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Rani
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When Rani was a girl, her elementary school lost their art and music classes when the school district cut funds for arts education. Rani was heartbroken. For about a week. Then she got angry. She told her parents she wanted to do something. When they asked her what, she said “get people who are mad like me and go talk to the people in charge.” And that’s what she did. Two months later, one hundred and thirty three kids and parents marched into a school board meeting and demanded to be heard. Rani was their spokesperson. She was ten years old. She’s been making a difference ever since. This year she was the youngest person even elected to city council in her town. She is going to law school in the evenings. She’s busy, but she can handle it. Rani Gupta has always been a powerhouse.
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(Inspired by Lynda Barry and her (totally freaking amazing) Writing the Unthinkable workshop at the Omega Institute.)