so my name is Judy and I’m gonna talk to you a little bit about the work that I
you a little bit about the work that I
you a little bit about the work that I do why I chose to do it how I do it but
do why I chose to do it how I do it but
do why I chose to do it how I do it but before I begin that I’m going to tell
before I begin that I’m going to tell
before I begin that I’m going to tell you a little bit about my story because
you a little bit about my story because
you a little bit about my story because that’s very important I have to build a
that’s very important I have to build a
that’s very important I have to build a context for you so yeah and before that
context for you so yeah and before that
context for you so yeah and before that I have to make my dedication this talk
I have to make my dedication this talk
I have to make my dedication this talk as well as every other piece of work
as well as every other piece of work
as well as every other piece of work that I’ve ever done in my life is
that I’ve ever done in my life is
that I’ve ever done in my life is dedicated to my school the jb there at
dedicated to my school the jb there at
dedicated to my school the jb there at high school for girls and my principal
high school for girls and my principal
high school for girls and my principal eight children F Thatcher to my story I
eight children F Thatcher to my story I
eight children F Thatcher to my story I grew up in camps corner in a very very
grew up in camps corner in a very very
grew up in camps corner in a very very privileged neighborhood of South Bombay
privileged neighborhood of South Bombay
privileged neighborhood of South Bombay and always had enough food on my plate
and always had enough food on my plate
and always had enough food on my plate always had everything that I needed
always had everything that I needed
always had everything that I needed never extra but always enough when I was
never extra but always enough when I was
never extra but always enough when I was young and I’d wait for my school bus
young and I’d wait for my school bus
young and I’d wait for my school bus outside my house I would see this family
outside my house I would see this family
outside my house I would see this family who is living on the pavement right
who is living on the pavement right
who is living on the pavement right there and I think how they began that
there and I think how they began that
there and I think how they began that day as I waited for the bus two parents
day as I waited for the bus two parents
day as I waited for the bus two parents three kids reeking of alcohol sleeping
three kids reeking of alcohol sleeping
three kids reeking of alcohol sleeping on toppling sheets that had been spread
on toppling sheets that had been spread
on toppling sheets that had been spread out and as the years passed I I had this
out and as the years passed I I had this
out and as the years passed I I had this pressing question in my head that I
pressing question in my head that I
pressing question in my head that I managed to articulate much later I asked
managed to articulate much later I asked
managed to articulate much later I asked a lot of people why the kids in our
a lot of people why the kids in our
a lot of people why the kids in our family didn’t have access to kind of
family didn’t have access to kind of
family didn’t have access to kind of books that I read or why they didn’t
books that I read or why they didn’t
books that I read or why they didn’t have the kind of toys that I had and
have the kind of toys that I had and
have the kind of toys that I had and when I finally asked my mother that one
when I finally asked my mother that one
when I finally asked my mother that one day she said though you in in the most
day she said though you in in the most
day she said though you in in the most well-meaning way she said that you know
well-meaning way she said that you know
well-meaning way she said that you know this is how things are
this is how things are
this is how things are I remember feeling very distinctly a
I remember feeling very distinctly a
I remember feeling very distinctly a pain and a protest within me one that I
pain and a protest within me one that I
pain and a protest within me one that I couldn’t articulate back then but one
couldn’t articulate back then but one
couldn’t articulate back then but one that I’m very grateful that I lost sleep
that I’m very grateful that I lost sleep
that I’m very grateful that I lost sleep over for the simple reason that I felt
over for the simple reason that I felt
over for the simple reason that I felt if my child had to ask me that at some
if my child had to ask me that at some
if my child had to ask me that at some point I would like to be in the position
point I would like to be in the position
point I would like to be in the position of saying that you know this is how
of saying that you know this is how
of saying that you know this is how things are but they’re getting better
things are but they’re getting better
things are but they’re getting better each day because we’re all doing
each day because we’re all doing
each day because we’re all doing something about it the area that I lived
something about it the area that I lived
something about it the area that I lived in also gave me access to a lot of
in also gave me access to a lot of
in also gave me access to a lot of things the choice of music that I grew
things the choice of music that I grew
things the choice of music that I grew up with the kind of literature that I
up with the kind of literature that I
up with the kind of literature that I had it on me the kind of people that I
had it on me the kind of people that I
had it on me the kind of people that I had around me and one of the things that
had around me and one of the things that
had around me and one of the things that helped me with was getting into this
helped me with was getting into this
