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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.40,0:00:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fifty-four percent of the world's population
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.96,0:00:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lives in our cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.54,0:00:09.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In developing countries,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.18,0:00:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one third of that population
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.46,0:00:14.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is living in slums.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.41,0:00:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seventy-five percent of global energy consumption
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.04,0:00:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,occurs in our cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.09,0:00:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 80 percent of gas emissions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.60,0:00:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that cause global warming
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.35,0:00:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,come from our cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.39,0:00:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So things that you and I might think about
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.42,0:00:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as global problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.53,0:00:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like climate change, the energy crisis
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.18,0:00:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or poverty,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.84,0:00:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are really, in many ways, city problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.70,0:00:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They will not be solved
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.56,0:00:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unless people who live in cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.58,0:00:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like most of us,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.50,0:00:53.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually start doing a better job,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.29,0:00:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because right now, we are \Nnot doing a very good one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.25,0:01:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that becomes very clear
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.58,0:01:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we look into three aspects of city life:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.48,0:01:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first, our citizens' willingness to engage
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.60,0:01:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with democratic institutions;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.42,0:01:16.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,second, our cities' ability to really include
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.22,0:01:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all of their residents;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.76,0:01:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lastly, our own ability
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.94,0:01:26.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live fulfilling and happy lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.40,0:01:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to engagement,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.18,0:01:31.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the data is very clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.11,0:01:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Voter turnout around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.20,0:01:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peaked in the late '80s,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.64,0:01:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it has been declining at a pace
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.48,0:01:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we have never seen before,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.54,0:01:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if those numbers are bad at the national level,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.14,0:01:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the level of our cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.15,0:01:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are just dismal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.24,0:01:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the last two years,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.83,0:01:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two of the world's most consolidated,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.33,0:01:57.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oldest democracies, the U.S. and France,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.17,0:02:00.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,held nationwide municipal elections.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.97,0:02:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In France, voter turnout hit a record low.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.87,0:02:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Almost 40 percent of voters decided
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.93,0:02:11.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not to show up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.62,0:02:14.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the U.S., the numbers were even scarier.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.71,0:02:16.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In some American cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.99,0:02:21.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,voter turnout was close to five percent.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.98,0:02:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll let that sink in for a second.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.77,0:02:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're talking about democratic cities
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.19,0:02:29.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which 95 percent of people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.56,0:02:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decided that it was not important
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.98,0:02:34.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to elect their leaders.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.73,0:02:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The city of L.A., a city of four million people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.38,0:02:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,elected its mayor with just a bit over 200,000 votes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.31,0:02:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the lowest turnout the city had seen
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.80,0:02:48.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 100 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.68,0:02:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right here, in my city of Rio,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.72,0:02:54.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in spite of mandatory voting,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.79,0:02:58.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,almost 30 percent of the voting population
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.29,0:03:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chose to either annul their votes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.86,0:03:03.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or stay home and pay a fine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.49,0:03:06.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the last mayoral elections.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.82,0:03:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes to inclusiveness,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.14,0:03:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our cities are not the best cases of success either,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.24,0:03:15.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and again, you don't need to look very far
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.13,0:03:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to find proof of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.89,0:03:21.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The city of Rio is incredibly unequal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.39,0:03:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Leblon.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.36,0:03:26.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leblon is the city's richest neighborhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.46,0:03:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is Complexo do Alemão.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.90,0:03:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where over 70,000
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.16,0:03:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the city's poorest residents live.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.42,0:03:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leblon has an HDI, a Human Development Index,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.00,0:03:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of .967.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.39,0:03:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is higher than Norway, Switzerland
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.21,0:03:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Sweden.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.45,0:03:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Complexo do Alemão has an HDI of .711.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.18,0:03:54.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It sits somewhere in between the HDI
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.11,0:03:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Algeria and Gabon.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.33,0:04:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Rio, like so many cities across the global South,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.11,0:04:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a place where you can go from northern Europe
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.08,0:04:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to sub-Saharan Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.98,0:04:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the space of 30 minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.98,0:04:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you drive, that is.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.69,0:04:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you take public transit, it's about two hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.44,0:04:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And lastly, perhaps most importantly,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.30,0:04:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cities, with the incredible wealth
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.78,0:04:25.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of relations that they enable,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.28,0:04:29.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be the ideal places for human happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.16,0:04:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to flourish.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.56,0:04:32.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We like being around people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.99,0:04:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are social animals.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.38,0:04:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, countries where urbanization
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.01,0:04:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has already peaked seem to be the very countries
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.23,0:04:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which cities have stopped making us happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.88,0:04:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The United States population has suffered
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.48,0:04:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a general decrease in happiness
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.46,0:04:55.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the past three decades,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.67,0:04:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the main reason is this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.64,0:05:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The American way of building cities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.54,0:05:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has caused good quality public spaces
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.25,0:05:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to virtually disappear in many,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.24,0:05:07.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many American cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.99,0:05:09.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as a result, they have seen
