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you all are surviving off of energy

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drinks because I am but we're here and

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that's what matters

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um so first I just wanted to go over

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some things that you can expect from

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this event the first thing is I really

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want you all to take in this opportunity

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I want you all to think about the youth

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in your communities the youth in areas

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that you work you have the opportunity

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to come here and represent not only your

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story and your struggles but the

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struggles of those in your community and

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and to uplift their stories and tell

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them to people who are going to make a

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difference also you all are going to

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have the opportunity to be able to talk

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and share about your stories experiences

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and struggles and so it's important that

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you respect those around you because I

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think as we all know that's the beauty

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of this country is that we're so diverse

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this country we can't be put into a box

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and so it's important that we not only

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represent that but respect that here

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today next please make sure to silence

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your phone so that you can just pay

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attention and take full advantage of

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this opportunity so can I please have

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everyone stand for the presentation of

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the colors and please remain standing

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for the national anthem

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oh

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r

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or

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color

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oh

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three times on

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all right so now I'm going to present

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one of our guests Dr B.J Douglas who

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will be singing our national anthem

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who say can you see

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by the dance early

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light what's so

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proudly we

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hate at the twilight's less

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gleaming

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whose broad stripes and bright stars

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through the

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perilous fight

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or the wrong parts we

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was were so gallantly streaming

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the bombs are bursting in

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a gay proof

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through the night

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that our flag was still

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there oh

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say does that

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Star-Spangled Banner

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yet wait

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[Laughter]

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over the land the love of the free

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and the hope

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praying

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the brave

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Brave

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[Applause]

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all right my friends you may be seated

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oh my goodness well thank you Dr B.J

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Douglas I I have chills even if I really

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tried I could not sing like that so that

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was absolutely amazing so now I would

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like to introduce one of the Pioneers

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who helped put this event the event

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together the director of the office of

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faith-based and neighborhood

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Partnerships Mr Andreas Torres

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[Applause]

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good morning everyone

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welcome to your Department of Commerce

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America's youth in the house big round

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of applause

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[Applause]

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so I want to go over a quick uh amount

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of housekeeping items today you'll hear

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from our amazing keynote speakers

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a phenomenal group of Youth uh that are

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going to be part of the panel on issues

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that you care deeply about

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and then you're going to have breakout

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sessions

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on Amazing resources for you and finally

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an opportunity to connect face to face

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with our Bureau leaders and interagency

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partners super amazing

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and then I want to just make sure that

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you know that roon 1410 is available to

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you our prayer room if you need time to

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meditate

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and pray

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and I also want to let you know that

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you're going to have our amazing interns

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over here big round of applause for them

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they're the reason why this event

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happened and they're going to be your

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guides right in every step of the way so

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you have your agenda in hand and they

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will be guiding you throughout the mini

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fair to the cafeteria for lunch time and

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back to the auditorium when we do

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closing remarks at the end

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so this is just an amazing opportunity

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to also thank our amazing ASL

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interpreter and from the office of civil

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rights here at the Department of

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Commerce Cisco big round of applause

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[Applause]

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I want to thank these two men that have

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just been an incredible presence in my

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life these past six months they're from

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the armed services Lieutenant Commander

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link and Master Sergeant or not

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foreign

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partners and National Partners as well

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here's a quick intro video

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[Applause]

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[Music]

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welcome to the National Youth Summit

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brought to you by the department of

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commerce's office of faith-based and

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neighborhood Partnerships hello everyone

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my name is Sandra bullet I'm 25 years

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old from Venezuela and Anna Valencia

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College honors student pursuing a career

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in international relations

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I'm looking forward to participating in

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the Duke submit of the Department of

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Commerce because it's a great

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opportunity to learn and gain experience

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to create a positive impact in the

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society hello my name is atlas Hawkins

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I'm currently a student at Arizona State

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University but today I'm here on behalf

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of seed philanthropy scene stands for

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students engaged in escrow donations we

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are Arizona's if not the world's first

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all-black youth philanthropic group I am

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the founder founded by me in 2020 and

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with that being said we are a group of

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high schools and college students from

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ages 16 to 21 who participate in

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frequent community outreach and

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community service where our main thing

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is philosophy and Grand giving so we

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fundraise money and the money I'll be

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fundraised we give out grants to other

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non-profits who support the youth

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throughout the Arizona Valley to help

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them pursue their organizational

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endeavors

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hi everyone my name is

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lady from policy manager and one of my

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passions is not only to protect my

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community but also find scholarships to

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pay for your College University and

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certificates I'm debt free and I want to

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teach that to others and I'm very

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excited to be here in this Summit and I

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look forward to working with all of you

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bye hello my name is Kennedy solaru I'm

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an innovator influencer and

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international trendsetter I often ask

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myself without communication who are we

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thus I seek opportunities within my

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community to further explore my question

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this fall will mark my third year with

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the Department of Employment Services

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school year internship program where I

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work at RSN Sports Network company as a

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community outreach and marketing intern

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I am excited for today's youth Summit

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because I cannot wait to connect and

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compare ideas with other youth

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hi my name is simran Tucker and I am a

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sophomore at American University

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studying political science and public

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relations I interned with the Office of

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Public engagement at the Department of

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Commerce during spring 2023 and my

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advice for students looking for their

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first internships or their first jobs is

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to not be afraid to apply to musicians

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with businesses organizations that

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they're not really interested in working

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with long term you're going to learn

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something at every experience that you

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have and you'll be able to take that

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experience and everything that you learn

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to your future endeavors and your future

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decisions

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my name is Charles wise and I'm the

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owner adult size 30s that's on my

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business when I was nine years old and

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now I'm 12. so I was inspired by my

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brother my sister and my mom because

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they sold all their products that they

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had and I was I wanted to sell my own

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products so I went I bake cookies and I

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saw them at a local Farms market and

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that's where it all started

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[Applause]

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and and that's just a snapshot guys um

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you can follow these videos and all of

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the resources we're sharing today at

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commerce.gov life and this event will be

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recorded so you can help us amplify it

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nationwide to all of your

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um partners and networks at this time I

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would like to call up our VIP speakers

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um jade if we can make them come this

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way

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a big run of Applause for our cabinet

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level secretaries and VIPs

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[Applause]

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okay and we're going to start with a

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note from our secretary of Commerce Gina

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raimondo and our deputy secretary Don

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grapes followed by our very own under

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secretary Don Cravens

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Welcome to the Department's first ever

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youth Summit here at Commerce we're

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focused on building the long-term

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competitiveness of the us so that

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everyone has the opportunity to succeed

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but if we don't support and uplift our

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young people we're never going to meet

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our goal and that's why we're so glad to

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have you here for this Gathering it's

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also why we're working so hard to ensure

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that everyone can participate in the

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next generation of innovation-led

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economic growth

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thanks to President Biden we're making

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Investments that are going to power

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America in the 21st century global

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economy and unlock new Pathways to good

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careers from bringing high-speed

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internet to every corner of the country

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to investing in critical Technologies of

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the future

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as we make these Investments we want to

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make sure that you have the tools and

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support you need to succeed

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our country's success depends on it

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this is a whole of government effort and

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I'm so proud of the new Partnerships

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we're building across the administration

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to support youth Workforce Development

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we're also thankful to those who helped

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make this Summit a reality

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I hope you'll take full advantage of

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today and check out the exhibits and

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demonstrations that our partner agencies

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and here at the Commerce Department have

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set up for you

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and I hope you'll continue to engage

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with us

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we're counting on your talent your

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energy your ambition and your ideas to

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build a brighter and more prosperous

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future for America and the world have a

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great time and thank you

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thank you secretary

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hello everyone welcome to the 2023

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National Youth Summit we are so pleased

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to have you here at the Department of

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Commerce

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today's Summit brings together the next

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generation of American innovators for an

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interactive empowering day of learning

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connecting and celebrating

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with this summit we're excited to share

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the mission and vision of our department

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with you you'll hear directly from our

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bureaus about their work including

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programs like funding grants training

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opportunities access to data and

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Innovation and technical assistance that

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may be available to you

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we also look forward to giving you a

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seat at the table as tomorrow's leaders

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we want to hear from you so today you'll

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be able to meet face to face with

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program leaders from across the federal

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government to begin important

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discussions about the issues that are

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important to you because ultimately this

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day is about you

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a large part of our mission here at the

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Commerce department is leveraging our

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efforts to better serve young people

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like you community by Community to

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ensure that you have everything you need

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to be successful

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and as we continue to drive this work

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we're going to need your help our

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success depends on your creativity

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Innovative spirit and willingness to

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engage with members of our department

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and our fellow government agencies to be

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our partners in the weeks months and

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years to come

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thank you

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thank you deputy secretary Graves please

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allow me to introduce you the first

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under secretary for the minority

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business development agency under

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secretary Don Cravens

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thank you

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hi everyone good morning

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good morning

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it is so good to have all of you here at

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your Department of Commerce it's it's

0:15:25.560,0:15:29.880
just every time I see my young faces and

0:15:27.959,0:15:31.800
the smiles and the bright eyes it it

0:15:29.880,0:15:34.500
cheers me up welcome to the Department

0:15:31.800,0:15:37.440
of Commerce Welcome to our first ever

0:15:34.500,0:15:39.300
youth Summit uh here at Commerce we

0:15:37.440,0:15:42.180
really are focused on building a future

0:15:39.300,0:15:45.120
for all of you a presence for all of you

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one that we look at the long term of

0:15:45.120,0:15:48.839
your growth but also the long term of

0:15:47.399,0:15:50.579
our great nation the United States of

0:15:48.839,0:15:53.339
America our competitiveness what makes

0:15:50.579,0:15:55.980
us a stronger Nation we are all going to

0:15:53.339,0:15:57.720
be depending on you to help us be that

0:15:55.980,0:15:59.279
strong Nation

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um I think we're in luck though because

0:15:59.279,0:16:03.360
I've gotten a chance to visit with some

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of you and I feel very strong that this

0:16:03.360,0:16:08.519
generation of entrepreneurs business

0:16:05.699,0:16:10.320
owners Founders innovators how many

0:16:08.519,0:16:12.420
innovators in here we have some great

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ideas okay good

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um and creators you all seem to be ready

0:16:14.699,0:16:19.740
to meet the moment where we are in our

0:16:17.699,0:16:22.079
history you are here today not only

0:16:19.740,0:16:24.779
because we believe in you you here today

0:16:22.079,0:16:26.279
because you also believe in yourselves

0:16:24.779,0:16:28.260
and it is very important to believe in

0:16:26.279,0:16:29.820
yourselves and that hard work that

0:16:28.260,0:16:33.480
Dedication that you've all been working

0:16:29.820,0:16:36.120
so hard to achieve I promise you it's

0:16:33.480,0:16:38.399
going to pay off because we need you to

0:16:36.120,0:16:40.740
get it done we're counting on all of you

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to help us deliver the next decade of

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change making transformative uh change

0:16:43.860,0:16:47.399
that our country needs now I want you to

0:16:45.720,0:16:49.079
believe in yourselves to succeed and I'm

0:16:47.399,0:16:51.060
a man of faith and I just want to give

0:16:49.079,0:16:54.060
you one piece of scripture today if

0:16:51.060,0:16:58.440
you'll allow me I I believe I I usually

0:16:54.060,0:17:01.199
read Jeremiah 29 11 and it says for I

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know the plans I have for you declares

0:17:01.199,0:17:07.980
the Lord plans to prosper you and not to

0:17:04.559,0:17:09.780
harm you plans to give you hope and a

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future and I want you to really believe

0:17:09.780,0:17:13.860
that whether you you're a person of

0:17:12.120,0:17:17.280
strong faith or just somebody who

0:17:13.860,0:17:18.419
chooses to to believe it just in

0:17:17.280,0:17:20.640
yourself I just want you to understand

0:17:18.419,0:17:23.220
that we all here on this stage we really

0:17:20.640,0:17:25.620
do believe in your plant your future we

0:17:23.220,0:17:27.720
have plans for you you should have plans

0:17:25.620,0:17:29.220
for yourself don't let anybody derail

0:17:27.720,0:17:32.040
your plans and more importantly don't

0:17:29.220,0:17:34.200
derail your own plans so we have a

0:17:32.040,0:17:35.940
wonderful wonderful Summit in store for

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you there's some great men and women who

0:17:35.940,0:17:39.059
are standing up here today and I don't

0:17:37.980,0:17:41.100
want to keep them standing too much

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longer but I just wanted to welcome you

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to the Department of Commerce have fun

0:17:42.900,0:17:48.539
meet some new people and Come Away with

0:17:45.720,0:17:50.700
with ideas on how you can be stronger

0:17:48.539,0:17:52.440
better more creative thank you all very

0:17:50.700,0:17:53.910
much and God bless each and every one of

0:17:52.440,0:17:57.249
you

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[Music]

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thank you under secretary Cravens in the

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interest of time he has to go for a vote

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Congressman Maxwell Frost

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please come to the video

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[Applause]

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how's everybody feeling

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well it's an honor to be here with you

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today I'm Congressman Maxwell Alejandro

0:18:16.559,0:18:19.980
Frost proudly representing Florida's

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10th congressional district Orlando

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Florida here in the United States

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Congress Florida

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stand up and

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you know I uh announced my candidacy

0:18:31.380,0:18:37.320
candidacy for congress at the age of 24.

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I was elected at 25 and now I'm 26. uh

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youngest member of the United States

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Congress

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and I gotta tell you it's wonderful to

0:18:43.200,0:18:46.799
look out in this crowd and see so many

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young people from diverse backgrounds

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here to better themselves focus on

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entrepreneurial ship Innovation and

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Leadership and I can tell you that

0:18:52.220,0:18:56.940
oftentimes I get asked about young

0:18:54.960,0:18:58.440
people I'm not sure why

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I'm always going to ask about young

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people and the truth is that the way

0:19:00.900,0:19:05.100
that we Foster Young Folks for the

0:19:02.640,0:19:07.140
future is through events like this right

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we understand oftentimes when young

0:19:07.140,0:19:10.320
people are in the room people only want

0:19:08.460,0:19:12.480
to talk about the future

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when I was 24 and I decided to run for

0:19:12.480,0:19:17.100
Congress I really wanted to talk about

0:19:14.220,0:19:18.660
the present because what we realize is

0:19:17.100,0:19:20.880
that our future Collective future

0:19:18.660,0:19:23.280
Collective shared struggle as a people

0:19:20.880,0:19:24.539
is so tied to the decisions we make

0:19:23.280,0:19:27.600
today

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you know for me

0:19:27.600,0:19:32.640
I've realized that you know we have this

0:19:29.820,0:19:34.260
very toxic grind culture here in the

0:19:32.640,0:19:36.660
United States that oftentimes put

0:19:34.260,0:19:38.580
unnecessary burden and pressure on young

0:19:36.660,0:19:40.799
people I was a part of that especially

0:19:38.580,0:19:42.600
in high school I had a two-year plan A

0:19:40.799,0:19:43.980
Five-Year Plan a 10-year plan a 15-year

0:19:42.600,0:19:44.720
plan a 20-year plan and none of it

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happened

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and my life changed the day I decided to

0:19:47.760,0:19:51.900
make my plans not about

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who I wanted to be but what I wanted to

0:19:51.900,0:19:54.600
do

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the difference between a selfish goal

0:19:54.600,0:19:58.980
and a selfless goal

0:19:56.460,0:20:01.440
my goal now is easy I want to help

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people through music and politics that's

0:20:01.440,0:20:05.280
it as long as I wake up every morning

0:20:03.240,0:20:07.440
making decisions in service of that I

0:20:05.280,0:20:09.360
can be proud of myself and it's the day

0:20:07.440,0:20:11.400
that I gave myself that goal and gave

0:20:09.360,0:20:13.260
myself that Grace to go where I want to

0:20:11.400,0:20:15.480
go in the future I don't know where 10

0:20:13.260,0:20:18.419
years from now Max will be but I'm sure

0:20:15.480,0:20:19.559
it'll be in line with that goal and so I

0:20:18.419,0:20:21.840
just want to let you all know give

0:20:19.559,0:20:23.700
yourself the grace that you deserve to

0:20:21.840,0:20:25.919
flow throughout this life because it's

0:20:23.700,0:20:28.080
different now to work the economy is

0:20:25.919,0:20:30.240
different now our generation is on track

0:20:28.080,0:20:32.520
to own the least amount of assets out of

0:20:30.240,0:20:35.520
any other generation and it's up to us

0:20:32.520,0:20:37.440
and everybody to fix that for

0:20:35.520,0:20:39.360
generations to come and I believe we

0:20:37.440,0:20:42.059
will I'm very optimistic young people

0:20:39.360,0:20:44.780
now are voting more than ever before in

0:20:42.059,0:20:44.780
our country's history

0:20:45.380,0:20:51.900
we're voting we're creating we're loving

0:20:49.260,0:20:53.700
and I love you all so continue to do it

0:20:51.900,0:20:55.730
invest in yourselves thank you for being

0:20:53.700,0:20:59.890
here and God bless have a good day

0:20:55.730,0:20:59.890
[Applause]

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thank you so much Congressman Frost

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first zillino member of Congress and now

0:21:05.640,0:21:09.240
with us the executive director of The

0:21:07.919,0:21:10.440
White House Office of faith-based and

0:21:09.240,0:21:12.059
neighborhood Partnerships and special

0:21:10.440,0:21:14.299
assistants with the president Melissa

0:21:12.059,0:21:14.299
Rogers

0:21:14.720,0:21:20.160
thank you thank you so much Andres and

0:21:18.299,0:21:22.200
thank you secretary vermando Deputy

0:21:20.160,0:21:24.840
deputy secretary Graves and under

0:21:22.200,0:21:26.400
secretary Craven we are really uh

0:21:24.840,0:21:28.799
grateful for your leadership and support

0:21:26.400,0:21:31.140
of this incredible effort and welcome to

0:21:28.799,0:21:32.580
all of you we are so excited that you're

0:21:31.140,0:21:34.020
here today

0:21:32.580,0:21:36.120
um you bring a lot of life and

0:21:34.020,0:21:37.919
excitement to this building and so thank

0:21:36.120,0:21:40.260
you for that and all that you'll do as a

0:21:37.919,0:21:42.360
part of the day it's my honor to bring

0:21:40.260,0:21:45.120
you greetings from our President Joe

0:21:42.360,0:21:46.919
Biden President Biden is committed to

0:21:45.120,0:21:48.960
ensuring that our nation's youth have

0:21:46.919,0:21:51.179
opportunities to thrive including

0:21:48.960,0:21:53.760
through connections to jobs internships

0:21:51.179,0:21:55.980
apprenticeships and other resources and

0:21:53.760,0:21:58.200
opportunities and he sends his warm

0:21:55.980,0:22:00.780
welcome to each of you

0:21:58.200,0:22:04.559
you are here today as the congressman

0:22:00.780,0:22:08.220
said because you are a recognized leader

0:22:04.559,0:22:11.700
and you are someone who cares about your

0:22:08.220,0:22:13.620
community and your country especially at

0:22:11.700,0:22:15.000
such an important time in our nation's

0:22:13.620,0:22:18.419
history

0:22:15.000,0:22:20.520
we want to thank you for stepping up and

0:22:18.419,0:22:23.280
seeing that there's an opportunity to

0:22:20.520,0:22:26.280
serve and taking that opportunity

0:22:23.280,0:22:29.400
we know that helping everyone in our

0:22:26.280,0:22:32.220
nation to thrive is not a job that the

0:22:29.400,0:22:34.559
government alone can do we have to do

0:22:32.220,0:22:36.659
that work together and that's why we're

0:22:34.559,0:22:39.659
here today to figure out how we can do

0:22:36.659,0:22:41.400
that job better to serve you better and

0:22:39.659,0:22:44.100
to serve other people in our country

0:22:41.400,0:22:46.740
better and that's one of the reasons why

0:22:44.100,0:22:48.360
President Biden re-established the White

0:22:46.740,0:22:50.460
House Office of faith-based and

0:22:48.360,0:22:52.679
neighborhood Partnerships and also

0:22:50.460,0:22:54.840
agency centers for faith-based and

0:22:52.679,0:22:56.340
neighborhood Partnerships across the

0:22:54.840,0:22:58.559
federal government

0:22:56.340,0:23:00.480
and many of them are here today and of

0:22:58.559,0:23:02.940
course we're ably led by the center here

0:23:00.480,0:23:04.200
at Commerce thank you again Andres for

0:23:02.940,0:23:06.780
that

0:23:04.200,0:23:08.340
so we want to thank Andres and the

0:23:06.780,0:23:11.640
Commerce Center for making this Summit

0:23:08.340,0:23:13.679
possible as well as for connecting us

0:23:11.640,0:23:15.960
with all of you

0:23:13.679,0:23:18.299
because we really do believe that by

0:23:15.960,0:23:20.580
working together we will be able to

0:23:18.299,0:23:22.020
change lives for the better and that's

0:23:20.580,0:23:23.460
what we're going to talk about today and

0:23:22.020,0:23:25.799
that's very exciting

0:23:23.460,0:23:27.900
President Biden often says that America

0:23:25.799,0:23:29.940
can be defined by a single word

0:23:27.900,0:23:32.520
possibilities

0:23:29.940,0:23:35.280
at this Gathering today there are so

0:23:32.520,0:23:38.100
many possibilities we are together to

0:23:35.280,0:23:40.919
dream and to figure out new ways to

0:23:38.100,0:23:43.140
partner and make people's lives better

0:23:40.919,0:23:45.299
so thank you for being with us at this

0:23:43.140,0:23:47.340
exciting time thank you for everybody

0:23:45.299,0:23:49.980
who's gathered here to support this

0:23:47.340,0:23:52.020
effort thank you for the leadership and

0:23:49.980,0:23:54.240
service that you will provide not only

0:23:52.020,0:23:58.100
today but for many years into the future

0:23:54.240,0:23:58.100
and Godspeed everyone

0:24:00.179,0:24:03.179
thank you so much Melissa

0:24:02.520,0:24:05.400
um

0:24:03.179,0:24:08.659
the mayor has a heart stop mayor Bowser

0:24:05.400,0:24:08.659
can you please come to the podium

0:24:09.600,0:24:15.299
well good morning everybody

0:24:12.720,0:24:19.500
I'm Muriel Bowser I'm the mayor of

0:24:15.299,0:24:19.500
Washington D.C and

0:24:19.880,0:24:25.919
I am so happy to see all of you in

0:24:23.520,0:24:27.659
Washington DC and I'm especially happy

0:24:25.919,0:24:30.539
to see you uh right here at the

0:24:27.659,0:24:32.880
Department of Commerce my office is just

0:24:30.539,0:24:36.179
across the street so I get to look at

0:24:32.880,0:24:38.100
this building every single day uh and I

0:24:36.179,0:24:42.179
know the important work that happens

0:24:38.100,0:24:47.039
here how our federal officials are very

0:24:42.179,0:24:49.260
focused on how we grow talent in our

0:24:47.039,0:24:52.080
country how we're competitive around the

0:24:49.260,0:24:55.260
world how we attract tourists and

0:24:52.080,0:24:59.520
visitors and investment in our nation

0:24:55.260,0:25:02.340
but also focused on how we Inspire the

0:24:59.520,0:25:04.679
spirit of Entrepreneurship in our young

0:25:02.340,0:25:08.039
people and I'm just delighted by that

0:25:04.679,0:25:10.919
and just like the congressman said there

0:25:08.039,0:25:14.400
are so many of the solutions to our

0:25:10.919,0:25:16.799
nation's challenges and solutions for

0:25:14.400,0:25:20.700
our future challenges right here in this

0:25:16.799,0:25:24.000
room so we want you to continue to think

0:25:20.700,0:25:27.059
big to think about how you are going to

0:25:24.000,0:25:29.159
be a part of finding those Solutions be

0:25:27.059,0:25:32.640
it in government or science or in

0:25:29.159,0:25:35.460
Corporate America we are relying on you

0:25:32.640,0:25:39.059
to help us think think through those

0:25:35.460,0:25:42.539
problems and challenges we are very

0:25:39.059,0:25:45.059
committed to that endeavor in our own

0:25:42.539,0:25:47.700
schools you're going to hear from the

0:25:45.059,0:25:50.940
chancellor of DC public schools Dr Louis

0:25:47.700,0:25:54.600
Farabee in just a few moments and part

0:25:50.940,0:25:58.500
of his focus is how do we use our public

0:25:54.600,0:26:01.980
education system to make sure that we

0:25:58.500,0:26:04.200
are graduating think critical thinkers

0:26:01.980,0:26:07.440
and people who are going to be prepared

0:26:04.200,0:26:10.380
for the challenges of whatever is next

0:26:07.440,0:26:13.799
for them be it higher education or the

0:26:10.380,0:26:15.600
world of work and our partnership with

0:26:13.799,0:26:17.960
the Department of Commerce is so

0:26:15.600,0:26:20.640
critical to that when I got secretary

0:26:17.960,0:26:23.820
raymondo's invitation I knew I had to be

0:26:20.640,0:26:26.039
here because her commitment to moving

0:26:23.820,0:26:28.500
our nation forward is unparalleled so

0:26:26.039,0:26:30.900
enjoy the summit come back to Washington

0:26:28.500,0:26:33.720
D.C often you love it right

0:26:30.900,0:26:36.659
all right so come back often see your

0:26:33.720,0:26:39.059
Capital City enjoy the free museums and

0:26:36.659,0:26:40.860
monuments and our great great

0:26:39.059,0:26:44.419
neighborhoods have a great one guys

0:26:40.860,0:26:44.419
thank you thank you

0:26:47.279,0:26:51.360
thank you so much mayor Bowser now I

0:26:49.679,0:26:53.700
have the pleasure of introducing to you

0:26:51.360,0:26:55.620
guys the deputy secretary of the

0:26:53.700,0:26:57.860
Department of Education Miss Cindy

0:26:55.620,0:26:57.860
Martin

0:26:58.730,0:27:03.299
[Applause]