helped me with was getting into this school that I studied in so this school
school that I studied in so this school
school that I studied in so this school is extremely special for the simple
is extremely special for the simple
is extremely special for the simple reason that it went far beyond what a
reason that it went far beyond what a
reason that it went far beyond what a regular
regular
regular icse school is expected to do it went
icse school is expected to do it went
icse school is expected to do it went beyond academics there were three core
beyond academics there were three core
beyond academics there were three core pillars that the school focused on one
pillars that the school focused on one
pillars that the school focused on one who is confidence
who is confidence
who is confidence the second was compassion the ability to
the second was compassion the ability to
the second was compassion the ability to give the ability to not stereotype the
give the ability to not stereotype the
give the ability to not stereotype the ability to embrace diversity and culture
ability to embrace diversity and culture
ability to embrace diversity and culture and the third thing was choice the fact
and the third thing was choice the fact
and the third thing was choice the fact that you always have choice it’s always
that you always have choice it’s always
that you always have choice it’s always your choice to be able to choose
your choice to be able to choose
your choice to be able to choose excellence over mediocrity these two
excellence over mediocrity these two
excellence over mediocrity these two things were consistently drilled into me
things were consistently drilled into me
things were consistently drilled into me as I grew up of course when I stepped
as I grew up of course when I stepped
as I grew up of course when I stepped into college is when I realized how very
into college is when I realized how very
into college is when I realized how very deep my schooling experience had been
deep my schooling experience had been
deep my schooling experience had been and how profound the process of learning
and how profound the process of learning
and how profound the process of learning had been for me because as soon as I got
had been for me because as soon as I got
had been for me because as soon as I got into college I was faced with this
into college I was faced with this
into college I was faced with this massive culture shock
massive culture shock
massive culture shock I’d look at people and I’d judge them
I’d look at people and I’d judge them
I’d look at people and I’d judge them based on the genes that I wore I look at
based on the genes that I wore I look at
based on the genes that I wore I look at them and say okay a behind-the say I had
them and say okay a behind-the say I had
them and say okay a behind-the say I had you know like I had this disgusting
you know like I had this disgusting
you know like I had this disgusting attitude I was able to see how people
attitude I was able to see how people
attitude I was able to see how people spoke and interact and I was a total go
spoke and interact and I was a total go
spoke and interact and I was a total go Wendy you know and and one side of it is
Wendy you know and and one side of it is
Wendy you know and and one side of it is that it’s this very ugly bias but the
that it’s this very ugly bias but the
that it’s this very ugly bias but the other side of it is also that how do you
other side of it is also that how do you
other side of it is also that how do you help it you’ve never been out of that
help it you’ve never been out of that
help it you’ve never been out of that cocoon privileged space in your
cocoon privileged space in your
cocoon privileged space in your schooling years and I was aghast at my
schooling years and I was aghast at my
schooling years and I was aghast at my own attitude and I felt that okay if
own attitude and I felt that okay if
own attitude and I felt that okay if this is something that I’ve realized
this is something that I’ve realized
this is something that I’ve realized about myself I need to I need to work on
about myself I need to I need to work on
about myself I need to I need to work on this I need to negotiate with this and
this I need to negotiate with this and
this I need to negotiate with this and so at the first chance that I got I felt
so at the first chance that I got I felt
so at the first chance that I got I felt like finding out what I could do about
like finding out what I could do about
like finding out what I could do about this I made a 12 year plan attempting to
this I made a 12 year plan attempting to
this I made a 12 year plan attempting to kind of articulate what I could do to
kind of articulate what I could do to
kind of articulate what I could do to take my schooling experience
take my schooling experience
take my schooling experience out to the world or to the country the
out to the world or to the country the
out to the world or to the country the second thing I did was to challenge
second thing I did was to challenge
second thing I did was to challenge myself in in my own ways of identity and
myself in in my own ways of identity and
myself in in my own ways of identity and being people was so very very very
being people was so very very very
being people was so very very very different in in in the cities we have
different in in in the cities we have
different in in in the cities we have double doors
double doors
double doors we have CCTV cameras with security
we have CCTV cameras with security
we have CCTV cameras with security garden and the villages I lived in a
garden and the villages I lived in a
garden and the villages I lived in a place which has no doors no there was so
place which has no doors no there was so
place which has no doors no there was so open for me that interaction was
open for me that interaction was
open for me that interaction was extremely important to kind of negotiate
