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Leadership for Social Change

Mia Wright (Y12) —

On Monday the 25th, I was lucky enough to be one of the select few to go to the Institute for Climate and Peace Conference with Maya Soetoro-Ng, who is the maternal half-sister of Barack Obama.

Something that stuck out to me was Maya’s definition of peace “Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of inclusivity, leadership and most of all peacebuilding”. Maya had a lot of inspiring words to share with us perhaps the most important was her telling us to “Think carefully, reflect purposely”. It was so inspiring to see such a strong woman dedicated to Peace and Climate. 
I am extremely lucky to have been accepted into this workshop and cannot wait to share my learnings with SMC.