My first item was a camafloug cap which represented my past and my time in the Army. The second item was a transformer toy that represents where I am in my life today because I am in the process of reinventing myself. The third item was one of my cocoEskimo awareness t-shirts to signify what it is that I want to do with my life and that's to become a voice in my community that speaks on the issues surrounding the HIV&AIDS epidemic. And I would ultimately like to be a part of whatever it's going to take to eliminate this desease. My bag is blinged out with empowering words about the qualities of women and that's because I believe strongly that the empowerment of women everywhere, regardless of race or social class will allow more opportunities for us to make the needed changes the world over!
I was very proud of my speech today, because I was able to use that opportunity in the classroom setting to deliver an important message about the epidemic to everyone in attendence! Last week I did the same thing in my Writing class..I used the opportunity to tell people about this silent death that's a lot closer to each one of us than we may realize.
I'm going to do my best to make it do...what it do!!!
