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[Music] my life has been a great challenge and
my life has been a great challenge and
my life has been a great challenge and opportunity because it’s made me
opportunity because it’s made me
opportunity because it’s made me flexible to what is constant in the
flexible to what is constant in the
flexible to what is constant in the world which is change now change is
world which is change now change is
world which is change now change is something we young people now that about
something we young people now that about
something we young people now that about when we reach a certain age our bodies
when we reach a certain age our bodies
when we reach a certain age our bodies experience many turns and turbulences
experience many turns and turbulences
experience many turns and turbulences some of which we can’t explain and at
some of which we can’t explain and at
some of which we can’t explain and at most times no one wants to explain them
most times no one wants to explain them
most times no one wants to explain them to us for me growing up in a household
to us for me growing up in a household
to us for me growing up in a household that went from lower class to middle
that went from lower class to middle
that went from lower class to middle made me realize how important my voice
made me realize how important my voice
made me realize how important my voice and the understanding of situations was
and the understanding of situations was
and the understanding of situations was losing my voice losing my privilege
losing my voice losing my privilege
losing my voice losing my privilege translated into me losing myself having
translated into me losing myself having
translated into me losing myself having a teacher who was also my mother made my
a teacher who was also my mother made my
a teacher who was also my mother made my curiosity was always encouraged and
curiosity was always encouraged and
curiosity was always encouraged and cultivated but I found out this wasn’t
cultivated but I found out this wasn’t
cultivated but I found out this wasn’t the case when I started attending a
the case when I started attending a
the case when I started attending a Township School a debate what learn a
Township School a debate what learn a
Township School a debate what learn a representative who there is no space for
representative who there is no space for
representative who there is no space for that year young man even with all these
that year young man even with all these
that year young man even with all these challenges and not been allowed to be an
challenges and not been allowed to be an
challenges and not been allowed to be an active participant in my own education I
active participant in my own education I
active participant in my own education I still managed to matriculate and I went
still managed to matriculate and I went
still managed to matriculate and I went on to study analytical chemistry now
on to study analytical chemistry now
on to study analytical chemistry now many people have asked me why chemistry
many people have asked me why chemistry
many people have asked me why chemistry and I still don’t know how to answer
and I still don’t know how to answer
and I still don’t know how to answer apparently I’m good at math and science
apparently I’m good at math and science
apparently I’m good at math and science and this is only apparently because it’s
and this is only apparently because it’s
and this is only apparently because it’s imposed at me right now chemistry
imposed at me right now chemistry
imposed at me right now chemistry studies matter which is anything that is
studies matter which is anything that is
studies matter which is anything that is mass and occupy space it looks at the
mass and occupy space it looks at the
mass and occupy space it looks at the composition and properties of matter and
composition and properties of matter and
composition and properties of matter and the change that matter undergoes now
the change that matter undergoes now
the change that matter undergoes now it’s a big deal when a chemical reaction
it’s a big deal when a chemical reaction
it’s a big deal when a chemical reaction happens you can even see it in the face
happens you can even see it in the face
happens you can even see it in the face of a scientist Eureka
of a scientist Eureka
of a scientist Eureka I found it because the brand new
I found it because the brand new
I found it because the brand new substance would have been created
substance would have been created
substance would have been created through many youth development and
through many youth development and
through many youth development and engagement platforms that we have seen
engagement platforms that we have seen
engagement platforms that we have seen that speak about youth issues and work
that speak about youth issues and work
that speak about youth issues and work with young people we’ve noticed that
with young people we’ve noticed that
with young people we’ve noticed that they open practical solutions they’re
they open practical solutions they’re
they open practical solutions they’re open dynamic new pathways that stabilize
open dynamic new pathways that stabilize
open dynamic new pathways that stabilize communities to be sustainable it’s a
communities to be sustainable it’s a
communities to be sustainable it’s a simple process of involving a child and
simple process of involving a child and
simple process of involving a child and how many sugars they take in they T or
how many sugars they take in they T or
how many sugars they take in they T or which career path they choose that can
which career path they choose that can
which career path they choose that can change a household or society for too
change a household or society for too
change a household or society for too long as wisdom and knowledge being kept
long as wisdom and knowledge being kept
long as wisdom and knowledge being kept separate in both the public and private
separate in both the public and private
separate in both the public and private sector there is this rich database of
sector there is this rich database of
sector there is this rich database of knowledge but we needed to be shared
knowledge but we needed to be shared
knowledge but we needed to be shared with youth society on a familiar and
with youth society on a familiar and
with youth society on a familiar and comfortable platform now when you’re
comfortable platform now when you’re
comfortable platform now when you’re teaching your child how to ride a bike
