thank you so much here here thank you for just being
here here thank you for just being
here here thank you for just being president in space and allowing me to
president in space and allowing me to
president in space and allowing me to just share these words first and
just share these words first and
just share these words first and foremost I want to go ahead and
foremost I want to go ahead and
foremost I want to go ahead and recognize two important things one is
recognize two important things one is
recognize two important things one is that yours Andy I’m not your fight
that yours Andy I’m not your fight
that yours Andy I’m not your fight search your second occupied land or
search your second occupied land or
search your second occupied land or money I want to give a reserve a quick
money I want to give a reserve a quick
money I want to give a reserve a quick addition to people’s at this nation I
want to recognize that to begin with
want to recognize that to begin with because they are the bridge in many ways
because they are the bridge in many ways
because they are the bridge in many ways and enter their knowledge they can share
and enter their knowledge they can share
and enter their knowledge they can share with us to go forward so many different
with us to go forward so many different
with us to go forward so many different social investor so the second thing one
social investor so the second thing one
social investor so the second thing one recognized is an incredibly beautiful
recognized is an incredibly beautiful
recognized is an incredibly beautiful woman right back there who gave me life
woman right back there who gave me life
woman right back there who gave me life give me courage and has raised me and
give me courage and has raised me and
give me courage and has raised me and brought everything in the world that’s
brought everything in the world that’s
brought everything in the world that’s my mommy stop all the millions just
my mommy stop all the millions just
my mommy stop all the millions just right back
again although when I talk about her
again although when I talk about her because you know she did it well beyond
because you know she did it well beyond
because you know she did it well beyond her own raising four kids of course my
her own raising four kids of course my
her own raising four kids of course my father was there he was working
father was there he was working
father was there he was working literally all the time to Johnson from
literally all the time to Johnson from
literally all the time to Johnson from the New York hardly ever got to see him
the New York hardly ever got to see him
the New York hardly ever got to see him so there she was taking us back to the
so there she was taking us back to the
so there she was taking us back to the fourth to school to the grocery store
fourth to school to the grocery store
fourth to school to the grocery store across Subway’s the cross trains buses
across Subway’s the cross trains buses
across Subway’s the cross trains buses everything she did it she did it on her
everything she did it she did it on her
everything she did it she did it on her own because she’s just badass like that
own because she’s just badass like that
own because she’s just badass like that but she also had a blue is her family
but she also had a blue is her family
but she also had a blue is her family family of 15 brothers sisters that
family of 15 brothers sisters that
family of 15 brothers sisters that literally lived on the same building and
literally lived on the same building and
literally lived on the same building and there we were having parties the range
there we were having parties the range
there we were having parties the range of going back and forth between
of going back and forth between
of going back and forth between apartment doors and so forth enjoying
apartment doors and so forth enjoying
apartment doors and so forth enjoying life enjoying each other because family
life enjoying each other because family
life enjoying each other because family does that community doesn’t right and so
does that community doesn’t right and so
does that community doesn’t right and so one day as I was going up and I was
one day as I was going up and I was
one day as I was going up and I was moving forward in my life in Brooklyn I
moving forward in my life in Brooklyn I
moving forward in my life in Brooklyn I wanted to go see the world I wanted to
wanted to go see the world I wanted to
wanted to go see the world I wanted to see things that were different I want to
see things that were different I want to
see things that were different I want to get outside my cage and I had very
get outside my cage and I had very
get outside my cage and I had very deficit response to my own community to
deficit response to my own community to
deficit response to my own community to my own neighborhood and I realized I
my own neighborhood and I realized I
my own neighborhood and I realized I just want to see something different my
just want to see something different my
just want to see something different my mom totally supported me and so she let
mom totally supported me and so she let
mom totally supported me and so she let me go in this trip to Idaho of all
me go in this trip to Idaho of all
me go in this trip to Idaho of all places and there it was and I was stuck
places and there it was and I was stuck
places and there it was and I was stuck in some university called meadow the
in some university called meadow the