0:27:00.740,0:27:04.799
thank you so much it's great to be with

0:27:03.299,0:27:06.419
everybody thank you under secretary

0:27:04.799,0:27:08.220
Cravens and the whole Department of

0:27:06.419,0:27:09.240
Commerce for and the center for

0:27:08.220,0:27:11.279
faith-based and neighborhood

0:27:09.240,0:27:13.140
Partnerships for giving me this great

0:27:11.279,0:27:15.600
invitation to be with all of you because

0:27:13.140,0:27:17.220
you're who I work for we work for the

0:27:15.600,0:27:19.260
students in our country to make sure you

0:27:17.220,0:27:20.940
have what you need when you need it in

0:27:19.260,0:27:22.980
the way that you need it and it's great

0:27:20.940,0:27:25.080
that you're hosting this event here at

0:27:22.980,0:27:26.820
Commerce as you heard I'm Cindy Martin

0:27:25.080,0:27:29.159
I'm the U.S deputy secretary of

0:27:26.820,0:27:30.900
education and it really is an honor to

0:27:29.159,0:27:32.039
be with you along with so many other

0:27:30.900,0:27:33.960
members of the Biden Harris

0:27:32.039,0:27:36.419
Administration you heard President Biden

0:27:33.960,0:27:38.039
sent warm greetings to you at the

0:27:36.419,0:27:40.080
department where I work Department of

0:27:38.039,0:27:42.419
Education the Secretary of Education

0:27:40.080,0:27:44.460
Miguel Cardona and I were centered on

0:27:42.419,0:27:45.840
something we're Center ourselves on

0:27:44.460,0:27:47.460
equity

0:27:45.840,0:27:50.360
excellence

0:27:47.460,0:27:53.580
and the intersection of Education

0:27:50.360,0:27:55.500
Workforce Development and economic

0:27:53.580,0:27:58.260
development all of those how they work

0:27:55.500,0:28:01.500
together and we do that work to build

0:27:58.260,0:28:03.900
systems of Excellence not pockets of

0:28:01.500,0:28:07.380
excellence in some places for some kids

0:28:03.900,0:28:09.240
some days but systems of Excellence that

0:28:07.380,0:28:11.279
will provide all kinds of multiple

0:28:09.240,0:28:14.760
Pathways to success for our young people

0:28:11.279,0:28:17.279
and we do this in the spirit of being a

0:28:14.760,0:28:19.980
service agency at the Department of

0:28:17.279,0:28:22.919
Education we want you to be able to

0:28:19.980,0:28:25.559
shape and pursue your hopes dreams

0:28:22.919,0:28:28.980
passions skills interests and abilities

0:28:25.559,0:28:31.799
your vision for your future and we want

0:28:28.980,0:28:34.380
you to create your own Pathways using a

0:28:31.799,0:28:36.720
great education to build on that success

0:28:34.380,0:28:40.200
and to achieve all of your goals your

0:28:36.720,0:28:42.299
hopes and your dreams that's why I loved

0:28:40.200,0:28:44.820
when I got this invitation it was

0:28:42.299,0:28:46.919
aligned with everything we believe in at

0:28:44.820,0:28:49.799
the Department of Education this

0:28:46.919,0:28:52.279
national news Summit is aligned to what

0:28:49.799,0:28:55.919
we believe will make a strong country

0:28:52.279,0:28:59.880
your focus today your ability to focus

0:28:55.919,0:29:03.000
on entrepreneurship use data use

0:28:59.880,0:29:05.580
innovation your leadership and your

0:29:03.000,0:29:08.880
invention those are the key strategies

0:29:05.580,0:29:10.980
that we need that's what helps lead us a

0:29:08.880,0:29:13.260
great nation and leads us into the

0:29:10.980,0:29:16.980
future by starting with as a congressman

0:29:13.260,0:29:19.620
said today the future is now so it's a

0:29:16.980,0:29:22.320
powerful event in which we have to be

0:29:19.620,0:29:24.539
able to harness the energy the potential

0:29:22.320,0:29:27.480
and the aspirations of each one of you

0:29:24.539,0:29:29.760
for our country's full potential the

0:29:27.480,0:29:32.279
youth shine so brilliantly to make that

0:29:29.760,0:29:34.799
happen the fact that you are the driving

0:29:32.279,0:29:36.720
force for our nation's future is why

0:29:34.799,0:29:40.399
we're all here today and with President

0:29:36.720,0:29:42.899
Biden's once in a generation

0:29:40.399,0:29:43.919
transformational investment in our

0:29:42.899,0:29:45.600
Workforce

0:29:43.919,0:29:47.940
things like the bipartisan

0:29:45.600,0:29:51.360
infrastructure law transformational

0:29:47.940,0:29:53.640
investment the chips and science Act and

0:29:51.360,0:29:56.039
the climate Provisions that are embedded

0:29:53.640,0:29:59.279
in the inflation reduction act all of

0:29:56.039,0:30:02.159
those Investments says we need you our

0:29:59.279,0:30:04.500
nation needs you more than ever to lead

0:30:02.159,0:30:07.559
the way to new and growing in-demand

0:30:04.500,0:30:10.200
fields that are coming forward as our

0:30:07.559,0:30:12.960
secretary of education always says we

0:30:10.200,0:30:15.779
are educating the workforce today for

0:30:12.960,0:30:17.340
the tsunami of jobs that is coming

0:30:15.779,0:30:19.620
We Believe

0:30:17.340,0:30:21.720
that this right now

0:30:19.620,0:30:23.700
is Our Moment

0:30:21.720,0:30:28.159
and that's why it's our responsibility

0:30:23.700,0:30:31.320
to reimagine and not just reimagine

0:30:28.159,0:30:33.659
redesign our entire education system so

0:30:31.320,0:30:36.600
that we can better prepare every single

0:30:33.659,0:30:39.299
one of you to get what you need

0:30:36.600,0:30:42.179
when you need it in the way that you

0:30:39.299,0:30:43.679
need it and where you need it that's why

0:30:42.179,0:30:45.059
the Department of Education we've

0:30:43.679,0:30:48.059
launched our new initiative called

0:30:45.059,0:30:50.039
raising the bar unlocking Career Success

0:30:48.059,0:30:51.960
that's going to drive the transformation

0:30:50.039,0:30:54.659
in our schools that's going to help us

0:30:51.960,0:30:57.600
blur the lines between preschool through

0:30:54.659,0:30:59.640
12th grade higher education and the

0:30:57.600,0:31:02.159
world of work so there aren't silos

0:30:59.640,0:31:04.740
anymore it includes having things like

0:31:02.159,0:31:06.960
great registered apprenticeships and the

0:31:04.740,0:31:09.299
incredible array of very powerful

0:31:06.960,0:31:11.340
opportunities that our community and

0:31:09.299,0:31:12.240
technical colleges can provide to all of

0:31:11.340,0:31:14.700
you

0:31:12.240,0:31:17.399
through this initiative of unlocking

0:31:14.700,0:31:19.559
your Career Success we want all young

0:31:17.399,0:31:21.960
people to be able to leave their high

0:31:19.559,0:31:24.480
schools with the Four Keys that we know

0:31:21.960,0:31:27.000
will unlock the Career Success and help

0:31:24.480,0:31:28.500
them Drive their Futures one we want

0:31:27.000,0:31:30.840
them to be able to earn college credit

0:31:28.500,0:31:32.880
while they're in high school we want

0:31:30.840,0:31:35.220
students to experience the workplace

0:31:32.880,0:31:37.080
through work based learning while

0:31:35.220,0:31:38.760
they're still in high school we want

0:31:37.080,0:31:40.500
them to earn an industry needed

0:31:38.760,0:31:43.020
credential that could help them get a

0:31:40.500,0:31:45.539
very good job and fourth we know we need

0:31:43.020,0:31:48.000
great career advising and navigation

0:31:45.539,0:31:50.039
that helps our young people shape and

0:31:48.000,0:31:51.720
plan their future and their career

0:31:50.039,0:31:54.360
Ambitions so they can see what's coming

0:31:51.720,0:31:56.940
next for them we know

0:31:54.360,0:31:58.500
that investing in America means

0:31:56.940,0:32:02.340
something really important

0:31:58.500,0:32:04.679
it means investing in you that's what

0:32:02.340,0:32:07.740
investing in America means you are our

0:32:04.679,0:32:13.020
future leaders right here work hard

0:32:07.740,0:32:15.360
be kind dream big never make excuses and

0:32:13.020,0:32:17.820
believe in the power of an education as

0:32:15.360,0:32:21.179
the driver for economic and social

0:32:17.820,0:32:24.840
Mobility that's the way that together we

0:32:21.179,0:32:26.720
can forge a future that is brighter

0:32:24.840,0:32:28.740
and more Equitable

0:32:26.720,0:32:31.279
more inclusive

0:32:28.740,0:32:33.539
and more just than we can ever imagine

0:32:31.279,0:32:36.200
thank you so much and keep drinking

0:32:33.539,0:32:36.200
dreaming big

0:32:39.779,0:32:43.860
thank you so much deputy secretary

0:32:41.279,0:32:46.440
Martin now I have the pleasure of

0:32:43.860,0:32:49.200
introducing you a beloved public servant

0:32:46.440,0:32:52.670
and a fellow Floridian Senator Nelson

0:32:49.200,0:32:56.399
our administrator for NASA

0:32:52.670,0:32:59.700
[Applause]

0:32:56.399,0:33:02.399
thank you come on Alvin

0:32:59.700,0:33:06.140
I want you all to meet Colonel Alvin

0:33:02.399,0:33:10.559
Drew one of our astronauts

0:33:06.140,0:33:10.559
[Applause]

0:33:11.039,0:33:17.820
the two of us have had the privilege of

0:33:14.100,0:33:19.080
flying in space and when you look out

0:33:17.820,0:33:21.120
the window

0:33:19.080,0:33:24.779
of a spacecraft

0:33:21.120,0:33:28.440
it's a different perspective

0:33:24.779,0:33:30.200
because as you orbit the Earth every 90

0:33:28.440,0:33:33.299
minutes

0:33:30.200,0:33:35.760
about an hour of that in daylight and

0:33:33.299,0:33:38.360
about a half hour of that in the earth's

0:33:35.760,0:33:43.760
Shadow or night time

0:33:38.360,0:33:46.679
you see a planet that is so beautiful

0:33:43.760,0:33:48.840
suspended in the middle of nothing and

0:33:46.679,0:33:52.980
space is nothing it's

0:33:48.840,0:33:55.620
and here is our home

0:33:52.980,0:33:58.740
and it looks so fragile

0:33:55.620,0:34:00.539
and it makes those of us who've had that

0:33:58.740,0:34:04.380
privilege

0:34:00.539,0:34:07.639
want to be better stewards

0:34:04.380,0:34:10.800
I wanted you to meet

0:34:07.639,0:34:13.740
Colonel Alvin Drew

0:34:10.800,0:34:18.599
because he's the real deal

0:34:13.740,0:34:22.080
he's an Air Force Academy graduate

0:34:18.599,0:34:23.820
he's flown 25 different kinds of

0:34:22.080,0:34:27.960
aircraft

0:34:23.820,0:34:30.480
he has been a space shuttle

0:34:27.960,0:34:33.599
Mission specialist

0:34:30.480,0:34:36.859
and has been in space

0:34:33.599,0:34:36.859
countless hours

0:34:37.139,0:34:43.379
this is what you can do if you put your

0:34:41.760,0:34:46.740
mind to it

0:34:43.379,0:34:50.879
now the fact is

0:34:46.740,0:34:53.960
that we have internships that are not

0:34:50.879,0:34:57.619
and they're paid internships

0:34:53.960,0:35:01.140
they are not only full-time Insurance

0:34:57.619,0:35:04.140
internships but we actually have online

0:35:01.140,0:35:04.140
internships

0:35:04.320,0:35:09.240
and so Alvin and I wanted to come here

0:35:07.200,0:35:11.940
and and tell you

0:35:09.240,0:35:14.339
that we're looking for the best and

0:35:11.940,0:35:15.720
we're looking for those that are really

0:35:14.339,0:35:19.980
motivated

0:35:15.720,0:35:22.339
because next year we're going back to

0:35:19.980,0:35:22.339
the Moon

0:35:24.500,0:35:28.980
I'll get you to say something just a

0:35:26.940,0:35:31.920
second

0:35:28.980,0:35:34.200
it's been a half a century since we were

0:35:31.920,0:35:36.660
on the moon and this time we're going

0:35:34.200,0:35:40.260
back for a different reason

0:35:36.660,0:35:45.839
we're going back to live there to learn

0:35:40.260,0:35:49.260
to create to invent in order for us to

0:35:45.839,0:35:53.599
go to Mars and Beyond

0:35:49.260,0:35:53.599
and this is the excitement

0:35:54.540,0:36:03.060
50 years ago it was the Apollo program

0:35:59.099,0:36:07.200
and that was the Apollo generation

0:36:03.060,0:36:12.079
now it is the Artemis program to venture

0:36:07.200,0:36:16.020
out into the unknown into the cosmos

0:36:12.079,0:36:17.520
and as President Kennedy used to

0:36:16.020,0:36:21.000
describe it

0:36:17.520,0:36:22.980
when he said we go to the Moon not

0:36:21.000,0:36:25.740
because it's easy

0:36:22.980,0:36:29.040
but because it's hard

0:36:25.740,0:36:32.040
and he was a sailor and he often talked

0:36:29.040,0:36:33.440
in nautical terms he said

0:36:32.040,0:36:37.859
are

0:36:33.440,0:36:41.760
astronauts star sailors

0:36:37.859,0:36:48.119
will Sail on a cosmic sea

0:36:41.760,0:36:50.660
and explore far off Cosmic Shores

0:36:48.119,0:36:54.850
Alvin say a word please

0:36:50.660,0:36:57.300
thank you thank you Senator Nelson

0:36:54.850,0:36:59.339
[Applause]

0:36:57.300,0:37:01.920
yesterday our NASA administrator Senator

0:36:59.339,0:37:03.960
Nelson shared with us his vision for

0:37:01.920,0:37:06.740
NASA's future and its Workforce in the

0:37:03.960,0:37:09.180
year 2040.

0:37:06.740,0:37:11.700
2040. that sounds like something out of

0:37:09.180,0:37:13.440
Science Fiction and so far off to me

0:37:11.700,0:37:14.880
he wasn't talking about me as part of

0:37:13.440,0:37:17.339
that Workforce he'll be one of the

0:37:14.880,0:37:18.540
pensioners during that time period he's

0:37:17.339,0:37:20.579
talking about those who are going to

0:37:18.540,0:37:22.380
inherit that Workforce from us by the

0:37:20.579,0:37:24.180
year 2040.

0:37:22.380,0:37:27.359
think about where you're going to be in

0:37:24.180,0:37:29.760
the year 2040 what will you be doing

0:37:27.359,0:37:31.200
how did you get there I can promise you

0:37:29.760,0:37:32.700
that each one of you at some point is

0:37:31.200,0:37:35.339
going to look around in a room between

0:37:32.700,0:37:37.320
now and 17 years from now and figured

0:37:35.339,0:37:39.420
out that folks like Senator Nelson and

0:37:37.320,0:37:42.060
myself are off on golf courses and

0:37:39.420,0:37:44.460
enjoying our retirement and have left

0:37:42.060,0:37:46.380
you in charge

0:37:44.460,0:37:50.099
and you're going to ask yourself

0:37:46.380,0:37:51.900
how in the world did I wind up in charge

0:37:50.099,0:37:54.060
thought of that

0:37:51.900,0:37:55.859
and am I prepared

0:37:54.060,0:37:57.839
the short answer to that question is you

0:37:55.859,0:37:59.640
all will be prepared for sure because

0:37:57.839,0:38:01.380
your journey towards that that

0:37:59.640,0:38:02.880
preparation has started already and you

0:38:01.380,0:38:05.280
are well on your way

0:38:02.880,0:38:08.060
this is the next step for you

0:38:05.280,0:38:08.060
amen

0:38:10.200,0:38:13.460
okay I'll do that

0:38:16.140,0:38:21.119
thank you so much Senator Nelson and

0:38:18.060,0:38:23.760
Colonel uh Drew now I have the pleasure

0:38:21.119,0:38:26.339
of introducing you to Ms Anna heji who's

0:38:23.760,0:38:31.160
going to give salutations from our

0:38:26.339,0:38:31.160
acting Secretary of Labor Ms Julie Sue

0:38:32.599,0:38:36.960
good morning my two little boys are

0:38:35.760,0:38:39.180
going to be so excited that I got to

0:38:36.960,0:38:41.579
meet at one but two real live astronauts

0:38:39.180,0:38:43.260
today so I'm gonna be uh excited to to

0:38:41.579,0:38:44.880
tell them all about that

0:38:43.260,0:38:45.900
um my name is Anna hey Jay I work for

0:38:44.880,0:38:48.000
the Department of Labor and the

0:38:45.900,0:38:48.839
employment and training Administration

0:38:48.000,0:38:50.880
um thank you so much to the Department

0:38:48.839,0:38:52.380
of Commerce and our colleagues here and

0:38:50.880,0:38:53.700
of course to all of you for for being

0:38:52.380,0:38:55.260
here

0:38:53.700,0:38:56.880
um I also want to take a moment to

0:38:55.260,0:38:58.500
acknowledge that we have some Job Corps

0:38:56.880,0:39:00.420
students and some apprentices in the

0:38:58.500,0:39:02.160
audience today so if you just want to

0:39:00.420,0:39:03.540
give a quick shout out to you guys if if

0:39:02.160,0:39:04.820
you want to just wave your hand say

0:39:03.540,0:39:07.680
Hello

0:39:04.820,0:39:09.720
thank you

0:39:07.680,0:39:11.280
so

0:39:09.720,0:39:12.780
um the Department of Commerce joined the

0:39:11.280,0:39:15.000
Department of Labor back in March of

0:39:12.780,0:39:16.920
2023 when we announced our youth

0:39:15.000,0:39:19.140
employment work strategy it was actually

0:39:16.920,0:39:20.760
at our Summit that we held during that

0:39:19.140,0:39:23.339
time that Deputy assistant secretary

0:39:20.760,0:39:24.780
Graves share the intent to have this

0:39:23.339,0:39:27.359
Summit so I think what you're going to

0:39:24.780,0:39:28.740
see today is a commitment at all levels

0:39:27.359,0:39:30.780
of government to ensure that young

0:39:28.740,0:39:32.220
people are supported and to ensure the

0:39:30.780,0:39:34.140
the commitments of the youth employment

0:39:32.220,0:39:36.839
Works strategy as well as many others

0:39:34.140,0:39:38.579
across government like Commerce we're

0:39:36.839,0:39:41.640
committed to creating policy programs

0:39:38.579,0:39:43.320
and strategies to support all of you at

0:39:41.640,0:39:46.079
DOL we're working to make sure every

0:39:43.320,0:39:48.839
young person encounters no wrong door to

0:39:46.079,0:39:49.500
their journey to get a good job

0:39:48.839,0:39:51.240
um

0:39:49.500,0:39:52.920
we're working to make sure that you get

0:39:51.240,0:39:54.900
a paid work experience I think Senator

0:39:52.920,0:39:56.880
Nelson mentioned it's a paid experience

0:39:54.900,0:39:58.140
and a paid internship that's important

0:39:56.880,0:40:00.300
and then it's going to be available to

0:39:58.140,0:40:02.220
all people we're working to empower all

0:40:00.300,0:40:03.720
workers including young people to know

0:40:02.220,0:40:05.940
your rights and to know what

0:40:03.720,0:40:07.020
opportunities are in front of you and at

0:40:05.940,0:40:09.300
the career fair today you're going to

0:40:07.020,0:40:11.099
learn more not just about usdol programs

0:40:09.300,0:40:14.040
but Federal programs across the board

0:40:11.099,0:40:16.800
some of which include youth builds which

0:40:14.040,0:40:18.000
include Job Corps some of the local

0:40:16.800,0:40:19.380
youth programs and then of course

0:40:18.000,0:40:20.820
apprenticeships and you have great

0:40:19.380,0:40:22.800
Representatives here today to talk to

0:40:20.820,0:40:24.720
you about that you're also going to hear

0:40:22.800,0:40:26.760
more about resources to explore career

0:40:24.720,0:40:28.859
Pathways understand your rights as a

0:40:26.760,0:40:31.200
worker and explore jobs and internships

0:40:28.859,0:40:33.300
and usdol and Beyond at the federal

0:40:31.200,0:40:35.040
government so no matter where you are in

0:40:33.300,0:40:36.839
the country there are Workforce

0:40:35.040,0:40:39.180
Development resources and opportunities

0:40:36.839,0:40:41.220
to support you and of course more

0:40:39.180,0:40:42.480
importantly we're here to learn from all

0:40:41.220,0:40:44.400
of you we want to hear from you what's

0:40:42.480,0:40:46.740
working what do you hope to see for your

0:40:44.400,0:40:48.359
futures and how can we continue to

0:40:46.740,0:40:50.700
create a Workforce system that works for

0:40:48.359,0:40:51.960
all of you so with that thank you so

0:40:50.700,0:40:54.440
much I look forward to seeing all of you

0:40:51.960,0:40:54.440
the rest of today

0:40:55.859,0:41:00.000
thank you so much Miss Hagi and now I

0:40:58.079,0:41:01.920
have the pleasure of introducing you our

0:41:00.000,0:41:04.970
very dear Chancellor for DC public

0:41:01.920,0:41:08.070
schools Mr Louis Farabee

0:41:04.970,0:41:08.070
[Applause]

