This week, I was hooked upon reading the second sentence in Wendy Syfret’s How to Think Like an Activist– “Every right, liberty, and security exists because someone stood up and fought for it” (Syfret,1). After reading that, I stopped and thought about the absolute truth and heroic boldness behind the statement and I had a full-on moment of gratitude for the privileges in my life. I thought about my back to school journey at 34 years old which at times can feel discouragingly long and then the thought shifted to how lucky I am to have the opportunity to be in this course currently with OUR professor who has put this content together for us. It’s not that I didn’t know it beforehand but it put things into perspective and I needed it. It was very inspiring to read about activism through Syfret’s explanations and ideas on how to put it into action. Throughout and immediately after, I felt my brain scrambling asking “what can I do?” and “where do I begin?” and yet also became flushed with overwhelming feelings of how I can possibly make a true difference towards the issues and systems that continue to oppress people. Syfret did warn me about this when she wrote “It’s human to look over all the issues and causes that require attention and feel that one person could never make a difference” (pg 12) so I kept that in mind when feelings of discouragement interfered. Then I watched Netflix’s Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution and I was completely blown away by the immense courage and sheer perseverance of this movement and my previous knowledge and acknowledgement of this community is forever changed. I was in awe as I watched this story unfold from a summer camp for the disabled called Camp JENED in the 1970’s to how many of those camp-goers such as Judy Heumann, led and represented the disabled community in Washington DC to get the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990.