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Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.36,0:00:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved from Venezuela\Nwith my family about three months ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.58,0:00:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in my first day in Wiregrass,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.97,0:00:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my history teacher asked us,\Na really simple question.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.76,0:00:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How many of you have ever\Nsent a letter, or an email,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.37,0:00:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even called your local\Nrepresentative or senator?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.44,0:00:32.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a second, everyone stayed silent.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.28,0:00:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then someone stood up and said,\N"I had never done that,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.58,0:00:38.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it won't make a difference;\Nthey won't hear that."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.64,0:00:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was really shocked\Nwhen I heard that answer,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.82,0:00:42.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but everyone seems to agree with it,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.33,0:00:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like it was a perfectly\Nrational explanation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.82,0:00:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to think that it wasn't\Na common feeling
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.30,0:00:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,among American teens\Nand American youths,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.12,0:00:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the thing is that it is a fact\Nthat most American teens
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.21,0:01:03.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not understand the power\Ntheir voice and their opinions can have.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.61,0:01:08.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the 2014 mid-term elections,\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.48,0:01:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only 22% of 18 to 29 years old, voted.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.48,0:01:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only 22%; 21.5%, if you want to be exact.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.08,0:01:22.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my country, we will never\Nlose an election.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.22,0:01:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You will see 80% , 90% turnout. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.08,0:01:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People wake up,\Ngo to vote, then go home.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.80,0:01:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that's the rational thing to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.02,0:01:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Furthermore, when you look\Nat political interest among millennials,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.26,0:01:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which are people from 18 to 29 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.71,0:01:40.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right now in 2016,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.54,0:01:44.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you see that only 26% consider\Npolitics and government
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.30,0:01:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one of their top three interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.57,0:01:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does this tell me?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.34,0:01:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most American teens do not worry\Nabout what happens in their country.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.95,0:01:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just by extension, I see that most\NAmericans do not realise the power
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.40,0:01:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their actions and opinions can have.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.48,0:02:03.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may say, "Who are you to criticize me?\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.33,0:02:05.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are you saying this to me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.36,0:02:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me start by saying that\Nin many countries around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.44,0:02:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you risk your life just\Nby standing up for your beliefs.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.25,0:02:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don't have the power to say,\N"Hey, I don't agree with this,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.60,0:02:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or "I don't like this.".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.52,0:02:21.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is something really close to my heart
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.72,0:02:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in 2014, \NI was part of the protest
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.27,0:02:28.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that took place in Venezuela.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.95,0:02:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We went out and we protested\Nagainst the dictatorial government
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.07,0:02:38.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has kept scarcity,\Ncrime, and inflation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.62,0:02:41.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the highest rates\Nin the history of our country.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.14,0:02:44.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We fought, with banners like this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.16,0:02:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just wanted to make voices heard, \Nto actually say what we believed in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.67,0:02:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we faced off against police, \Nagainst the military,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.08,0:02:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to stand up for our beliefs.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.28,0:03:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this was the government's response;
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.72,0:03:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more than 42 people dead; 20 of them\Nwere less than 18 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.38,0:03:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More than 5,000 injured, \N3,000 were jailed,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.96,0:03:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and more than three million blacklisted, \Nincluding me and my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.99,0:03:20.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the reason why I left my country,\NI left everything behind.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.84,0:03:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We left our family, our friends, \Nand we came here,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.39,0:03:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're living under these conditions.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.43,0:03:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We agreed to do this, and we accept this,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.97,0:03:35.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because here, we have something\Nthat we've never had in our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.72,0:03:37.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have freedom.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.47,0:03:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The freedom to stand up\Nfor what we believe in,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.34,0:03:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to actually demand our rights.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.85,0:03:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our family here\Nhas turned their back on us,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.06,0:03:51.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have trouble getting\Nthe money to pay bills,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.38,0:03:55.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we will fight to stay here\Nbecause we want to be free.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.100,0:04:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just my opinion on why I have\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.88,0:04:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the responsibility to tell you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.47,0:04:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can make a change\Nin your country, in your community.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.07,0:04:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the 1960s civil rights\Nmovement, the words of a man
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.12,0:04:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helped shape the identity of a nation.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.30,0:04:24.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I have a dream" became a mantra\Nfor everyone around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.58,0:04:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who wanted to change\Nhis reality for the better.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.68,0:04:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Small actions like a woman who refused\Nto give up her seat on the bus,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.28,0:04:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helped form a movement
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.15,0:04:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that changed the identity,\Nthe whole identity, the whole society
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.72,0:04:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in America for the better.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.54,0:04:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please don't say that your actions\Nare too little too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.52,0:04:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything that you can do\Nto change society,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.02,0:04:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to change the world, will matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.01,0:04:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Never, never give up.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.43,0:04:57.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And always think positively.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.43,0:05:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can go as far as your dreams take you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.49,0:05:07.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And remember that every revolution,\Nall around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.09,0:05:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starts with a single person.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.06,0:05:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I believe that everyone in this room\Nhas the power to be that person.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.69,0:05:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much.