in some university called meadow the scholarship that I was really grateful
scholarship that I was really grateful
scholarship that I was really grateful for and I really enjoyed it at first but
for and I really enjoyed it at first but
for and I really enjoyed it at first but things started changing tokenization is
things started changing tokenization is
things started changing tokenization is interesting like that when you become
interesting like that when you become
interesting like that when you become Brown you realize it wasn’t one day not
Brown you realize it wasn’t one day not
Brown you realize it wasn’t one day not too long you know into magic
too long you know into magic
too long you know into magic to my education I was out for more
to my education I was out for more
to my education I was out for more seconds right because I was hanging out
seconds right because I was hanging out
seconds right because I was hanging out with friends and just a joint life and I
with friends and just a joint life and I
with friends and just a joint life and I became practice when there is my
became practice when there is my
became practice when there is my education and there I was in this
education and there I was in this
education and there I was in this motorcycle ride and I had no idea what
motorcycle ride and I had no idea what
motorcycle ride and I had no idea what happened no idea at all that semester
happened no idea at all that semester
happened no idea at all that semester completely blanked I woke up I can’t
completely blanked I woke up I can’t
completely blanked I woke up I can’t remember how long afterwards weeks
remember how long afterwards weeks
remember how long afterwards weeks hysterically I woke up afterwards and I
hysterically I woke up afterwards and I
hysterically I woke up afterwards and I was in the colon there suffered from a
was in the colon there suffered from a
was in the colon there suffered from a traumatic brain injury
traumatic brain injury
traumatic brain injury and the most powerful thing I saw that
and the most powerful thing I saw that
and the most powerful thing I saw that was first there and woke up was my
was first there and woke up was my
was first there and woke up was my mother’s face and then my family and I
mother’s face and then my family and I
mother’s face and then my family and I started crying because I don’t know what
started crying because I don’t know what
started crying because I don’t know what happened like I didn’t know where I was
happened like I didn’t know where I was
happened like I didn’t know where I was what was going on the same time after
what was going on the same time after
what was going on the same time after some time I was able to recover I was
some time I was able to recover I was
some time I was able to recover I was able to walk again talk again do all
able to walk again talk again do all
able to walk again talk again do all those things all over again and I was
those things all over again and I was
those things all over again and I was able to decide that I really wanted to
able to decide that I really wanted to
able to decide that I really wanted to go back into education I want to do it
go back into education I want to do it
go back into education I want to do it right this time and I wanted to make
right this time and I wanted to make
right this time and I wanted to make sure that I represent my family well
sure that I represent my family well
sure that I represent my family well because my mother my father everybody my
because my mother my father everybody my
because my mother my father everybody my family they came and left everything
family they came and left everything
family they came and left everything behind a Brooklyn New York just to be
behind a Brooklyn New York just to be
behind a Brooklyn New York just to be there with you just to make sure that
there with you just to make sure that
there with you just to make sure that nothing bad I’m going to go ahead and
nothing bad I’m going to go ahead and
nothing bad I’m going to go ahead and show a few pictures it’s all put
show a few pictures it’s all put
show a few pictures it’s all put together it makes us forever here and
together it makes us forever here and
together it makes us forever here and it’s actually perfect like that because
it’s actually perfect like that because
it’s actually perfect like that because life is like that life is just the whole
life is like that life is just the whole
life is like that life is just the whole nature of lower levels of visual images
nature of lower levels of visual images
nature of lower levels of visual images and messages I just think it’s powerful
and messages I just think it’s powerful
and messages I just think it’s powerful you’ll notice the picture where the pros
you’ll notice the picture where the pros
you’ll notice the picture where the pros hanging on the top and one bedroom
hanging on the top and one bedroom
hanging on the top and one bedroom apartment just chillin right there with
apartment just chillin right there with
apartment just chillin right there with her I froze out and it was it was a good
her I froze out and it was it was a good
her I froze out and it was it was a good life you also noticed my time and I have
life you also noticed my time and I have
life you also noticed my time and I have all except the servant friends whom I
all except the servant friends whom I
all except the servant friends whom I feel like that connected mess of it
