This week’s heroes are two high school seniors: David Shepherd and Travis Price. After a male Freshman was taunted for wearing pink on the first day of school this year, these cool kids decided to do something about it. The pair organized a mass effort to get everyone to wear pink on the same day to display a community solidarity against mean-spirited teasing. Apparently, using a mix of word-of-mouth and the Internet, they were able to get approximately half the school to display their intolerance for intolerance. You can read more about it here. Anyway, good job guys!
Next week’s hero will be William Seward, but I’ve been trying to finish the book which has inspired my Seward salute before I explain who he is and why he is one of the great, under-recognized American heroes.
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1 Carolyn // Sep 18, 2007 at 2:26 pm
What an uplifting story. This gives me hope for the next generation. Thanks for posting this, Ben. I’m passing it on to my social justice and welcoming congregation groups.
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