0:41:11.099,0:41:15.540
good morning

0:41:13.020,0:41:18.540
it is an honor to be with you today

0:41:15.540,0:41:20.579
thank you to all of our speakers for

0:41:18.540,0:41:23.220
empowering our young people we have

0:41:20.579,0:41:25.099
amazing slate of leaders in our country

0:41:23.220,0:41:29.099
and our city that are before you today

0:41:25.099,0:41:32.579
uh as shared earlier I have the pleasure

0:41:29.099,0:41:37.020
to partner with and grateful to partner

0:41:32.579,0:41:38.820
with our mayor mayor Bowser we have the

0:41:37.020,0:41:41.640
tremendous responsibility to work

0:41:38.820,0:41:42.599
together to ensure that you have what

0:41:41.640,0:41:44.940
you need

0:41:42.599,0:41:47.760
and as said earlier it can't be said

0:41:44.940,0:41:50.820
enough young people in the room we are

0:41:47.760,0:41:53.280
truly here today for you in fact we show

0:41:50.820,0:41:55.740
up every day to ensure that you get what

0:41:53.280,0:41:57.960
you need specifically in D.C public

0:41:55.740,0:42:01.680
schools we're really proud of our Edge

0:41:57.960,0:42:04.740
and that is innovation Innovation and

0:42:01.680,0:42:06.960
education and also career Readiness when

0:42:04.740,0:42:08.700
we think about that I'm really proud of

0:42:06.960,0:42:11.820
the work that is happening in our high

0:42:08.700,0:42:13.260
schools to ensure that we are disrupting

0:42:11.820,0:42:16.380
the status quo

0:42:13.260,0:42:18.960
that we have Community Driven learning

0:42:16.380,0:42:21.540
models that are supported by amazing

0:42:18.960,0:42:23.940
teams in your high school and in fact I

0:42:21.540,0:42:26.880
am told we have some of those high

0:42:23.940,0:42:29.220
schools represented here today we have

0:42:26.880,0:42:31.500
our high schools that are in trenched in

0:42:29.220,0:42:34.740
our Partnerships with execute and our

0:42:31.500,0:42:38.040
redesign efforts so if you are one of

0:42:34.740,0:42:39.880
our entrepreneurs from Cardozo education

0:42:38.040,0:42:43.200
campus be recognized

0:42:39.880,0:42:46.079
[Applause]

0:42:43.200,0:42:48.060
we have some of our leaders from

0:42:46.079,0:42:49.660
Columbia Heights education campus with

0:42:48.060,0:42:51.839
us as well

0:42:49.660,0:42:54.540
[Applause]

0:42:51.839,0:42:58.640
and then we have our innovators from

0:42:54.540,0:42:58.640
Ballou High School in the room as well

0:42:58.859,0:43:03.780
uh in addition to this work we're really

0:43:01.260,0:43:06.900
proud deputy secretary you appreciate

0:43:03.780,0:43:09.960
this David second Martin uh we have over

0:43:06.900,0:43:12.960
30 industry recognized certifications

0:43:09.960,0:43:15.960
that students can earn and 25 distinct

0:43:12.960,0:43:18.599
career Pathways and really proud last

0:43:15.960,0:43:20.160
year we have over 35 percent of our high

0:43:18.599,0:43:21.780
school students that are taking our

0:43:20.160,0:43:24.000
Career and Technical education courses

0:43:21.780,0:43:25.380
and what we share with our students that

0:43:24.000,0:43:28.020
our Career and Technical education

0:43:25.380,0:43:29.400
offerings are a both and scenario we

0:43:28.020,0:43:31.079
want to ensure for those students that

0:43:29.400,0:43:33.000
want to go directly into the workforce

0:43:31.079,0:43:35.040
they can and those students that want to

0:43:33.000,0:43:37.200
go to higher institution to continue to

0:43:35.040,0:43:40.380
build their career we also want them to

0:43:37.200,0:43:43.380
do that as well within these options we

0:43:40.380,0:43:46.140
have access to apprenticeships we also

0:43:43.380,0:43:47.760
have access to internships as well but

0:43:46.140,0:43:50.220
we want to again build those critical

0:43:47.760,0:43:52.500
thinking skills give you the opportunity

0:43:50.220,0:43:55.440
to build your network and I just can't

0:43:52.500,0:43:57.839
say enough about how impressed I am with

0:43:55.440,0:44:00.540
the scholars in Washington DC

0:43:57.839,0:44:02.280
you continue to amaze me and I can't

0:44:00.540,0:44:04.859
wait to see the great things that you

0:44:02.280,0:44:08.220
accomplish but please know it has been

0:44:04.859,0:44:10.619
shared today we are here to ensure that

0:44:08.220,0:44:12.780
you get what you need so it is my hope

0:44:10.619,0:44:14.880
in the conversation today in this

0:44:12.780,0:44:18.060
Leadership Summit that you exchange

0:44:14.880,0:44:19.680
ideas you think about your own career

0:44:18.060,0:44:20.760
pathway and I love what we shared

0:44:19.680,0:44:24.300
earlier

0:44:20.760,0:44:26.040
thinking about 2040 but also not

0:44:24.300,0:44:28.380
thinking about what you'll do but how

0:44:26.040,0:44:30.359
you will serve that is the challenge for

0:44:28.380,0:44:34.700
you today and again thank you to all our

0:44:30.359,0:44:34.700
leaders in this platform thank you

0:44:35.780,0:44:40.319
thank you Chancellor fairby not have the

0:44:38.339,0:44:42.119
honor of introducing Dr Nicole Cooper

0:44:40.319,0:44:44.599
Executive Vice President at United Way

0:44:42.119,0:44:44.599
worldwide

0:44:45.540,0:44:49.020
good morning

0:44:47.220,0:44:51.420
thank you to the Department of Commerce

0:44:49.020,0:44:53.520
leaders for having me here today I'm Dr

0:44:51.420,0:44:54.839
Nicole Cooper I have the great pleasure

0:44:53.520,0:44:56.460
of being the chief strategy and

0:44:54.839,0:44:59.220
Innovation officer and Executive Vice

0:44:56.460,0:45:01.319
President of United Way worldwide so

0:44:59.220,0:45:03.660
excited to be joining you all today so

0:45:01.319,0:45:04.680
our organization United Way brings

0:45:03.660,0:45:06.900
together

0:45:04.680,0:45:08.520
strong communities to build Equitable

0:45:06.900,0:45:10.980
communities where everyone can Thrive

0:45:08.520,0:45:12.780
through United Way communities tackle

0:45:10.980,0:45:14.940
tough challenges and work with private

0:45:12.780,0:45:16.800
public and non-profit Partners to

0:45:14.940,0:45:18.900
strengthen outcomes in our core areas of

0:45:16.800,0:45:21.000
health education economic mobility and

0:45:18.900,0:45:22.920
Community resilience as one of the

0:45:21.000,0:45:26.460
world's largest non-profits we have over

0:45:22.920,0:45:28.319
1 000 local affiliates local United ways

0:45:26.460,0:45:30.420
operating in communities across the

0:45:28.319,0:45:33.180
United States making life better for

0:45:30.420,0:45:35.579
about 48 million people each day and our

0:45:33.180,0:45:37.560
work with young people is extensive we

0:45:35.579,0:45:39.540
support College and Career Success and

0:45:37.560,0:45:42.060
Readiness we provide summer learning

0:45:39.540,0:45:43.740
mentorship opportunities we partner with

0:45:42.060,0:45:45.780
schools on literacy and learning

0:45:43.740,0:45:48.060
initiatives and we engage with families

0:45:45.780,0:45:51.599
and parents we are excited to co-host

0:45:48.060,0:45:53.280
today's Summit and we are so excited to

0:45:51.599,0:45:55.819
continue engaging with you all the

0:45:53.280,0:45:58.260
future and I'm so inspired by you

0:45:55.819,0:46:00.540
as we think about our work we know that

0:45:58.260,0:46:02.400
we have a responsibility to leave a

0:46:00.540,0:46:04.680
better World Behind for those who come

0:46:02.400,0:46:07.260
after us and we want to invite you all

0:46:04.680,0:46:09.599
to work with us now because we know that

0:46:07.260,0:46:10.859
this is urgent work with that in mind I

0:46:09.599,0:46:13.020
want to share three quick pieces of

0:46:10.859,0:46:15.240
advice from our president and CEO Angela

0:46:13.020,0:46:17.160
Williams who sends her greetings first

0:46:15.240,0:46:19.200
please keep an eye on the future and I

0:46:17.160,0:46:20.940
know you all are doing that if we want a

0:46:19.200,0:46:22.680
future in which everyone has dignity and

0:46:20.940,0:46:25.619
respect that's what we have to fight for

0:46:22.680,0:46:28.079
right now second I recommend that you

0:46:25.619,0:46:30.420
all continue to Foster collaboration in

0:46:28.079,0:46:33.300
all that you do as our president and CEO

0:46:30.420,0:46:34.200
Angela likes to say no one can whistle a

0:46:33.300,0:46:36.480
symphony

0:46:34.200,0:46:38.819
we need to work together and not ever

0:46:36.480,0:46:41.339
work alone we must look for and utilize

0:46:38.819,0:46:43.560
support from across the Spectrum third

0:46:41.339,0:46:46.140
societal transformation requires a

0:46:43.560,0:46:48.060
culture shift an equal Society isn't

0:46:46.140,0:46:49.800
built overnight we need to take the time

0:46:48.060,0:46:52.260
to incorporate Equity into our daily

0:46:49.800,0:46:54.540
practices and our conversations not just

0:46:52.260,0:46:56.700
today but every day we are laying the

0:46:54.540,0:46:58.440
foundation for future Generations like

0:46:56.700,0:47:00.599
the generations represented here today

0:46:58.440,0:47:02.400
to inherit a better more Equitable world

0:47:00.599,0:47:04.500
and I want to close with a quote from

0:47:02.400,0:47:07.440
Eleanor Roosevelt who I so deeply admire

0:47:04.500,0:47:09.720
she once said where after all do

0:47:07.440,0:47:12.300
Universal human rights begin do they

0:47:09.720,0:47:13.980
begin in small places close to home so

0:47:12.300,0:47:17.280
close and so small that they cannot be

0:47:13.980,0:47:19.140
seen on any maps in the world yet they

0:47:17.280,0:47:21.359
are the world for the individual person

0:47:19.140,0:47:23.880
such are the places where every man

0:47:21.359,0:47:26.160
every woman and every child seeks Equal

0:47:23.880,0:47:28.740
justice equal opportunity and equal

0:47:26.160,0:47:30.599
dignity without discrimination unless

0:47:28.740,0:47:33.119
these rights have meaning there they

0:47:30.599,0:47:35.400
have little meaning anywhere without

0:47:33.119,0:47:37.740
concern citizen action to uphold them

0:47:35.400,0:47:40.260
close to home we shall look in vain for

0:47:37.740,0:47:42.079
progress in the larger world I hope this

0:47:40.260,0:47:44.339
is a challenge embraced by each of you

0:47:42.079,0:47:46.710
and I want to thank you all for being

0:47:44.339,0:47:48.140
here today

0:47:46.710,0:47:50.900
[Applause]

0:47:48.140,0:47:55.380
thank you so much Dr Cooper

0:47:50.900,0:47:57.740
president of business forward Jim

0:47:55.380,0:47:57.740
thank you

0:47:58.140,0:48:02.700
uh as it represented the private sector

0:48:00.900,0:48:04.800
um I'd like to just give you some advice

0:48:02.700,0:48:07.319
as you're starting your careers here

0:48:04.800,0:48:09.900
um in Washington we have a phrase uh he

0:48:07.319,0:48:11.700
gets it she gets it that Carlos he gets

0:48:09.900,0:48:14.460
it when we say that that's High Praise

0:48:11.700,0:48:17.280
And what that means is Carlos

0:48:14.460,0:48:19.079
works hard and has good judgment

0:48:17.280,0:48:20.400
now you wouldn't be here today if you

0:48:19.079,0:48:22.079
didn't understand the working hard part

0:48:20.400,0:48:23.819
the Judgment part's a little bit tougher

0:48:22.079,0:48:25.560
and it's really simple

0:48:23.819,0:48:27.300
people demonstrate good judgment by

0:48:25.560,0:48:29.579
asking a lot of questions because when

0:48:27.300,0:48:31.079
you start your career people like me are

0:48:29.579,0:48:32.579
going to give you assignments and we're

0:48:31.079,0:48:34.260
busy and we're distracted you're going

0:48:32.579,0:48:35.460
to walk back to your desk and you're

0:48:34.260,0:48:38.640
going to look down it's not going to

0:48:35.460,0:48:41.040
make any sense and that's my fault not

0:48:38.640,0:48:42.660
yours so if you want to be successful

0:48:41.040,0:48:45.240
here in your first job in Washington

0:48:42.660,0:48:48.359
please always go back ask questions

0:48:45.240,0:48:50.400
second thing about people who get it is

0:48:48.359,0:48:52.140
they take every opportunity to absorb as

0:48:50.400,0:48:54.420
much as they can about the Enterprise

0:48:52.140,0:48:56.760
that they're they're they've just joined

0:48:54.420,0:48:58.140
and this is really important for for you

0:48:56.760,0:49:00.480
who might be coming to Washington

0:48:58.140,0:49:02.160
because you care about affordable health

0:49:00.480,0:49:03.480
care or you care about climate change or

0:49:02.160,0:49:04.800
you want to do something on Criminal

0:49:03.480,0:49:07.020
Justice Reform

0:49:04.800,0:49:08.400
so often I see young people who come to

0:49:07.020,0:49:10.560
this town and they get stuck because

0:49:08.400,0:49:12.900
they just can't decide which issue

0:49:10.560,0:49:15.240
matters most to them and frankly you're

0:49:12.900,0:49:17.400
just too young to know the best thing

0:49:15.240,0:49:19.319
you can do with your job is to figure

0:49:17.400,0:49:20.700
out what aspects of the job you like

0:49:19.319,0:49:22.680
most and what other people are doing

0:49:20.700,0:49:24.599
that you'd like to do you might want to

0:49:22.680,0:49:27.420
write speeches you may want to put on

0:49:24.599,0:49:30.720
events like this you may want to do the

0:49:27.420,0:49:32.940
digital ads you may want to do polling

0:49:30.720,0:49:35.040
there are all sorts of ways to have an

0:49:32.940,0:49:36.660
impact in this town and your first job

0:49:35.040,0:49:39.240
is a chance for you to find out what

0:49:36.660,0:49:42.660
those are the last bit of advice for all

0:49:39.240,0:49:44.040
of you is be patient first jobs in this

0:49:42.660,0:49:47.220
town

0:49:44.040,0:49:49.380
aren't the greatest they're boring a lot

0:49:47.220,0:49:51.180
and sometimes you're asked to do

0:49:49.380,0:49:53.220
something that you know you may not

0:49:51.180,0:49:56.460
understand is why it's important but but

0:49:53.220,0:49:59.160
the fact is it is the really great thing

0:49:56.460,0:50:01.140
about Washington and jobs here is if you

0:49:59.160,0:50:02.579
show that you get it that you've got

0:50:01.140,0:50:04.920
judgment and that you're going to work

0:50:02.579,0:50:07.680
hard the quality of work that you get to

0:50:04.920,0:50:09.119
do Rises really quickly and you can have

0:50:07.680,0:50:11.160
a great career here you can have an

0:50:09.119,0:50:12.960
impact on issues you care about you can

0:50:11.160,0:50:15.660
learn a skill and you can work with just

0:50:12.960,0:50:17.339
wonderful wonderful people so I wish you

0:50:15.660,0:50:18.720
all well I hope in a couple months

0:50:17.339,0:50:21.119
someone says oh

0:50:18.720,0:50:23.460
she gets it and if you have any

0:50:21.119,0:50:24.720
questions please uh follow up with us at

0:50:23.460,0:50:27.380
business four we would love to talk to

0:50:24.720,0:50:27.380
you thank you

0:50:27.660,0:50:31.800
thank you so much Jim I have the

0:50:29.760,0:50:34.140
pleasure of introducing you to president

0:50:31.800,0:50:37.600
and CEO of our Hispanic colleges and

0:50:34.140,0:50:42.839
universities Dr Antonio Flores

0:50:37.600,0:50:45.380
[Applause]

0:50:42.839,0:50:45.380
good morning

0:50:46.020,0:50:52.079
let's try something else buenos dias

0:50:50.099,0:50:55.200
this sounds much better

0:50:52.079,0:50:56.640
and you just passed Spanish 101 with an

0:50:55.200,0:51:00.000
a

0:50:56.640,0:51:03.839
but I'm delighted to be part of this

0:51:00.000,0:51:08.339
program for a number of reasons the main

0:51:03.839,0:51:10.980
one is that as Senator the senator

0:51:08.339,0:51:13.200
shared with us a moment ago the

0:51:10.980,0:51:16.020
president and President Biden has

0:51:13.200,0:51:17.579
expressed that that this is a country of

0:51:16.020,0:51:20.579
possibility

0:51:17.579,0:51:23.220
on a personal note to me this is a

0:51:20.579,0:51:24.540
country of probability not just

0:51:23.220,0:51:28.740
possibility

0:51:24.540,0:51:32.700
because as an immigrant to this country

0:51:28.740,0:51:34.559
I came from Mexico when I was 25

0:51:32.700,0:51:36.359
no English

0:51:34.559,0:51:40.859
and of course

0:51:36.359,0:51:43.920
what it really has allowed me to become

0:51:40.859,0:51:45.859
what I am in helping young people like

0:51:43.920,0:51:49.319
yourselves to achieve their own dreams

0:51:45.859,0:51:51.540
is getting a higher education

0:51:49.319,0:51:55.440
and of course

0:51:51.540,0:51:58.380
we all have different stories personally

0:51:55.440,0:52:02.640
but we all share something in common

0:51:58.380,0:52:05.520
those who came to speak to you today and

0:52:02.640,0:52:08.839
that is that they we all have

0:52:05.520,0:52:11.640
one of the best higher education

0:52:08.839,0:52:14.880
opportunities in this country and made

0:52:11.640,0:52:18.359
the best of it they all have college

0:52:14.880,0:52:21.240
degrees graduate degrees so you want to

0:52:18.359,0:52:23.540
be an astronaut if you want to be a high

0:52:21.240,0:52:26.099
level official you want to be a senator

0:52:23.540,0:52:28.319
whatever you decide you want to be in

0:52:26.099,0:52:29.520
life you really need to get that

0:52:28.319,0:52:32.640
credential

0:52:29.520,0:52:37.859
and the higher the credential the better

0:52:32.640,0:52:40.380
off you'll be and to me uh any in this

0:52:37.859,0:52:43.099
nation the the most important resource

0:52:40.380,0:52:46.559
is its people

0:52:43.099,0:52:48.240
and the most important part of the

0:52:46.559,0:52:52.380
population here

0:52:48.240,0:52:56.339
is very promised is young people like

0:52:52.380,0:52:58.380
yourselves so you really are coming to

0:52:56.339,0:53:03.180
replace those of us who are on our way

0:52:58.380,0:53:05.480
out and you need to be ready to do the

0:53:03.180,0:53:09.599
work that this nation

0:53:05.480,0:53:12.780
requires to make it the best nation in

0:53:09.599,0:53:17.339
the world is the most welcoming one and

0:53:12.780,0:53:21.480
I'm proof of that I really grew up in in

0:53:17.339,0:53:23.099
my childhood in a very tiny farming

0:53:21.480,0:53:25.440
community in Mexico

0:53:23.099,0:53:27.119
the highest level of Education back then

0:53:25.440,0:53:30.000
was fifth grade

0:53:27.119,0:53:32.460
when when my parents time when they were

0:53:30.000,0:53:35.839
kids it was second grade

0:53:32.460,0:53:39.480
and so here I am

0:53:35.839,0:53:41.540
having come to this country with nothing

0:53:39.480,0:53:46.140
but hope

0:53:41.540,0:53:49.020
higher education made possible for me to

0:53:46.140,0:53:51.839
achieve my own dream of service to young

0:53:49.020,0:53:55.079
people across this country and that's

0:53:51.839,0:53:57.660
why the association that I'm honored to

0:53:55.079,0:54:00.240
preside the Hispanic Association of

0:53:57.660,0:54:02.460
college universities is committed to

0:54:00.240,0:54:05.700
helping young people like you

0:54:02.460,0:54:08.119
to get those degrees those credentials

0:54:05.700,0:54:11.160
and to achieve your dreams we have

0:54:08.119,0:54:15.839
nearly 600 College universities that

0:54:11.160,0:54:17.220
collectively educate more than 5 million

0:54:15.839,0:54:20.099
young people

0:54:17.220,0:54:21.780
and of course we look forward to having

0:54:20.099,0:54:28.020
you at one of them

0:54:21.780,0:54:31.020
and our Mantra and Haku is servicing

0:54:28.020,0:54:33.540
servicing the younger Generations making

0:54:31.020,0:54:36.540
sure that they achieve their own dreams

0:54:33.540,0:54:39.839
and of course I want to thank those who

0:54:36.540,0:54:42.599
invited me to be with you today because

0:54:39.839,0:54:45.660
this is inspiring for me to see so many

0:54:42.599,0:54:50.059
of you here who are going to be our

0:54:45.660,0:54:50.059
future leaders in this nation thank you

0:54:50.940,0:54:55.680
thank you Dr Flores and last but not

0:54:53.220,0:54:57.300
least I have the pleasure of introducing

0:54:55.680,0:54:59.640
you to Dr Michelle Walker Davis

0:54:57.300,0:55:01.940
representing our charter schools here in

0:54:59.640,0:55:01.940
DC

0:55:03.660,0:55:07.260
thank you

0:55:04.859,0:55:09.780
good morning everyone I'm Dr Michelle

0:55:07.260,0:55:12.059
Walker Davis I'm the executive director

0:55:09.780,0:55:14.520
of the D.C public charter school board

0:55:12.059,0:55:17.220
and that is an agency here in the

0:55:14.520,0:55:19.380
district that supports and empowers our

0:55:17.220,0:55:22.079
Public Charter School teachers to do the

0:55:19.380,0:55:25.020
best job that they can do on behalf of

0:55:22.079,0:55:27.000
our Public Charter School students I'm

0:55:25.020,0:55:30.420
very pleased to start my morning here

0:55:27.000,0:55:33.780
with you celebrating the gifts of this

0:55:30.420,0:55:35.880
generation you all are absolutely not

0:55:33.780,0:55:38.520
just our future but you are the present

0:55:35.880,0:55:41.520
that is really giving us the mirror and

0:55:38.520,0:55:44.460
Shining a light on what is possible for

0:55:41.520,0:55:47.040
all of us I've watched young people like

0:55:44.460,0:55:49.680
you seize the opportunities that your

0:55:47.040,0:55:52.020
schools provide via in classroom

0:55:49.680,0:55:54.420
curriculum like experiential learning

0:55:52.020,0:55:56.339
and leadership development and arts

0:55:54.420,0:55:58.680
programs and stem programs and

0:55:56.339,0:56:00.540
scholarships but I'm most impressed by

0:55:58.680,0:56:03.540
the fact that almost all of you here

0:56:00.540,0:56:05.720
have already had impressive internships

0:56:03.540,0:56:08.579
and earned scholarships of your own

0:56:05.720,0:56:11.760
Merit and have creative Pursuits

0:56:08.579,0:56:15.000
spanning from theater to debate to team

0:56:11.760,0:56:18.359
leadership in sports and so on young

0:56:15.000,0:56:21.720
people so often exceed our expectations

0:56:18.359,0:56:23.099
showing us the Limitless potential that

0:56:21.720,0:56:26.339
each of you have

0:56:23.099,0:56:28.619
as an education leader in my role along

0:56:26.339,0:56:31.200
with school administrators and all of

0:56:28.619,0:56:33.180
the leaders here today my partner Dr

0:56:31.200,0:56:35.940
Farabee and all of the other education

0:56:33.180,0:56:38.460
leaders in the District of Columbia we

0:56:35.940,0:56:40.980
have the awesome awesome responsibility

0:56:38.460,0:56:43.980
for ensuring that there are resources

0:56:40.980,0:56:46.500
and opportunities for each of you to

0:56:43.980,0:56:48.180
connect to what's possible I know that's

0:56:46.500,0:56:50.400
happening in respective communities

0:56:48.180,0:56:53.160
Across the Nation

0:56:50.400,0:56:56.520
our role and our goal is really to

0:56:53.160,0:56:59.280
continue to encourage and Empower you to

0:56:56.520,0:57:00.900
be Brave and Bold and to seize the

0:56:59.280,0:57:02.339
opportunities that you've heard so much

0:57:00.900,0:57:05.220
about today

0:57:02.339,0:57:08.460
so I encourage you as you're navigating

0:57:05.220,0:57:10.380
the summit today to really look and pay

0:57:08.460,0:57:12.180
attention to all of the agencies and

0:57:10.380,0:57:14.940
opportunities that are available to you

0:57:12.180,0:57:16.559
maybe something will reignite a passion

0:57:14.940,0:57:18.900
that you've had maybe something will

0:57:16.559,0:57:21.359
help hone skills that you're already

0:57:18.900,0:57:23.700
demonstrating but most of all really

0:57:21.359,0:57:26.880
connect to what is possible because as

0:57:23.700,0:57:29.160
I've said you continue daily to exceed

0:57:26.880,0:57:31.440
all expectations that we have for you

0:57:29.160,0:57:33.960
and I really wish you a wonderful Summit

0:57:31.440,0:57:36.960
and great success and I look forward to

0:57:33.960,0:57:39.720
retiring with sanity and peace knowing

0:57:36.960,0:57:40.870
that our future is in your hands so have

0:57:39.720,0:57:44.339
a wonderful day

0:57:40.870,0:57:46.619
[Applause]