feel like that connected mess of it
feel like that connected mess of it because they were also people of color
because they were also people of color
because they were also people of color with marginalized entities just like
with marginalized entities just like
with marginalized entities just like myself and then you’ll notice the moment
myself and then you’ll notice the moment
myself and then you’ll notice the moment that truly change anything accident and
that truly change anything accident and
that truly change anything accident and I think the worst part wasn’t that that
I think the worst part wasn’t that that
I think the worst part wasn’t that that was a coma he said they took off all my
was a coma he said they took off all my
was a coma he said they took off all my beautiful hair at the same time so
beautiful hair at the same time so
beautiful hair at the same time so that’s all good I can live with that
that’s all good I can live with that
that’s all good I can live with that because it’s okay
because it’s okay
because it’s okay afterwards that that’s going to serve a
afterwards that that’s going to serve a
afterwards that that’s going to serve a university and I just flowered and from
university and I just flowered and from
university and I just flowered and from there and UVU able to explore myself in
there and UVU able to explore myself in
there and UVU able to explore myself in this color environment and ascension we
this color environment and ascension we
this color environment and ascension we articulate and we understand who I was
articulate and we understand who I was
articulate and we understand who I was and go forward there and a little and a
and go forward there and a little and a
and go forward there and a little and a really beautiful understanding of people
really beautiful understanding of people
really beautiful understanding of people and social injustice and pushing those
and social injustice and pushing those
and social injustice and pushing those those those messages forward with
those those messages forward with
those those messages forward with changing every dream but it was also an
changing every dream but it was also an
changing every dream but it was also an education that was involved my community
education that was involved my community
education that was involved my community and as well as just officially within
and as well as just officially within
and as well as just officially within academia the thing for me is that what I
academia the thing for me is that what I
academia the thing for me is that what I see and you’ll probably not see here
see and you’ll probably not see here
see and you’ll probably not see here will see it there he said the woman of
will see it there he said the woman of
will see it there he said the woman of my life have always shaped like it
my life have always shaped like it
my life have always shaped like it always informed how I go about things
always informed how I go about things
always informed how I go about things and have built my knowledge to see in
and have built my knowledge to see in
and have built my knowledge to see in the corner right there I would eat this
the corner right there I would eat this
the corner right there I would eat this remembers from a piece that so distally
remembers from a piece that so distally
remembers from a piece that so distally spoke long ago a letter from place
spoke long ago a letter from place
spoke long ago a letter from place called meant for my children she talks
called meant for my children she talks
called meant for my children she talks about our grand members to make sure the
about our grand members to make sure the
about our grand members to make sure the line of our Falcons and other ups share
line of our Falcons and other ups share
line of our Falcons and other ups share their wealth of knowledge that could
their wealth of knowledge that could
their wealth of knowledge that could change our societies you notice in most
change our societies you notice in most
change our societies you notice in most of my two young men Kings right there I
of my two young men Kings right there I
of my two young men Kings right there I think personally made this just right
think personally made this just right
think personally made this just right there the corner and this is what I hope
there the corner and this is what I hope
there the corner and this is what I hope that the understands well they have a
that the understands well they have a
that the understands well they have a patriarchal line power and knowledge
patriarchal line power and knowledge
patriarchal line power and knowledge that could be spread to them and they
that could be spread to them and they
that could be spread to them and they can go forward that now should take all
can go forward that now should take all
can go forward that now should take all the world all the structures because
the world all the structures because
the world all the structures because they look at resistance as we look at
they look at resistance as we look at
they look at resistance as we look at social justice and activism challenging
social justice and activism challenging
social justice and activism challenging these things just about to take it to
these things just about to take it to
these things just about to take it to place for me it’s quite simple it’s not
place for me it’s quite simple it’s not
place for me it’s quite simple it’s not it’s not complicated in the sense of
