PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 30, 2025
When I think about all that’s wrong, I feel an acute sense of powerlessness. It’s not totally hopeless, though. We must integrate action across many scales to bolster awareness, implement comprehensive policies and build efficient structures for widespread change. While individual action may seem more attainable, scholars hope for it to spill over into the collective realm. By demonstrating that everyone has the ability to demand action from leaders, we can make meaningful change. Alone, we can only carry so much, but together we can make our home hospitable for generations to come. ~ Noa Nasoff, first-year student, Bowdoin College