0:57:44.339,0:57:47.940
thank you Dr Michelle Walker Davis and

0:57:46.619,0:57:50.220
now we're going to take a quick break to

0:57:47.940,0:57:51.540
do a transition for our youth panelists

0:57:50.220,0:57:53.099
our youth panelists can you please come

0:57:51.540,0:57:54.660
up for a picture with our amazing

0:57:53.099,0:57:55.859
principles

0:57:54.660,0:57:58.140
um and at this time I would like to

0:57:55.859,0:58:01.559
invite our movers and our interns to

0:57:58.140,0:58:04.380
help us with the tables and the chairs

0:58:01.559,0:58:06.740
in the back to move them to the front

0:58:04.380,0:58:09.980
we'll come back to you

0:58:06.740,0:58:09.980
oh yes

0:58:10.540,0:58:13.630
[Music]

0:58:13.640,0:58:19.220
one thing I will send you an email about

0:58:16.500,0:58:19.220
captions

0:58:29.339,0:58:31.760
thank you

0:59:09.140,0:59:13.920
all right thank you very much hello

0:59:26.339,0:59:30.079
thank you

0:59:27.299,0:59:30.079
thank you

0:59:49.400,0:59:52.400
thank you

1:01:23.240,1:01:26.900
do we have a high school

1:01:36.839,1:01:40.940
Master Sergeant faster

1:02:13.500,1:02:16.040
thank you

1:02:18.599,1:02:20.839
foreign

1:02:21.260,1:02:26.339
if our young panelists can make their

1:02:23.760,1:02:29.280
way to their respective seats That'll be

1:02:26.339,1:02:30.839
amazing Master Sergeant or not uh let's

1:02:29.280,1:02:35.299
make sure that

1:02:30.839,1:02:35.299
their name tags are on point awesome

1:02:36.299,1:02:42.920
please bring your 10 cards in

1:02:38.579,1:02:42.920
alphabetical order last names

1:02:53.339,1:02:55.640
okay

1:03:01.740,1:03:07.040
all right Jeff

1:03:04.140,1:03:07.040
in five

1:03:13.920,1:03:17.880
welcome back everybody so this is one of

1:03:16.440,1:03:20.460
the most amazing portions of the event

1:03:17.880,1:03:23.220
we have the privilege of bringing in our

1:03:20.460,1:03:25.559
youth LED discussion and it's going to

1:03:23.220,1:03:27.260
be moderated by our director of Office

1:03:25.559,1:03:30.599
of Public engagement here at Commerce

1:03:27.260,1:03:31.980
director Laura O'Neill Laura

1:03:30.599,1:03:33.260
few hours

1:03:31.980,1:03:34.980
good morning

1:03:33.260,1:03:37.740
[Applause]

1:03:34.980,1:03:39.599
I will join the chorus of people saying

1:03:37.740,1:03:41.940
thank you so much for being here we've

1:03:39.599,1:03:46.680
been looking forward to being here this

1:03:41.940,1:03:49.020
morning for months uh and it we have a

1:03:46.680,1:03:50.700
huge program for you here today what an

1:03:49.020,1:03:53.040
awesome opportunity to hear from so many

1:03:50.700,1:03:56.940
great speakers already we met an

1:03:53.040,1:03:59.640
astronaut that is really cool uh I have

1:03:56.940,1:04:02.160
been so looking forward to meeting in

1:03:59.640,1:04:05.579
real life and introducing you to this

1:04:02.160,1:04:07.640
fabulous panel of young people we've met

1:04:05.579,1:04:10.640
via zoom and via email

1:04:07.640,1:04:13.619
and the talent that's on stage

1:04:10.640,1:04:15.180
completely blows me away and I'm so

1:04:13.619,1:04:19.440
looking forward to all of you getting to

1:04:15.180,1:04:21.119
know them better as Andre said I run the

1:04:19.440,1:04:24.119
Office of Public engagement here at the

1:04:21.119,1:04:27.119
Department of Commerce we at the

1:04:24.119,1:04:30.200
department work to ensure that all

1:04:27.119,1:04:33.599
communities have access to the resources

1:04:30.200,1:04:36.660
technical education and expertise and

1:04:33.599,1:04:39.720
funding to help them start and grow a

1:04:36.660,1:04:42.599
business become entrepreneurs innovate

1:04:39.720,1:04:45.380
new technologies and help make sure that

1:04:42.599,1:04:48.540
their communities can grow and Thrive

1:04:45.380,1:04:51.119
and I can't think of a better group of

1:04:48.540,1:04:55.819
young people who also embody that

1:04:51.119,1:04:59.460
mission and lead with tenacity and

1:04:55.819,1:05:01.380
Brilliance and courage and we're going

1:04:59.460,1:05:04.200
to spend a few minutes talking with them

1:05:01.380,1:05:06.000
learning from them and asking a few

1:05:04.200,1:05:08.160
questions so to get us started I'm going

1:05:06.000,1:05:10.380
to let them introduce themselves one by

1:05:08.160,1:05:14.040
one I'll start with you Asha all right

1:05:10.380,1:05:16.020
hello everyone again my name is Asha

1:05:14.040,1:05:18.540
bass and I'm here representing the Boys

1:05:16.020,1:05:20.940
and Girls Clubs Of America which is an

1:05:18.540,1:05:24.240
organization that really focuses on

1:05:20.940,1:05:27.180
advocating the voices of Youth and so I

1:05:24.240,1:05:29.220
am their 2022 National military Youth of

1:05:27.180,1:05:31.859
the year which means that I had the

1:05:29.220,1:05:33.960
honor of uplifting the voices stories

1:05:31.859,1:05:36.180
and struggles of military connected

1:05:33.960,1:05:40.079
youth on or really on an international

1:05:36.180,1:05:42.359
scale and so my platform is to help tell

1:05:40.079,1:05:44.339
youth like yourselves that you have

1:05:42.359,1:05:47.700
purpose and value in your stories

1:05:44.339,1:05:50.099
because for me I realize that who am I

1:05:47.700,1:05:52.559
to say whether or not my story can be a

1:05:50.099,1:05:54.900
blessing to someone else and so I want

1:05:52.559,1:05:57.000
you all to think about that too your

1:05:54.900,1:06:00.240
story can be a blessing to someone else

1:05:57.000,1:06:02.099
and it's never too early or too late to

1:06:00.240,1:06:04.280
share that blessing with others thank

1:06:02.099,1:06:04.280
you

1:06:04.619,1:06:06.740
thank you

1:06:07.319,1:06:12.059
good morning uh what's going on family I

1:06:09.960,1:06:13.200
am Lamar Butler we're gonna uh bring it

1:06:12.059,1:06:14.819
out just a little bit I'm Lamar Butler

1:06:13.200,1:06:17.640
graduate of the Alabama State University

1:06:14.819,1:06:19.680
with a degree in forensic chemistry uh I

1:06:17.640,1:06:21.660
was born to a teenage mother and a

1:06:19.680,1:06:23.700
father who was enthralled by the streets

1:06:21.660,1:06:25.260
I've overcome a lot of obstacles in my

1:06:23.700,1:06:26.700
life and the biggest thing about it is

1:06:25.260,1:06:29.880
that I became a leader through servant

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and so if anything uh today I want to

1:06:29.880,1:06:32.039
leave with you that if you want to lead

1:06:30.960,1:06:33.420
if you want to make a better life for

1:06:32.039,1:06:34.920
yourself and those around you you have

1:06:33.420,1:06:36.539
to first start by serving those around

1:06:34.920,1:06:38.099
you you have to serve it's not about

1:06:36.539,1:06:39.539
making yourself better it's not about

1:06:38.099,1:06:40.740
doing for you it's about doing for

1:06:39.539,1:06:42.539
others and then everything else takes

1:06:40.740,1:06:44.560
care of itself so happy to be here

1:06:42.539,1:06:49.680
excited to talk

1:06:44.560,1:06:53.339
[Applause]

1:06:49.680,1:06:55.559
I'm a high school senior from California

1:06:53.339,1:06:58.380
and I hope all of you are doing very

1:06:55.559,1:07:00.539
well this Thursday morning I I wanted to

1:06:58.380,1:07:02.460
start off by asking everyone to recall a

1:07:00.539,1:07:04.980
moment in their lives when they were

1:07:02.460,1:07:07.319
affected by an environmental issue it

1:07:04.980,1:07:08.819
could be anything like fires floods or

1:07:07.319,1:07:10.859
the heat waves that basically struck

1:07:08.819,1:07:13.859
every part of the U.S or any other thing

1:07:10.859,1:07:16.760
you can think of and like many of you I

1:07:13.859,1:07:19.799
was my family and I were struck by a

1:07:16.760,1:07:21.900
devastating environmental issue we live

1:07:19.799,1:07:25.200
next to a landfill for most of my

1:07:21.900,1:07:26.940
childhood and I can still vividly

1:07:25.200,1:07:28.740
picture and remember dumbs coming back

1:07:26.940,1:07:31.020
sorry trucks coming by every single day

1:07:28.740,1:07:35.160
and dumping mounds of waste into this

1:07:31.020,1:07:37.500
landfill and it was it was a nice store

1:07:35.160,1:07:39.359
to look at but after a point it left a

1:07:37.500,1:07:42.240
very indelible mark on my family when my

1:07:39.359,1:07:43.740
mom was diagnosed with asthma because of

1:07:42.240,1:07:46.440
the dust and the contaminants that were

1:07:43.740,1:07:49.020
in that landfill and my when my mom was

1:07:46.440,1:07:50.460
diagnosed I felt like it was the end of

1:07:49.020,1:07:52.380
the world I felt completely powerless

1:07:50.460,1:07:54.359
and I felt like

1:07:52.380,1:07:56.160
there was nothing basically that I could

1:07:54.359,1:07:57.720
do but one of the reasons why I'm here

1:07:56.160,1:07:59.280
today is to tell you guys that in

1:07:57.720,1:08:00.599
situations like these it's never the end

1:07:59.280,1:08:01.980
of the world and there's always

1:08:00.599,1:08:03.660
something that you can do and you always

1:08:01.980,1:08:05.220
have power

1:08:03.660,1:08:07.799
um and when I slowly grew up and

1:08:05.220,1:08:10.740
realized this I decided to take on this

1:08:07.799,1:08:14.280
this problem and build a completely

1:08:10.740,1:08:16.799
brand new landfill solution which I

1:08:14.280,1:08:18.359
basically what I did was I opened my

1:08:16.799,1:08:20.400
piggy bank took a couple hundred dollars

1:08:18.359,1:08:22.319
from there went to every neighbor's door

1:08:20.400,1:08:24.179
knocked on their doors and said hello

1:08:22.319,1:08:26.640
can you please separate your food waste

1:08:24.179,1:08:28.679
for me for the next two weeks and then I

1:08:26.640,1:08:30.420
decided to build a small landfill with

1:08:28.679,1:08:32.759
these little resources and test it out

1:08:30.420,1:08:34.380
my backyard and I was able to come up

1:08:32.759,1:08:36.719
with some really positive results and a

1:08:34.380,1:08:38.699
system that I'm hoping can get

1:08:36.719,1:08:40.080
Incorporated in actual landfills and

1:08:38.699,1:08:41.759
what I really want to conclude by saying

1:08:40.080,1:08:43.739
is that you don't need a thousand

1:08:41.759,1:08:46.560
resources you don't need a hundred

1:08:43.739,1:08:48.719
mentors or 100 equip or expensive

1:08:46.560,1:08:50.040
equipment to get started Sometimes the

1:08:48.719,1:08:52.060
best outcomes can come from humble

1:08:50.040,1:08:55.319
beginnings thank you

1:08:52.060,1:08:57.540
[Applause]

1:08:55.319,1:09:00.480
[Music]

1:08:57.540,1:09:02.279
hi everyone my name is nakari and I'm a

1:09:00.480,1:09:03.900
high school senior at friendship tech

1:09:02.279,1:09:06.179
prep academy

1:09:03.900,1:09:08.580
um I'm here representing the labor

1:09:06.179,1:09:10.560
organization and toxic households and

1:09:08.580,1:09:12.239
cycles that you can break I come from a

1:09:10.560,1:09:13.679
household where I was very toxic and

1:09:12.239,1:09:16.020
abusive especially towards another

1:09:13.679,1:09:18.420
parent I didn't have any motivation in

1:09:16.020,1:09:20.460
school I was losing a lot of people I

1:09:18.420,1:09:22.980
was suicidal at certain points and I

1:09:20.460,1:09:25.679
went through a lot of things my GPA when

1:09:22.980,1:09:28.380
I was in fifth grade it was a 1.9 so

1:09:25.679,1:09:31.319
horrible but now 11th grade I'm top 12

1:09:28.380,1:09:33.239
in my class making a 3.4 so I've done a

1:09:31.319,1:09:35.460
lot of things and I had to get a lot of

1:09:33.239,1:09:37.140
my own motivation and self-esteem to

1:09:35.460,1:09:39.179
grow from that I've done things like

1:09:37.140,1:09:40.679
participate in the manners club which is

1:09:39.179,1:09:42.900
minorities in Agricultural and natural

1:09:40.679,1:09:44.699
resources I'm a peer leader which is

1:09:42.900,1:09:47.339
basically a group of people in your

1:09:44.699,1:09:49.620
senior class that help your classmates

1:09:47.339,1:09:51.359
do things more than just walk across the

1:09:49.620,1:09:54.060
stage go to college go to trade school

1:09:51.359,1:09:56.160
vocational school anything than just

1:09:54.060,1:09:58.260
walking across the stage I'm also a

1:09:56.160,1:09:59.640
student I'm part of the student advisory

1:09:58.260,1:10:01.920
committee for the DC State Board of

1:09:59.640,1:10:04.250
Education as well and I'm Apprentice at

1:10:01.920,1:10:10.430
Federal City Council thank you

1:10:04.250,1:10:10.430
[Applause]

1:10:10.500,1:10:15.239
hey everybody my name is Marquis Hill

1:10:12.780,1:10:16.920
better known as real MJ Hill I'm 18

1:10:15.239,1:10:19.679
years old I'm originally from Illinois

1:10:16.920,1:10:22.080
and I now reside in Georgia and I'm a

1:10:19.679,1:10:23.940
motivational speaker and author and the

1:10:22.080,1:10:26.880
founder of my own clothing brand love

1:10:23.940,1:10:28.800
yourself and for me my journey it

1:10:26.880,1:10:30.960
started in eighth grade

1:10:28.800,1:10:32.880
my biggest dream was to play basketball

1:10:30.960,1:10:34.199
like I wanted to go to the NBA play at

1:10:32.880,1:10:35.580
the highest level

1:10:34.199,1:10:37.320
and I remember it was in the summer of

1:10:35.580,1:10:39.780
my eighth grade year where the doctor

1:10:37.320,1:10:42.060
diagnosed me with a heart murmur

1:10:39.780,1:10:43.860
he basically told me I have some small

1:10:42.060,1:10:45.540
holes in my heart that was lying blood a

1:10:43.860,1:10:47.460
place that didn't need to go and if the

1:10:45.540,1:10:48.659
healing process didn't go right I may

1:10:47.460,1:10:50.580
never be able to play at the level of

1:10:48.659,1:10:52.620
basketball that I wanted to

1:10:50.580,1:10:54.060
and for me I don't know if anybody has

1:10:52.620,1:10:57.060
ever felt like this but it felt like my

1:10:54.060,1:10:59.460
dream was being snatched away from me

1:10:57.060,1:11:01.260
but at the same time it allowed me to

1:10:59.460,1:11:03.719
dive deeper just into myself and ask

1:11:01.260,1:11:04.739
myself who else I was outside is just

1:11:03.719,1:11:06.179
the game

1:11:04.739,1:11:07.679
and I feel like it was between those

1:11:06.179,1:11:09.480
eight weeks old where I had to take a

1:11:07.679,1:11:10.920
break from basketball where I really

1:11:09.480,1:11:12.300
found my voice

1:11:10.920,1:11:14.640
I started making these motivational

1:11:12.300,1:11:17.280
videos on Instagram and on Tick Tock and

1:11:14.640,1:11:19.140
it started to go viral and I'm honored

1:11:17.280,1:11:20.340
and blessed now to be able to speak all

1:11:19.140,1:11:22.320
across the United States to different

1:11:20.340,1:11:23.760
schools and organizations just sharing

1:11:22.320,1:11:26.460
my story

1:11:23.760,1:11:29.040
and for me the recognition is cool

1:11:26.460,1:11:31.440
but that's not what I do it for

1:11:29.040,1:11:33.300
I know sometimes we all need a little

1:11:31.440,1:11:34.380
bit of motivation to get us over the

1:11:33.300,1:11:36.960
hump

1:11:34.380,1:11:38.699
I know sometimes we all just need that

1:11:36.960,1:11:40.560
that positive voice to keep us going

1:11:38.699,1:11:42.540
when we feel like giving up

1:11:40.560,1:11:44.760
and for me I want to be the positive

1:11:42.540,1:11:46.920
voice for the Youth

1:11:44.760,1:11:48.480
to encourage them to keep going

1:11:46.920,1:11:49.800
for me I want to beat a positive voice

1:11:48.480,1:11:51.060
for the Youth to encourage them to love

1:11:49.800,1:11:54.239
themselves more and believe in

1:11:51.060,1:11:56.040
themselves more each and every day

1:11:54.239,1:11:58.380
because one thing I believe in is that

1:11:56.040,1:12:00.840
we all have a genius

1:11:58.380,1:12:03.540
we all have a gift within us that has

1:12:00.840,1:12:05.280
the potential to inspire the world

1:12:03.540,1:12:06.719
so I'm blessed to be here I'm honored to

1:12:05.280,1:12:08.300
be here and I'm happy to connect with

1:12:06.719,1:12:13.440
y'all today

1:12:08.300,1:12:15.900
[Applause]

1:12:13.440,1:12:18.360
good morning everyone my name is Nyla

1:12:15.900,1:12:19.320
Howe I'm a right well I'm a senior at

1:12:18.360,1:12:21.179
the University of Maryland Baltimore

1:12:19.320,1:12:24.300
County where I'm double majoring in

1:12:21.179,1:12:27.120
geography and sociology I'm also a

1:12:24.300,1:12:28.980
Ronald E McNair scholar and so I do a

1:12:27.120,1:12:32.159
lot of research around disaster

1:12:28.980,1:12:34.100
preparedness and specifically within

1:12:32.159,1:12:37.040
historically marginalized communities

1:12:34.100,1:12:40.020
and so I'm here to speak on behalf of

1:12:37.040,1:12:42.140
FEMA's youth preparedness Council that

1:12:40.020,1:12:44.580
experience was truly a foundational

1:12:42.140,1:12:47.580
experience where I was able to learn how

1:12:44.580,1:12:49.679
to advocate for people and speak on a

1:12:47.580,1:12:52.199
high level about the issues that I've

1:12:49.679,1:12:54.120
seen in my own community and on top of

1:12:52.199,1:12:56.520
that just being able to match my words

1:12:54.120,1:12:59.340
up to my actions and so what I hope to

1:12:56.520,1:13:02.219
do is to pursue a PhD in disaster

1:12:59.340,1:13:04.620
studies and to use research to inform

1:13:02.219,1:13:07.500
Equitable preparedness policy and

1:13:04.620,1:13:08.699
programs Across the Nation and so one of

1:13:07.500,1:13:10.520
the great ways I've been able to do that

1:13:08.699,1:13:13.080
is to engage in research at my school

1:13:10.520,1:13:14.940
and so I hope to share with you all some

1:13:13.080,1:13:17.760
ways you can connect your service to

1:13:14.940,1:13:20.100
your schoolwork and your education and

1:13:17.760,1:13:23.300
find some unique ways to create change

1:13:20.100,1:13:23.300
in different settings

1:13:26.760,1:13:29.000
foreign

1:13:29.360,1:13:34.679
peace be upon you guys my name is Nadia

1:13:32.159,1:13:37.440
Khalif I'm 20 years old I'm a student

1:13:34.679,1:13:39.659
and I'm an environmental activist

1:13:37.440,1:13:41.219
today I'm here to highlight the

1:13:39.659,1:13:44.040
importance of seeking leadership

1:13:41.219,1:13:46.260
opportunities in the end the invaluable

1:13:44.040,1:13:49.199
role of mentorship

1:13:46.260,1:13:51.540
last year in November I attended cop 27

1:13:49.199,1:13:53.820
which is the largest climate change

1:13:51.540,1:13:57.179
conference conference hosted by the

1:13:53.820,1:14:00.540
United Nations and I attended as a as a

1:13:57.179,1:14:04.500
delegate for the Somali government

1:14:00.540,1:14:07.020
and I spoke alongside a seasoned panels

1:14:04.500,1:14:09.239
to discuss the importance of Youth

1:14:07.020,1:14:12.840
engagement for climate action

1:14:09.239,1:14:15.719
my story of going to cop 27 is not just

1:14:12.840,1:14:18.360
about my personal achievements

1:14:15.719,1:14:21.239
it embodies the untapped potential

1:14:18.360,1:14:23.760
within young individuals who dare to

1:14:21.239,1:14:26.760
chase after opportunity

1:14:23.760,1:14:30.179
and so also in my journey an important

1:14:26.760,1:14:32.400
part has been mentorship mentors mentors

1:14:30.179,1:14:34.500
in my life have inspired me uplifted me

1:14:32.400,1:14:37.560
and guided me and steered me towards

1:14:34.500,1:14:39.659
opportunities and so I'm here today to

1:14:37.560,1:14:41.940
encourage young individuals to seek a

1:14:39.659,1:14:44.940
mentor to seek somebody who uplifts them

1:14:41.940,1:14:48.860
guides them and provides them with

1:14:44.940,1:14:48.860
opportunities thank you

1:14:49.020,1:14:57.179
[Music]

