I wasn’t born into a Quaker family, but I transferred to a Friends school in second grade. I started attending Friends camp and Meeting more and more until I started feeling integrated into the community. I love being Quaker!
I’m excited to learn how to lobby and learn the best ways to make change. It’s easy to sit around with strong beliefs, but I wanted to make that first big jump coming to D.C. to do something. I’m really nervous, but why not give it a shot? I feel pretty uneducated about issues so I worry about sounding confident when I’m not.
Owen attends Baxter Academy for Technology and Science in Portland, Maine.
It’s easy to sit around with strong beliefs, but I wanted to make that first big jump coming to D.C. to do something.
I was raised Quaker and love being Quaker and helping causes that I want to further. Right now I think I want to work in politics or with an NGO. I’m hoping to learn more about how Congress works and how laws are made so that I can make more change. Quakers have learned that lobbying is the best way to make change.
Nobody knows what Quakers are—oh, it’s the oatmeal right?. I have the opportunity to educate people about Quaker values. And whether you’re Quaker or of a different religion, Quaker values are applicable to everybody.
I’m excited to bring back what I’ve learned here to Minnesota and use what I’ve learned to lobby on other issues.
Charlotte is a freshman at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota and majors in Geography. She is a member of the St. Paul Advocacy Team.