something huge” and you’ll “blow their minds,” recalling “four-to-a-bed” sleeping arrangements and even quoting Henry V’s St. Crispin’s Day speech. It was a promise of agency and meaning, dressed up with a henna tattoo and a wink. The Roadies were earnestly trained, taught the history of the conflict in Uganda, given lessons from the civil rights movement, organized in teams of four, and paired with a survivor, often a former child soldier. By the time they finally set out on the road, they had already invested significant time and energy in the events they were planning, and so had their
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