Greg Boyle Reflection

is what led them to find the pleasure and happiness in their life, and this in return affected their involvement in service. Greg Boyle’s work, on the other hand, focused on the idea of advocacy, and this deeply affected the manner in which I viewed my own involvement at Samaritans. Boyle was working with individuals who were deemed as the lowest members of society, and this is parallel to the people who use Samaritans as a service. Through the work that Boyle did, he was able to listen to the needs of these individuals by simply being their friend, and was able to advocate for them to be able to better their positions in society. Similarly, at Samaritans, I learned to befriend individuals and advocated for them as members of society through …show more content…
It seems to be that even before PULSE, I was getting involved in activities that revolved around the mission of social justice. Being a PULSE student has redefined the manner in which I understand service, and has solidified my interest in being an advocate for social change. Through PULSE Council, I will be able to aid other students in the year-long journey that PULSE is. More importantly, by having a voice on PULSE Council, I will be able to advocate for some of the issues that are occurring in these communities that are not being voiced. PULSE has been a pivotal part of discovering what I want to do and what I am passionate about, that I want to be able to aid in the process of helping other people find this passion as well. In the future, I hope to be able to use the advocacy learned in the PULSE classroom and on PULSE Council, to be able to advocate for poor students through education reform. The United States has a deeply segregated educational system that is benefitting affluent white students and is disenfranchising poor students of color. I want to be able to show that government ideologies such as redlining are affecting who can obtain a premier education. Through this, I hope to expose the reality of marginalized communities. In the future, I hope to be able to show that we should move from focusing on equality, but should rather focus on equity, especially when it comes to the betterment of marginalized