Words'nTone

I am just finishing up a PowerPoint slide presentation that I will bring on the road.  On Monday morning, after this weekend, I will be visiting my high school alma mater, Dublin School, in Dublin New Hampshire.  I have been invited to share with my former high school’s student body one of my passions: the issue of poverty in America.  A few months back I had written one of the administrative staff—email really—about author they should invite up to the school to speak.  The staff noticed my signature tag lines:

Making a case for change

Engaging the community to end poverty

She like the idea of the author, but was interested in checking out the tag lines, what they mean, and what I do.  So back and forth a little—we talked through emails, settling on February 18th to join the student body for an assembly and share about poverty and what I do for a living.

I find this very existing.  The students are from all over America, with numerous students from outside the United States.  I will present our argument for change, and ask, “Is it acceptable for people to live in poverty?” This is not just about wealth distribution, or populist campaign rhetoric, or rich verses poor—it is about lives, real people and children who are affected by the issues and conditions of poverty.  I have argued here and elsewhere that it is to everyone’s advantage and benefit to lift people out of poverty.  Monday morning I hope to make some impact on the lives of high school students.

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