Sharing hopes in public

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her. One

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more time.

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Before I die, I want to be someone's

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cavalry.

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Before I die, I want to be completely

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myself.

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So, this neglected space became a

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constructive one, and people's hopes and

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dreams made me laugh out loud, tear up,

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uh, and they consoled me during my own

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tough times. It's about knowing you're

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not alone. It's about understanding our

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neighbors in new and enlightening ways.

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It's about making space for reflection

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and contemplation and remembering what

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really matters most to us as we grow and

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change.

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I made this last year and started

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receiving hundreds of messages from

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passionate people who wanted to make a

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wall with their community. So my civic

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center colleagues and I made a toolkit

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and now walls have been made in

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countries around the world including

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Kazakhstan,

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South Africa,

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Australia,

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Argentina, and beyond. Together we've

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shown how powerful our public spaces can

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be if we're given the opportunity to

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have