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STUDENTS FOR SOCIAL & E N V I R O N M E N TA L J U S T I C E
JOINING TOGETHER: SPARKING CHANGE “There is power in bringing the community together,” said senior Mia Galvam, co-founding member of Falmouth Academy’s Students for Social Justice (SSJ). This was the reason she gave for why this group wanted to take on the herculean task of hosting a regional social and environmental justice conference for youth from all over SE Massachusetts. “We wanted to foster excitement, collaboration, and a deeper understanding of the issues in order to motivate young people to get involved in their home communities,” Galvam explained. And, on March 26, 2022, they did just that as they launched SSJ’s inaugural conference.
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