Day 16- Samantha

So today's post makes me feel a little strange because it talks about me and I'm the one posting it. BUT! There's a reason for it. Sometimes I think people get annoyed with how much I talk and post about trafficking, and I use to worry about it. But then I decided I really don't care because trafficking isn't something you get to chose to believe in or not. It's a fact, it happens, and you only get to choose whether you're going to do something about it. William Wilberforce once said, "You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you did not know." And that's why I don't stop talking about this and advocating for the men, women, and children trapped in slavery- because people's lives are at stake and until we stand up for them, that won't change. But we can't stand up for them if we're unaware of the problem our world faces. Also, both apathy and passion are contagious. I'm currently reading "A Path Appears" by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn (YOU SHOULD ALL GO BUY IT. Seriously, it's rocking my world.) but they talked about how when people are apathetic to injustice, people around them are more apathetic. Similarly, when people are passionate, people around them are more likely to be passionate about a similar cause. So go find your passion- whether that's human trafficking, homelessness, or orphans- and run with it. Be a world changer. 

Sam's one of the people I blabbed on and on to about trafficking, and this is the result. Here's day 16. 

"Hello! My name is Sam and I am a freshmen elementary education major at Northwestern this year. This is also my first year participating in Dressember and I am loving every moment of it! The reason I am participating is because of Kelsey. She is so passionate about the cause and hearing her speak about trafficking I learned how serious the cause is. I have learned many new things about trafficking that I had not even thought about before. Dressember is a GREAT cause and I am so happy to be a part of it! I'm so thankful  that I've been shown a little of the injustice in this world and what I can do to change it."