imagine if we had the chance to look them in the eyes and say
baby boy I’m so sorry that you had to
baby boy I’m so sorry that you had to die but thank you for your sacrifice
die but thank you for your sacrifice
die but thank you for your sacrifice this iPhone 6 it sure is nice this phone
this iPhone 6 it sure is nice this phone
this iPhone 6 it sure is nice this phone it short is grand but look at your
it short is grand but look at your
it short is grand but look at your beaten baby hands mining away at the
beaten baby hands mining away at the
beaten baby hands mining away at the rich coal town also I can scroll through
rich coal town also I can scroll through
rich coal town also I can scroll through Instagram baby boy I sure am a fan but
Instagram baby boy I sure am a fan but
Instagram baby boy I sure am a fan but I’m sorry about all of your little
I’m sorry about all of your little
I’m sorry about all of your little friends and your mama and your Papa too
friends and your mama and your Papa too
friends and your mama and your Papa too but I just had to have the iPhone 6 in
but I just had to have the iPhone 6 in
but I just had to have the iPhone 6 in blue it goes so well with my new Nike
blue it goes so well with my new Nike
blue it goes so well with my new Nike shoes I’m so sorry that you had to die
shoes I’m so sorry that you had to die
shoes I’m so sorry that you had to die but my laptop is just so nice right it’s
but my laptop is just so nice right it’s
but my laptop is just so nice right it’s nice right so nice that you would lay
nice right so nice that you would lay
nice right so nice that you would lay down your life for it and lay down the
down your life for it and lay down the
down your life for it and lay down the lives of your children for it it’s that
lives of your children for it it’s that
lives of your children for it it’s that nice right right human rights they don’t
nice right right human rights they don’t
nice right right human rights they don’t need them and they won’t feed them and
need them and they won’t feed them and
need them and they won’t feed them and they probably won’t survive the night
they probably won’t survive the night
they probably won’t survive the night but oh my gosh this HTC is just so fine
baby go I’m so sorry that you had to
baby go I’m so sorry that you had to lose your life but it was worth it it
lose your life but it was worth it it
lose your life but it was worth it it was so so worth it and i’ma work it and
was so so worth it and i’ma work it and
was so so worth it and i’ma work it and my new Apple spaceship I am so way way
my new Apple spaceship I am so way way
my new Apple spaceship I am so way way way up high I could almost touch the sky
way up high I could almost touch the sky
way up high I could almost touch the sky almost but not quite
almost but not quite
almost but not quite I must need an upgrade right miss the
I must need an upgrade right miss the
I must need an upgrade right miss the man I’m so sorry but you’re going to
man I’m so sorry but you’re going to
man I’m so sorry but you’re going to have to die but trust me it will be
have to die but trust me it will be
have to die but trust me it will be worth the sacrifice and I don’t even
worth the sacrifice and I don’t even
worth the sacrifice and I don’t even know your name but you’re just like one
know your name but you’re just like one
know your name but you’re just like one in
in
in five point four million it saw the same
five point four million it saw the same
five point four million it saw the same right oh my gosh that HTC is just so
right oh my gosh that HTC is just so
right oh my gosh that HTC is just so nice just keep sending them down send
nice just keep sending them down send
nice just keep sending them down send them down to the mined mining away at
them down to the mined mining away at
them down to the mined mining away at the mine no helmets
the mine no helmets
the mine no helmets nevermind mine mine mining away at the
nevermind mine mine mining away at the
nevermind mine mine mining away at the mined mining away at our mines
what is that baby boy or baby girl was
what is that baby boy or baby girl was mine would it still be fine
mine would it still be fine
mine would it still be fine is it just cuz they’re far away is that
is it just cuz they’re far away is that
is it just cuz they’re far away is that what we’ve come to you today if we can’t
what we’ve come to you today if we can’t
what we’ve come to you today if we can’t see them then we can’t hear them and we
see them then we can’t hear them and we
see them then we can’t hear them and we can’t feel their pain but if they can’t
can’t feel their pain but if they can’t
can’t feel their pain but if they can’t see us then they can’t show us that
see us then they can’t show us that
see us then they can’t show us that really we are all the same and if we
really we are all the same and if we
really we are all the same and if we can’t hear them then they can’t tell us
can’t hear them then they can’t tell us
can’t hear them then they can’t tell us that they’re in pain would we listen
that they’re in pain would we listen
