GINtalks #1: Emmanuel Jal talks about hope

As part of our GINtalks series, Emmanuel Jal has been invited as our first guest to come share his experience. Instead of making it a club event, we made a slight change after the westgate event and made it a whole school event. Mr. Blanchard and Mr. Baker, our high school and middle school principal were supportive in this decision, so we were able to invite the whole ISK community. I personally thought his talk was the perfect timing after all the traumatizing events because we encouraged everyone with his words and music. Everyone needed that moment of relief and I was so glad to have been part of the event. In a nutshell, Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier and he experienced extreme hunger that he reached a point when he tried eating his friend. He mentioned that that was the point when he reached the very bottom of his life and that this experience brought him here. He talked about hope and education for all. He was such a motivator and people were so energetic after the event, so I was also really happy. I thought that we should definitely have more GINtalks... can't wait!
P.S. I got a signature from him :)



Mrs. Lavender, Shea, me, and Ms. Houriez: GIN Leaders! :)