it’s not complicated in the sense of
it’s not complicated in the sense of what we have to do but it’s simple in
what we have to do but it’s simple in
what we have to do but it’s simple in the sense of what we have to pursue
the sense of what we have to pursue
the sense of what we have to pursue first of all we have to understand that
first of all we have to understand that
first of all we have to understand that the bridge we built in our communities
the bridge we built in our communities
the bridge we built in our communities must go through a process of
must go through a process of
must go through a process of decolonization we must go to a positive
decolonization we must go to a positive
decolonization we must go to a positive process of decolonization of ourselves
process of decolonization of ourselves
process of decolonization of ourselves by doing that what must first come to
by doing that what must first come to
by doing that what must first come to love and understand ourselves in a way
love and understand ourselves in a way
love and understand ourselves in a way that hasn’t been done before we have to
that hasn’t been done before we have to
that hasn’t been done before we have to learn that we as individuals do not
learn that we as individuals do not
learn that we as individuals do not exist we as family communities as
exist we as family communities as
exist we as family communities as collective blocks
collective blocks
collective blocks exist and therefore with that
exist and therefore with that
exist and therefore with that understanding we go forward in a whole
understanding we go forward in a whole
understanding we go forward in a whole new sense of intogen aid that shares
new sense of intogen aid that shares
new sense of intogen aid that shares more about who we are and what we
more about who we are and what we
more about who we are and what we understand
understand
now that being said when we come to that
now that being said when we come to that point of contact we understand our
point of contact we understand our
point of contact we understand our decolonize cells we can then begin to
decolonize cells we can then begin to
decolonize cells we can then begin to build bridges we can then go ahead and
build bridges we can then go ahead and
build bridges we can then go ahead and shut down to the borders that
shut down to the borders that
shut down to the borders that separate us as people as communities so
separate us as people as communities so
separate us as people as communities so our problem was not only be
our problem was not only be
our problem was not only be intersectional in that sense but you see
intersectional in that sense but you see
intersectional in that sense but you see building at the same time and go for
building at the same time and go for
building at the same time and go for them that way and there’s a difference
them that way and there’s a difference
them that way and there’s a difference because I don’t want to go ahead and
because I don’t want to go ahead and
because I don’t want to go ahead and share this message up we have to look at
share this message up we have to look at
share this message up we have to look at unity we have to create connections you
unity we have to create connections you
unity we have to create connections you have to build bridges because that is
have to build bridges because that is
have to build bridges because that is how this is whole kumbaya colorblind
how this is whole kumbaya colorblind
how this is whole kumbaya colorblind that can sometimes get into play right
that can sometimes get into play right
that can sometimes get into play right and that’s oftentimes to a white lens
and that’s oftentimes to a white lens
and that’s oftentimes to a white lens through a very Eurocentric glance that
through a very Eurocentric glance that
through a very Eurocentric glance that we have to communicate with each other
we have to communicate with each other
we have to communicate with each other but sometimes we’re getting to
but sometimes we’re getting to
but sometimes we’re getting to understand as well is that there’s
understand as well is that there’s
understand as well is that there’s something called self-determination and
something called self-determination and
something called self-determination and that people have the power to be
that people have the power to be
that people have the power to be self-determining on their own so when
self-determining on their own so when
self-determining on their own so when you want to work with somebody they
you want to work with somebody they
you want to work with somebody they don’t want to work with you that’s okay
don’t want to work with you that’s okay
don’t want to work with you that’s okay that’s alright especially amongst
that’s alright especially amongst
that’s alright especially amongst indigenous societies now as a like an
indigenous societies now as a like an
indigenous societies now as a like an old man who is really keen oh-ho that’s
old man who is really keen oh-ho that’s
old man who is really keen oh-ho that’s my place that’s my space decolonization
my place that’s my space decolonization
my place that’s my space decolonization is something very interesting it’s an
is something very interesting it’s an
is something very interesting it’s an ongoing process doesn’t stop there is no
ongoing process doesn’t stop there is no
ongoing process doesn’t stop there is no end in the same way that when it was
end in the same way that when it was
