You're Invited to a Better World—Proposals from the Writing for Change Summer 2022 Writer's Club

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t o a B e t t e r W o r l d t o a B e t t e r W o r l d t o a B e t t e r W o r l d Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D Proposals from the Writing for Change Summer 2022 Writers Club

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i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t s o f w h a t y o u a r e i n v i t i n g t h e m t o !

T h e s e p i e c e s o f i n f o : What goes on an invitation?

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T h e F i v e W s ( a n d o n e H )

G i v e y o u r i n v i t e e s t h e i n f o t h e y n e e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e

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Y O U ' R E I N V I T E D !

D r . S a l M o n i s a n o c e a n o g r a p h e r , a n d s h e r e a l l y w a n t s t o f i n d a w a y f o r h u m a n s t o l i v e u n d e r w a t e r . D r . M o n h a s n ’ t f i g u r e d e v e r y t h i n g o u t y e t , a n d s h e k n o w s n o t e v e r y o n e w i l l w a n t t o l i v e u n d e r w a t e r , b u t s h e t h i n k s i t c o u l d b e r e a l l y c o o l . F o r s o m e p e o p l e , l i v i n g u n d e r w a t e r w i l l b e e v e n b e t t e r t h a n l i v i n g o n l a n d ! a n

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Who:

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S a v i n g a n i m a l s a n d p o l y p s C o n t r o l t h e z e b r a m u s s e l p o p u l a t i o n s ( i n i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s ! )

O b s e r v e t h e a n i m a l a n d f i s h l i f e a n d s t u d y t h e w a t e r t o m o n i t o r p o l l u t i o n

What:

T r e a s u r e h u n t e r s S c u b a d i v e r s

A c o r a l r e e f p a r t y M o d e r n A t l a n t i s o r A t l a n t i s 2 . 0

P e o p l e w h o l o v e e x p l o r i n g

P e o p l e w h o l i k e u n d e r w a t e r c r e a t u r e s , l i k e f i s h

E x p e c t t o h a v e a l l h a n d s o n d e c k i n c a s e s o m e t h i n g b r e a k s

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W y n t e r

E x p e c t t h a t y o u m i g h t g e t e a t e n i f y o u l i v e u n d e r w a t e r ( o r e n c o u n t e r p o i s o n o u s f i s h a n d c o r a l )

S c i e n t i s t s s t u d y i n g s e a c r e a t u r e s ( s o t h e y c a n g e t u p c l o s e t o w h a t t h e y a r e s t u d y i n g )

P e o p l e w h o l o v e t o f i s h

T h e M i s s i s s i p p i R i v e r C o r a l r e e f s a n d a r e a s w i t h l a r g e f i s h p o p u l a t i o n s f o r s c i e n t i s t s t o o b s e r v e P o d s u n d e r t h e i c e ( o n c e w e h a v e c l i m a t e c h a n g e u n d e r c o n t r o l )

2 0 2 9

Where:

When:

M a k e s u r e t o p a c k w a r m c l o t h e s s i n c e i t ’ s v e r r r y y y y c o l d a n d d e e p u n d e r w a t e r !

T h e r i g h t w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n s a r e r e a d y ( s o i t ’ s n o t t o o c o l d f o r t r a v e l )

A p r i l 3 0 3 0

W a t e r l e a k p r e v e n t i o n s y s t e m

T h e s u r f a c e g e t s b o r i n g s o m e t i m e s F i n d c o o l t h i n g s m a y b e a c o r a l r e e f P o d s y s t e m u n d e r t h e i c e w i t h l a d d e r s a b o v e a n d b e l o w d e c k , a l s o c o n n e c t e d b y t u n n e l s t h a t a c t a s a n c h o r s t o k e e p t h e i c e s h e e t s t o g e t h e r U n d e r w a t e r c a n d y f a c t o r i e s w i l l b e n e c e s s a r y ! R e s i d e n t s m i g h t a l s o b e p e s c a t a r i a n .

I f t h i s i s a l a r g e g r o u p , w e w o u l d n e e d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s y s t e m s a n d p l a n s f o r h o w t o k e e p t h e p o w e r s o u r c e s a c t i v e . C a n w e m a k e t h e p o d s y s t e m r o o m y s o i t d o e s n o t g e t t o o c l a u s t r o p h o b i c ?

T u b e s t o t h e s u r f a c e t o b r i n g a i r t o t h e p o d s t o b r e a t h e . A n o t h e r t u b e b r i n g s e x h a l e d c a r b o n d i o x i d e o u t o f t h e p o d s U n d e r w a t e r h y d r o t u r b i n e s w o u l d g e n e r a t e e l e c t r i c i t y ( y o u c a n p l a y v i d e o g a m e s )

D e e p w a t e r v e n t s c a n p r o v i d e w a r m t h a n d g e o t h e r m a l e n e r g y S a f e a n d e c o f r i e n d l y u n d e r w a t e r d r i l l i n g f o r m a t e r i a l s ( i r o n a n d c l a y ) t o b u i l d p o d s y s t e m

Why:

I t w i l l b e m o r e p e a c e f u l a w a y f r o m t h e n o i s e o n l a n d