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.99,0:05:12.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a decline of relations,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.54,0:05:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the things that make us happy.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.75,0:05:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many studies show an increase
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.80,0:05:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in solitude and a decrease in solidarity,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.49,0:05:26.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,honesty, and social and civic participation.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.14,0:05:29.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how do we start building cities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.51,0:05:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that make us care?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.12,0:05:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cities that value their most important asset:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.75,0:05:39.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the incredible diversity
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.35,0:05:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the people who live in them?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.56,0:05:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cities that make us happy?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.21,0:05:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I believe that if we want to change
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.72,0:05:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what our cities look like,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.27,0:05:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we really have to change
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.96,0:05:55.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the decision-making processes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.50,0:05:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have given us the results \Nthat we have right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.33,0:06:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need a participation revolution,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.50,0:06:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we need it fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.37,0:06:10.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea of voting as our \Nonly exercise in citizenship
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.71,0:06:13.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not make sense anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.67,0:06:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are tired of only being treated
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.20,0:06:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as empowered individuals every few years
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.37,0:06:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it's time to delegate that power
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.52,0:06:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to someone else.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.90,0:06:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the protests that swept Brazil
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.84,0:06:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in June 2013 have taught us anything,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.81,0:06:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's that every time we try
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.65,0:06:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to exercise our power
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.10,0:06:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside of an electoral context,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.96,0:06:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are beaten up, humiliated or arrested.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.21,0:06:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this needs to change,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.42,0:06:52.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when it does,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.63,0:06:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only will people re-engage
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.89,0:06:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the structures of representation,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.38,0:07:00.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also complement these structures
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.65,0:07:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with direct, effective, and \Ncollective decision making,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.57,0:07:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decision making of the kind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.50,0:07:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that attacks inequality
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.54,0:07:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by its very inclusive nature,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.78,0:07:16.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decision making of the kind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.60,0:07:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can change our cities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.82,0:07:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into better places for us to live.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.94,0:07:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there is a catch, obviously:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.42,0:07:28.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Enabling widespread participation
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.16,0:07:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and redistributing power
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.12,0:07:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be a logistical nightmare,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.84,0:07:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's where technology can play
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.13,0:07:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an incredibly helpful role,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.31,0:07:40.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by making it easier for people to organize,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.39,0:07:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communicate and make decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.45,0:07:44.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without having to be in the same room
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.69,0:07:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.95,0:07:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately for us,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.85,0:07:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to fostering democratic processes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.88,0:07:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our city governments have not used technology
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.96,0:07:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to its full potential.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.94,0:08:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So far, most city governments have been effective
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.16,0:08:05.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at using tech to turn citizens into human sensors
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.74,0:08:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who serve authorities with data on the city:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.45,0:08:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,potholes, fallen trees or broken lamps.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.46,0:08:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have also, to a lesser extent,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.89,0:08:19.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,invited people to participate in improving
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.49,0:08:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the outcome of decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.10,0:08:24.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were already made for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.41,0:08:25.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just like my mom when I was eight
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.99,0:08:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she told me that I had a choice:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.75,0:08:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had to be in bed by 8 p.m.,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.33,0:08:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I could choose my pink\Npajamas or my blue pajamas.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.24,0:08:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's not participation,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.48,0:08:39.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in fact, governments have not been very good
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.23,0:08:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at using technology to enable participation
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.13,0:08:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on what matters —
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.08,0:08:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we allocate our budget,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.39,0:08:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the way we occupy our land,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.62,0:08:52.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the way we manage our natural resources.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.16,0:08:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the kinds of decisions
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.28,0:08:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can actually impact global problems
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.16,0:09:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that manifest themselves in our cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.98,0:09:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news is,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.51,0:09:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I do have good news to share with you,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.37,0:09:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't need to wait for governments to do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.67,0:09:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have reason to believe
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.64,0:09:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's possible for citizens to build
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.22,0:09:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their own structures of participation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.76,0:09:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three years ago, I cofounded an organization
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.56,0:09:23.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called Meu Rio,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.04,0:09:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we make it easier for people in the city of Rio
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.12,0:09:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to organize around causes and places
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.70,0:09:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they care about in their own city,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.30,0:09:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have an impact on those causes and places
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.99,0:09:37.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.32,0:09:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In these past three years, Meu Rio grew
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.06,0:09:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a network of 160,000 citizens of Rio.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.93,0:09:49.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About 40 percent of those \Nmembers are young people
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.83,0:09:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aged 20 to 29.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.07,0:09:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is one in every 15 young people
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.100,0:10:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that age in Rio today.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.83,0:10:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amongst our members is this adorable little girl,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.46,0:10:06.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bia, to your right,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.51,0:10:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Bia was just 11 years old
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.64,0:10:12.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when she started a campaign using one of our tools
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.57,0:10:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to save her model public school from demolition.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.16,0:10:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her school actually ranks among the best
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.25,0:10:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,public schools in the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.52,0:10:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was going to be demolished
