“I am returning home with a conscious decision to stop holding men and women to the confines of their gender stereotypes, because only until we stop holding each other to impossible standards, will we ever achieve equality.”
Catherine Stallsmith, Grade 12
“I want to teach other people that we need to overcome stereotypes that people have set for us: based on race, gender, sexuiality, or whatever. I know that I need to work on getting to know people for who they truly are before I make any assumptions about them.”
Randy Williams, Grade 11
“The knowledge I gained from seminars transcended by original thoughts and gave me perspectives as I never thought I had. I was able to become enlightened upon social issues. After my first ever Global VIsion, I am coming back to my community with vehement passion for righteous change, and I am very excited for it.”
Ty Krec, Grade 11
“Equality is needed not only for women and men but for people of all races. We may have different opinions but we have to listen to the different viewpoints and make a change. We have to keep our faith strong and be examples of the word of God.”
Lizbeth Gonzalez, Grade 12
“The way we communicate is the most important part. It is not about convincing the other person to agree with your argument; it’s about believeing in something, saying it out loud, and accpting that others might not agree with you and might be correct.”
Jaida Perkinson, Grade 10
“Global Vision has taught me how I can bring awareness to issues that we may not be aware of because our race, class, gender, or sexuality has never had to face such problems.”
Sean Thompson, Grade 10
“Youth were able to have open, thoughtful conversations about women. We learned about stereotypes and how to listen to each other. It was truly eye opening and allowed me to become more passionate about women’s and men’s rights.”
Virginia Felton, Grade 12
“Global Vision has definitely opened my eyes to more opinions about women’s issues. My ability to share my opinion to people I don’t know well has improved tremendously. I have become a better public speaker and person overall.”
Charlie Hatch, Grade 12
“Global Vision has taught me how to get to know people better and that collectively, perception often becomes reality.”
Parker Betts, Grade 12
“We need to listen to what people say, and do our best to understand them even when we don’t. Only then will we be able to relate to each other.”
Liv Miller, Grade 10
“If I’ve learned anything from Global Vision it’s that perception isn’t everything. There’s more to a story than what we perceive from the outside looking in, in order to feel the pain and understand the struggle we have to step in. We have to speak out and most importantly, listen.”
Monty Bynum, Grade 12