extremely important to kind of negotiate
extremely important to kind of negotiate with what my identity had become why
with what my identity had become why
with what my identity had become why because I want to use a term here and I
because I want to use a term here and I
because I want to use a term here and I call it the economy of words when we the
call it the economy of words when we the
call it the economy of words when we the privileged say that here’s the tragedy I
privileged say that here’s the tragedy I
privileged say that here’s the tragedy I forgot to charge my phone oh I’m gonna
forgot to charge my phone oh I’m gonna
forgot to charge my phone oh I’m gonna soup my maid then land up today I was
soup my maid then land up today I was
soup my maid then land up today I was binding a and mu C but hey we just use
binding a and mu C but hey we just use
binding a and mu C but hey we just use these words right we use tragedy
these words right we use tragedy
these words right we use tragedy disaster crisis problem without even
disaster crisis problem without even
disaster crisis problem without even thinking what it actually means to
thinking what it actually means to
thinking what it actually means to people who are in the middle of the
people who are in the middle of the
people who are in the middle of the crisis or the tragedy tragedies hunger
crisis or the tragedy tragedies hunger
crisis or the tragedy tragedies hunger of thirst of not having good
of thirst of not having good
of thirst of not having good accommodation of not having adequate
accommodation of not having adequate
accommodation of not having adequate transport facilities the economy of word
transport facilities the economy of word
transport facilities the economy of word is the economy of words is so very
is the economy of words is so very
is the economy of words is so very important and that kind of formulated my
important and that kind of formulated my
important and that kind of formulated my whole attitude because English has no
whole attitude because English has no
whole attitude because English has no value where where I was living and I
value where where I was living and I
value where where I was living and I started I started working on the choice
started I started working on the choice
started I started working on the choice of words they used as part of this 12
of words they used as part of this 12
of words they used as part of this 12 your plan something that I decided was
your plan something that I decided was
your plan something that I decided was that okay if I don’t have qualifications
that okay if I don’t have qualifications
that okay if I don’t have qualifications and if I don’t have the necessary means
and if I don’t have the necessary means
and if I don’t have the necessary means to enter into the education sector right
to enter into the education sector right
to enter into the education sector right away what are the ways that I can
away what are the ways that I can
away what are the ways that I can actually put myself out there in the
actually put myself out there in the
actually put myself out there in the education space and how is it that I
education space and how is it that I
education space and how is it that I will actually make an impact so um
will actually make an impact so um
will actually make an impact so um another gap that I I’m an astute out was
another gap that I I’m an astute out was
another gap that I I’m an astute out was that majority of the education system in
that majority of the education system in
that majority of the education system in our country has female staff as part of
our country has female staff as part of
our country has female staff as part of it the the gender imbalance is very very
it the the gender imbalance is very very
it the the gender imbalance is very very high and some way I worked out that
high and some way I worked out that
high and some way I worked out that where there are these many women there’s
where there are these many women there’s
where there are these many women there’s probably going to be those many
probably going to be those many
probably going to be those many pregnancy and maternity leaves so I
pregnancy and maternity leaves so I
pregnancy and maternity leaves so I started
started
started I started approaching schools and I
I started approaching schools and I
I started approaching schools and I started walking up to to the heads to
started walking up to to the heads to
started walking up to to the heads to the principals and saying that listen I
the principals and saying that listen I
the principals and saying that listen I know that you have a pregnant teacher in
know that you have a pregnant teacher in
know that you have a pregnant teacher in the school I’d like to save your money
the school I’d like to save your money
the school I’d like to save your money on getting a substitute let me step in
on getting a substitute let me step in
on getting a substitute let me step in because I want the experience of
because I want the experience of
because I want the experience of understanding what schooling is like and
understanding what schooling is like and
understanding what schooling is like and within a year I had worked in over 100
within a year I had worked in over 100
within a year I had worked in over 100 120 schools like that just by invitation
120 schools like that just by invitation
120 schools like that just by invitation substitution diving in when teachers
substitution diving in when teachers
substitution diving in when teachers went on sickness ly fig leaves and on
went on sickness ly fig leaves and on
went on sickness ly fig leaves and on maternity leaves
maternity leaves
maternity leaves so there’s Rajasthan there’s the whole
so there’s Rajasthan there’s the whole
so there’s Rajasthan there’s the whole point ring experience in the urban space
why am I so hell-bent on the school
why am I so hell-bent on the school space and why is it that I’m driving
