Lab+1

Karolis R. The changecamp event that I would focus would be less time trying to make money and more time on building cultural relationships. Since the boom of capitalism, people have been targeted to mass production and mass consumption, basically we work to buy. Companies create ads and ads persuade us to buy their products. In order to buy their products individuals have to work long hours, or occupy their time on ways to make money. Individuals forget about relationship building or peer to peer help, they become autonomous. However I believe that we as a society need to change and focus on things in life that would persuade us to do good and see the good in one another, no matter what background we come from. The focus of my change camp would be cultural interaction between individuals who want to learn and help society develop. Most people receive information about different ethnicities through television or movies. Sometimes television creates prejudice on certain cultural groups. For example; in the TV show the Simpsons, they depict Apu as an immigrant who has a funny accent, prays to an elephant and can’t be taken seriously by other characters because, of his values and the fact that he works in a convenience store. People who do not know much about India and their traditions might judge this cultural group in a negative manor which could depict tension between different ethnicities. My Changecamp would teach individuals about cultural traditions and celebrations’. It would create cohesion among individuals by communicating and networking. I believe this event would help prevent racism as well as hate crimes against other cultural groups. It would take the focus of making money and channel towards creating a strong societal solidarity.