If we truly want to enact change and promote social justice, we must learn to listen to one another with respect and understanding.

“It is easy to forget that when dealing with the inevitable cascade of problems in the next month, but before you start to get angry at someone, take a second to remember that whoever you are dealing with is probably in a pretty bad spot as well.”

Some days I awaken to a bright future full of hope and confidence. The world is mine and I know it. I march to class with a hop in my step, an all-knowing confidence that I can take on the world. I arrive at my first class only to have my dreams crushed.

For thousands of years, knowledge was handed down through oral tradition. Younger generations listened to and talked with their elders, who passed down whole books, elaborate rites, rituals and ways of life.