space and why is it that I’m driving
space and why is it that I’m driving everything that I that I want to do
everything that I that I want to do
everything that I that I want to do through that space because if you
through that space because if you
through that space because if you examine it for a second and and just
examine it for a second and and just
examine it for a second and and just look at it which are the spaces where we
look at it which are the spaces where we
look at it which are the spaces where we can actually influence people in groups
can actually influence people in groups
can actually influence people in groups schools are spaces where miracles are
schools are spaces where miracles are
schools are spaces where miracles are waiting to happen you have 30 40 50 in
waiting to happen you have 30 40 50 in
waiting to happen you have 30 40 50 in some places 80 children in one classroom
some places 80 children in one classroom
some places 80 children in one classroom listening to a teacher and if that
listening to a teacher and if that
listening to a teacher and if that teacher is worked upon and that teacher
teacher is worked upon and that teacher
teacher is worked upon and that teacher is motivated if that teacher is driven
is motivated if that teacher is driven
is motivated if that teacher is driven if that teacher is taught how to be a
if that teacher is taught how to be a
if that teacher is taught how to be a catalyst how to transform that young
catalyst how to transform that young
catalyst how to transform that young mind we have a developed nation like
mind we have a developed nation like
mind we have a developed nation like that so what do I really do after having
that so what do I really do after having
that so what do I really do after having put my foot into various spaces
put my foot into various spaces
put my foot into various spaces traveling around and attempting to
traveling around and attempting to
traveling around and attempting to understand a little bit of the urban
understand a little bit of the urban
understand a little bit of the urban space the rural space I started
space the rural space I started
space the rural space I started developing a way of constructively
developing a way of constructively
developing a way of constructively engaging with schools and and with
engaging with schools and and with
engaging with schools and and with teachers how am I doing this
teachers how am I doing this
teachers how am I doing this how am I doing this how am i working
how am I doing this how am i working
how am I doing this how am i working with IB schools and with government
with IB schools and with government
with IB schools and with government schools and all these different boards
schools and all these different boards
schools and all these different boards and all of that the idea was to go
and all of that the idea was to go
and all of that the idea was to go beyond the board the idea was to go
beyond the board the idea was to go
beyond the board the idea was to go beyond marks the idea was to go beyond
beyond marks the idea was to go beyond
beyond marks the idea was to go beyond grades the idea was to go beyond the
grades the idea was to go beyond the
grades the idea was to go beyond the student and to touch the child to go
student and to touch the child to go
student and to touch the child to go beyond the teacher and touch that
beyond the teacher and touch that
beyond the teacher and touch that catalyst so I use integral education and
catalyst so I use integral education and
catalyst so I use integral education and my work integral education is Sri
my work integral education is Sri
my work integral education is Sri Aurobindo is method of Education
Aurobindo is method of Education
Aurobindo is method of Education and in a nutshell to explain it quickly
and in a nutshell to explain it quickly
and in a nutshell to explain it quickly it is about who you are where you want
it is about who you are where you want
it is about who you are where you want to go at the pace you want to go to be
to go at the pace you want to go to be
to go at the pace you want to go to be the best version of yourself it’s it’s
the best version of yourself it’s it’s
the best version of yourself it’s it’s basically the kind of education that we
basically the kind of education that we
basically the kind of education that we would all want and I’ll take a minute
would all want and I’ll take a minute
would all want and I’ll take a minute here to quickly tell you what my
here to quickly tell you what my
here to quickly tell you what my thoughts on education are because we all
thoughts on education are because we all
thoughts on education are because we all call the Indian system an Indian
call the Indian system an Indian
call the Indian system an Indian education system but I completely
education system but I completely
education system but I completely disagree with us because for me I think
disagree with us because for me I think
disagree with us because for me I think it is some kind of a leftover colonial
it is some kind of a leftover colonial
it is some kind of a leftover colonial academic process there’s a vast
academic process there’s a vast
academic process there’s a vast difference between academics and
difference between academics and
difference between academics and education academics is small education
education academics is small education
education academics is small education is large academic this temporary
is large academic this temporary
is large academic this temporary education is lifelong academics is about
education is lifelong academics is about
education is lifelong academics is about structure is about boxes education is
structure is about boxes education is
structure is about boxes education is about breaking those boxes making new
about breaking those boxes making new
about breaking those boxes making new open spaces we don’t have an education
