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Students from Hugh McRoberts Secondary participated in the Jan. 20 Women's March in Vancouver.
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McRoberts students take part in Women's March
Published 10:35 PST, Fri February 16, 2018
Last Updated: 2:12 PDT, Wed May 12, 2021
Senior students from McRoberts Secondary
attended Women’s March 2018 in Vancouver to show concern and solidarity for
issues important to them.
The student group comprised individuals from
various minorities, who came together for greater understanding and
togetherness. Before the march, they met at lunchtimes and after school to
create thoughtful and eye-catching posters they would later hold during the
event.
McRoberts Grade 12 student Moe Yang came up
with the idea to organize a group to head down to the march, because she “realized
that attention and education (on) crucial issues aren't brought up in the
classrooms, and are not part of the curriculum.”
She continued: “This is why we need to take
the initiative ourselves to organize these peer-led opportunities, (with the
goal of) educating one another.”
As the students stood out in the rain at Jack
Pool Plaza in Downtown Vancouver, they listened to various speeches and watched
performances in the Coal Harbour venue which touched on issues like Black Lives
Matter, discrimination, sexual harassment and assault, missing and murdered
women, and LGBTQ+ issues.
Eagles soared overhead as women and men
shared their stories and struggles. To the First Nation’s People of the Pacific
Northwest, eagles embody power and prestige, indicating good times to come.
Some saw the eagles at the march as a good omen.
The insightful talks shared at the event not
only better informed the students, but also sparked discussion and interest.
“Moving forward into February, (the student
group is) definitely going to do something to raise the voices of the BIPOC -
Black, Indigenous and People of Colour,” Yang said.
For the group of students, holding posters
and standing in unity prompted a positive reaction from both march
participants, as well as passers by.
For this group of students, it showed that
they are informed and active with their community issues, and that there is
strength in numbers.
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