Treaty of Middelburg
I would like to create an environment where someone is not judged by appearance, culture or history but rather through their values. By promoting this more people will feel more comfortable and free.
Team members
- ■ Andrew Guirgis
Why do you want to participate?
Because I believe this is a great opportunity for my academic as well as my personal life. I will get to talk about something that concerns many other young adults and hopefully through this event we can make an impact.
What does freedom mean to you?
Freedom to me means that no matter your background, culture or physical appearance everyone should be able to get the same chance and opportunity in everything whether its a Job, promotion or even something as simple as expressing thoughts
What are the biggest challenges?
Personally I believe that most young people are afraid of being judged by others, which in turn results in lots of young adults sfraid to speak up or express themselves. This is especially true when these young people went to a different country to study, work or just live, this is because they feel and are treated differently to some extent. So I believe that if we can create a welcoming environment then young adults would feel more free to express and act.
Do you have a message?
I personally think that what this event is doing is the correct way to approach such problems. The best way to solve a problem is to go to the people that are being directly affected by that problem, which is what is being done with this event, thus I would encourage and suggest that more problems are being solved in a similar approach and that there should be more events such as this one.