that they’re in pain would we listen anyway and we still chase Fame and we
anyway and we still chase Fame and we
anyway and we still chase Fame and we still want glory still banging that same
still want glory still banging that same
still want glory still banging that same old tune pro patria mori die for your
old tune pro patria mori die for your
old tune pro patria mori die for your country yes die for my greed because
country yes die for my greed because
country yes die for my greed because money is all we need
money is all we need
money is all we need and once we’ve dried up all of the
and once we’ve dried up all of the
and once we’ve dried up all of the rivers and we’ve destroyed all of the
rivers and we’ve destroyed all of the
rivers and we’ve destroyed all of the seas at least you still have your htc
seas at least you still have your htc
seas at least you still have your htc and I’ll still have my iPhone’s one two
and I’ll still have my iPhone’s one two
and I’ll still have my iPhone’s one two three and four five six and seven and
three and four five six and seven and
three and four five six and seven and I’ll take them all to heaven and I’ll
I’ll take them all to heaven and I’ll
I’ll take them all to heaven and I’ll find that little Congolese boy who died
find that little Congolese boy who died
find that little Congolese boy who died before age eleven and I’ll show him what
before age eleven and I’ll show him what
before age eleven and I’ll show him what it was all for and surely then he’ll
it was all for and surely then he’ll
it was all for and surely then he’ll understand and he’ll say yes your
understand and he’ll say yes your
understand and he’ll say yes your collection sure is grand and he’ll
collection sure is grand and he’ll
collection sure is grand and he’ll understand why he had beaten baby hands
understand why he had beaten baby hands
understand why he had beaten baby hands and why all of his brothers and sisters
and why all of his brothers and sisters
and why all of his brothers and sisters were raped and destroyed it’s because I
were raped and destroyed it’s because I
were raped and destroyed it’s because I just had to have these first class toys
just had to have these first class toys
just had to have these first class toys and we say we will make a change they
and we say we will make a change they
and we say we will make a change they just have to hang on a minute but they
just have to hang on a minute but they
just have to hang on a minute but they haven’t gotten
haven’t gotten
haven’t gotten they’re so way down deep down in it it’s
they’re so way down deep down in it it’s
they’re so way down deep down in it it’s a sea of guns and war and conflict and
a sea of guns and war and conflict and
a sea of guns and war and conflict and these babies are swimming in it is it
these babies are swimming in it is it
these babies are swimming in it is it just because they’re fall and when I
just because they’re fall and when I
just because they’re fall and when I come to the end of my journey I’ll show
come to the end of my journey I’ll show
come to the end of my journey I’ll show you all of the good that I’ve done but
you all of the good that I’ve done but
you all of the good that I’ve done but I’ll skip out the bit where I find a
I’ll skip out the bit where I find a
I’ll skip out the bit where I find a terrorism against your sons cuz I didn’t
terrorism against your sons cuz I didn’t
terrorism against your sons cuz I didn’t mean to and it’s just what people do and
mean to and it’s just what people do and
mean to and it’s just what people do and I tried to be good I really did try but
I tried to be good I really did try but
I tried to be good I really did try but the media was always spinning lies and I
the media was always spinning lies and I
the media was always spinning lies and I didn’t know quite who to believe even
didn’t know quite who to believe even
didn’t know quite who to believe even though the facts were laid out for me to
though the facts were laid out for me to
though the facts were laid out for me to see but anyway that’s my story now give
see but anyway that’s my story now give
see but anyway that’s my story now give me my glory I’ll be here waiting yet
me my glory I’ll be here waiting yet
me my glory I’ll be here waiting yet I’ll just be here waiting
you might not have heard of Colton or
you might not have heard of Colton or Conflict Minerals in general but you
Conflict Minerals in general but you
Conflict Minerals in general but you have them in your mobile phones in your
have them in your mobile phones in your
have them in your mobile phones in your laptops and possibly in other electronic
laptops and possibly in other electronic
laptops and possibly in other electronic devices that you own conflict mineral
devices that you own conflict mineral
devices that you own conflict mineral just means a mineral that’s mined in an
just means a mineral that’s mined in an
just means a mineral that’s mined in an area of armed conflict and traded
area of armed conflict and traded
area of armed conflict and traded illicit ly to fund the fighting for
illicit ly to fund the fighting for
