Mackenzie Davidson

Over the course of these last few months, I have done many things. I have studied plastic pollution in the Boise river. I have worked on letters to politicians voicing concerns and solutions regarding pollution, poaching, and aiding other countries' efforts in battling these situations. I have participated in a Model UN conference, and have won best delegate. I have done empathy interviews for, and researched, how children are affected by trauma and trafficking. I have joined EmpowHER, and am working on production for a podcast to help give all women a place to find inspiration and role models. I have done all of this while the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic. To me, being the good means to fight for your beliefs and morals to better the community and yourself. You don’t sit back, even when there are countless hurdles in front of you. That is what I came to understand while I was reflecting on all of the projects I have worked on so far. My artifact I chose to share is a collage of pictures I took while working on my numerous projects, and posters of causes I used as inspiration for my work. It has been my dream since I was about 11 to photograph an elephant, a chimpanzee, a mountain gorilla, a polar bear, and a great white shark. A few of those dreams may have to stay dreams, due to their rapidly declining populations. This is a man made issue, and that is what breaks my heart the most. The plastic, and other non-biodegradable disposable products, we have created, kill just like we as people kill when someone goes to Africa to hunt a lion or an elephant. All of these projects are my way of fighting to create a world I would be proud to live in. Where Animals are treated fairly, and not murdered for our own selfish reasons. Where women, people of color, and the lgbtq+ community are treated with the same respect as a straight white man, and where climate change is taken seriously. One Stone has helped me to find the resources and voice to take a stand, to learn, and to grow. None of these projects would have been possible without my coaches inspiring me to be the good.