Social Justice Speaker: Rose Gibson
Rose Gibson spoke of her experiences and concerns she has for the Palo Alto area. She believes there is a rising concern about gun violence in this area. I share the same concern with Rose, and I believe there needs to be something done to keep young people and gangs away from guns. As a country, we need to change gun laws for the safety of people. Guns have fallen into the hands of the wrong people, such as gang members and terrorists. I believe and protect our right to bear arms, but for someone being allowed to buy an assault weapon for mass death, or able to get into the hands of people without a background check is what causes people to get hurt. Rose voices her opinion on gang violence among the youth. To reduce the numbers of gang violence, the area of Palo Alto should provide community engagement activities, or cheap activities for people to participate in. This can keep the youth out of trouble, as long as they have a healthy and safe alternative participate in.
Rose pushes for this correctional institution. I think its a great idea to help inmates prepare to find their place back in the world when they finish their sentence. This could potentially reduce homelessness since inmates are trained and educated they could more likely find a job after jail.
I liked her comment on the presidential race. She said she was disappointed, but she also told us to not give up hope, and to acknowledge that we still have our duty to stay active in politics and making decisions happen in our country.