illicit ly to fund the fighting for instance coltan cobalt gold found in
instance coltan cobalt gold found in
instance coltan cobalt gold found in major quantities in some areas of the
major quantities in some areas of the
major quantities in some areas of the Congo Amnesty International traced the
Congo Amnesty International traced the
Congo Amnesty International traced the use of cobalt in batteries for household
use of cobalt in batteries for household
use of cobalt in batteries for household brands back to mines in the Democratic
brands back to mines in the Democratic
brands back to mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with children
Republic of the Congo with children
Republic of the Congo with children working life-threatening conditions
working life-threatening conditions
working life-threatening conditions child miners as young as seven carrying
child miners as young as seven carrying
child miners as young as seven carrying back-breaking loads in intense heat for
back-breaking loads in intense heat for
back-breaking loads in intense heat for hours with no gloves no face masks when
hours with no gloves no face masks when
hours with no gloves no face masks when I found out it made me feel sick how
I found out it made me feel sick how
I found out it made me feel sick how does it make you feel
what are we going to do about it now for
what are we going to do about it now for being honest we’re not all going to fly
being honest we’re not all going to fly
being honest we’re not all going to fly out to the Congo tomorrow some of us
out to the Congo tomorrow some of us
out to the Congo tomorrow some of us don’t even give to charities some of us
don’t even give to charities some of us
don’t even give to charities some of us don’t even believe that when we do give
don’t even believe that when we do give
don’t even believe that when we do give to charity the money goes where they say
to charity the money goes where they say
to charity the money goes where they say it’s going so what do we do
it’s going so what do we do
it’s going so what do we do global issues can sometimes just feel so
global issues can sometimes just feel so
global issues can sometimes just feel so huge and beyond us but there is still a
huge and beyond us but there is still a
huge and beyond us but there is still a point in caring I honestly believe that
point in caring I honestly believe that
point in caring I honestly believe that we can make a difference we just have to
we can make a difference we just have to
we can make a difference we just have to be a little bit creative as American
be a little bit creative as American
be a little bit creative as American businessman Jason Calacanis said you
businessman Jason Calacanis said you
businessman Jason Calacanis said you have to have a big vision then take
have to have a big vision then take
have to have a big vision then take small steps to get there
small steps to get there
small steps to get there it’s not about huge innovations it’s
it’s not about huge innovations it’s
it’s not about huge innovations it’s about a lot of little innovations every
about a lot of little innovations every
about a lot of little innovations every day every week every month making
day every week every month making
day every week every month making something a little bit better I first
something a little bit better I first
something a little bit better I first found out about the Congo crisis from a
found out about the Congo crisis from a
found out about the Congo crisis from a facebook video that my dad posted on his
facebook video that my dad posted on his
facebook video that my dad posted on his birth timeline it made me really angry
birth timeline it made me really angry
birth timeline it made me really angry really really angry and deeply sad and I
really really angry and deeply sad and I
really really angry and deeply sad and I wanted to fix it straight away I wanted
wanted to fix it straight away I wanted
wanted to fix it straight away I wanted to solve the whole crisis but in order
to solve the whole crisis but in order
to solve the whole crisis but in order to make a big change I had to start
to make a big change I had to start
to make a big change I had to start small so I channeled all of that emotion
small so I channeled all of that emotion
small so I channeled all of that emotion into a poem I wrote that spoken word
into a poem I wrote that spoken word
into a poem I wrote that spoken word poem as my own creative solution to a
poem as my own creative solution to a
poem as my own creative solution to a major problem further research led me to
major problem further research led me to
major problem further research led me to a Dutch social enterprise that designs
a Dutch social enterprise that designs
a Dutch social enterprise that designs conflict free technology so it can be
conflict free technology so it can be
conflict free technology so it can be done there are conflict free smartphones
done there are conflict free smartphones
done there are conflict free smartphones another creative solution to a major
another creative solution to a major
another creative solution to a major problem you see creative solutions and
