The event was “O-H-I-Organizing A student Perspective on Community Organizing.” From this event, I learned community organizing is anything that gets people involved in making changes. The host of the event was Clair Ruth, and the co-hoast was Shruti Nayak. The panelists were Regina Loayza and Natanya Koshy from IGNITE organization, Destiny Brown from the USG organization, and Mitchell Pinsky from the SDA organization.
The purpose of the event was to share people’s journeys to becoming involved organizers in their communities. It also focused on the details in working with grassroots organizations and advocating for change.
Destiny Brown talked about protesting and giving a speech at the capital and meeting congresspeople. Mitchell Pinsky disclosed their experience with the school massacre in Florida. Mitchell Pinsky saw the impact of gun violence, and it sparked interest in becoming involved. Natanya Koshy talked about how IGNITE brings together people with passions and empowers its members to advocate for change.
I wanted to go to this event because I believe people must be involved in their communities to improve and change life for everyone. Additionally, I was interested in activism organizations and the challenges to becoming involved in my community. Therefore this event was very informative and motivating.