Amenesty International Meeting @ Oside Pier

On October 18, 2009 I attended the San Diego chapter of the Amnesty International Meeting at the Oceanside Pier. It was shown there that kids do not care about causes as much as they do care about their own personal gain. The main purpose of attending this event was the gain of two points towards community participation. The stands were filled with kids from RBV, Carlsbad , El Camino, and a law school called Thomas Jefferson Law School also attended. Before the speeches started, a African dance assembly came and entertained the people that paid attention. The main part of the crowd was socializing amongst itself and did not pay much attention at all until one speaker from El Salvador came to the microphone. He discussed his younger days in his homeland. He spoke about how his country was entangled in a brutal civil war and how it was illegal to strive and crave an education. His desire for a better life and education made him a target for brutal physical harm by any means necessary. His speech left many in tears, but I noticed many were more attentive to I-pods, Cell Phones, and friends around them then his startling words. After the speeches finished, everyone received a poster with a picture and a biography about a person that is in danger on another country. A candle lighting ceremony was held as a sign of peace and hope, to be sent out from the pier and onto the world. This shows us that the people of today are more like the European settlers then the Native Americans. At first the Native Americans were very open and accepting and the settlers just trotted all over the Indians by taking their land, wealth, and women.