The Guelph Experience!

The morning kicked off with an air of excitement and eagerness as we started our tour to the first destination, Guelph. We arrived at Guelph just before noon and met up with the TSA president who gave us great support and directed us to the key spots on the Guelph campus.

As a representative from CanadianHart's NGO team my main objective for the day was to connect with various advocacy and active groups on the campus. Through these engagements we were able to educate them, trigger interest and motivate them to build a solidarity network. Most of the groups that we approached made the commitment to take active stance for our Halt Genocide Campaign at whatever capacity possible with their given resources. Some of the main groups that we got in touch were Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG - Guelph), CUPE 3913 and United Steelworkers Local 4120.

After these meetings we started our Halt Genocide Teach-in which was well attended by 50 people from various different walks of life. The audience was actively engaged in the discussions that took place after the presentation and the intensity of the discussions relayed one solid message - this is a much needed event for educating the masses. The evening ended with hot samosas and some more informal discussions among those who attended...

Overall we had a good response. We have people who wants to continue working for the cause and actively engage in educating the masses in Guelph.

So far it has been a motivating experience and we hope that this momentum and response continues as we continue this fight for humanity!

Peace,
Minnal Sivan