Recognizing the Impact of VISIONS Legacy Project for Participants
"Legacy taught me the idea of self-care. If I don’t know how to take care of me, how can I take care of others? Since coming to VISIONS, I’ve started journaling at home and I’ve started a blog. The Legacy Project made a difference because it helped me realize that sometimes you just need to look at yourself." ~Olamide
"I have learned to voice my opinion and be more open to others. Prior to VISIONS I thought differences were a bad thing, but now I have learned the importance of embracing them." ~Karen
"It made me think about things in a new light and to try on new things and to love myself a lot more and to be myself and realize I can make change." ~Paul
"It made me meet people whose personalities blatantly contradicted the beliefs I had been fed about their race, gender or sexual orientation." ~Ryan
"I now truly believe I have the power to change whatever I set my energy into. I am a strong Haitian woman with great capabilities." ~Gina
Having lived in Newton my whole life, I’ve never met people from areas such as Dorchester or Roxbury. After being exposed to people of different cultures and backgrounds my eyes have been opened to new experiences and new friendships." ~Katherine
"I feel like every time I walk out of here I have a little more peace with myself than I did the day before." ~Nyla
"I learned that my opinion does count no matter what people might tell me. I’m a very outspoken person and in the future I can use that to my advantage." ~Dawnteyia
"I have learned that by not being able to understand my feelings and control them I leave myself a prisoner to miscommunication and unable to initiate change." ~Kadheem
"Boston is a city that has been savaged by racist attitudes. VISIONS can help cure these wounds that have lead to violence and internalized oppression. With VISIONS I firmly believe that Boston can become a more inclusive and peaceful city." ~Karen
"By causing people of different backgrounds to interact socially and professionally bridges of affection and respect can be built between communities with a common cause, a common pain, or just a common desire for unity." ~Ryan
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