I have a dream

 

 

 

100 years ago, a little boy strapped on hockey skates for the first time and stepped onto the placid ice of the lake. He found a comfort in this sport that guided him to the happiness he had been searching for, but the unjust hand of the rich plunged into his new found happiness and took hockey out of his life because his family could not afford it.

 

 

100 years later children all around the world still can not afford to play hockey. 100 years later the mannicured hand of the rich still pillages the dreams of aspiring hockey players. 100 years later, a privelage that should be available to every child is still squandered because of their financial circumstance. And we have come here today to voice our discontent.

 

 

For too long, poor children have been watching from the sidelines as their classmates and peers play the sports they love. For too long, money has dictated the outcome of childrens dreams. And now it is time for our rested bodies to rise up in protest of this unjust system and take back what privelage is righfully ours. Now it is time to unite as one team, rich and poor. Now it is time to show that every child deserves an oppurtunity to pursue their dream regardless of their financial circumstance.

 

 

But I have a dream that one day the once cold hand of the rich will reach out to the withered hand of the poor and offer a warm embrace. I have a dream that the ice of a hockey rink will soon be carved by both cheap and expensive skates. I have a dream that the quality of ones gear will not be seen as a reflection of ones worth. And I have a dream that a united team of the rich and poor will defeat the unbeatable squad of the uninclusive and pretentious.

 

 

Let every child skate alongside their friends and family.

 

Let every child feel the chill of the arena's air on their cheeks

 

Let every child feel the satisfaction of playing the sport they love


Only then will children be truly happy. Only then will there be true equality. Only then will the sport of hockey truly be the greatest sport in the world.