1:14:53.340,1:14:59.699
good morning my name is Elisa Rivera and

1:14:57.179,1:15:02.420
I was born and humbly raised in El Paso

1:14:59.699,1:15:05.219
Texas today I am here

1:15:02.420,1:15:07.380
as an aerospace engineering Pathways

1:15:05.219,1:15:11.219
intern for NASA's Goddard space flight

1:15:07.380,1:15:13.080
center so a little bit about my story I

1:15:11.219,1:15:15.960
was eight years old when I had the dream

1:15:13.080,1:15:18.179
of working at Nasa now at eight years

1:15:15.960,1:15:20.820
old I didn't know if someone like me

1:15:18.179,1:15:23.659
coming from where I come from whatever

1:15:20.820,1:15:26.280
have the possibility of working at Nasa

1:15:23.659,1:15:27.900
especially you know with the engineers

1:15:26.280,1:15:29.719
and the scientists that you see on

1:15:27.900,1:15:33.300
television

1:15:29.719,1:15:35.940
but it it all changed with one phone

1:15:33.300,1:15:37.679
call one phone call from a lady who

1:15:35.940,1:15:40.560
worked at Nasa who was actually from El

1:15:37.679,1:15:43.500
Paso and that completely just

1:15:40.560,1:15:44.659
changed the perspective of my 12 year

1:15:43.500,1:15:47.520
old self

1:15:44.659,1:15:51.239
and today I want to tell you that at

1:15:47.520,1:15:53.040
Nasa breathtaking dreams come to life

1:15:51.239,1:15:55.500
it's also a place where groundbreaking

1:15:53.040,1:15:57.179
discoveries for the Earth and several

1:15:55.500,1:15:59.640
galaxies away from it

1:15:57.179,1:16:01.560
are made and it is because of the

1:15:59.640,1:16:02.580
thinkers and the doers that this is a

1:16:01.560,1:16:05.100
possibility

1:16:02.580,1:16:07.679
and I believe let me be the second

1:16:05.100,1:16:10.260
person here today to tell you that the

1:16:07.679,1:16:12.900
people in this room are the people that

1:16:10.260,1:16:15.120
NASA is looking for bright Innovative

1:16:12.900,1:16:18.179
creative thinkers

1:16:15.120,1:16:20.760
like myself I know that you guys will

1:16:18.179,1:16:23.940
one day attain greatness

1:16:20.760,1:16:26.340
and just as a reminder that

1:16:23.940,1:16:28.500
you guys are all capable of doing

1:16:26.340,1:16:31.080
amazing things you guys have already

1:16:28.500,1:16:33.239
done those amazing things so I would

1:16:31.080,1:16:35.940
like to invite you all to join our NASA

1:16:33.239,1:16:37.980
team one day Aspire for greatness and

1:16:35.940,1:16:41.480
become Adventures of History For All

1:16:37.980,1:16:41.480
Mankind thank you

1:16:42.300,1:16:49.140
[Music]

1:16:45.060,1:16:51.719
hi everyone my name is Addison Rose and

1:16:49.140,1:16:53.880
I am the former youth mayor of

1:16:51.719,1:16:56.219
Washington DC

1:16:53.880,1:16:57.300
um something that I served as for two

1:16:56.219,1:17:00.600
terms

1:16:57.300,1:17:03.060
um I actually see a few um students I

1:17:00.600,1:17:05.219
heard we have a couple D.C public high

1:17:03.060,1:17:08.460
school students in the building

1:17:05.219,1:17:11.159
um for the month of May this past may I

1:17:08.460,1:17:13.800
had the opportunity to come to a few D.C

1:17:11.159,1:17:16.040
public high schools and speak about the

1:17:13.800,1:17:18.179
importance of mental health

1:17:16.040,1:17:20.760
prioritizing ourselves understanding

1:17:18.179,1:17:23.100
it's okay not to be okay I was able to

1:17:20.760,1:17:25.739
bring in a past football player a

1:17:23.100,1:17:27.860
current boxer and so it's really cool to

1:17:25.739,1:17:30.239
see some familiar faces in the building

1:17:27.860,1:17:32.219
but just to kind of tell you all a

1:17:30.239,1:17:34.860
little bit about myself and what my

1:17:32.219,1:17:37.679
journey and story has looked like

1:17:34.860,1:17:40.320
um if I was to be talking to my seventh

1:17:37.679,1:17:43.380
grade self right now I would be in total

1:17:40.320,1:17:46.199
all I would have no idea what's going on

1:17:43.380,1:17:47.520
in the world and have no idea that I

1:17:46.199,1:17:50.040
would be doing the things that I'm able

1:17:47.520,1:17:51.840
to do now when I was in seventh and

1:17:50.040,1:17:54.239
eighth grade I struggled a lot with

1:17:51.840,1:17:56.760
depression anxiety and I went through a

1:17:54.239,1:17:59.760
lot of mental health issues that I

1:17:56.760,1:18:01.860
thought I would never recover from and

1:17:59.760,1:18:04.560
that's when I came to the point where I

1:18:01.860,1:18:08.040
decided to end my life luckily I was

1:18:04.560,1:18:10.380
unsuccessful in that attempt but it

1:18:08.040,1:18:12.120
allowed me to figure out what I really

1:18:10.380,1:18:14.580
wanted in this world what did I want to

1:18:12.120,1:18:15.719
get out of it what did I enjoy doing the

1:18:14.580,1:18:17.840
most

1:18:15.719,1:18:20.580
um and so going into high school

1:18:17.840,1:18:22.739
I realized that I enjoyed being a leader

1:18:20.580,1:18:24.480
I enjoyed helping others and so I

1:18:22.739,1:18:27.300
started taking on different leadership

1:18:24.480,1:18:30.060
positions within my schools and

1:18:27.300,1:18:31.920
organizations that I'm a part of which

1:18:30.060,1:18:33.840
led me to becoming youth mayor of

1:18:31.920,1:18:36.780
Washington DC where I have had some

1:18:33.840,1:18:39.960
amazing opportunities I mean about a

1:18:36.780,1:18:41.520
year ago I was able to speak at the

1:18:39.960,1:18:44.040
March for our lives rally on the

1:18:41.520,1:18:45.659
National Mall in front of over over 40

1:18:44.040,1:18:47.640
000 people

1:18:45.659,1:18:48.780
um alongside mayor Bowser who you all

1:18:47.640,1:18:50.580
saw

1:18:48.780,1:18:52.140
um I was able to speak at the 58th

1:18:50.580,1:18:55.140
anniversary of the March on Washington

1:18:52.140,1:18:57.360
with the King Family whom I've grown

1:18:55.140,1:18:59.880
very close with and risked arrests with

1:18:57.360,1:19:02.760
Yolanda king the only grandchild of Dr

1:18:59.880,1:19:04.739
King and done a lot of great things just

1:19:02.760,1:19:07.199
Bridging the Gap between Youth and

1:19:04.739,1:19:10.679
lawmakers not only within Washington DC

1:19:07.199,1:19:12.659
but within our country so I really am so

1:19:10.679,1:19:14.580
excited to be here with you all I'm so

1:19:12.659,1:19:18.420
excited to have meaningful conversations

1:19:14.580,1:19:20.400
about what activism and a career in

1:19:18.420,1:19:22.260
public service looks like I'm just a

1:19:20.400,1:19:24.600
freshman in college going to the

1:19:22.260,1:19:27.840
University of North Carolina at Chapel

1:19:24.600,1:19:29.719
Hill in the Honors College but I know a

1:19:27.840,1:19:31.330
little bit so I'm excited to be here

1:19:29.719,1:19:32.280
thank you

1:19:31.330,1:19:35.550
[Music]

1:19:32.280,1:19:37.440
[Applause]

1:19:35.550,1:19:40.860
[Music]

1:19:37.440,1:19:43.380
hello everyone oh hi everyone my name is

1:19:40.860,1:19:46.679
Kennedy solaru I'm a grade 11 IB student

1:19:43.380,1:19:48.600
at Dwight Global online school as well

1:19:46.679,1:19:50.580
as the

1:19:48.600,1:19:52.980
sorry

1:19:50.580,1:19:55.080
um this year will be my third year of

1:19:52.980,1:19:57.300
being the founder of Soul Global edu

1:19:55.080,1:20:00.239
initiative I started back in March of

1:19:57.300,1:20:02.540
2020 as well as my third year with the

1:20:00.239,1:20:06.239
DC Department of Employment Services

1:20:02.540,1:20:08.640
internship program where I intern at RSN

1:20:06.239,1:20:10.860
Sports network doing community outreach

1:20:08.640,1:20:13.140
media and marketing as well as my

1:20:10.860,1:20:15.540
inaugural year at FEMA on the youth

1:20:13.140,1:20:17.820
preparedness Council representing Region

1:20:15.540,1:20:21.000
3 where I will complete a project

1:20:17.820,1:20:24.540
relating to Young disaster survivors as

1:20:21.000,1:20:26.820
well as last year's Washington area

1:20:24.540,1:20:30.659
Washington women's area foundation

1:20:26.820,1:20:33.420
Rockstar fund awardee so today I'm very

1:20:30.659,1:20:35.880
grateful to be here and as I reflect on

1:20:33.420,1:20:38.040
why I chose to pursue the different

1:20:35.880,1:20:40.739
leadership opportunities I did as well

1:20:38.040,1:20:43.920
as as well as found my business

1:20:40.739,1:20:45.239
it brings me back to when I was four and

1:20:43.920,1:20:47.520
I first started learning Mandarin

1:20:45.239,1:20:50.460
Chinese at Washington Yang public

1:20:47.520,1:20:52.440
charter school then since then I've

1:20:50.460,1:20:54.360
influenced speaker as well as a speaker

1:20:52.440,1:20:55.560
of Yoruba and last year I've learned

1:20:54.360,1:20:58.380
German

1:20:55.560,1:21:00.320
and I thought about global citizenship

1:20:58.380,1:21:02.820
and Global citizenship's principles

1:21:00.320,1:21:05.100
understanding how language is a web that

1:21:02.820,1:21:07.739
connects us all as well as how the world

1:21:05.100,1:21:10.380
becomes more interdependent so I then

1:21:07.739,1:21:12.000
sought to found I sought to find

1:21:10.380,1:21:13.800
different opportunities within my

1:21:12.000,1:21:16.679
community

1:21:13.800,1:21:18.000
um to Embark my to pursue my passion of

1:21:16.679,1:21:20.340
global citizenship and I didn't find

1:21:18.000,1:21:22.140
anything so when schools move to online

1:21:20.340,1:21:24.540
learning I started Seoul Global

1:21:22.140,1:21:26.940
education as a way to create Pathways

1:21:24.540,1:21:28.800
for students in K-12

1:21:26.940,1:21:30.659
to become Global Citizens through a

1:21:28.800,1:21:32.280
language acquisition

1:21:30.659,1:21:34.620
um with the peer-to-peer business model

1:21:32.280,1:21:36.659
so today I want you all to understand

1:21:34.620,1:21:39.060
that it's important to discover your

1:21:36.659,1:21:41.060
passion and to explore different areas

1:21:39.060,1:21:44.219
of Interest as well as to understand

1:21:41.060,1:21:46.920
that setbacks and challenges that you

1:21:44.219,1:21:49.260
may occur are not there to stay it's

1:21:46.920,1:21:52.140
there for you to improve as an

1:21:49.260,1:21:53.520
individual so and

1:21:52.140,1:21:56.840
um

1:21:53.520,1:21:56.840
yes thank you

1:22:00.840,1:22:05.400
thank you all

1:22:02.340,1:22:08.100
uh as I said truly an All-Star lineup

1:22:05.400,1:22:09.620
with us here today uh we heard from a

1:22:08.100,1:22:12.120
few of the panelists about

1:22:09.620,1:22:14.280
entrepreneurship we here at the

1:22:12.120,1:22:17.820
Department of Commerce focus a lot on

1:22:14.280,1:22:20.400
how can we help people start and grow

1:22:17.820,1:22:23.280
their own businesses

1:22:20.400,1:22:26.280
um a lot of people don't think about uh

1:22:23.280,1:22:29.280
taking a passion of theirs and growing

1:22:26.280,1:22:32.760
their own business out of it and it can

1:22:29.280,1:22:35.640
be a really Innovative exciting uh

1:22:32.760,1:22:37.440
incredibly rewarding experience and I

1:22:35.640,1:22:40.260
know we have a few entrepreneurs with us

1:22:37.440,1:22:41.760
here today Marquis I'd love to hand the

1:22:40.260,1:22:44.219
mic to you tell us a little bit about

1:22:41.760,1:22:47.820
your experience starting your business

1:22:44.219,1:22:49.199
and uh maybe you know word of advice to

1:22:47.820,1:22:50.640
anyone in the audience who might be

1:22:49.199,1:22:52.739
thinking about how can I take something

1:22:50.640,1:22:54.780
that I'm really passionate about and

1:22:52.739,1:22:57.540
start something for myself most

1:22:54.780,1:23:00.420
definitely so I started my brand love

1:22:57.540,1:23:03.300
yourself in 2022 at the end of my junior

1:23:00.420,1:23:04.679
high school and the whole is behind it

1:23:03.300,1:23:06.120
was just really encouraging people to

1:23:04.679,1:23:08.100
love themselves more and to really

1:23:06.120,1:23:12.179
prioritize their mental health through

1:23:08.100,1:23:14.699
fashion because for me in Middle School

1:23:12.179,1:23:16.620
a lot of time I spent was spent on

1:23:14.699,1:23:18.719
trying to gain validation from others

1:23:16.620,1:23:20.400
right trying to please other people

1:23:18.719,1:23:22.560
whether it was in friendships or

1:23:20.400,1:23:25.260
relationships and it wasn't until I

1:23:22.560,1:23:27.719
started to really love myself more when

1:23:25.260,1:23:29.159
I got the courage to no longer care

1:23:27.719,1:23:31.020
about what other people thought about me

1:23:29.159,1:23:33.440
where I was really loving myself

1:23:31.020,1:23:36.000
so that's where it starts right

1:23:33.440,1:23:38.340
understanding your mission behind

1:23:36.000,1:23:39.120
whatever business that you want to get

1:23:38.340,1:23:41.340
into

1:23:39.120,1:23:44.280
and I would say my best piece of advice

1:23:41.340,1:23:45.960
would be to literally just start

1:23:44.280,1:23:48.179
like it may sound like one of the most

1:23:45.960,1:23:50.280
simple things in the world but it's one

1:23:48.179,1:23:53.400
of the hardest things like I know for me

1:23:50.280,1:23:56.580
I've had so many ideas so many Visions

1:23:53.400,1:23:58.739
right so many plans that I almost talk

1:23:56.580,1:24:01.320
myself out of because I was afraid to

1:23:58.739,1:24:03.480
start I was afraid to mess up I was

1:24:01.320,1:24:04.679
afraid to fail I had that little voice

1:24:03.480,1:24:06.480
in the back of my head I don't know if

1:24:04.679,1:24:07.860
it's only me but I had that little voice

1:24:06.480,1:24:09.540
in the back of my head telling me

1:24:07.860,1:24:11.340
everything that could go wrong and

1:24:09.540,1:24:13.800
everything that I couldn't do

1:24:11.340,1:24:16.020
but I'm telling when you start right

1:24:13.800,1:24:18.000
when you take the first step that's how

1:24:16.020,1:24:19.679
you got to get ahead when you start and

1:24:18.000,1:24:21.960
you take that first step you'll figure

1:24:19.679,1:24:24.600
things out along the way but you can't

1:24:21.960,1:24:27.179
hold back that dream you can't hold back

1:24:24.600,1:24:29.580
that vision and fear of failing right we

1:24:27.179,1:24:31.560
talked about that today failure is one

1:24:29.580,1:24:33.000
of the biggest keys to success because

1:24:31.560,1:24:36.120
it's going to teach you exactly what you

1:24:33.000,1:24:38.520
need to keep you going to move forward

1:24:36.120,1:24:40.260
right that Vision that book that

1:24:38.520,1:24:42.300
business whatever it is that you want to

1:24:40.260,1:24:44.880
do my biggest piece of advice will

1:24:42.300,1:24:46.440
literally be just start take the first

1:24:44.880,1:24:49.739
step and you'll figure everything else

1:24:46.440,1:24:52.100
out along the way but yeah eggs most

1:24:49.739,1:24:52.100
definitely

1:24:54.239,1:24:59.219
uh speaking of just getting started I

1:24:57.300,1:25:00.620
know that you said in your introduction

1:24:59.219,1:25:03.480
that

1:25:00.620,1:25:04.800
you started going door to door in your

1:25:03.480,1:25:06.179
neighborhood

1:25:04.800,1:25:09.179
um can you tell us a little bit about

1:25:06.179,1:25:11.460
the process for you what surprised you

1:25:09.179,1:25:13.760
along the way as you built up this

1:25:11.460,1:25:16.980
incredible Innovative

1:25:13.760,1:25:19.640
project and then any advice you have for

1:25:16.980,1:25:19.640
folks in the room

1:25:21.120,1:25:25.320
okay so for a little context before I

1:25:23.940,1:25:27.060
get into it

1:25:25.320,1:25:29.340
um I know I mentioned that I basically

1:25:27.060,1:25:30.679
try to build a small little landfill in

1:25:29.340,1:25:33.360
my backyard

1:25:30.679,1:25:37.500
and when I started doing this I was 14

1:25:33.360,1:25:39.600
I'm almost 18 now and I was clueless I

1:25:37.500,1:25:41.400
was like what am I doing this is just an

1:25:39.600,1:25:43.860
idea it's a fluke I had basically no

1:25:41.400,1:25:46.380
faith in myself and I worked on the

1:25:43.860,1:25:48.900
solution for months and months before I

1:25:46.380,1:25:51.360
got to a place where I was a little

1:25:48.900,1:25:54.120
happy with it even then I was very

1:25:51.360,1:25:59.340
skeptical but then

1:25:54.120,1:26:01.920
I just I was like why not just do it and

1:25:59.340,1:26:04.620
why are you like it's there's no there's

1:26:01.920,1:26:07.440
no kind of um

1:26:04.620,1:26:09.960
uh disadvantage to doing this and so

1:26:07.440,1:26:12.060
that's why I really started doing uh

1:26:09.960,1:26:13.980
building this back building this

1:26:12.060,1:26:16.620
landfill in my backyard

1:26:13.980,1:26:18.719
um and what I really want to say is that

1:26:16.620,1:26:20.400
sometimes I was really worried about my

1:26:18.719,1:26:21.600
community being really disapproving and

1:26:20.400,1:26:24.239
giving me some really weird and

1:26:21.600,1:26:25.860
bewildered looks but when I explained to

1:26:24.239,1:26:27.420
them what I was doing they really

1:26:25.860,1:26:29.460
encouraged me and they were like go

1:26:27.420,1:26:31.080
Kenisha and they were like yeah we'll

1:26:29.460,1:26:33.300
give you your food ways for the next two

1:26:31.080,1:26:34.679
weeks things like that and I'm like oh

1:26:33.300,1:26:37.260
thank you and I thought I just thought

1:26:34.679,1:26:39.179
it was a really sweet gesture from them

1:26:37.260,1:26:40.800
um and I really found my community and

1:26:39.179,1:26:43.920
the support that I really needed to

1:26:40.800,1:26:45.420
really move on from there and after I

1:26:43.920,1:26:46.860
was able to test with this landfill for

1:26:45.420,1:26:48.780
months and months and I found positive

1:26:46.860,1:26:50.400
results that my landfill was a lot more

1:26:48.780,1:26:52.920
sustainable than what is currently out

1:26:50.400,1:26:55.560
there I couldn't stop telling people

1:26:52.920,1:26:57.120
about it I just no matter whoever I

1:26:55.560,1:26:58.860
found I was like oh do you want to hear

1:26:57.120,1:27:02.400
about this little cool project that I

1:26:58.860,1:27:04.260
did and everyone knew about it and I

1:27:02.400,1:27:06.000
think that was really important for me

1:27:04.260,1:27:08.100
to be able to scale it to where I got it

1:27:06.000,1:27:10.020
now and right now I've been working with

1:27:08.100,1:27:11.460
some leading organizations like Waste

1:27:10.020,1:27:13.260
Management to try to get this

1:27:11.460,1:27:15.480
incorporated into actual landfills and

1:27:13.260,1:27:17.400
getting this tested in a farm and one of

1:27:15.480,1:27:19.860
the biggest pieces of I said I can give

1:27:17.400,1:27:22.080
to everyone is to share this to as many

1:27:19.860,1:27:23.880
people as possible no matter what job

1:27:22.080,1:27:25.739
they do no matter where they work they

1:27:23.880,1:27:28.139
will have connections and they will be

1:27:25.739,1:27:30.000
able to get get you to the place where

1:27:28.139,1:27:31.560
you want to go because the community

1:27:30.000,1:27:33.540
around you and the people around you are

1:27:31.560,1:27:37.639
the best resource you have echoing what

1:27:33.540,1:27:37.639
someone said earlier as well yeah

1:27:40.500,1:27:45.239
that's excellent and you didn't know how

1:27:43.679,1:27:47.219
the community was going to react your

1:27:45.239,1:27:49.020
neighbors were a little confused at

1:27:47.219,1:27:50.820
first and now I'm sure they're so

1:27:49.020,1:27:52.560
grateful for what you are doing and

1:27:50.820,1:27:56.400
continue to do you've inspired so many

1:27:52.560,1:27:58.440
around you Kennedy I know that you have

1:27:56.400,1:28:00.300
started a business of your own project

1:27:58.440,1:28:03.420
of your own I would love to hear a

1:28:00.300,1:28:05.400
little bit about your experience and any

1:28:03.420,1:28:07.500
challenges you experienced how you

1:28:05.400,1:28:10.080
overcame them and any advice for folks

1:28:07.500,1:28:12.239
here today yeah so I would definitely

1:28:10.080,1:28:14.600
sort of put challenges I'm kind of a shy

1:28:12.239,1:28:18.360
person in terms of

1:28:14.600,1:28:20.580
sharing my knowledge as well as my

1:28:18.360,1:28:23.340
accomplishments to my peers so I would

1:28:20.580,1:28:26.580
say that that was one challenge first

1:28:23.340,1:28:30.239
you know announcing what I'm doing to my

1:28:26.580,1:28:33.600
small within my community and I would

1:28:30.239,1:28:34.620
also say as advice to just start to just

1:28:33.600,1:28:37.440
really

1:28:34.620,1:28:39.900
deep think just think really um hard

1:28:37.440,1:28:42.360
about what do you like to do you know

1:28:39.900,1:28:44.340
find out what do you want to do in the

1:28:42.360,1:28:47.580
world what what do you see outside that

1:28:44.340,1:28:50.040
you want to change and truly

1:28:47.580,1:28:53.340
do things related to this passion or

1:28:50.040,1:28:56.880
idea that you really want to

1:28:53.340,1:28:59.699
that you really enjoy and you know find

1:28:56.880,1:29:01.920
other initiatives to see what they're

1:28:59.699,1:29:04.980
doing see how you could change that or

1:29:01.920,1:29:06.780
add to that and then from there you know

1:29:04.980,1:29:09.000
start your own initiative or even

1:29:06.780,1:29:10.639
collaborate with other people

1:29:09.000,1:29:13.560
great advice

1:29:10.639,1:29:15.780
we talked a lot as a group leading up to

1:29:13.560,1:29:18.239
today about equity and how do we make

1:29:15.780,1:29:21.120
sure that all of our communities have

1:29:18.239,1:29:24.000
access to opportunity and the resources

1:29:21.120,1:29:25.980
to thrive Lamar I would love for you to

1:29:24.000,1:29:30.360
share a little bit about your experience

1:29:25.980,1:29:33.179
you started your career in education and

1:29:30.360,1:29:36.060
you eventually made a transition you're

1:29:33.179,1:29:38.280
now at Americorps a phenomenal

1:29:36.060,1:29:41.100
organization can you tell us a little

1:29:38.280,1:29:42.910
bit about your path and what your

1:29:41.100,1:29:44.699
mission has been at Americorps

1:29:42.910,1:29:47.880
[Music]

