isn't the whole point of Free the Children to stand up for what we believe is right? Demanding a change in the world?
This has happened in other schools, and will continue to happen again. But we could stop that, by fighting back. Plus, we'd gain public support and awareness of our cause. So when you think about it based on what's best for THE GROUP, we can't just let this perfect oportunity pass. I feel like we could really make a change here!
Any opinions? Am I insane for wanting to make this a big deal?
Instead of opposing your school publically, could you gain public attention and support by influencing authority and the student body to act with you (instead of against) resulting in everyone being noted for a collective positive cause? ie everyone is in it for the cause, instead of sides are in it to oppose each other...might be more effective in terms of global action. Are there any teachers that you trust and think would listen to you?
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