Written by: Sarah Masih Genesis Summer Intern 2022 Foothill High School June 22, 2022 In honor of Pride month, I thought to dive into the history of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States. This country has prided itself on agreeing on how “all men are created equal” however we’ve never really stood by anyone who refused to conform to heternormative culture. Currently same-sex couples can legally get married in all fifty states, but theres still stigma around their openness. Durin

Damita Sara George My name is Damita Sara George and I will be a senior at Foothill High School for the 2022-23 academic year. I wanted to pursue the Genesis Internship Program to learn more about being a community organizer and improve my interpersonal skills. Shehan Thomas George Hi, my name is Shehan, and I'm a rising freshman in Foothill High School. I'm 14 years old and I go by he/him pronouns. Something I like to do for fun is to play basketball. I joined this upstream

Written by: Sarah Masih Genesis Summer Intern 2022 Foothill High School June 17, 2022 1010. 250. 34. 36. 42. 57. 63. 19. 47. Those numbers are currently our reality. 1010 people have been injured in mass shootings in a total of 250 mass shootings just this year. According to the Washington Post, there were 34 in January, 36 in February, 42 in March, 57 in April, 63 in May, and so far 19 in June. Since the beginning of 2022, there have only been 47 days without a mass shooting