M a i n t a i n t h e e c o s y s t e m b y c o n t r o l l i n g i n v a s i v e s p e c i e s a n d s t u d y i n g a n i m a l s

M o v e t o a n e w p l a c e w i t h n e i g h b o r s

How:

G e t a w a y f r o m t h e p o l l u t i o n a n d g a r b a g e o n l a n d ( a n d h e l p c l e a n u p a n d m o n i t o r t h e p o l l u t i o n u n d e r w a t e r )

A i r t a n k , i f s w i m m i n g

D i s c o v e r n e w a n i m a l s i n t h e d e e p o c e a n ( t h e y a r e s o m a n y w e h a v e n o t y e t d i s c o v e r e d )

W a l k i n g i n w a t e r i s g o o d f o r y o u r m u s c l e s .

E x p e r i e n c e — k n o w h o w t o s w i m S e a f o o d

I n v i t a t i o n t o M y W o r l d

T e a g u e S t e w a r t

C l y d e M u s e h l

P l e a s e b r i n g r a n c h a n d c h e e s e c h i p s . T h e r e w i l l b e s u s h i . I t w i l l b e v e r y f u n . P l e a s e s e t a r e m i n d e r s o y o u d o n ' t f o r g e t !

H i , I i n v i t e y o u t o a m o n e y g i v e a w a y , a n d y o u w i l l g e t a b i l l i o n d o l l a r s .

K o r r i n M c K i s s i c

I f e e l l i k e y o u s h o u l d c o m e t o m y w o r l d b e c a u s e i t i s r e a l l y f u n ! I t c a n t u r n i n t o w h a t e v e r y o u w a n t i t t o b e .

I n v i t a t i o n f o r a G i v e a w a y

R u f f l e s C h i p s T h e m e P a r t y

Lmar Sedawi

To everyone!!!

You might be asking with what and how can we make the world better? So, first we can plant new plants like trees, flowers, and more . . . We can also recycle things like plastic, paper, and more!

An Invitation to Change the World

Hi, I hope you are feeling well, because . . . I invite you to make the world a better place every day!!!

I also want everybody to be accepted, feel better, and nice. So, to do that, you can say something nice to as many people as you can!

Changes for the perfect world. Since last week, I have watched a video about our future, and it was terrible. Like, oceans are polluted completely, animals have expired forests, and habitats are lost, etc. . . . So my opinion for a perfect world is to try to stop polluting our planet. For example, use paper cups instead of plastic, use reusable water bottles, etc. So, that was what I was thinking about in a straight way. But, in a cool and exciting way, to me it’s probably about internet and WiFi, because people are making changes to our lives by making phones, computers, and WiFi, or the internet. So, the perfect world should have free WiFi everywhere.

Changesfortheperfectworld.

AnInvitationtoChangetheWorld

Judy Choi

B e s t o f a l l , y o u c a n d o i t a n y w h e r e !

E l i s a W i l c o x

Proposals from the Writing for Change Volunteers

An Invitation to Make the World Kinder

T o d a y y o u c a n h e l p m a k e t h e w o r l d a l i t t l e b r i g h t e r f o r e v e r y o n e ! A l l y o u n e e d t o d o i s o n e s m a l l a c t o f k i n d n e s s ! H o l d t h e d o o r o p e n , s m i l e a t a p e r s o n o n t h e s t r e e t , h e l p y o u r n e i g h b o r w i t h t h e g r o c e r i e s ; t h e o p t i o n s o f k i n d n e s s a r e l i m i t l e s s !

S m a l l a c t s o f k i n d n e s s c a n h e l p m a k e s o m e o n e s m i l e , e v e n i f f o r a f e w m i n u t e s . A l i t t l e a c t c a n b r i g h t e n u p a g l o o m y d a y , e v e n j u s t a l i t t l e b i t .

H o w d o w e m a k e t h e w o r l d k i n d e r ? B y s p r e a d i n g k i n d n e s s o n e s m a l l d e e d a t a t i m e .

T h e l a s t s i x w e e k s h a v e b e e n v e r y e x c i t i n g a n d c r e a t i v e l y n o u r i s h i n g a s w e g o t t o l e a r n a b o u t s o m a n y d i f f e r e n t w a y s t o w r i t e . B y p u t t i n g o u r t h o u g h t s o n p a p e r , w e w e r e a b l e t o b r e a k b a r r i e r s t h a t o t h e r w i s e w o u l d n ’ t h a v e b e e n p o s s i b l e .

W e a r e l o o k i n g f o r n e w a n d p a s s i o n a t e w r i t e r s l i k e y o u r s e l f ! I w o u l d l i k e t o i n v i t e y o u t o j o i n u s f o r o u r n e x t s e s s i o n . W e g e t t o g e t h e r t h r e e t i m e s a w e e k t o d i s c u s s n e w i d e a s a n d h o w t o m a k e o u r s e s s i o n s m o r e f u n . H o p e y o u c o n s i d e r t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y : )

W a n n a k n o w h o w ?

T h e p e n i s m i g h t i e r t h a n t h e s w o r d .