open spaces we don’t have an education
open spaces we don’t have an education system in India if we if we accept that
system in India if we if we accept that
system in India if we if we accept that then we know that ok we have a problem I
then we know that ok we have a problem I
then we know that ok we have a problem I was very far about D academic I don’t
was very far about D academic I don’t
was very far about D academic I don’t know where the word came from but I
know where the word came from but I
know where the word came from but I wanted to do – just like I wanted to die
wanted to do – just like I wanted to die
wanted to do – just like I wanted to die cast the mold of privilege that I had so
cast the mold of privilege that I had so
cast the mold of privilege that I had so in all of this professional space what I
in all of this professional space what I
in all of this professional space what I did was in a more personal space I
did was in a more personal space I
did was in a more personal space I started giving up my degrees so I don’t
started giving up my degrees so I don’t
started giving up my degrees so I don’t have anything after the tenth standard
have anything after the tenth standard
have anything after the tenth standard no diplomas no degrees the
no diplomas no degrees the
no diplomas no degrees the recommendation letters no civvies I’m
recommendation letters no civvies I’m
recommendation letters no civvies I’m working on my first CV as of now as a
working on my first CV as of now as a
working on my first CV as of now as a part of another training process but no
part of another training process but no
part of another training process but no CV is no recommendation that there was
CV is no recommendation that there was
CV is no recommendation that there was no visiting cards no website I said to
no visiting cards no website I said to
no visiting cards no website I said to people that I I am the solution I have
people that I I am the solution I have
people that I I am the solution I have the solution and I just waited to be
the solution and I just waited to be
the solution and I just waited to be called overtime I’ve worked in various
called overtime I’ve worked in various
called overtime I’ve worked in various states in different spaces one of the
states in different spaces one of the
states in different spaces one of the things that I did was to also work at
things that I did was to also work at
things that I did was to also work at the domra children’s home where I
the domra children’s home where I
the domra children’s home where I interacted with children who were
interacted with children who were
interacted with children who were rescued from some horrendous spaces one
rescued from some horrendous spaces one
rescued from some horrendous spaces one case study is that of an 11 year old
case study is that of an 11 year old
case study is that of an 11 year old child who has who had had two abortions
child who has who had had two abortions
child who has who had had two abortions and I was working on some kind of an
and I was working on some kind of an
and I was working on some kind of an employability model with that child all
employability model with that child all
employability model with that child all these organizations and programs have
these organizations and programs have
these organizations and programs have great modules right they have some
great modules right they have some
great modules right they have some really interesting ideas and some very
really interesting ideas and some very
really interesting ideas and some very creative ways of looking at how to put
creative ways of looking at how to put
creative ways of looking at how to put the solutions in place but still you
the solutions in place but still you
the solutions in place but still you have to go beyond the curriculum how
have to go beyond the curriculum how
have to go beyond the curriculum how would you engage with an 11 year old who
would you engage with an 11 year old who
would you engage with an 11 year old who has had two abortions who has lived her
has had two abortions who has lived her
has had two abortions who has lived her life at the bat in the back of trucks
life at the bat in the back of trucks
life at the bat in the back of trucks you begin at something that we all have
you begin at something that we all have
you begin at something that we all have a space within and the more I used
a space within and the more I used
a space within and the more I used integral education in these spaces the
integral education in these spaces the
integral education in these spaces the more I saw that there is immense
more I saw that there is immense
more I saw that there is immense potential in this and it is a definite
potential in this and it is a definite
potential in this and it is a definite solution if it is used well the other
solution if it is used well the other
solution if it is used well the other thing I do is that I engage with
thing I do is that I engage with
thing I do is that I engage with panchayat I I work with I work in a lot
panchayat I I work with I work in a lot
panchayat I I work with I work in a lot of rural areas I engage with a lot of
of rural areas I engage with a lot of
of rural areas I engage with a lot of villagers I randomly travel to villages
villagers I randomly travel to villages
villagers I randomly travel to villages I sit down with them I talk to them
I sit down with them I talk to them
I sit down with them I talk to them about what their lives are like I
about what their lives are like I
about what their lives are like I attempt to understand what a problem is
attempt to understand what a problem is
attempt to understand what a problem is from the inside now why am i emphasizing
from the inside now why am i emphasizing
from the inside now why am i emphasizing on this is because we have some amazing
on this is because we have some amazing
on this is because we have some amazing world organizations international bodies
