Humans of DV: Week 15
Aditi Lappathi, Eva Shen, and Daniela Wise-Rojas
This week on Humans of DV: a passionate social activist, a spirited horseback rider, and a determined climate activist. Stay tuned every Sunday for a new installation of this feature and make sure to catch the last installation here if you missed it.
“We allow for the creation of libraries and we’re giving books to people who don’t have access to them”
Sankalpa Bhuma: “My club is called DVHS Literary Alliance … Before I started the club and the inspiration for it was last year when I found an organization called the African Library Project. I don’t know if you saw the CSF drive last year, but that was me and my friends Sanjana Senthil and Shreya Ravikumar, and we had to collect 1000 books and 500 dollars to ship to a library in Ghana, and it ...
“After my first ride and lesson, I loved it and I never stopped.”
Alyssa Schexnayder: “I’ve been horseback riding for 11 years. [The first time I went horseback riding] was when I was 2 or 3. We used to live in Mississippi, and my mom, dad, and some of my family decided they wanted to go on a trail ride through the country and they took me with them. My mom put me in front of the saddle while she sat in the back, and we just went on the trail ride. And she p...
“My actions now make me believe that there is hope for the world, that good exists and change can happen.”
Aidan Mo: “I started advocating for climate change after the Camp Fire last year. I started advocating because I became angry that our home is burning down and politicians are doing nothing to aid it. My influential figures are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greta Thunberg, who are strong progressive voices for the climate. Some people do not support me… [such as the] several climate deniers at DV ...
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