A Short Introduction

I'd like to welcome you to the official blog domain of Brooks Secondary School's Compassion Project, in which the students of Brooks Secondary High School in Powell River, British Columbia, have come together as a collective to redefine what popular culture calls 'cool,' as well as reach out and make a difference in both the local community, as well as the world.

Does this sound just a bit cliche? Don't worry, considering the above description, I'm totally with you on that one, but that's yet another lesson we are trying to teach the world; don't assume, and don't judge, because you'll be missing a lot if you do, and trust me, if you pass up participation, or at least simply checking the Project out, you will be missing a lot.

So sit down. Relax. Stop thinking about tomorrow or yesterday. Stop thinking about problems you may be having with you children, your parents, your spouse, your boss, your teachers, your principal, your friends, or yourself. This place is a place of personal freedom. We aren't sponsored as of yet, and we won't be taking sponsorships from the demeaning corporate enterprises of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nike, or Wal-Mart, who are simply out to push on us feelings of inadequacy as to promote the sales of their products. We're here to counter that.

Of course, corporate influence isn't the only thing we're out to counter... we're out to counter the grinding influence of bullying, abuse, and just general mistreatment, as well as the societal bring-down known as 'apathy.'

So like I said, sit down. Relax.
Judgment day may be everyday on the cliqued-out streets of an inner-city, but here in small town Western Canada, you're expected to be yourself, and nothing more.