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.26,0:10:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Rio de Janeiro state government
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.81,0:10:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to build, I kid you not,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.70,0:10:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a parking lot for the World Cup
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.52,0:10:31.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right before the event happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.87,0:10:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bia started a campaign, and we even watched
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.36,0:10:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her school 24/7 through webcam monitoring,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.75,0:10:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and many months afterwards,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.76,0:10:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the government changed their minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.39,0:10:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bia's school stayed in place.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.32,0:10:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also Jovita.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.49,0:10:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's an amazing woman whose daughter
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.76,0:10:51.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,went missing about 10 years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.42,0:10:53.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and since then, she has been looking
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.86,0:10:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for her daughter.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.04,0:10:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that process, she found out
Dialogue: 0,0:10:57.82,0:11:00.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that first, she was not alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.37,0:11:02.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the last year alone, 2013,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.96,0:11:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,6,000 people disappeared
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.83,0:11:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the state of Rio.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.71,0:11:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she also found out that in spite of that,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.33,0:11:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rio had no centralized intelligence system
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.28,0:11:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for solving missing persons cases.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.59,0:11:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other Brazilian cities, those systems
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.16,0:11:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have helped solve up to 80 percent
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.55,0:11:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of missing persons cases.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.59,0:11:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She started a campaign,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.33,0:11:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after the secretary of \Nsecurity got 16,000 emails
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.31,0:11:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from people asking him to do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.12,0:11:35.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he responded, and started to build a police unit
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.11,0:11:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,specializing in those cases.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.93,0:11:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was open to the public at the end of last month,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.29,0:11:42.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Jovita was there
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.14,0:11:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving interviews and being very fancy.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.16,0:11:47.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, there is Leandro.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.00,0:11:48.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leandro is an amazing guy
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.72,0:11:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a slum in Rio,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.64,0:11:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he created a recycling project in the slum.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.06,0:11:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of last year, December 16,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.51,0:11:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he received an eviction order
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.60,0:12:00.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Rio de Janeiro state government
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.58,0:12:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving him two weeks to leave the space
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.50,0:12:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he had been using for two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.24,0:12:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The plan was to hand it over to a developer,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.81,0:12:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who planned to turn it into a construction site.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.23,0:12:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leandro started a campaign using one of our tools,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.30,0:12:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Pressure Cooker,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.88,0:12:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the same one that Bia and Jovita used,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.21,0:12:24.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the state government changed their minds
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.27,0:12:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before Christmas Eve.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.54,0:12:30.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These stories make me happy,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.61,0:12:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not just because they have happy endings.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.66,0:12:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They make me happy because they are
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.40,0:12:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,happy beginnings.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.10,0:12:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The teacher and parent community at Bia's school
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.52,0:12:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is looking for other ways they could improve
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.48,0:12:46.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that space even further.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.95,0:12:48.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leandro has ambitious plans
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.66,0:12:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take his model to other\Nlow-income communities in Rio,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.62,0:12:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Jovita is volunteering at the police unit
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.83,0:12:57.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she helped created.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.67,0:13:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bia, Jovita and Leandro
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.42,0:13:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are living examples of something
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.48,0:13:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that citizens and city \Ngovernments around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.06,0:13:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,need to know:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.46,0:13:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are ready.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.79,0:13:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As citizens, we are ready
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.72,0:13:18.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to decide on our common destinies,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.27,0:13:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because we know that the way we distribute power
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.29,0:13:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says a lot about how we actually value everyone,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.13,0:13:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and because we know
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.36,0:13:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that enabling and participating in local politics
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.86,0:13:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a sign that we truly care
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.98,0:13:37.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about our relations to one another,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.17,0:13:38.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are ready to do this
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.89,0:13:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in cities around the world right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.91,0:13:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Our Cities network,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.30,0:13:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Meu Rio team
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.64,0:13:48.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopes to share what we have learned
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.67,0:13:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with other people who want to create
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.62,0:13:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,similar initiatives in their own cities.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.88,0:13:56.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have already started doing it in São Paulo
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.44,0:13:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with incredible results,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.14,0:14:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and want to take it to cities around the world
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.44,0:14:04.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through a network of citizen-centric,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.37,0:14:06.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,citizen-led organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.75,0:14:08.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can inspire us,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.93,0:14:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,challenge us, and remind us to demand
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.40,0:14:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,real participation in our city lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.45,0:14:19.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is up to us
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.41,0:14:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to decide whether we want schools
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.89,0:14:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or parking lots,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.18,0:14:26.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community-driven recycling projects
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.51,0:14:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or construction sites,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.12,0:14:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,loneliness or solidarity, cars or buses,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.54,0:14:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is our responsibility to do that now,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.24,0:14:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for ourselves, for our families,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.66,0:14:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the people who make our lives worth living,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.75,0:14:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for the incredible creativity,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.62,0:14:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beauty, and wonder that make our cities,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.03,0:14:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in spite of all of their problems,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.61,0:14:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greatest invention of our time.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.33,0:14:57.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obrigado. Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.81,0:15:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)