teaching your child how to ride a bike
teaching your child how to ride a bike for the first time you don’t teach them
for the first time you don’t teach them
for the first time you don’t teach them the mechanics of how the wheels work or
the mechanics of how the wheels work or
the mechanics of how the wheels work or why they work but you teach them how to
why they work but you teach them how to
why they work but you teach them how to maneuver the pedals this will allow the
maneuver the pedals this will allow the
maneuver the pedals this will allow the child’s to be able to go confidently and
child’s to be able to go confidently and
child’s to be able to go confidently and buy you that milk that you don’t want to
buy you that milk that you don’t want to
buy you that milk that you don’t want to buy early in the morning every single
buy early in the morning every single
buy early in the morning every single day as young people we know quite a lot
day as young people we know quite a lot
day as young people we know quite a lot we are at the age of the information
we are at the age of the information
we are at the age of the information burst hashtags we trained on twitter we
burst hashtags we trained on twitter we
burst hashtags we trained on twitter we create viral trends that changed and
create viral trends that changed and
create viral trends that changed and shape the world but how many of us are
shape the world but how many of us are
shape the world but how many of us are in this space how much of this
in this space how much of this
in this space how much of this information that is all around us is
information that is all around us is
information that is all around us is relevant to us as drivers of our own
relevant to us as drivers of our own
relevant to us as drivers of our own development as young people we need to
development as young people we need to
development as young people we need to be curious and we need to ask these
be curious and we need to ask these
be curious and we need to ask these questions now the first step is to stop
questions now the first step is to stop
questions now the first step is to stop looking at youth with this next blanket
looking at youth with this next blanket
looking at youth with this next blanket statement the problem but we need to
statement the problem but we need to
statement the problem but we need to identify young people for who they are
identify young people for who they are
identify young people for who they are these are different people at different
these are different people at different
these are different people at different levels with different problems that they
levels with different problems that they
levels with different problems that they face from the different households
face from the different households
face from the different households different shapes and sizes I’m not
different shapes and sizes I’m not
different shapes and sizes I’m not talking about gummy bears here people
imagine a periodic table what you see
imagine a periodic table what you see before you is a variety of elements all
before you is a variety of elements all
before you is a variety of elements all of which can either shape your reaction
of which can either shape your reaction
of which can either shape your reaction to be beneficial or to be destructive if
to be beneficial or to be destructive if
to be beneficial or to be destructive if we are to change our society we need to
we are to change our society we need to
we are to change our society we need to rethink the labels that we give to young
rethink the labels that we give to young
rethink the labels that we give to young people we need to stop blanketing
people we need to stop blanketing
people we need to stop blanketing everyone with the same statement the
everyone with the same statement the
everyone with the same statement the problem i’m a 27 year old looking for
problem i’m a 27 year old looking for
problem i’m a 27 year old looking for opportunities of growth at my work
opportunities of growth at my work
opportunities of growth at my work because i made a dead-end job that I
because i made a dead-end job that I
because i made a dead-end job that I didn’t want I’m a student fighting for
didn’t want I’m a student fighting for
didn’t want I’m a student fighting for access to better quality education i’m
access to better quality education i’m
access to better quality education i’m also a five-year-old who just wishes nap
also a five-year-old who just wishes nap
also a five-year-old who just wishes nap time was a bit longer the underlying
time was a bit longer the underlying
time was a bit longer the underlying issue in all our problems is that utha
issue in all our problems is that utha
issue in all our problems is that utha looked at with the same statement
looked at with the same statement
looked at with the same statement hinders of your own development young
hinders of your own development young
hinders of your own development young people talk too much you too radical
people talk too much you too radical
people talk too much you too radical young people what happens if we involve
young people what happens if we involve
young people what happens if we involve them now if you know anything about
them now if you know anything about
them now if you know anything about science you’d know how important
science you’d know how important
science you’d know how important labeling is i discovered this the hard
labeling is i discovered this the hard
labeling is i discovered this the hard way one day I was in the lab and by
way one day I was in the lab and by
way one day I was in the lab and by accident because I’d label everything
accident because I’d label everything
accident because I’d label everything wrong I took acetone and suffered acid
wrong I took acetone and suffered acid
wrong I took acetone and suffered acid and the next thing that happened could
and the next thing that happened could
and the next thing that happened could have changed the whole world I nearly
have changed the whole world I nearly
have changed the whole world I nearly burnt down my lab this is what’s
burnt down my lab this is what’s
burnt down my lab this is what’s happening to our nation currently
we have young people crying out to be
we have young people crying out to be involved crying out to be heard what do
involved crying out to be heard what do
involved crying out to be heard what do we do the first step is for you to
we do the first step is for you to