end in the same way that when it was beginning so I have to understand I
beginning so I have to understand I
beginning so I have to understand I could put it myself
could put it myself
could put it myself they beat the guy he speaks of Balki Bob
they beat the guy he speaks of Balki Bob
they beat the guy he speaks of Balki Bob Donnie faught has a tongue and principle
Donnie faught has a tongue and principle
Donnie faught has a tongue and principle of socio spacial relations in which you
of socio spacial relations in which you
of socio spacial relations in which you acknowledge plan people and there were
acknowledge plan people and there were
acknowledge plan people and there were no borders is not an issue distance is
no borders is not an issue distance is
no borders is not an issue distance is not an issue all these other obstacles
not an issue all these other obstacles
not an issue all these other obstacles are not
are not
are not because she had your pupils and travel
because she had your pupils and travel
because she had your pupils and travel and current knowledge to travel the
and current knowledge to travel the
and current knowledge to travel the pumpkin bushes it is excluded which is a
pumpkin bushes it is excluded which is a
pumpkin bushes it is excluded which is a very powerful component to who we are
very powerful component to who we are
very powerful component to who we are that the Communist self because once we
that the Communist self because once we
that the Communist self because once we can do this we can understand much more
can do this we can understand much more
can do this we can understand much more about building bridges building
about building bridges building
about building bridges building community and going forward and
community and going forward and
community and going forward and assisting with social justice social
assisting with social justice social
assisting with social justice social justice movements that are currently
justice movements that are currently
justice movements that are currently occurring and pushing on to other places
occurring and pushing on to other places
occurring and pushing on to other places one of my favorite authors monthly Ethel
one of my favorite authors monthly Ethel
one of my favorite authors monthly Ethel from UCLA is an incredible Oscar talk
from UCLA is an incredible Oscar talk
from UCLA is an incredible Oscar talk about the undocumented event in the past
about the undocumented event in the past
about the undocumented event in the past in the past what it is what it’s going
in the past what it is what it’s going
in the past what it is what it’s going he protects it especially in the sense
he protects it especially in the sense
he protects it especially in the sense of what the dreamer movement was about
of what the dreamer movement was about
of what the dreamer movement was about before now I have to acknowledge my
before now I have to acknowledge my
before now I have to acknowledge my privilege in essence and assistive and
privilege in essence and assistive and
privilege in essence and assistive and able-bodied male in this country among
able-bodied male in this country among
able-bodied male in this country among other things I have educated and so
other things I have educated and so
other things I have educated and so forth which is a constant set of
forth which is a constant set of
forth which is a constant set of privilege check that me to do that I
privilege check that me to do that I
privilege check that me to do that I need to do I wanted it though he speaks
need to do I wanted it though he speaks
need to do I wanted it though he speaks tell the dreamer woman himself as
tell the dreamer woman himself as
tell the dreamer woman himself as something that was very much deeply to
something that was very much deeply to
something that was very much deeply to anti-blackness
anti-blackness
anti-blackness something that was not query quite quite
something that was not query quite quite
something that was not query quite quite yet something that was just still
yet something that was just still
yet something that was just still limited many ways memories that people
limited many ways memories that people
limited many ways memories that people in governments etc not enter not taking
in governments etc not enter not taking
in governments etc not enter not taking a larger narratives and he speaks a
a larger narratives and he speaks a
a larger narratives and he speaks a woman to following and when movement
woman to following and when movement
woman to following and when movement above includes many more people so it
above includes many more people so it
above includes many more people so it doesn’t just include students is
doesn’t just include students is
doesn’t just include students is specific individual bodies but now
specific individual bodies but now
specific individual bodies but now includes entire collectives includes
includes entire collectives includes
includes entire collectives includes families adults people who’ve been there
families adults people who’ve been there
families adults people who’ve been there before because they dream dreams too as
before because they dream dreams too as
before because they dream dreams too as well as us so in this sense movement and
well as us so in this sense movement and
well as us so in this sense movement and the pursuit of social justice is really
the pursuit of social justice is really