1:29:44.699,1:29:50.400
absolutely uh so the Americorps story

1:29:47.880,1:29:52.020
starts at a very dark time in my life uh

1:29:50.400,1:29:54.480
when I was in college I was you know

1:29:52.020,1:29:56.219
doing my thing had built a great resume

1:29:54.480,1:29:57.840
a joint my my fraternity Alpha

1:29:56.219,1:29:59.040
Fraternity Incorporated so I was like on

1:29:57.840,1:30:02.159
top of the world I felt like you know

1:29:59.040,1:30:04.679
I'm the man and God reminded me that I

1:30:02.159,1:30:06.120
have to remain humble uh because in that

1:30:04.679,1:30:09.300
same semester that I thought I was the

1:30:06.120,1:30:12.420
man he took my mom for me so that major

1:30:09.300,1:30:14.340
loss put me in a really dark space and I

1:30:12.420,1:30:16.380
had to find out a way okay how do I

1:30:14.340,1:30:18.060
navigate this do I choose to continue on

1:30:16.380,1:30:21.239
I'm almost at the end I'm about to

1:30:18.060,1:30:22.560
graduate uh what should I do so I had

1:30:21.239,1:30:25.260
connected with a teacher American

1:30:22.560,1:30:27.840
recruiter through a career fair when uh

1:30:25.260,1:30:28.980
during earlier on and so I followed back

1:30:27.840,1:30:30.480
up with him because I knew Teach for

1:30:28.980,1:30:32.760
America was in South Carolina and I was

1:30:30.480,1:30:34.800
like well my mom's not there so I need

1:30:32.760,1:30:37.800
to be home because if I'm home I'm able

1:30:34.800,1:30:39.420
to be a resource to my family uh and so

1:30:37.800,1:30:42.840
we connected we talked I did the early

1:30:39.420,1:30:45.179
admin application and I got to enter TFA

1:30:42.840,1:30:48.360
so I was a TFA Corps member from 2018 to

1:30:45.179,1:30:50.280
2020 and during that period I really

1:30:48.360,1:30:51.600
started to understand leadership service

1:30:50.280,1:30:55.080
and what it means to care about someone

1:30:51.600,1:30:56.400
else uh for anybody in the in here I was

1:30:55.080,1:30:58.260
about to say classroom but for anybody

1:30:56.400,1:30:59.820
in the auditorium who's ever stood in

1:30:58.260,1:31:02.040
front of a group of Youth who are

1:30:59.820,1:31:03.840
hanging on to every word and you are the

1:31:02.040,1:31:05.699
person that is educating them and they

1:31:03.840,1:31:07.260
think you have all the answers it

1:31:05.699,1:31:08.340
changes your perspective on what you

1:31:07.260,1:31:10.500
should be doing and what you should be

1:31:08.340,1:31:11.940
saying in your life uh so for me I

1:31:10.500,1:31:14.699
really became all about service and okay

1:31:11.940,1:31:16.679
I know what I had to navigate as a

1:31:14.699,1:31:18.000
student from this Middle School I was a

1:31:16.679,1:31:19.320
teacher at the same middle school as a

1:31:18.000,1:31:20.880
student so I knew kind of the

1:31:19.320,1:31:22.260
environment I knew everything so it was

1:31:20.880,1:31:24.360
about empowering those students to

1:31:22.260,1:31:25.980
navigate those spaces and also bringing

1:31:24.360,1:31:27.960
all the experiences I had had in college

1:31:25.980,1:31:30.360
and around the country back to my

1:31:27.960,1:31:33.000
students and then we get a pandemic

1:31:30.360,1:31:35.219
instead of like whoa I'm making all

1:31:33.000,1:31:37.620
these plans to create pipelines and

1:31:35.219,1:31:39.360
create systems that are sustainable but

1:31:37.620,1:31:41.040
then the pandemic changes everything

1:31:39.360,1:31:42.719
school goes to online people are not in

1:31:41.040,1:31:44.340
the building and I have a decision to

1:31:42.719,1:31:46.980
make what am I going to do for my career

1:31:44.340,1:31:49.679
so Americorps offered an opportunity to

1:31:46.980,1:31:51.300
be a fellow and that was the best

1:31:49.679,1:31:53.159
decision I've made

1:31:51.300,1:31:54.960
um during a time when the country's in

1:31:53.159,1:31:57.480
uncertainty and I had nowhere else to

1:31:54.960,1:31:59.760
like turn in terms of a job Americorps

1:31:57.480,1:32:01.440
said we love that you served we love

1:31:59.760,1:32:03.960
that you understand the passion about

1:32:01.440,1:32:06.120
bringing equity and saying you know hey

1:32:03.960,1:32:07.320
systems have historically ignored

1:32:06.120,1:32:09.600
people's systems have extremely

1:32:07.320,1:32:11.940
subordinated people and so how do we

1:32:09.600,1:32:14.219
make that better for them Americorps

1:32:11.940,1:32:16.739
comes in with service so we bring not

1:32:14.219,1:32:18.239
the solutions but the resources see and

1:32:16.739,1:32:19.800
that's what I loved about Americorps it

1:32:18.239,1:32:21.659
wasn't trying to say hey we're going to

1:32:19.800,1:32:23.100
solve the problem for you but in the

1:32:21.659,1:32:24.659
communities that we are present the

1:32:23.100,1:32:26.219
communities already have the answer so

1:32:24.659,1:32:27.780
all we have to do is bring the resources

1:32:26.219,1:32:29.820
and growing up in a rural community

1:32:27.780,1:32:31.380
growing up flirting with the poverty

1:32:29.820,1:32:32.940
line I understand the importance of

1:32:31.380,1:32:34.800
resource access

1:32:32.940,1:32:36.060
so if I could just be a pipeline if I

1:32:34.800,1:32:38.940
could be a resource if I could connect

1:32:36.060,1:32:41.580
with my community and people uh who are

1:32:38.940,1:32:42.719
in and suffered in these dark moments I

1:32:41.580,1:32:44.699
can connect them to the resources and

1:32:42.719,1:32:46.560
the opportunities so from any of our

1:32:44.699,1:32:49.020
programs to serving to maybe becoming a

1:32:46.560,1:32:50.760
grantee where we give you money to solve

1:32:49.020,1:32:52.020
your community's problems Americorps

1:32:50.760,1:32:54.179
became the place and that's how we fight

1:32:52.020,1:32:56.400
for Equity by helping communities solve

1:32:54.179,1:32:59.540
problems by providing resource access

1:32:56.400,1:32:59.540
thank you Lamar

1:33:00.560,1:33:05.940
nakari uh you're a peer leader a peer

1:33:04.560,1:33:07.620
mentor

1:33:05.940,1:33:09.600
um which is a really awesome opportunity

1:33:07.620,1:33:10.620
to help your fellow students your

1:33:09.600,1:33:13.260
friends

1:33:10.620,1:33:15.179
um you know find their passion find

1:33:13.260,1:33:17.940
awesome opportunities to live out their

1:33:15.179,1:33:19.380
dreams and purpose I'm curious your take

1:33:17.940,1:33:22.860
here

1:33:19.380,1:33:25.800
um about how we help lift each other up

1:33:22.860,1:33:28.560
and help others find opportunity to

1:33:25.800,1:33:32.460
realize their potential

1:33:28.560,1:33:35.040
um I say you have to be that motivation

1:33:32.460,1:33:36.659
for other people because in my story you

1:33:35.040,1:33:39.120
know I didn't have that motivation to

1:33:36.659,1:33:41.100
keep going and peer leaders is

1:33:39.120,1:33:43.139
specifically in high schools and areas

1:33:41.100,1:33:44.699
where they're low income most of the

1:33:43.139,1:33:46.020
kids don't go to college don't have the

1:33:44.699,1:33:47.760
money for things like that they think

1:33:46.020,1:33:50.280
that they can't do it but they don't

1:33:47.760,1:33:51.659
know that they can do it so it's kind of

1:33:50.280,1:33:53.219
hard trying to be that motivation for

1:33:51.659,1:33:55.500
someone especially when you struggle

1:33:53.219,1:33:57.540
with that but it's also great seeing

1:33:55.500,1:33:59.940
your peers go to college have a business

1:33:57.540,1:34:01.380
go to trade school things like that a

1:33:59.940,1:34:03.780
lot of high schools don't have those

1:34:01.380,1:34:05.880
type of programs where kids get mentored

1:34:03.780,1:34:08.760
so they don't want to do anything you

1:34:05.880,1:34:10.139
know they don't want to try but at my

1:34:08.760,1:34:11.580
school we're encouraged to try we're

1:34:10.139,1:34:13.139
encouraged to think we're encouraged to

1:34:11.580,1:34:15.300
do so that's what I really appreciate

1:34:13.139,1:34:17.219
about my school and being a peer leader

1:34:15.300,1:34:19.380
being a leader for someone else and

1:34:17.219,1:34:21.540
generations to come and also picking

1:34:19.380,1:34:23.820
other kids younger than me to become an

1:34:21.540,1:34:25.440
upcoming peer leader and Mentor them so

1:34:23.820,1:34:28.219
they know what they do for their senior

1:34:25.440,1:34:28.219
class coming up next

1:34:32.360,1:34:38.520
speaking of leadership Elisa uh

1:34:36.659,1:34:41.659
what a fantastic career you're building

1:34:38.520,1:34:44.639
in stem uh you said that you got a call

1:34:41.659,1:34:48.179
from someone who was doing what you now

1:34:44.639,1:34:51.120
do and inspired you down this path could

1:34:48.179,1:34:53.760
you tell us a little bit about how we

1:34:51.120,1:34:56.699
can encourage more people to Aspire to

1:34:53.760,1:34:58.080
careers in stem and in Innovation what

1:34:56.699,1:34:59.580
we said here about building and

1:34:58.080,1:35:02.520
innovating on new things

1:34:59.580,1:35:05.520
absolutely so yes it was one phone call

1:35:02.520,1:35:07.940
I was 12 years old and she said love

1:35:05.520,1:35:12.000
your science class love your math class

1:35:07.940,1:35:13.679
and I absorbed that I took that for you

1:35:12.000,1:35:16.620
know the rule and I and I went with that

1:35:13.679,1:35:19.080
and so after that I focused on my math

1:35:16.620,1:35:20.639
classes on my science classes

1:35:19.080,1:35:23.280
um and I luckily went to a charter

1:35:20.639,1:35:25.620
school that focused on stem I joined my

1:35:23.280,1:35:27.900
robotics team I did all of these

1:35:25.620,1:35:29.760
wonderful and great things although I

1:35:27.900,1:35:32.400
will say I was from a low-income

1:35:29.760,1:35:35.340
community so a lot of these resources

1:35:32.400,1:35:37.020
were not very accessible to me so when

1:35:35.340,1:35:38.940
we speak about Equity right you know

1:35:37.020,1:35:41.580
that's that's Justice and fairness for

1:35:38.940,1:35:45.239
all and so I would say

1:35:41.580,1:35:48.120
um if that isn't a situation or it's a

1:35:45.239,1:35:49.800
situation that you're in right now

1:35:48.120,1:35:51.780
um and for the adults in the room I

1:35:49.800,1:35:54.000
would say focus on mentorship if you

1:35:51.780,1:35:56.340
don't have a mentor look for one and if

1:35:54.000,1:36:00.000
you are able to Mentor

1:35:56.340,1:36:02.300
mentoring is so powerful the mentors in

1:36:00.000,1:36:05.100
my life Frank my older sister Bernadette

1:36:02.300,1:36:08.639
various other supervisors that I've had

1:36:05.100,1:36:09.780
were the reason that I am where I am

1:36:08.639,1:36:12.300
today

1:36:09.780,1:36:14.580
um they they they kind of you know just

1:36:12.300,1:36:16.020
challenged me continuously

1:36:14.580,1:36:17.880
um they might have brought you know

1:36:16.020,1:36:21.300
resources like I said that I wouldn't

1:36:17.880,1:36:23.719
have ever been exposed to in El Paso so

1:36:21.300,1:36:26.699
a lot of those things are fundamental

1:36:23.719,1:36:29.340
and I also want to add you know a larger

1:36:26.699,1:36:31.800
part of this problem is that you know

1:36:29.340,1:36:33.900
a lot of places like the Aerospace

1:36:31.800,1:36:37.500
industry doesn't necessarily look super

1:36:33.900,1:36:39.600
diverse I mean 11.2 percent are women in

1:36:37.500,1:36:41.400
the entire industry and that that's a

1:36:39.600,1:36:44.460
problem and that's a problem that we

1:36:41.400,1:36:47.340
should you know have our focus on

1:36:44.460,1:36:49.800
um so my greatest piece of advice is if

1:36:47.340,1:36:52.560
you're able to Mentor Mentor take a step

1:36:49.800,1:36:54.840
back look back look at the people who

1:36:52.560,1:36:56.520
are looking up to you and give them the

1:36:54.840,1:36:59.580
strongest word of advice and if you are

1:36:56.520,1:37:02.460
here as a mentee don't be shy don't be

1:36:59.580,1:37:04.620
afraid to take that next step and and

1:37:02.460,1:37:07.020
just tap on someone's children it could

1:37:04.620,1:37:08.460
be mine today if that's helpful thank

1:37:07.020,1:37:11.480
you thank you

1:37:08.460,1:37:15.000
we've talked a lot about public service

1:37:11.480,1:37:17.880
volunteerism I would love to call on

1:37:15.000,1:37:21.300
Addison and Nadia to tell us a little

1:37:17.880,1:37:23.460
bit about the importance of service what

1:37:21.300,1:37:25.860
your experience has been and how folks

1:37:23.460,1:37:27.480
here can get involved and advocate in

1:37:25.860,1:37:29.400
their communities

1:37:27.480,1:37:32.400
yes so I just wanted to start off and

1:37:29.400,1:37:34.679
mention that it takes confidence to seek

1:37:32.400,1:37:37.020
leadership role and it takes confidence

1:37:34.679,1:37:39.540
to take risk

1:37:37.020,1:37:41.820
to take a risk and

1:37:39.540,1:37:44.159
coming from a low-income background as

1:37:41.820,1:37:47.300
well I didn't have the funding to attend

1:37:44.159,1:37:50.100
cop 27 a conference in Egypt

1:37:47.300,1:37:52.679
I sought the opportunity through

1:37:50.100,1:37:55.020
organizations who invested me invested

1:37:52.679,1:37:56.940
in me because of my creativity and

1:37:55.020,1:37:59.580
because of my passion for environmental

1:37:56.940,1:38:01.620
justice I was a part of Earth Uprising

1:37:59.580,1:38:04.260
which is a youth-led environmental

1:38:01.620,1:38:07.500
justice organization and they funded my

1:38:04.260,1:38:09.780
trip to go to cop27 and when I was in

1:38:07.500,1:38:12.480
Egypt I didn't have a path to even go to

1:38:09.780,1:38:15.300
the conference I forged connections with

1:38:12.480,1:38:17.659
the people at the hotel and I told them

1:38:15.300,1:38:20.760
about my passion about doing

1:38:17.659,1:38:22.980
agricultural research in Somalia and so

1:38:20.760,1:38:25.560
from there that secured me a pass to

1:38:22.980,1:38:29.340
attend the conference and I attend I

1:38:25.560,1:38:32.100
received one of the best passes I

1:38:29.340,1:38:35.100
received a pass to represent Somalia as

1:38:32.100,1:38:36.719
a country and so through connections

1:38:35.100,1:38:40.679
through seeking these leadership

1:38:36.719,1:38:41.940
opportunities I was able to advocate for

1:38:40.679,1:38:44.699
what I'm passionate about which is

1:38:41.940,1:38:47.040
environmental justice and something else

1:38:44.699,1:38:49.020
that I wanted to mention is the

1:38:47.040,1:38:50.880
importance of mentorship and the

1:38:49.020,1:38:54.179
importance of having somebody who guides

1:38:50.880,1:38:56.040
you who uplifts you somebody who pushes

1:38:54.179,1:38:58.800
you out of your comfort comfort zone and

1:38:56.040,1:39:02.179
I know for sure that one of my mentors

1:38:58.800,1:39:06.179
fazia Dean who's sitting in the audience

1:39:02.179,1:39:06.179
give she

1:39:09.659,1:39:15.900
yeah bazia Dean one of my mentors is the

1:39:13.199,1:39:18.120
one who pushes me towards opportunity

1:39:15.900,1:39:20.820
the one who pushes me out of my comfort

1:39:18.120,1:39:23.340
zone and without her I wouldn't have

1:39:20.820,1:39:24.960
been able to be confident in myself and

1:39:23.340,1:39:27.420
that's something that I keep emphasizing

1:39:24.960,1:39:29.280
you need to have the confidence to seek

1:39:27.420,1:39:31.440
these leadership opportunities you need

1:39:29.280,1:39:32.280
to believe in yourself and you need to

1:39:31.440,1:39:35.280
be

1:39:32.280,1:39:37.560
you need to you need to be yourself and

1:39:35.280,1:39:39.659
you need to represent your morals and

1:39:37.560,1:39:41.520
your values and you can't you definitely

1:39:39.659,1:39:43.500
cannot compromise on these things and

1:39:41.520,1:39:44.880
I'm I'm proud to be here as a Muslim

1:39:43.500,1:39:48.020
American

1:39:44.880,1:39:48.020
and I'm proud to

1:39:49.860,1:39:54.980
and I'm proud to represent the Muslim

1:39:51.900,1:39:54.980
Americans in the U.S

1:39:57.560,1:40:01.760
Addison same question to you

1:40:01.980,1:40:04.739
um

1:40:02.880,1:40:06.300
so for me

1:40:04.739,1:40:08.580
I think

1:40:06.300,1:40:11.520
we can all agree that we're growing up

1:40:08.580,1:40:13.260
in a generation that is kind of

1:40:11.520,1:40:15.659
reclaiming

1:40:13.260,1:40:18.600
um our voices and our power

1:40:15.659,1:40:20.460
um within this world we are through all

1:40:18.600,1:40:22.080
of the issues that these panelists have

1:40:20.460,1:40:24.360
talked about today that they are

1:40:22.080,1:40:28.620
advocates for in their own very many

1:40:24.360,1:40:29.699
amazing ways we are seeing our world go

1:40:28.620,1:40:32.880
down

1:40:29.699,1:40:34.560
um very quickly in front of our eyes and

1:40:32.880,1:40:37.020
so when we hear

1:40:34.560,1:40:39.000
um these council members and these big

1:40:37.020,1:40:40.860
guys come in front of us and they're

1:40:39.000,1:40:42.540
like you know the generation the Next

1:40:40.860,1:40:44.880
Generation this is it like everything's

1:40:42.540,1:40:46.500
in your hands it really is in our hands

1:40:44.880,1:40:48.719
we're the ones that have to live with

1:40:46.500,1:40:50.100
the damages that they may be the ones

1:40:48.719,1:40:52.440
making

1:40:50.100,1:40:55.020
um and so that's why I really emphasize

1:40:52.440,1:40:56.400
we cannot wait there's there's just no

1:40:55.020,1:40:58.860
waiting what are we waiting for they're

1:40:56.400,1:41:01.260
not getting it done so why aren't we we

1:40:58.860,1:41:04.739
see a lot of politicians

1:41:01.260,1:41:06.840
um in our Council Senate in power who

1:41:04.739,1:41:09.420
are as old as our grandparents and that

1:41:06.840,1:41:11.219
that's fine that's cool and all but we

1:41:09.420,1:41:13.620
have the knowledge the power the

1:41:11.219,1:41:16.739
strength to be in those exact same

1:41:13.620,1:41:19.560
positions and so that's why I'm taking

1:41:16.739,1:41:21.120
my voice and using it now and I want to

1:41:19.560,1:41:23.880
encourage you all to do the same because

1:41:21.120,1:41:26.940
you have the power to do so do not let

1:41:23.880,1:41:30.120
anyone tell you different take a claim

1:41:26.940,1:41:33.000
of your own power and Voice Within

1:41:30.120,1:41:35.280
whatever industry you feel like calls

1:41:33.000,1:41:37.199
you the most a lot of us come from

1:41:35.280,1:41:39.900
communities that don't have a lot

1:41:37.199,1:41:42.119
whether it's your family whether it's

1:41:39.900,1:41:43.800
where you grown up whether it's you've

1:41:42.119,1:41:46.739
been a victim

1:41:43.800,1:41:49.380
um of some crazy tragedy within our

1:41:46.739,1:41:50.760
world you have seen firsthand how

1:41:49.380,1:41:53.219
different communities could use

1:41:50.760,1:41:55.380
different support systems and you can be

1:41:53.219,1:41:57.960
the one to implement those

1:41:55.380,1:41:59.820
um so I mean my biggest piece of advice

1:41:57.960,1:42:02.639
to you all

1:41:59.820,1:42:04.860
um would be just do something anything

1:42:02.639,1:42:08.400
um because that something is making us

1:42:04.860,1:42:11.219
one step closer to a positive brighter

1:42:08.400,1:42:14.780
and amazing future that is in our hands

1:42:11.219,1:42:14.780
thank you thanks Addison

1:42:15.420,1:42:20.699
Nyla I would love if you could tell us

1:42:18.480,1:42:23.400
an example of the work that you have

1:42:20.699,1:42:25.739
done maybe a a short you know story

1:42:23.400,1:42:28.679
about the impact of the work you've done

1:42:25.739,1:42:31.020
around disaster preparedness and your

1:42:28.679,1:42:33.480
passion there and then in Asha I would

1:42:31.020,1:42:35.219
love to close out with you but the same

1:42:33.480,1:42:36.659
about the advocacy work that you do with

1:42:35.219,1:42:38.520
military families

1:42:36.659,1:42:40.440
yeah so

1:42:38.520,1:42:42.300
um as I said I've been passionate about

1:42:40.440,1:42:45.600
disaster preparedness for as long as I

1:42:42.300,1:42:48.060
can remember and as I sat on FEMA's

1:42:45.600,1:42:50.760
National Youth appearance Council it was

1:42:48.060,1:42:52.739
a great way to get to know people around

1:42:50.760,1:42:55.980
my community who are actively working in

1:42:52.739,1:42:57.840
this youth preparedness space and so one

1:42:55.980,1:43:00.320
of the most important things that I took

1:42:57.840,1:43:03.320
from my experience on the council was

1:43:00.320,1:43:05.460
learning to serve other people

1:43:03.320,1:43:07.020
specifically in the space of Youth

1:43:05.460,1:43:09.119
repairness there's not a lot of Youth

1:43:07.020,1:43:12.719
who are interested in disaster

1:43:09.119,1:43:15.900
preparedness and so an experience that

1:43:12.719,1:43:19.580
like really comes to mind is my first

1:43:15.900,1:43:21.659
speaking engagement at my community

1:43:19.580,1:43:24.540
I think it was a community emergency

1:43:21.659,1:43:26.219
response teams conference and I remember

1:43:24.540,1:43:27.900
speaking for the first time talking

1:43:26.219,1:43:29.520
about youth appearance being one of the

1:43:27.900,1:43:30.500
youngest the first the youngest person

1:43:29.520,1:43:34.920
there

1:43:30.500,1:43:36.179
and being so nervous to advocate for the

1:43:34.920,1:43:37.260
fact that you know there's not many

1:43:36.179,1:43:38.940
people who are interested stood in

1:43:37.260,1:43:41.940
preparedness and we need to work

1:43:38.940,1:43:44.040
together to bring more youth into the um

1:43:41.940,1:43:46.440
and bring more youth into the field and

1:43:44.040,1:43:49.380
so that was something that was really

1:43:46.440,1:43:53.159
significant for me and really propelled

1:43:49.380,1:43:55.139
me into different spaces that I'm in now

1:43:53.159,1:43:57.540
for example a couple months ago I'm

1:43:55.139,1:43:59.100
working with the Delta Sigma data

1:43:57.540,1:44:01.260