we do the first step is for you to simplify the context and the component
simplify the context and the component
simplify the context and the component of involvement simplification what is
of involvement simplification what is
of involvement simplification what is policy anyway when are these frameworks
policy anyway when are these frameworks
policy anyway when are these frameworks how can you involve someone who doesn’t
how can you involve someone who doesn’t
how can you involve someone who doesn’t know your rules of engagement young
know your rules of engagement young
know your rules of engagement young people also need to be active in order
people also need to be active in order
people also need to be active in order for young people to be given the chance
for young people to be given the chance
for young people to be given the chance because the table is ready they need to
because the table is ready they need to
because the table is ready they need to stand up and they need to make it clear
stand up and they need to make it clear
stand up and they need to make it clear that the time is now and they want the
that the time is now and they want the
that the time is now and they want the space to be given so the question
space to be given so the question
space to be given so the question remains how can government corporations
remains how can government corporations
remains how can government corporations and use collaborate on a singular
and use collaborate on a singular
and use collaborate on a singular platform to effect the change that we
platform to effect the change that we
platform to effect the change that we want in our communities now societal
want in our communities now societal
want in our communities now societal cooperation requires both an emotional
cooperation requires both an emotional
cooperation requires both an emotional and exist now by into a knowledge bases
and exist now by into a knowledge bases
and exist now by into a knowledge bases perhaps the most effective arena to
perhaps the most effective arena to
perhaps the most effective arena to engage people in would be through
engage people in would be through
engage people in would be through intrapreneurship let’s look in our
intrapreneurship let’s look in our
intrapreneurship let’s look in our communities what do we have we’re
communities what do we have we’re
communities what do we have we’re sitting with young people with degrees
sitting with young people with degrees
sitting with young people with degrees young people with basic skills that can
young people with basic skills that can
young people with basic skills that can be monetized young people are great
be monetized young people are great
be monetized young people are great thinkers but they’re not given the
thinkers but they’re not given the
thinkers but they’re not given the chance to open their mouths where’s the
chance to open their mouths where’s the
chance to open their mouths where’s the platform to share the ideas how do I use
platform to share the ideas how do I use
platform to share the ideas how do I use this piece of paper that I have to only
this piece of paper that I have to only
this piece of paper that I have to only help my family to live maybe if we
help my family to live maybe if we
help my family to live maybe if we develop better tools for education we
develop better tools for education we
develop better tools for education we can change in shape our society is the
can change in shape our society is the
can change in shape our society is the uniform approach to education working
uniform approach to education working
uniform approach to education working out after all can a be a swim there’s a
out after all can a be a swim there’s a
out after all can a be a swim there’s a fish fly what’s not working at all
fish fly what’s not working at all
fish fly what’s not working at all levels we need the key decision-makers
levels we need the key decision-makers
levels we need the key decision-makers to be the custodians of the sustainable
to be the custodians of the sustainable
to be the custodians of the sustainable development goals but we need as young
development goals but we need as young
development goals but we need as young people to not be afraid to
people to not be afraid to
people to not be afraid to engage gain the knowledge learn shut up
engage gain the knowledge learn shut up
engage gain the knowledge learn shut up for a moment because if we are to
for a moment because if we are to
for a moment because if we are to realize gold 17 which is creating
realize gold 17 which is creating
realize gold 17 which is creating partnerships for the hdd’s and for
partnerships for the hdd’s and for
partnerships for the hdd’s and for changing our world we will realize the
changing our world we will realize the
changing our world we will realize the communities that we want to live in now
communities that we want to live in now
communities that we want to live in now in every chemical reaction for chemical
in every chemical reaction for chemical
in every chemical reaction for chemical change to happen they needs to be
change to happen they needs to be
change to happen they needs to be chemical bonding this is in
chemical bonding this is in
chemical bonding this is in communication and collaboration for the
communication and collaboration for the
communication and collaboration for the reaction to happen faster both the
reaction to happen faster both the
reaction to happen faster both the surface of the elements need to be as
surface of the elements need to be as
surface of the elements need to be as exposed and is broken down as much as
exposed and is broken down as much as
exposed and is broken down as much as possible this is in simplification
possible this is in simplification
possible this is in simplification access and transparency and the chemical
access and transparency and the chemical
access and transparency and the chemical reaction will only happen once it fully
reaction will only happen once it fully
reaction will only happen once it fully passes equilibrium this is the
passes equilibrium this is the
passes equilibrium this is the opportunity creation the sharing of
opportunity creation the sharing of
opportunity creation the sharing of power and accountability ladies and
power and accountability ladies and
power and accountability ladies and gentlemen this is the chemistry of
gentlemen this is the chemistry of
gentlemen this is the chemistry of meaningful youth engagement thank
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