Well I'm more or less packed ready for the return journey home but I've not been blogging about our last few days. Thursday saw us visit San Francisco University for a talk on the events surrounding the death of Harvey Milk and George Moscone by the wonderful Peter Novak and Brian Budds. It was a warm sunny day and everyone seemed to really enjoy the day. I'll let the students speak for themselves in their own posts! We then wondered over to the Haight neighbourhood which is kind f a throw back to the hippie sixties. Needless to say, on an increasingly hot day, it made for a great afternoon.

A similarly gorgeous day followed on the Friday when we headed over to the Castro for a general wonder around. We popped into the Human rights Action Center were people were given free Harvey Milk buttons (thanks guys) and purchased items that contributed to the work of the organisation. We then strolled back down to the GLBT Historical Society exhibition 'Passionate Struggle'. It's a small but moving exhibition which ahs taken over a small shop. Everyone was taken aback at the presence of Harvey Milk's suit and shoes at the back of the exhibition. It's the suit he was shot in and the blood and bullet wounds are still clearly visible. We were joined by a new volunteer at the center (I think it was his first day) who chatted to us about Milk and the exhibition. As he did so 9and I hope he doesn't mind me saying this) he was on the edge of tears. He gave some great advice about where to call in for a drink and a bit more background to the area. His final comment was 'take a bit of Harvey back with you'. It seems so cliched as I write it but at the time it nearly finished me off emotionally. Hope and understanding are as important today as ever and if twelve 20 somethings go back to the UK with re-shaped ideas and hopes its worked. For this twenty something, it means I'll be back to the UK looking for what more I can do to affect change.