Messenger of Hope, Author Arshay Cooper To Speak at Alumni House and Pacific’s Sacramento Campus

“Their eyes have no soul, like life has been sucked out of them. They are as thin as drinking straws and speak no words, only noises. I’m petrified every time I tiptoe past them.” That’s how Suga Water author, activist and self-proclaimed messenger of hope Arshay Cooper describes the drug addicts in the West Side of Chicago building where he grew up. Stockton and Sacramento youth and their mentors are ready to hear his hopeful message: “You can be the product of your effort, not of your environment.” His life story, being made into a major motion picture, is a testament to the truth of that message.