Speak Truth to Power Project

My defender, Erin Merryn, was a victim of child’s sexual abuse. She was raped twice as a young child. The first time by her neighbor and the second time her older cousin. Eventually, after talking with her younger sister about what was happening, the two girls decided to tell their parents. She now an advocate who teaches at schools about her childhood experiences and teaches preventative ways for sexual abuse. She believes that through education, these circumstances can be avoided. This project was interesting to learn about different Human Right’s issues. It helps show the problems in today’s world and it teaches others about them so that we can be educated. With this education, we can change our world for the better. Education is the key to prevention. From this project, I was given the chance to hear the story of someone whose basic Human Rights were taken from them. By learning about these difficult topics, we are able to learn right from wrong. This project was successful for me. I was given a chance to learn about something new from a defender of Human Rights. Overall, this is a good educational story for many to learn. It teaches about problems going on in the world that you may not know are even happening. I think it is great to learn about the problems going on in other parts of the world, but at the same time, I think we need to focus on the problems going on in our own country first. The project could open up its borders to problems teens go through on a daily basis.