problem you see creative solutions and
problem you see creative solutions and creative thinking allows us to rethink
creative thinking allows us to rethink
creative thinking allows us to rethink traditional approaches to problem
traditional approaches to problem
traditional approaches to problem solving
and it starts with l4 learn learn about
and it starts with l4 learn learn about the issue do some research around the
the issue do some research around the
the issue do some research around the subject let’s start with Haiti Haiti is
subject let’s start with Haiti Haiti is
subject let’s start with Haiti Haiti is a beautiful country in the Caribbean
a beautiful country in the Caribbean
a beautiful country in the Caribbean some might say Haiti is unlucky
some might say Haiti is unlucky
some might say Haiti is unlucky throughout the countries history is
throughout the countries history is
throughout the countries history is experienced natural disaster after
experienced natural disaster after
experienced natural disaster after natural disaster earthquakes hurricanes
natural disaster earthquakes hurricanes
natural disaster earthquakes hurricanes floods but what can we do
floods but what can we do
floods but what can we do Kati is so far away right well a French
Kati is so far away right well a French
Kati is so far away right well a French entrepreneur who went to the country
entrepreneur who went to the country
entrepreneur who went to the country originally on relief aid after the 2010
originally on relief aid after the 2010
originally on relief aid after the 2010 earthquake was completely astounded by
earthquake was completely astounded by
earthquake was completely astounded by the creative community in Haiti home to
the creative community in Haiti home to
the creative community in Haiti home to a wealth of visionary fine artists so
a wealth of visionary fine artists so
a wealth of visionary fine artists so what he did he created some of their art
what he did he created some of their art
what he did he created some of their art brought it here to the UK and he
brought it here to the UK and he
brought it here to the UK and he exhibits it all over London so that
exhibits it all over London so that
exhibits it all over London so that consumers like you and me by going to
consumers like you and me by going to
consumers like you and me by going to these exhibitions not only can we see
these exhibitions not only can we see
these exhibitions not only can we see another side to the country but we can
another side to the country but we can
another side to the country but we can buy amazing art and indirectly
buy amazing art and indirectly
buy amazing art and indirectly contribute to the Haitian economy to
contribute to the Haitian economy to
contribute to the Haitian economy to help them rebuild the country when
help them rebuild the country when
help them rebuild the country when disaster does strike another creative
disaster does strike another creative
disaster does strike another creative solution to a major problem now I first
solution to a major problem now I first
solution to a major problem now I first performed my Congo poem at a coffee shop
performed my Congo poem at a coffee shop
performed my Congo poem at a coffee shop in London it was founded by a Haitian
in London it was founded by a Haitian
in London it was founded by a Haitian entrepreneur who wanted to give back to
entrepreneur who wanted to give back to
entrepreneur who wanted to give back to his country all of their coffee is
his country all of their coffee is
his country all of their coffee is sourced directly from Haiti it’s the
sourced directly from Haiti it’s the
sourced directly from Haiti it’s the only coffee shop in London to do that
only coffee shop in London to do that
only coffee shop in London to do that and here’s a fun fact fee in 1788 Haiti
and here’s a fun fact fee in 1788 Haiti
and here’s a fun fact fee in 1788 Haiti supplied hot over half of the world’s
supplied hot over half of the world’s
supplied hot over half of the world’s coffee so something as simple as where
coffee so something as simple as where
coffee so something as simple as where we choose to buy our coffee or the kind
we choose to buy our coffee or the kind
we choose to buy our coffee or the kind of art that we buy can make a small
of art that we buy can make a small
of art that we buy can make a small contribution to a huge change but
contribution to a huge change but
contribution to a huge change but learning is not enough that knowledge
learning is not enough that knowledge
learning is not enough that knowledge alone is useless unless we can make
alone is useless unless we can make
alone is useless unless we can make connections between what we know once
connections between what we know once
connections between what we know once we’ve learned about the problem we can
we’ve learned about the problem we can
we’ve learned about the problem we can move on to the second step you for
move on to the second step you for
move on to the second step you for understanding
understanding
understanding once we’ve learned about the issue we
