Voices
SPENCER'S WORLD
Everyone has a voice, right? But how many people have an applebox to stand on so they can speak to the world?! From celebrities to philanthropists... Spencer is that applebox!
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HANNAH ALPER Hey Spencer readers! I am here as an 18-year-old activist, blogger, motivational speaker, author, to tell you that you have a voice and have the power, capacity, and responsibility to change the world. I am passionate about many local and global issues from education to clean water, from homelessness to women's rights, from mental health to anti-bullying and many more. But perhaps the issue I'm most passionate about is activism itself - motivating people to see that they can be activists in their own life, home, school, office, and world. From the age of nine, I have been sharing what I have learned and taken action on in hopes of inspiring others so that people say "if she can do it, I can do it too." I have this formula - that even for those among us (myself included) that are not so great at math – can understand and use. Issue + Gift = Change First, you find your issue. That's when you ask yourself, "what do you love? What do you deeply care about? What do you want to tell the world?" It's your spark, your passion. Then, you find your gift. We need to find something that we're good at and use that to make a difference - it can be math, science, writing, communication, and even your time and compassion. Especially in these weird times, we need changemakers now more than ever. Scratch that, we need helpers - people that are willing to find their community and come together for a better world. That reminds me of one of my favourite quotes by Mr. Rogers: "Find the helpers. Join the helpers. Be the helpers." 31 Spencer
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