The truth is, global citizenship is difficult. It’s challenging as humans in an industrialized country to look past our daily routines, minor inconveniences, and allegiances to family/friends to step back and realize our small, yet powerful position on the global tapestry.
Global citizenship arises from the moral awareness of an individual civic duty to our peers across boundaries of political, social, and economic divides. As an LBGT+ student in a reserved conservative town, I’m enabled with the power to directly influence my peers and community through vocal and outreach activism in my school. However, when it comes to global issues of oppression, education, and poverty, I often feel at a loss due to distance and lack of socio-political
Global citizenship arises from the moral awareness of an individual civic duty to our peers across boundaries of political, social, and economic divides. As an LBGT+ student in a reserved conservative town, I’m enabled with the power to directly influence my peers and community through vocal and outreach activism in my school. However, when it comes to global issues of oppression, education, and poverty, I often feel at a loss due to distance and lack of socio-political