once we’ve learned about the issue we
once we’ve learned about the issue we can begin to understand the need to take
can begin to understand the need to take
can begin to understand the need to take action until now you might have been an
action until now you might have been an
action until now you might have been an innocent partaker guilty only by
innocent partaker guilty only by
innocent partaker guilty only by association but now that we know and we
association but now that we know and we
association but now that we know and we understand the need to take action we
understand the need to take action we
understand the need to take action we can move on to the third step
s4 share share the information get other
s4 share share the information get other people on board the more connections we
people on board the more connections we
people on board the more connections we make the more creative we can be and the
make the more creative we can be and the
make the more creative we can be and the better our problem-solving we become
once we have shared the information we
once we have shared the information we can begin to come up with create
can begin to come up with create
can begin to come up with create creative solutions together maybe you’ll
creative solutions together maybe you’ll
creative solutions together maybe you’ll write a poem to raise awareness maybe
write a poem to raise awareness maybe
write a poem to raise awareness maybe you’ll start a conflict-free technology
you’ll start a conflict-free technology
you’ll start a conflict-free technology company maybe you’ll open a coffee shop
company maybe you’ll open a coffee shop
company maybe you’ll open a coffee shop me I created a publication to share and
me I created a publication to share and
me I created a publication to share and promote creative solutions with
promote creative solutions with
promote creative solutions with entrepreneurship at the heart of it as
entrepreneurship at the heart of it as
entrepreneurship at the heart of it as the driving force for social change our
the driving force for social change our
the driving force for social change our ethos is lush learn understand share and
ethos is lush learn understand share and
ethos is lush learn understand share and the last piece of the puzzle page 4 heal
the last piece of the puzzle page 4 heal
the last piece of the puzzle page 4 heal both victims and the perpetrators need
both victims and the perpetrators need
both victims and the perpetrators need to heal the victims from the trauma and
to heal the victims from the trauma and
to heal the victims from the trauma and us from our guilt see London is one of
us from our guilt see London is one of
us from our guilt see London is one of the richest cities in the world so I
the richest cities in the world so I
the richest cities in the world so I know that here where I live there are
know that here where I live there are
know that here where I live there are more than enough resources to back up
more than enough resources to back up
more than enough resources to back up any creative solutions that we come up
any creative solutions that we come up
any creative solutions that we come up with and not just material resources but
with and not just material resources but
with and not just material resources but our minds you see one four connects to
our minds you see one four connects to
our minds you see one four connects to another thought connects to another
another thought connects to another
another thought connects to another thought and so on until you have a whole
thought and so on until you have a whole
thought and so on until you have a whole network our brains are literally built
network our brains are literally built
network our brains are literally built to innovate anyone can be creative you
to innovate anyone can be creative you
to innovate anyone can be creative you don’t have to be good at art creativity
don’t have to be good at art creativity
don’t have to be good at art creativity is about making connections a wise man
is about making connections a wise man
is about making connections a wise man once said creativity will save the world
once said creativity will save the world
once said creativity will save the world faster than politics
so imagine if we could look them in the
so imagine if we could look them in the eyes and say I could have made a change
exercise your creativity muscles because
exercise your creativity muscles because currently the road to our future is
currently the road to our future is
currently the road to our future is broken but it can and must be healed
broken but it can and must be healed
broken but it can and must be healed so if you remember nothing else remember
so if you remember nothing else remember
so if you remember nothing else remember lush learn understand
lush learn understand
lush learn understand share so that we as a global family can
share so that we as a global family can
share so that we as a global family can heal I hope you all have a lush week
heal I hope you all have a lush week
heal I hope you all have a lush week thank you
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