W e w r o t e a b o u t w h a t w e l o v e i n o u r c o m m u n i t y , w h a t m o n u m e n t s w e w o u l d l i k e t o h a v e , w r o t e a d v i c e o n w h a t c h a n g e s w e w o u l d l i k e t o s e e a r o u n d u s , a n d p o n d e r e d h o w t o m a k e t h e w o r l d a b e t t e r p l a c e .

R a c h i t a M o h a n t a

I ’ d l i k e t o i n v i t e p e o p l e t o w r i t e . A t e a c h e r o f m i n e o n c e s a i d t h a t e v e r y o n e i s a w r i t e r , e v e n i f t h e y d o n o t t h i n k o f t h e m s e l v e s a s o n e . T h e o l d e r I g e t , t h e m o r e I s e e t h e t r u t h i n t h a t s t a t e m e n t , a n d t h e u r g e n c y o f p e o p l e r e a l i z i n g t h a t t h e i r w o r d s a n d s t o r i e s h a v e p o w e r . I n t h i s d e - p e r s o n a l i z e d , d i g i t a l a g e , i t c a n f e e l a s t h o u g h y o u d o n o t h a v e a v o i c e . I i n v i t e p e o p l e t o c l a i m t h e i r v o i c e t h r o u g h w r i t i n g , e v e n i f t h e o n l y p e r s o n t h e y ’ r e s p e a k i n g t o i s t h e m s e l v e s . I t d o e s n ’ t m a t t e r w h a t t h e f o r m o f t h e w r i t i n g i s . A l l w r i t i n g h a s p o w e r , w h e t h e r t h r o u g h c l a r i f y i n g o n e ’ s o w n t h o u g h t s , c h a n g i n g t h e m i n d s o f o t h e r s , o r c o n n e c t i n g w i t h a n e s s e n t i a l t r u t h a b o u t h u m a n e x p e r i e n c e . A l l o f t h i s m a y s o u n d d a u n t i n g . Y o u m a y t h i n k , h o w c a n I p o s s i b l y d o a l l t h i s w i t h n o t h i n g b u t a p e n c i l ( o r c o m p u t e r ) a n d m y b r a i n ? B u t y o u r w r i t i n g c a n d o a l l t h e s e t h i n g s a n d m o r e , e v e n i f y o u d o n ’ t b e l i e v e i t y o u r s e l f . S o w r i t e ! I t ’ s w o r t h i t , e v e n w h e n i t f e e l s m e s s y , e m b a r r a s s i n g , o r d i f f i c u l t — p e r h a p s e s p e c i a l l y w h e n i t f e e l s t h i s w a y .

A m e l i a P o p o w i c s

An Invitation to Write

C o m e . D i n n e r i s r e a d y . T a k e a s e a t w h e r e c h o p s t i c k s , s p o o n s , p l a t e s , a n d s m a l l p o r c e l a i n b o w l s a r e l a i d o u t i n f r o n t o f y o u .

F o r d e s s e r t : r i c e d u m p l i n g s , f i l l e d w i t h s e s a m e a n d p e a n u t s .

E a t , a n d y o u t a s t e y o u r c h i l d h o o d . E a t m o r e — t h a t ’ s t h e w a y w e e x p r e s s l o v e . W e l c o m e h o m e . X i n y u C h e n

O n t h e d i n n e r m e n u t o d a y : s t i r r e d f r i e d b o k c h o y , p o r k b e l l y m a r i n a t e d i n s o y s a u c e , a n d f r i e d e g g s w i t h t o m a t o e s ( w i t h a p i n c h o f s u g a r a d d e d , j u s t t h e w a y y o u a l w a y s l i k e i t ) .

A n I n v i t a t i o n t o D i n n e r

Who:

T h e m o r e g a r d e n s t h e r e a r e , t h e m o r e t h e w o r l d w i l l s e e m f u l l o f t h e m . . . s o f o r e v e r , I g u e s s ! N o w ! I n t h e f u t u r e ! W h e n e v e r !

W o u l d y o u l e t t h e b e e s t h i n k y o u r y e l l o w s h i r t i s a c t u a l l y a f l o w e r ?

A n I n v i t a t i o n t o t h e W o r l d o f G a r d e n s

• T e a g u e

• D r . K i m m e r e r

When:

E v e r y o n e a n d a n y o n e w h o k e e p s b e a u t i f u l g a r d e n s i n A n n A r b o r i s i n v i t e d — t h e y w o u l d k n o w e x a c t l y w h a t t o p l a n t !

What:

• L m a r

y o u w a l k o n m o s s i n s t e a d o f c o n c r e t e , o r c a r p e t ?

• A n n i k a

Where:

E v e r y w h e r e i n t h e w o r l d o f c o u r s e . . . b u t h o w a m a z i n g w o u l d i t b e t o s e e g a r d e n s i n t h e m i d d l e o f c i t i e s , g r o w i n g o u t o f w i n d o w s , o r o n t h e o u t s i d e o f b u i l d i n g s !

W o u l d y o u l i v e i n a w o r l d f u l l o f g a r d e n s ? W o u l d

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