So what was FT Weekend 1 about?

With (More Than) Earth Hour up and running (heads-up: most regions are doing their clean-ups this coming weekend so it's not too late for you to contact them), there's now some time to spare for some reflection on the FT Weekend 1.

Here's what Deisigan had to say about the weekend.

Moving is the word to describe the FT weekend.

Although I lost touch with the Lasallian family for more than two years, I still felt the Lasallian spirit in me by the end of the weekend.

I had a warm welcome when I arrived at the center on a beautiful Saturday morning.

We had lots of group activities, dancing, coordinating, movie watching, and sharing. Our theme was racism and we had fruitful discussions about it. Ideas and comments were flowing viciously.

Among the comments which struck me most was 'subconscious discrimination' shared by Shaun. I thought his example of the manager and the pregnant lady was very thought provoking.

Racism still exists in this modern era. It is up to the younger generation to start impacting changes on society. As Lasallians, we should start breaking the invisible barriers among races in our respective surroundings.

A change in one person can make a difference because it can cause a chain reaction of people waking up from the spell of racism. As what Bro. Alvaro mentioned, youths are the accelerators in Lasallian family.

When racism is overcome, we'd be able to accentuate our Lasallian mission of helping the last, the lost and the least by means of fair education for all races and religions.

Change starts with the man in the mirror -MJ