[Applause] imagine what lines the walls of the
imagine what lines the walls of the
imagine what lines the walls of the Guggenheim Museum you probably see
Guggenheim Museum you probably see
Guggenheim Museum you probably see famous pieces of art from artists like
famous pieces of art from artists like
famous pieces of art from artists like Picasso Monet
Picasso Monet
Picasso Monet diga van Gogh and room to Welles what
diga van Gogh and room to Welles what
diga van Gogh and room to Welles what are was smuggled into the Guggenheim
are was smuggled into the Guggenheim
are was smuggled into the Guggenheim because of a simple tweet from an
because of a simple tweet from an
because of a simple tweet from an inspirational mastermind imagine homeira
inspirational mastermind imagine homeira
inspirational mastermind imagine homeira shown at the Guggenheim and havasu our
shown at the Guggenheim and havasu our
shown at the Guggenheim and havasu our class across a man named van Montagu
class across a man named van Montagu
class across a man named van Montagu challenged us to create a vision of what
challenged us to create a vision of what
challenged us to create a vision of what hope means then he snuck our art into
hope means then he snuck our art into
hope means then he snuck our art into the museum who is this inspirational art
the museum who is this inspirational art
the museum who is this inspirational art smuggling man you might ask he’s a
smuggling man you might ask he’s a
smuggling man you might ask he’s a storyteller he writes songs and makes
storyteller he writes songs and makes
storyteller he writes songs and makes videos that spread joy as most students
videos that spread joy as most students
videos that spread joy as most students do we began by forming groups and
do we began by forming groups and
do we began by forming groups and sharing ideas would you posters and
sharing ideas would you posters and
sharing ideas would you posters and pictures to figure out what hope is each
pictures to figure out what hope is each
pictures to figure out what hope is each one of us took an idea of what we
one of us took an idea of what we
one of us took an idea of what we thought hope was and started to draw
thought hope was and started to draw
thought hope was and started to draw after many drafts our picture became
after many drafts our picture became
after many drafts our picture became more clear
more clear
more clear some of us found hope and military
some of us found hope and military
some of us found hope and military service some of us found help in
service some of us found help in
service some of us found help in becoming police officers teachers or
becoming police officers teachers or
becoming police officers teachers or doctors a month later
doctors a month later
doctors a month later of any was sent to us it was for Brad
of any was sent to us it was for Brad
of any was sent to us it was for Brad Brad Montague he and his wife had taken
Brad Montague he and his wife had taken
Brad Montague he and his wife had taken our art and smuggled into the Guggenheim
our art and smuggled into the Guggenheim
our art and smuggled into the Guggenheim they hung our hopes and dreams onto the
they hung our hopes and dreams onto the
they hung our hopes and dreams onto the walls as if we was a real artist
walls as if we was a real artist
walls as if we was a real artist the video and ended with this picture
the video and ended with this picture
the video and ended with this picture hope is where we are our journey had
hope is where we are our journey had
hope is where we are our journey had just begun and into our family as we
just begun and into our family as we
just begun and into our family as we went
[Applause]
[Applause] we begin at home we live in Oakland
we begin at home we live in Oakland
we begin at home we live in Oakland California
California
California a place that welcomes people from all
a place that welcomes people from all
a place that welcomes people from all different countries and cultures we have
different countries and cultures we have
different countries and cultures we have conversations with our parents to find
conversations with our parents to find
conversations with our parents to find out what hope meant to them many of our
out what hope meant to them many of our
out what hope meant to them many of our parents are refugees they shared about
parents are refugees they shared about
parents are refugees they shared about faith
faith
faith they shared about their kids and they
they shared about their kids and they
they shared about their kids and they shared about their beliefs we started to
shared about their beliefs we started to
shared about their beliefs we started to recognize that we were hoping their eyes
recognize that we were hoping their eyes
recognize that we were hoping their eyes but there was more to learn and into our
but there was more to learn and into our
but there was more to learn and into our community we once we invited community
community we once we invited community
community we once we invited community leaders Majid and Mohammed into our
leaders Majid and Mohammed into our
leaders Majid and Mohammed into our classroom they taught us several things
classroom they taught us several things
classroom they taught us several things about diversity and community they
about diversity and community they
about diversity and community they believe that El Cajon is a kind and
believe that El Cajon is a kind and
believe that El Cajon is a kind and welcoming place that feels like home
welcoming place that feels like home
welcoming place that feels like home they also told us to try to get good
they also told us to try to get good
they also told us to try to get good grades finish school and give back to
grades finish school and give back to
grades finish school and give back to our community they got us thinking hope
our community they got us thinking hope
our community they got us thinking hope isn’t just where we are hope must be who
isn’t just where we are hope must be who
isn’t just where we are hope must be who we are and into our hearts sometimes you
we are and into our hearts sometimes you
we are and into our hearts sometimes you just don’t know what is going to make an
just don’t know what is going to make an
just don’t know what is going to make an impact on our lives two goldfish taught
impact on our lives two goldfish taught
impact on our lives two goldfish taught us one more important lesson we read an
us one more important lesson we read an
us one more important lesson we read an emotional book called gleam and glow by
emotional book called gleam and glow by
emotional book called gleam and glow by Eve bunting and the story a family was
Eve bunting and the story a family was
Eve bunting and the story a family was forced to leave their home because of
forced to leave their home because of
forced to leave their home because of war they left all their belongings and
war they left all their belongings and
war they left all their belongings and two pet fish named gleam and glow they
two pet fish named gleam and glow they
two pet fish named gleam and glow they poured the fish from a small book and to
poured the fish from a small book and to
poured the fish from a small book and to a pond outside their home they fled they
a pond outside their home they fled they
a pond outside their home they fled they experienced hardship years later the
experienced hardship years later the
experienced hardship years later the family returned home they found out
family returned home they found out
family returned home they found out although their home had been destroyed
although their home had been destroyed
although their home had been destroyed the fish had survived all those years on
the fish had survived all those years on
the fish had survived all those years on that small pond and now only had they
that small pond and now only had they
that small pond and now only had they lived they had thrived a fresh family
lived they had thrived a fresh family
lived they had thrived a fresh family love now lived in the water the fish
love now lived in the water the fish
love now lived in the water the fish symbolized a person
symbolized a person
symbolized a person farrance hope and faith can positively
farrance hope and faith can positively
farrance hope and faith can positively influence lives and can carry you
influence lives and can carry you
influence lives and can carry you through hard times like the goldfish how
through hard times like the goldfish how
through hard times like the goldfish how can we symbolize hope for others how can
can we symbolize hope for others how can
can we symbolize hope for others how can we impact others how can we affect
we impact others how can we affect
we impact others how can we affect change and back to our pictures we once
hope is where we are because of who we
hope is where we are because of who we are does this journey me investigated
are does this journey me investigated
are does this journey me investigated hope but we realized what was most
hope but we realized what was most
hope but we realized what was most important was not just a simple idea of
important was not just a simple idea of
important was not just a simple idea of what or who we want to be it’s the
what or who we want to be it’s the
what or who we want to be it’s the responsibility of all to connect and
responsibility of all to connect and
responsibility of all to connect and create with one another and into our
create with one another and into our
create with one another and into our world we go
world we go
world we go [Applause]
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