Life definitely changed after OurTown. I always wanted to change the world, but after camp I am determined to change the world! My confidence level was boosted and I now call people on their stereotypes. OurTown also inspired me to live a year abroad in Thailand - Katherine

As a writer for my school newspaper, From Barriers to Bridges inspired me to tackle topics such as images of women in the media in order to educate my peers about the world’s social climate.  I want to challenge students to become change agents in creating a fair and just world for all people - Bernice

Before Building Bridges Program at Harrison High, I was only minimally concerned with valuing diversity.  The training lit a fire under me.  I became active with the Community Task Force on Race Relations and the Student Council held a youth rally against racism - Will

OurTown changed my life.  Before, I didn’t talk to people who were not Latino/a.  After, I began wondering what I could do to get students socializing with each other regardless of race or culture. My friends and I began sitting next to different people at lunch.  Eventually, we organized a school-wide Mix It Up Day.  I think about diversity every day - Barbara

At the Multicultural Retreat sponsored by the University of Arkansas’ Division of Student Affairs, we created an action plan to start a Registered Student Organization (RSO) on campus — the Diversity Alliance.  In 2005, the Diversity Alliance was voted Best New RSO at the U of A and we just hosted our second annual Diversity Show celebrating students’ cultural differences - Shonda, Bertha, Fortune, & Rosalba