Incorporated to help with their

1:43:59.100,1:44:02.699
preparedness work and this is after you

1:44:01.260,1:44:04.260
know my time of female youth

1:44:02.699,1:44:05.880
preparedness Council but it just shows

1:44:04.260,1:44:08.280
you like the importance of serving

1:44:05.880,1:44:10.139
others and the importance of continuing

1:44:08.280,1:44:11.239
to maintain those connections within

1:44:10.139,1:44:14.880
their community

1:44:11.239,1:44:17.219
and it's been great being able to kind

1:44:14.880,1:44:19.260
of not only do like the research and

1:44:17.219,1:44:20.659
stuff behind understanding how

1:44:19.260,1:44:23.400
underserved communities experience

1:44:20.659,1:44:25.560
disasters but also being able to create

1:44:23.400,1:44:28.320
that change and be able to like bring

1:44:25.560,1:44:30.679
Equity into different communities so

1:44:28.320,1:44:30.679
yeah

1:44:33.380,1:44:38.040
oh my goodness oh that was really loud

1:44:36.239,1:44:41.699
guys I'm sorry

1:44:38.040,1:44:44.159
um so when I if someone had told me

1:44:41.699,1:44:46.199
three years ago that I would have had

1:44:44.159,1:44:48.060
the opportunity to advocate for other

1:44:46.199,1:44:50.520
people's voices I would have told them

1:44:48.060,1:44:53.040
they were cuckoo because I was this

1:44:50.520,1:44:55.080
little shy insecure girl who struggled

1:44:53.040,1:44:58.440
with comparing myself to other people

1:44:55.080,1:45:00.540
but I also felt like my voice didn't

1:44:58.440,1:45:02.940
have any power or influence because I

1:45:00.540,1:45:05.820
felt like I didn't have a story and so

1:45:02.940,1:45:08.100
especially being asked to advocate for

1:45:05.820,1:45:11.159
military connected youth my dad is

1:45:08.100,1:45:12.840
retired Air Force 20 for 25 years so I

1:45:11.159,1:45:15.960
was like okay but my parents aren't

1:45:12.840,1:45:19.020
active duty I didn't move 52 times in

1:45:15.960,1:45:21.540
like one year how am I supposed to to

1:45:19.020,1:45:23.760
relate to these people you know to these

1:45:21.540,1:45:26.400
group of Youth and so one of the things

1:45:23.760,1:45:29.040
that I realized is a lot of the times to

1:45:26.400,1:45:31.619
be able to advocate for other people we

1:45:29.040,1:45:33.659
first have to look at ourselves and we

1:45:31.619,1:45:35.159
have to look at our stories and our

1:45:33.659,1:45:38.159
experiences because a lot of the times

1:45:35.159,1:45:40.739
what inspires someone to Advocate are

1:45:38.159,1:45:42.659
injustices in in their story and

1:45:40.739,1:45:44.880
justices that they face or they've seen

1:45:42.659,1:45:46.860
other people face so if you don't know

1:45:44.880,1:45:49.440
the value in your story if you don't

1:45:46.860,1:45:51.840
know the value in your voice how are you

1:45:49.440,1:45:54.480
supposed to advocate for other people so

1:45:51.840,1:45:56.520
first I say to take the time to look at

1:45:54.480,1:45:59.159
yourself because we have all been given

1:45:56.520,1:46:00.900
experiences in our lives and not all

1:45:59.159,1:46:03.179
these experiences may have been great

1:46:00.900,1:46:06.360
and these negative experiences in our

1:46:03.179,1:46:08.880
lives I say that these experiences don't

1:46:06.360,1:46:11.639
Define who we are but become a part of

1:46:08.880,1:46:14.400
your story so don't don't limit yourself

1:46:11.639,1:46:16.739
because you because right now you can't

1:46:14.400,1:46:18.300
see yourself doing something a lot of

1:46:16.739,1:46:20.520
the times we have to get out of our own

1:46:18.300,1:46:22.380
way I know I was in my own way I was

1:46:20.520,1:46:23.940
like I'm not smart enough I don't know

1:46:22.380,1:46:26.340
if I have the right vocabulary for any

1:46:23.940,1:46:28.560
of this but I had people knocking on my

1:46:26.340,1:46:31.739
door saying Asha I can see you doing

1:46:28.560,1:46:33.960
this Asha speak with with passion and

1:46:31.739,1:46:36.179
you're able to touch other people and so

1:46:33.960,1:46:37.860
I was able to see that when I had youth

1:46:36.179,1:46:40.560
come up to me whether they were military

1:46:37.860,1:46:43.980
connected or not and they told me Asha

1:46:40.560,1:46:46.320
your story touched me I I struggle with

1:46:43.980,1:46:48.060
um with learning and anxiety and math I

1:46:46.320,1:46:49.920
struggle with mental health I struggle

1:46:48.060,1:46:51.780
with comparing myself so the biggest

1:46:49.920,1:46:54.480
thing that I would tell you is look at

1:46:51.780,1:46:56.940
your life look at your experiences don't

1:46:54.480,1:46:58.679
doubt who you are and the experiences

1:46:56.940,1:47:00.480
that you've had that have gotten you to

1:46:58.679,1:47:02.820
where you are right now because you're

1:47:00.480,1:47:05.699
here for a purpose and you have value

1:47:02.820,1:47:07.139
and when you recognize that that is how

1:47:05.699,1:47:07.460
you're able to advocate for those around

1:47:07.139,1:47:10.670
you

1:47:07.460,1:47:10.670
[Music]

1:47:13.739,1:47:19.139
president bass you are the perfect

1:47:16.440,1:47:22.619
person to lead off our last segment uh

1:47:19.139,1:47:25.080
everyone gets 10 seconds if resources

1:47:22.619,1:47:27.480
time nothing or an issue and you were

1:47:25.080,1:47:30.179
president for the day what is the number

1:47:27.480,1:47:33.420
one thing you would do to advocate for

1:47:30.179,1:47:36.300
young people uh we'll start with you

1:47:33.420,1:47:38.520
okay if I was President for a Day first

1:47:36.300,1:47:40.679
I I would try to kind of see if I could

1:47:38.520,1:47:41.880
like outrun Secret Service like how I

1:47:40.679,1:47:44.400
could really try to you know get away

1:47:41.880,1:47:46.380
like how how good are they you know with

1:47:44.400,1:47:48.600
all of that stuff but for me I would say

1:47:46.380,1:47:52.080
one of the issues that I've actually had

1:47:48.600,1:47:54.659
the opportunity to Advocate about to my

1:47:52.080,1:47:56.820
congressman are is looking at our our

1:47:54.659,1:47:59.639
educational system and in our teachers

1:47:56.820,1:48:01.560
because guys you I feel like you've

1:47:59.639,1:48:03.659
either had two types of influential

1:48:01.560,1:48:05.340
teachers in your life the teacher that

1:48:03.659,1:48:07.260
poured into you and showed you the

1:48:05.340,1:48:09.300
person that you could be or the teacher

1:48:07.260,1:48:11.040
that tore you down and and really could

1:48:09.300,1:48:13.920
could give two Hoots about about what

1:48:11.040,1:48:15.659
they're doing but but for me I see that

1:48:13.920,1:48:18.119
that I had the blessing of having

1:48:15.659,1:48:20.699
teachers in my life who cared about me

1:48:18.119,1:48:22.860
but when I had to hear them tell me that

1:48:20.699,1:48:25.020
they had to take money out of their own

1:48:22.860,1:48:28.199
personal check to buy tissue boxes for

1:48:25.020,1:48:29.940
the class or to buy hand sanitizer and

1:48:28.199,1:48:31.739
then I go on in a classroom and I have a

1:48:29.940,1:48:34.320
teacher who's like oh yeah this is this

1:48:31.739,1:48:35.699
this is just my side job like what I

1:48:34.320,1:48:38.159
think that what I would do is I would

1:48:35.699,1:48:40.080
release a grant out to teachers so that

1:48:38.159,1:48:41.820
so that they could get the supplies that

1:48:40.080,1:48:43.139
they needed for the classes the

1:48:41.820,1:48:46.260
materials that they needed to really

1:48:43.139,1:48:48.179
make this a fun learning environment for

1:48:46.260,1:48:50.040
students an environment where students

1:48:48.179,1:48:52.380
can come and feel like they can be

1:48:50.040,1:48:54.360
themselves and not be judged or

1:48:52.380,1:48:55.679
condemned or feel like an outcast in the

1:48:54.360,1:48:57.060
classroom

1:48:55.679,1:48:59.520
um and and the next thing that I would

1:48:57.060,1:49:01.800
say is really paying more attention to

1:48:59.520,1:49:03.900
the application and and acceptance

1:49:01.800,1:49:06.060
process of teachers into our school

1:49:03.900,1:49:08.400
system because what I realized is when

1:49:06.060,1:49:10.560
you invest in teachers you're investing

1:49:08.400,1:49:12.719
in the future of America because

1:49:10.560,1:49:14.820
teachers are the one who are with us you

1:49:12.719,1:49:16.560
know for the majority of our day so we

1:49:14.820,1:49:19.260
want to make sure that we have teachers

1:49:16.560,1:49:22.080
in the classroom like Lamar who really

1:49:19.260,1:49:24.900
who really care and say I'm here for you

1:49:22.080,1:49:26.940
I'm here to serve you and invest in your

1:49:24.900,1:49:31.260
future and show you the person that you

1:49:26.940,1:49:34.320
can be thank you Asha and I do hear that

1:49:31.260,1:49:36.060
we have hit the limit on our time so so

1:49:34.320,1:49:38.219
um we'll speak to our future presidents

1:49:36.060,1:49:40.199
about their Ambitions over lunch uh

1:49:38.219,1:49:41.280
thank you everyone for speaking on the

1:49:40.199,1:49:41.580
panel let's give them a round of

1:49:41.280,1:49:49.199
applause

1:49:41.580,1:49:50.940
[Applause]

1:49:49.199,1:49:52.560
can we just give one more round of

1:49:50.940,1:49:55.219
applause for director O'Neill and this

1:49:52.560,1:49:55.219
amazing panel

1:49:55.500,1:50:00.600
so do not move from your seats at this

1:49:58.739,1:50:01.800
time we're gonna have a listening

1:50:00.600,1:50:04.739
session we're going to do 10 minutes

1:50:01.800,1:50:07.920
before we go to lunch with um counselor

1:50:04.739,1:50:09.840
for Equity Ines Hernandez uh Asha is

1:50:07.920,1:50:11.699
going to help co-host and we're gonna we

1:50:09.840,1:50:13.199
want to take questions from you guys

1:50:11.699,1:50:15.060
from the audience on everything you've

1:50:13.199,1:50:17.699
been receiving today which is pretty

1:50:15.060,1:50:20.400
amazing uh and then at noon we're gonna

1:50:17.699,1:50:23.460
head over to lunch wait for me to call

1:50:20.400,1:50:27.239
out by groups uh so that we don't

1:50:23.460,1:50:29.280
um congest the cafeteria area okay so at

1:50:27.239,1:50:31.560
this time our counselor for Equity Mr

1:50:29.280,1:50:33.239
Ness Hernandez please uh up to the front

1:50:31.560,1:50:35.760
and Asha we're going to get started with

1:50:33.239,1:50:37.800
our youth listening session alongside

1:50:35.760,1:50:40.139
our chief data officer Mr Oliver wise

1:50:37.800,1:50:42.300
Oliver wave to everyone and our chief

1:50:40.139,1:50:44.699
evaluation officer Mr Sean Clement all

1:50:42.300,1:50:46.860
right thank you guys Mr Ness Hernandez

1:50:44.699,1:50:50.760
the floor is yours hello

1:50:46.860,1:50:53.460
does this work yes good okay so my name

1:50:50.760,1:50:55.199
is inas Hernandez I am the first

1:50:53.460,1:50:57.960
counselor for Equity at the Department

1:50:55.199,1:50:59.639
of Commerce we've been listening a lot

1:50:57.960,1:51:01.260
about what that means

1:50:59.639,1:51:04.080
part of what that means is also

1:51:01.260,1:51:06.480
listening so we've been talking a lot to

1:51:04.080,1:51:08.880
you you've heard from our leaders

1:51:06.480,1:51:10.980
you've heard from your peers which were

1:51:08.880,1:51:12.659
amazing and inspirational but were

1:51:10.980,1:51:15.960
turning the tables

1:51:12.659,1:51:18.420
because we can guess about what you need

1:51:15.960,1:51:20.460
but it's much better if you tell us

1:51:18.420,1:51:22.260
I'll be co-hosting with you already met

1:51:20.460,1:51:25.440
wonderful Asha

1:51:22.260,1:51:27.780
and here it's also Oliver our data

1:51:25.440,1:51:29.520
officer Chief data officer what is it

1:51:27.780,1:51:30.960
that you do here anyway can you tell me

1:51:29.520,1:51:31.739
first so that they know who's in the

1:51:30.960,1:51:34.440
room

1:51:31.739,1:51:36.659
uh hi everyone I'm Oliver wise really

1:51:34.440,1:51:39.000
excited to be here and man that was such

1:51:36.659,1:51:40.770
an impressive panel we just heard can we

1:51:39.000,1:51:41.230
give them another round of applause

1:51:40.770,1:51:43.980
[Applause]

1:51:41.230,1:51:46.320
[Music]

1:51:43.980,1:51:48.300
so what I do I'm the chief data officer

1:51:46.320,1:51:49.860
here at the Department of Commerce uh

1:51:48.300,1:51:52.619
the Department of Commerce is actually

1:51:49.860,1:51:56.159
the world's largest collector and

1:51:52.619,1:51:59.880
publisher of public data and my job is

1:51:56.159,1:52:03.320
to help ensure that that data which is a

1:51:59.880,1:52:07.320
raw re resource that we can convert that

1:52:03.320,1:52:09.900
data to insights so that you all can use

1:52:07.320,1:52:11.580
that data to empower your communities to

1:52:09.900,1:52:15.780
understand the world in which we live in

1:52:11.580,1:52:18.239
and ultimately put it into to action in

1:52:15.780,1:52:20.460
your life and whatever organizations you

1:52:18.239,1:52:24.360
work in so that's my job

1:52:20.460,1:52:26.699
thank you so we use data but we also use

1:52:24.360,1:52:29.880
voices that's what informs what we do

1:52:26.699,1:52:32.820
every day what do we call by the way a

1:52:29.880,1:52:34.199
person who works for government you've

1:52:32.820,1:52:36.920
heard it said today

1:52:34.199,1:52:36.920
what's the word

1:52:38.280,1:52:44.280
come on public servant public servant

1:52:41.940,1:52:45.960
not only do I serve you everybody in

1:52:44.280,1:52:49.020
this building serves you everybody

1:52:45.960,1:52:50.880
crosses government serves you to serve

1:52:49.020,1:52:53.219
you means that we didn't know what's on

1:52:50.880,1:52:56.040
your mind so you're going to tell me

1:52:53.219,1:52:59.400
your name where you're from

1:52:56.040,1:53:02.100
what is the key issue you want us to

1:52:59.400,1:53:04.199
hear and if you have any thoughts I

1:53:02.100,1:53:06.719
don't I already see your hand I love it

1:53:04.199,1:53:08.520
Asha do you want to run over oh you know

1:53:06.719,1:53:12.900
what we're going to model first with you

1:53:08.520,1:53:14.880
perfect okay I'm back guys okay so the

1:53:12.900,1:53:17.940
way the prompt is gonna work name my

1:53:14.880,1:53:20.280
name is Asha bass I am from Virginia and

1:53:17.940,1:53:22.080
Georgia the organization that I'm a part

1:53:20.280,1:53:24.420
of is the Boys and Girls Clubs Of

1:53:22.080,1:53:26.699
America the issue that I would like to

1:53:24.420,1:53:28.980
raise attention to is helping

1:53:26.699,1:53:31.260
um helping Elevate the voices and

1:53:28.980,1:53:32.639
stories of America's Youth and how I

1:53:31.260,1:53:35.100
feel we can do that is getting

1:53:32.639,1:53:37.619
government elected officials to go into

1:53:35.100,1:53:39.840
the educational system and really

1:53:37.619,1:53:41.760
opening the door for youth to be able to

1:53:39.840,1:53:45.060
tell their stories to the public

1:53:41.760,1:53:48.500
like that I like that thank you I saw a

1:53:45.060,1:53:48.500
hand up here was that you okay

1:53:52.540,1:53:57.960
[Music]

1:53:55.380,1:54:00.900
my name is Jeremiah Bay I'm from

1:53:57.960,1:54:03.360
Washington DC I'm a 12 I'm a senior at

1:54:00.900,1:54:05.159
Columbia Heights education campus and

1:54:03.360,1:54:07.679
one issue I would like to raise

1:54:05.159,1:54:10.860
attention to is providing better lunches

1:54:07.679,1:54:12.960
for our school systems and my suggested

1:54:10.860,1:54:15.000
approach would be to find a way how we

1:54:12.960,1:54:17.340
can create a bigger budget

1:54:15.000,1:54:18.900
and you know provide better lunches

1:54:17.340,1:54:20.460
because I know a lot of students want

1:54:18.900,1:54:21.840
better food

1:54:20.460,1:54:26.060
it's hard to learn when you're hungry

1:54:21.840,1:54:26.060
right yeah plus you're meeting you

1:54:26.460,1:54:29.880
all right Asha did you find somebody

1:54:27.960,1:54:31.199
down there I got you I got you I'm

1:54:29.880,1:54:33.540
coming I want to run that's why I wore

1:54:31.199,1:54:35.820
Flats today guys

1:54:33.540,1:54:37.860
thank you good morning everybody my name

1:54:35.820,1:54:40.260
is Diana jokin I'm from Dominican

1:54:37.860,1:54:42.300
Republic but I live in Orlando Florida

1:54:40.260,1:54:44.940
Jay I just come here just for this

1:54:42.300,1:54:46.340
amazing event uh oh where is the

1:54:44.940,1:54:49.679
question

1:54:46.340,1:54:53.040
okay uh let me see if I remember one of

1:54:49.679,1:54:55.380
the main issues that uh we'd had is that

1:54:53.040,1:54:58.560
we need more resources especially in

1:54:55.380,1:55:02.219
education for our low uh income

1:54:58.560,1:55:06.060
immigrant communities uh I used to do my

1:55:02.219,1:55:07.679
degree in education but as you said uh

1:55:06.060,1:55:09.179
we didn't have like enough funding we

1:55:07.679,1:55:12.300
are not we're not having like a good

1:55:09.179,1:55:14.580
salary and that returns my career to and

1:55:12.300,1:55:16.920
they're doing human Communications but

1:55:14.580,1:55:18.840
this is happening now like we're seeing

1:55:16.920,1:55:21.540
a student that is taking like the step

1:55:18.840,1:55:24.719
back to not be the teacher because we

1:55:21.540,1:55:27.179
understand that economy is very hard on

1:55:24.719,1:55:29.340
those days so we need a good salary and

1:55:27.179,1:55:32.040
we like like to have more information

1:55:29.340,1:55:34.800
and also more resources and how we can

1:55:32.040,1:55:37.020
help especially our low income Community

1:55:34.800,1:55:40.560
because I'm come from there like you

1:55:37.020,1:55:43.380
said uh I used to grow out with a lot of

1:55:40.560,1:55:46.080
like insecurities and I didn't know that

1:55:43.380,1:55:49.800
my story has a power and that my story

1:55:46.080,1:55:51.900
is part of me it is part of my voice and

1:55:49.800,1:55:53.639
it's going to help other students too so

1:55:51.900,1:55:56.100
thank you

1:55:53.639,1:55:58.500
yeah Round of Applause for that that was

1:55:56.100,1:56:00.780
great we have one over here on this side

1:55:58.500,1:56:03.000
waiting I hope I draw your attention we

1:56:00.780,1:56:04.860
have uh well now it has some words a

1:56:03.000,1:56:07.260
screen so hopefully by the end of this

1:56:04.860,1:56:10.820
exercise we can see all of your ideas in

1:56:07.260,1:56:10.820
one place okay so

1:56:11.400,1:56:18.500
hello my name is Jada I'm from DC I go

1:56:15.360,1:56:21.600
to Capital City Public Charter School

1:56:18.500,1:56:24.480
[Applause]

1:56:21.600,1:56:26.760
um and the issue that I kind of want to

1:56:24.480,1:56:28.139
bring to light is how there should be

1:56:26.760,1:56:30.179
more

1:56:28.139,1:56:33.239
um inclusion of

1:56:30.179,1:56:34.619
uh counselors that wanna that for

1:56:33.239,1:56:37.820
students that want to do something

1:56:34.619,1:56:40.440
besides College like they should be into

1:56:37.820,1:56:42.960
internships the military whatever else

1:56:40.440,1:56:44.580
because I've noticed that there are a

1:56:42.960,1:56:45.179
lot of

1:56:44.580,1:56:47.760
um

1:56:45.179,1:56:49.560
it's a lot of it's a big push for all

1:56:47.760,1:56:51.239
students to go to college but for some

1:56:49.560,1:56:53.699
people that's just not what they want to

1:56:51.239,1:56:56.719
do and it's not what fits them so yeah

1:56:53.699,1:56:56.719
thank you

1:56:58.080,1:57:04.520
okay do we have we have a couple uh okay

1:57:02.100,1:57:04.520
we have one here

1:57:05.040,1:57:08.940
good afternoon actually just afternoon

1:57:06.780,1:57:10.440
now so um good afternoon my name is

1:57:08.940,1:57:12.900
torien Perkins I'm from Memphis

1:57:10.440,1:57:15.900
Tennessee uh I'm here to represent the

1:57:12.900,1:57:18.840
African Methodist Episcopal Church

1:57:15.900,1:57:20.460
uh my biggest thing kind of she kind of

1:57:18.840,1:57:23.840
just took exactly what I said but I

1:57:20.460,1:57:25.739
wanted to see somehow we can get more

1:57:23.840,1:57:27.300
skills introduced because I'm an

1:57:25.739,1:57:29.460
education major I'm actually a school

1:57:27.300,1:57:31.560
teacher Elementary School teacher and I

1:57:29.460,1:57:34.020
want to see if more words we can get

1:57:31.560,1:57:36.420
um as far as not just education but

1:57:34.020,1:57:38.219
skills wielding back in school because I

1:57:36.420,1:57:40.260
know the older Generations prior to our

1:57:38.219,1:57:42.360
generation had welding automobile

1:57:40.260,1:57:44.400
mechanic and they were able to actually

1:57:42.360,1:57:46.619
learn trades that could take them out

1:57:44.400,1:57:49.440
outside of just the school and outside

1:57:46.619,1:57:51.060
of the educational realm so I would like

1:57:49.440,1:57:52.260
to see especially in the South I would

1:57:51.060,1:57:55.260
love to see that maybe back

1:57:52.260,1:57:56.940
reintroducing to the schools so that the

1:57:55.260,1:57:58.320
ones who don't want to go to college or

1:57:56.940,1:58:00.300
who don't see necessarily the

1:57:58.320,1:58:02.460
educational path they still have a way

1:58:00.300,1:58:05.699
to make a living and make a success of

1:58:02.460,1:58:07.860
themselves thank you thank you

1:58:05.699,1:58:09.780
a young woman here that wants to say a

1:58:07.860,1:58:13.380
comment

1:58:09.780,1:58:16.080
hi I'm Miguel I'm from seventh grade and

1:58:13.380,1:58:18.119
I also go to Capital City

1:58:16.080,1:58:22.500
um

1:58:18.119,1:58:24.900
I'm I am I go I'm from Spain my dentist

1:58:22.500,1:58:26.639
from Spain and my mom is from Cuba and

1:58:24.900,1:58:29.580
the US

1:58:26.639,1:58:31.020
so very I've come from a lot of

1:58:29.580,1:58:31.739
different places that

1:58:31.020,1:58:35.159
um

1:58:31.739,1:58:37.940
what I would like to do is raise lgbtqia

1:58:35.159,1:58:39.780
plus awareness in communities

1:58:37.940,1:58:42.119
[Applause]

