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Editorial: Carlmont students spark change
This year, we watched the nation change through our screens. We followed live virus trackers from major news sources. We saw people rise up and take to the streets for equality on our
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Instagram stories. We listened to our teacher’s lectures on Zoom. We talked to our friends over Facetime instead of seeing them in person. However, we weren’t passive observers. Even though we were stuck in our homes for most of the year, we had a significant impact on the growth happening in our country today. In 2020, students started to recognize forces many of us WE had previously turned a blind eye to, from systemic racism to climate change. We have reposted, commented, liked, and Tweeted, but it’s gone much deeper than that. Carlmont students have flooded the streets to demand justice. They have made face masks for people in their communities. They delivered groceries to seniors through Zoomers to Boomers. They worked the polls in the election. They were part of the 70 million people who voted this year. They have worked to educate themselves, their families, and their friends about pervasive social injustice. They were the voices of change in our community, urging the people around them to vote, stay home, donate, and petition.
This year marked a change in this generation, a change of mindset that desperately needed to be made. This must continue in the new year. We cannot forget about why we struggled, and why we were so committed to making a difference in 2020. We cannot forget what drove us forward this year. We cannot be content with our brief moment of activism. We have to continue to build off the work of older generations, and recognize that though we may have come a long way, we still have room to grow.
When the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, there will still be the same problems. The question is: will we still fight for a better world? When it comes down to it, will we be remembered as a generation that demanded change?
We are the future. Our actions inevitably dictate what that future looks like, so let’s make them count.
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Auva Soheili