the pursuit of social justice is really never-ending it is never-ending but
never-ending it is never-ending but
never-ending it is never-ending but neither is it limited or
movement can be indigenous in so many
movement can be indigenous in so many ways and yet it’s thought to be careful
ways and yet it’s thought to be careful
ways and yet it’s thought to be careful about that term we can’t cooperate or to
about that term we can’t cooperate or to
about that term we can’t cooperate or to just go ahead and say movement is
just go ahead and say movement is
just go ahead and say movement is indigenous we have the understand the
indigenous we have the understand the
indigenous we have the understand the implications we have to dig deep and
implications we have to dig deep and
implications we have to dig deep and brews and understand that movement can
brews and understand that movement can
brews and understand that movement can be so many things it could be query can
be so many things it could be query can
be so many things it could be query can be gladly be intersectional to be among
be gladly be intersectional to be among
be gladly be intersectional to be among various places and we have to do that if
various places and we have to do that if
various places and we have to do that if we’re going to do something for me this
we’re going to do something for me this
we’re going to do something for me this change does not happen within policy
change does not happen within policy
change does not happen within policy within structures or we transforming
within structures or we transforming
within structures or we transforming those structures because guess what
those structures because guess what
those structures because guess what power does that it just simply shapes
power does that it just simply shapes
power does that it just simply shapes this up to the structure and what is
this up to the structure and what is
this up to the structure and what is this for me the pursuit of change is
this for me the pursuit of change is
this for me the pursuit of change is truly something local it’s placed base
truly something local it’s placed base
truly something local it’s placed base it’s within you and your community and
it’s within you and your community and
it’s within you and your community and the bridges you build within those
the bridges you build within those
the bridges you build within those degrees to create something new and
degrees to create something new and
degrees to create something new and alternative whatever it is and you push
alternative whatever it is and you push
alternative whatever it is and you push forward with that you don’t stop you’re
forward with that you don’t stop you’re
forward with that you don’t stop you’re constantly reflect on it cause you
constantly reflect on it cause you
constantly reflect on it cause you critique it because that’s the beauty of
critique it because that’s the beauty of
critique it because that’s the beauty of the specific that’s our beauty
the specific that’s our beauty
the specific that’s our beauty originating then you go in a cycle back
originating then you go in a cycle back
originating then you go in a cycle back and understand the cosmologies the
and understand the cosmologies the
and understand the cosmologies the spiritualities that both all around you
spiritualities that both all around you
spiritualities that both all around you to shake me when they can become when
to shake me when they can become when
to shake me when they can become when they can be my young children are gonna
they can be my young children are gonna
they can be my young children are gonna grow up in a world full of issues full
grow up in a world full of issues full
grow up in a world full of issues full of injustice full of things that happen
of injustice full of things that happen
of injustice full of things that happen to communities left and right but we
to communities left and right but we
to communities left and right but we have to begin to see each other we have
have to begin to see each other we have
have to begin to see each other we have to begin to understand each other behind
to begin to understand each other behind
to begin to understand each other behind the obstacles of what people often times
the obstacles of what people often times
the obstacles of what people often times create against us these issues right
create against us these issues right
create against us these issues right here whether be standing wrong black
here whether be standing wrong black
here whether be standing wrong black lives matter
lives matter
lives matter homelessness etc etc etc it’s just these
homelessness etc etc etc it’s just these
homelessness etc etc etc it’s just these issues of Microsoft you can isolate and
issues of Microsoft you can isolate and
issues of Microsoft you can isolate and just go ahead for soon as
just go ahead for soon as
just go ahead for soon as we have to understand the beauty and
we have to understand the beauty and
we have to understand the beauty and very at the same time that were all
very at the same time that were all
very at the same time that were all interconnected and therefore our
interconnected and therefore our
interconnected and therefore our struggles are interconnected a movement
struggles are interconnected a movement
struggles are interconnected a movement many movements which require
many movements which require
many movements which require [Applause]
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