1:58:39.780,1:58:44.280
um and I don't really I don't really

1:58:42.119,1:58:46.860
know how to do that but I'd love for

1:58:44.280,1:58:48.239
their to to be a pride Club in like

1:58:46.860,1:58:50.099
every school

1:58:48.239,1:58:52.500
and that's just one of the ideas that's

1:58:50.099,1:58:55.219
like going through my head right now is

1:58:52.500,1:58:55.219
like yeah

1:58:58.260,1:59:03.420
all right and really quickly guys I just

1:59:00.659,1:59:06.060
wanted to say I see Hands do not be

1:59:03.420,1:59:08.940
scared to raise your hand this is your

1:59:06.060,1:59:10.380
time to say talk about the struggles in

1:59:08.940,1:59:14.179
your community in front of government

1:59:10.380,1:59:14.179
officials so don't be scared

1:59:18.239,1:59:25.500
um hi everybody my name is Joshua

1:59:21.900,1:59:27.060
uh I'm in ninth grade and I go to

1:59:25.500,1:59:30.060
another school

1:59:27.060,1:59:33.860
I'm one of the youth presidents of the

1:59:30.060,1:59:39.239
Ugandan Muslim American Association

1:59:33.860,1:59:43.699
and an issue is college loans and

1:59:39.239,1:59:43.699
how students can pay for them

1:59:46.520,1:59:55.619
[Applause]

1:59:53.520,1:59:56.699
good afternoon everybody how you guys

1:59:55.619,1:59:59.520
doing

1:59:56.699,2:00:01.560
um nice I like that my name is Jeffrey

1:59:59.520,2:00:03.900
chess sorry I'm a 20 year old creative

2:00:01.560,2:00:06.000
entrepreneur and business owner

2:00:03.900,2:00:07.860
um I was recently invited to the White

2:00:06.000,2:00:10.500
House to speak with Madam vice president

2:00:07.860,2:00:11.940
about my two businesses and I was

2:00:10.500,2:00:13.560
selected with 30 other young black

2:00:11.940,2:00:15.840
entrepreneurs and I was able to learn

2:00:13.560,2:00:18.000
about the importance of not only

2:00:15.840,2:00:19.920
entrepreneurship but also having that

2:00:18.000,2:00:21.840
access to a network of experienced

2:00:19.920,2:00:24.000
entrepreneurs who can mentor you and

2:00:21.840,2:00:26.460
what you're doing so the issue that I'm

2:00:24.000,2:00:29.219
really passionate about is mentorship

2:00:26.460,2:00:30.900
and advocating for youth because a lot

2:00:29.219,2:00:32.159
of us have different skills and

2:00:30.900,2:00:34.320
different businesses that we want to

2:00:32.159,2:00:35.820
build but we're so young we might not

2:00:34.320,2:00:38.219
know exactly the steps that we have to

2:00:35.820,2:00:39.900
take to get where we want to go so I've

2:00:38.219,2:00:42.360
had mentors in my life who've helped me

2:00:39.900,2:00:44.280
I've had people who I've mentored and

2:00:42.360,2:00:46.139
helped build their different businesses

2:00:44.280,2:00:47.400
so mentorship is something I'm really

2:00:46.139,2:00:49.619
passionate about specifically with

2:00:47.400,2:00:50.820
entrepreneurship and giving students

2:00:49.619,2:00:53.639
different ways to express their

2:00:50.820,2:00:56.300
creativity so thank you

2:00:53.639,2:00:56.300
foreign

2:00:56.780,2:01:01.679
my name is Brianna Neal I attend Cardozo

2:00:59.940,2:01:03.540
education campus and a comment issue

2:01:01.679,2:01:06.179
that I noticed at my school is the lack

2:01:03.540,2:01:07.679
of testing resources that we have I feel

2:01:06.179,2:01:10.679
like if there is a way that we can

2:01:07.679,2:01:13.199
provide better resources for our

2:01:10.679,2:01:14.820
students during testing like sat or just

2:01:13.199,2:01:17.400
AP exams that we will have better

2:01:14.820,2:01:21.560
opportunities to go to better colleges

2:01:17.400,2:01:21.560
and apply for um scholarships

2:01:23.060,2:01:29.099
thank you

2:01:25.440,2:01:31.619
hi um I'm Madison javdan I'm a junior at

2:01:29.099,2:01:33.239
Holton arms School up in Bethesda and

2:01:31.619,2:01:35.820
something that I want to address is

2:01:33.239,2:01:37.560
education as a whole I'm very blessed

2:01:35.820,2:01:40.139
and grateful to receive an amazing

2:01:37.560,2:01:42.239
education but people even just a few

2:01:40.139,2:01:44.760
miles away from me aren't able to have

2:01:42.239,2:01:46.860
the access to the same education that I

2:01:44.760,2:01:49.380
am which I think is completely unfair

2:01:46.860,2:01:52.440
because as I've learned from my family

2:01:49.380,2:01:53.940
our core values education it's something

2:01:52.440,2:01:55.980
that could never be taken away from you

2:01:53.940,2:01:57.239
no matter what happens it's not a

2:01:55.980,2:02:00.000
material item it's something that you

2:01:57.239,2:02:01.860
know and you have to yourself my dad's

2:02:00.000,2:02:04.139
had a family here immigrated from Iran

2:02:01.860,2:02:06.659
and they lost everything but their

2:02:04.139,2:02:08.760
education and they were able to become

2:02:06.659,2:02:12.000
successful entrepreneurs and grow their

2:02:08.760,2:02:14.599
business in their lives themselves and I

2:02:12.000,2:02:17.480
feel that education is just so important

2:02:14.599,2:02:20.280
my grandmother started the Iranian

2:02:17.480,2:02:21.659
Jewish women's Federation and I just

2:02:20.280,2:02:22.920
think that without that education she

2:02:21.659,2:02:25.860
wouldn't have been able to do so so

2:02:22.920,2:02:27.840
having that Equitable access to

2:02:25.860,2:02:29.340
education is just so important and I

2:02:27.840,2:02:30.210
feel would better the community as a

2:02:29.340,2:02:37.749
whole

2:02:30.210,2:02:37.749
[Applause]

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good afternoon my name is Anna

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Villalobos and I'm from Venezuela I'm

2:02:43.080,2:02:50.400
currently going to Valencia College I am

2:02:45.780,2:02:53.520
from Florida Orlando Kissimmee and thank

2:02:50.400,2:02:55.860
you right now I'm the president of a

2:02:53.520,2:02:58.440
club the name is the mentor Society

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where second years students

2:02:58.440,2:03:03.900
mentor first-years to students and the

2:03:01.800,2:03:06.260
purpose of saying this is

2:03:03.900,2:03:09.300
y'all are very young

2:03:06.260,2:03:11.159
and empathy is an issue that is

2:03:09.300,2:03:12.659
happening not only in Florida

2:03:11.159,2:03:15.840
everywhere

2:03:12.659,2:03:18.300
and to become a better Society we need

2:03:15.840,2:03:20.699
to feel empathy for each other we need

2:03:18.300,2:03:23.880
to support each other and it's not only

2:03:20.699,2:03:26.460
saying I do support you no it's

2:03:23.880,2:03:29.639
providing the sources that you need to

2:03:26.460,2:03:31.260
success and I'm not saying it like I

2:03:29.639,2:03:34.699
already succeed because I am a student

2:03:31.260,2:03:34.699
but if we grow each other

2:03:34.800,2:03:40.260
with each other it's much easier and I

2:03:39.060,2:03:42.960
believe

2:03:40.260,2:03:45.890
we need to help each other to be the

2:03:42.960,2:03:48.969
best thank you

2:03:45.890,2:03:48.969
[Music]

2:03:49.380,2:03:54.360
good afternoon everyone my name is

2:03:51.300,2:03:56.520
harsan Miranda I'm here with Haku but

2:03:54.360,2:03:57.960
I'm also a senior at the University of

2:03:56.520,2:03:59.520
the District of Columbia here in the

2:03:57.960,2:04:00.179
city

2:03:59.520,2:04:03.719
um

2:04:00.179,2:04:06.179
one of these programs that UDC currently

2:04:03.719,2:04:08.460
has and that I'm volunteering in is a

2:04:06.179,2:04:11.580
Hydroponics lab that is currently

2:04:08.460,2:04:13.800
located at Anacostia high school and we

2:04:11.580,2:04:16.679
also volunteer with the gardening going

2:04:13.800,2:04:18.300
on at Kramer middle school and one of

2:04:16.679,2:04:20.820
the approaches and one thing that I

2:04:18.300,2:04:23.280
would like to recommend to all of you is

2:04:20.820,2:04:25.679
connections between the universities the

2:04:23.280,2:04:27.139
colleges and the middle schools and high

2:04:25.679,2:04:28.880
schools that are within your cities

2:04:27.139,2:04:30.840
because

2:04:28.880,2:04:34.800
one of the other things that we do with

2:04:30.840,2:04:36.900
the Hydroponics lab is we try to well

2:04:34.800,2:04:39.360
the overall goal of it is to have it be

2:04:36.900,2:04:42.139
student-run and student operated while

2:04:39.360,2:04:44.580
also including like talking about like

2:04:42.139,2:04:47.340
businesses and specifically with Urban

2:04:44.580,2:04:49.139
agriculture but businesses that the

2:04:47.340,2:04:52.500
community requires or that the community

2:04:49.139,2:04:55.440
is looking for so if we can like

2:04:52.500,2:04:57.179
specifically like set these up with

2:04:55.440,2:04:59.580
universities and colleges and other

2:04:57.179,2:05:00.840
cities that can tackle needs that the

2:04:59.580,2:05:03.900
community needs

2:05:00.840,2:05:05.240
we can do a lot of like a lot of good

2:05:03.900,2:05:10.679
work thank you

2:05:05.240,2:05:13.739
[Applause]

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greetings uh I am Kyra Harvey a senior

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agriculture major with the pre-vet

2:05:15.960,2:05:20.520
concentration from the illustrious

2:05:17.639,2:05:22.080
Virginia State University and my issue

2:05:20.520,2:05:25.320
would be oh I'm from Richmond Virginia

2:05:22.080,2:05:28.739
my issue would be gun violence and

2:05:25.320,2:05:32.460
poverty I feel like they go hand in hand

2:05:28.739,2:05:36.420
um in my community thank you in my

2:05:32.460,2:05:38.820
community I've seen a lot of times youth

2:05:36.420,2:05:41.040
are dying from gun violence but the

2:05:38.820,2:05:43.080
youth is are also the people who are

2:05:41.040,2:05:45.119
committing the crimes and being sent to

2:05:43.080,2:05:47.699
jail for the rest of their life

2:05:45.119,2:05:50.760
um I think this can be tackled by

2:05:47.699,2:05:53.400
starting early by getting resources into

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these poverty communities

2:05:53.400,2:05:58.440
um I've seen I have family that live and

2:05:56.400,2:06:00.719
reside in these communities and you can

2:05:58.440,2:06:04.560
see children from the youngest ages of

2:06:00.719,2:06:06.659
five Roman streets by themselves outside

2:06:04.560,2:06:09.179
you know alone without without any

2:06:06.659,2:06:12.000
parents supervision I think if we had

2:06:09.179,2:06:13.199
like like people said mentors in these

2:06:12.000,2:06:15.300
communities

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um to see that there is things other

2:06:15.300,2:06:19.980
than streets that can get you where you

2:06:17.940,2:06:21.599
want to be in life I know that some

2:06:19.980,2:06:23.760
people they go to my school a lot of

2:06:21.599,2:06:26.400
people at my University come from

2:06:23.760,2:06:28.080
Richmond and a lot of them have parents

2:06:26.400,2:06:30.300
who are on drugs who live in the

2:06:28.080,2:06:32.400
projects who aren't telling them every

2:06:30.300,2:06:33.599
day you know you can be some then have

2:06:32.400,2:06:35.280
you done your homework you know

2:06:33.599,2:06:37.619
motivating them to navigate through

2:06:35.280,2:06:38.820
their life experiences because they

2:06:37.619,2:06:41.580
haven't really navigated through them

2:06:38.820,2:06:43.679
theirselves so I think to get that

2:06:41.580,2:06:45.900
mentorship and that those resources in

2:06:43.679,2:06:49.139
that Community to show kids at an early

2:06:45.900,2:06:51.000
age that the streets is not all there is

2:06:49.139,2:06:53.040
and there's really not nothing good that

2:06:51.000,2:06:55.020
comes from being in the streets I think

2:06:53.040,2:06:57.599
that it would save a lot of children not

2:06:55.020,2:07:01.440
only from death but from being put in

2:06:57.599,2:07:04.820
the um the system with you know being in

2:07:01.440,2:07:04.820
jail and all that other stuff

2:07:05.219,2:07:10.340
I have one last comment

2:07:07.679,2:07:10.340
right here

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hi my name is Zariah Jones I am from

2:07:14.219,2:07:22.139
Washington DC and I am with the Potomac

2:07:18.239,2:07:25.320
Job Corps so my issue is that I feel

2:07:22.139,2:07:27.719
like job could need more awareness

2:07:25.320,2:07:30.800
for the amazing opportunities they have

2:07:27.719,2:07:30.800
for young adults

2:07:31.800,2:07:35.460
thank you so much

2:07:32.750,2:07:38.340
[Applause]

2:07:35.460,2:07:40.619
um hello my name is Alex Lee I attend

2:07:38.340,2:07:43.080
Cardozo High School

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um thank you

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um a problem that I see and not just DC

2:07:46.199,2:07:53.219
schools and also around the world is

2:07:48.780,2:07:55.080
that school is very I would say if not

2:07:53.219,2:07:57.360
people look forward to it we'll make

2:07:55.080,2:07:58.980
sure that school isn't just you have to

2:07:57.360,2:08:02.400
do this but you want to make sure that

2:07:58.980,2:08:04.380
it's all just very appealing do things

2:08:02.400,2:08:08.040
like this they make it

2:08:04.380,2:08:09.780
um fun essentially basically yeah

2:08:08.040,2:08:11.880
thank you

2:08:09.780,2:08:14.280
we've run out of time and I'm standing

2:08:11.880,2:08:15.780
between lunch but I just want you to

2:08:14.280,2:08:18.179
know that you're an inspiration and I

2:08:15.780,2:08:19.500
mean it from the bottom of my heart I

2:08:18.179,2:08:21.960
thought I was gonna have to call on

2:08:19.500,2:08:24.060
folks and there was more people than we

2:08:21.960,2:08:27.000
had time for and I think that means

2:08:24.060,2:08:28.440
something so we'll find a way to keep

2:08:27.000,2:08:30.300
listening to the ones that didn't get a

2:08:28.440,2:08:31.739
chance to speak maybe through Andres

2:08:30.300,2:08:33.780
because we do want to hear every voice

2:08:31.739,2:08:36.360
of everybody who wanted to participate

2:08:33.780,2:08:39.000
thank you thank you very very much thank

2:08:36.360,2:08:42.480
you thank you counselor Inez Hernandez

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so a quick points for you guys this is

2:08:42.480,2:08:47.520
what's going to happen now right

2:08:45.179,2:08:49.619
and I'm gonna first call everyone who

2:08:47.520,2:08:51.659
told us that has dietary restrictions

2:08:49.619,2:08:54.599
right we're going to have you guys stand

2:08:51.659,2:08:58.440
up and follow our amazing interns can

2:08:54.599,2:09:01.739
you guys raise your hand our interns

2:08:58.440,2:09:04.440
yes okay you see our entrance over here

2:09:01.739,2:09:06.659
so the first group is going to go with

2:09:04.440,2:09:09.060
the first hand being raised over there

2:09:06.659,2:09:11.219
yep right there you guys with that

2:09:09.060,2:09:12.719
dietary restrictions okay we're gonna do

2:09:11.219,2:09:14.820
this in order

2:09:12.719,2:09:16.739
um there are names to each one of your

2:09:14.820,2:09:18.480
tables so sit where your school is where

2:09:16.739,2:09:20.400
your cohort is we're going to continue

2:09:18.480,2:09:21.960
the conversation there are 10 cards at

2:09:20.400,2:09:23.280
the center of the table with these

2:09:21.960,2:09:24.960
things that you so deeply care about

2:09:23.280,2:09:26.699
that you have raised right now and we're

2:09:24.960,2:09:28.080
going to continue talking about it our

2:09:26.699,2:09:30.900
staff is going to be sitting with you

2:09:28.080,2:09:32.460
helping right and listening to you so at

2:09:30.900,2:09:34.440
this time everybody with dietary

2:09:32.460,2:09:37.340
restrictions please stand up and follow

2:09:34.440,2:09:37.340
our first intern

2:09:37.560,2:09:40.340
amazing

2:09:41.219,2:09:45.719
next we're going to have all of our

2:09:43.440,2:09:47.520
folks from Cardozo High School stand up

2:09:45.719,2:09:49.440
and follow our second intern raise your

2:09:47.520,2:09:53.239
hand

2:09:49.440,2:09:53.239
she's your guide okay

2:09:54.480,2:10:00.119
and when you guys are done eating

2:09:57.780,2:10:02.940
at 1 10 P.M

2:10:00.119,2:10:04.560
everyone who is 12 to 17 years old

2:10:02.940,2:10:07.080
you're going to follow that same tour

2:10:04.560,2:10:10.800
that same guide that same intern to the

2:10:07.080,2:10:13.679
main lobby to begin the mini Fair okay

2:10:10.800,2:10:17.040
five minutes per Booth divide yourselves

2:10:13.679,2:10:19.380
in groups of five to ten people and

2:10:17.040,2:10:22.080
enjoy

2:10:19.380,2:10:25.500
for the folks who are 18 to 30 years old

2:10:22.080,2:10:28.980
everyone 18 to 30 you're going to come

2:10:25.500,2:10:30.900
back to the auditorium at 1 15 and

2:10:28.980,2:10:32.400
you're gonna get to hear from all of our

2:10:30.900,2:10:34.320
Bureau leaders

2:10:32.400,2:10:38.159
sounds good

2:10:34.320,2:10:39.540
all right at this time I want all the

2:10:38.159,2:10:42.540
folks

2:10:39.540,2:10:42.540
from

2:10:43.700,2:10:47.760
[Music]

2:10:46.440,2:10:50.340
yeah

2:10:47.760,2:10:52.320
all the folks from our Charter Schools

2:10:50.340,2:10:55.260
please stand up at this time

2:10:52.320,2:10:58.320
and follow are you guys seeing our

2:10:55.260,2:11:01.580
amazing intern raising her hand

2:10:58.320,2:11:01.580
you're gonna follow her

2:11:01.920,2:11:04.920
yes

2:11:05.699,2:11:08.639
amazing

2:11:07.080,2:11:11.639
so remember

2:11:08.639,2:11:14.460
if you're 12 to 17 years old you're in

2:11:11.639,2:11:16.800
high school and and middle school you're

2:11:14.460,2:11:20.040
going to follow your tour leader your

2:11:16.800,2:11:22.440
intern leader at 1 15 you're going to

2:11:20.040,2:11:25.280
start the mini fair in the main lobby

2:11:22.440,2:11:25.280
okay

2:11:25.500,2:11:31.139
and if you're 18 to 30 years old you're

2:11:28.619,2:11:33.900
going to come back to the auditorium at

2:11:31.139,2:11:35.880
1 15 to hear from all of our Bureau

2:11:33.900,2:11:38.219
leaders in an intimate serious

2:11:35.880,2:11:40.500
conversation about all the things you've

2:11:38.219,2:11:42.960
raised

2:11:40.500,2:11:45.540
great at this time all of our friends

2:11:42.960,2:11:47.219
from Virginia State University

2:11:45.540,2:11:50.340
please stand up

2:11:47.219,2:11:52.020
and raise your hand amazing intern

2:11:50.340,2:11:54.980
you see him

2:11:52.020,2:11:54.980
let's follow him

2:11:57.480,2:12:02.159
okay

2:11:59.460,2:12:05.179
our friends from Czech

2:12:02.159,2:12:05.179
raise your hands

2:12:05.400,2:12:09.480
all right our friends from check

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at this time

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you're gonna follow this amazing intern

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waving his hand do you see him

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yep

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keep your hand raised keep your hand

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raised

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everybody from check

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to the cafeteria with your amazing host

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guide

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super awesome

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thank you so much guys you must be

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really hungry

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I know I am my tummy's like

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save me some food

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okay

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all right well

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at this time we're gonna head back to

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the live stream in around 10 seconds

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and we're going to

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address everyone following us online a

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lot of our teams and a lot of our

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schools had to head out because of the

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buses and those contracts

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so I'm just going to address everyone

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in a very succinct manner

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uh you are America's future

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it's been the honor of a lifetime to

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work with such incredible people like

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Lieutenant Commander Ling Master

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Sergeant or not the entire ope team here

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at Commerce all of our Bureau leaders

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all of our interagency partners and

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National partners that helped with food

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Logistics and so many other incredible

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things I want to thank my friend Jeff

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from Blue House Productions for putting

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together this AV system part of the

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production

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I want to thank everyone who leaned in

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with the youth in mind

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um

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I don't know you but I am so impressed

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and so hopeful by the Brilliance the

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positivity and that uh sense of

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possibility that our youth bring to the

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conversation today we address issues on

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entrepreneurship on access to data and

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innovation

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on so many opportunities apprenticeships

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internships and I know in my heart that

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the youth are going to walk out of here

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with lots of tools lots of equipment to

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be able to face today's challenges from

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astronauts in uniform

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to small business owners and

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entrepreneurs to scientists we were able

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to see ourselves In This Crowd see

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ourselves in these panels and my hope is

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that you guys can continue this

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Partnerships to uplift America's youth

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My Hope Is that you can help us activate

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and amplify these important resources so

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that they can live to their god-given

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potential

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my story itself I tear up when I say it

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and I think about it

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um I was 14 years old a close-up

4:51:54.420,4:52:00.540
Foundation trip to Washington DC when I

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did not speak English changed my life to

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understand and fall in love with

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America's democracy and here I am some

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20 something years later at the

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Department of Commerce uplifting people

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from my communities that look like me

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that talk like me people

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across minority communities that deserve

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a shot right and so it is very powerful

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I hope that you guys can tune in at our

4:52:23.100,4:52:30.060
website the youth Summit website will be

4:52:25.860,4:52:32.340
live and commerce.gov life will have

4:52:30.060,4:52:36.060
this recorded so you can amplify with

4:52:32.340,4:52:38.280
all your networks and we can continue to

4:52:36.060,4:52:41.240
do the work good work in this sense you

4:52:38.280,4:52:44.280
can reach out to us at Commerce fbmp at

4:52:41.240,4:52:46.020
doc.gov and tell us your stories we want

4:52:44.280,4:52:48.840
to hear from you if you found today

4:52:46.020,4:52:50.878
helpful to you and your communities I

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want to be able to start honing down and

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scaffold every single policy point every

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single issue that you raised and

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bringing it up to the secretary's

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attention and the deputy secretary's

4:52:59.638,4:53:03.660
attention who so deeply care about each

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one of the things that you have

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mentioned today so from across the

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country you guys came in and showed in

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full force it's been an honor again on

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behalf of the Secretary of Commerce on

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behalf of our team and the entire

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interagency team

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thank you thank you for serving the way

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that you did today thank you for pouring

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your hearts out for America's youth may

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God bless you and may God bless the

4:53:25.860,4:53:29.600
United States of America thank you

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foreign

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come on