world organizations international bodies
world organizations international bodies we have a lot of experts coming in from
we have a lot of experts coming in from
we have a lot of experts coming in from outside telling us what to do telling us
outside telling us what to do telling us
outside telling us what to do telling us how to solve our problem without ever
how to solve our problem without ever
how to solve our problem without ever having lived in that village without
having lived in that village without
having lived in that village without ever having understood what it is to to
ever having understood what it is to to
ever having understood what it is to to live a day like that I find that
live a day like that I find that
live a day like that I find that extremely problematic I find that a new
extremely problematic I find that a new
extremely problematic I find that a new form of colonialism so I start
form of colonialism so I start
form of colonialism so I start propounding even that that if you have
propounding even that that if you have
propounding even that that if you have to engage with the problem you engage
to engage with the problem you engage
to engage with the problem you engage with it from the inside couple of points
with it from the inside couple of points
with it from the inside couple of points that I want to bring up now based on
that I want to bring up now based on
that I want to bring up now based on what we’re doing today
what we’re doing today
what we’re doing today why inclusiveness what does it even mean
why inclusiveness what does it even mean
why inclusiveness what does it even mean and why do we have to have a forum of
and why do we have to have a forum of
and why do we have to have a forum of young people discussing inclusiveness
young people discussing inclusiveness
young people discussing inclusiveness what has happened to us and where have
what has happened to us and where have
what has happened to us and where have we come they were discussing
we come they were discussing
we come they were discussing inclusiveness and what does it mean to
inclusiveness and what does it mean to
inclusiveness and what does it mean to that we have diverse speakers who have
that we have diverse speakers who have
that we have diverse speakers who have done some great things have done some
done some great things have done some
done some great things have done some different things what does it really
different things what does it really
different things what does it really mean to me it means that you have to
mean to me it means that you have to
mean to me it means that you have to exclude certain things to make spaces
exclude certain things to make spaces
exclude certain things to make spaces inclusive to me it means that you have
inclusive to me it means that you have
inclusive to me it means that you have to you have to exclude things that one
to you have to exclude things that one
to you have to exclude things that one would never compromise on if you are the
would never compromise on if you are the
would never compromise on if you are the one being excluded it’s something to
one being excluded it’s something to
one being excluded it’s something to think about
think about
think about because these were the big words and we
because these were the big words and we
because these were the big words and we have these kind of forums and
have these kind of forums and
have these kind of forums and conferences all the time it’s really
conferences all the time it’s really
conferences all the time it’s really something to think about I spoke about
something to think about I spoke about
something to think about I spoke about the problems of privilege earlier I
the problems of privilege earlier I
the problems of privilege earlier I spoke about how I negotiate with the
spoke about how I negotiate with the
spoke about how I negotiate with the fact that I had everything but I had to
fact that I had everything but I had to
fact that I had everything but I had to negotiate with how I would actually use
negotiate with how I would actually use
negotiate with how I would actually use it how it made me judgmental how it did
it how it made me judgmental how it did
it how it made me judgmental how it did narrow me now I speak about the power of
narrow me now I speak about the power of
narrow me now I speak about the power of privilege every single person in this
privilege every single person in this
privilege every single person in this room if we had to actually
room if we had to actually
room if we had to actually constructively creatively think about
constructively creatively think about
constructively creatively think about how to put our energies together and
how to put our energies together and
how to put our energies together and make a change yeah you got ten days you
make a change yeah you got ten days you
make a change yeah you got ten days you work in an NGO you clock ten credits or
work in an NGO you clock ten credits or
work in an NGO you clock ten credits or you get into like a good university that
you get into like a good university that
you get into like a good university that doesn’t work you do these fancy
doesn’t work you do these fancy
doesn’t work you do these fancy fellowships you want to go into the act
fellowships you want to go into the act
fellowships you want to go into the act so that you can get some kind of a
so that you can get some kind of a
so that you can get some kind of a social certificate so that it looks good
social certificate so that it looks good
social certificate so that it looks good on your CV or profile ticket but on
on your CV or profile ticket but on
on your CV or profile ticket but on behalf of the social sector I really
behalf of the social sector I really
behalf of the social sector I really want to say on behalf of the people who
want to say on behalf of the people who
want to say on behalf of the people who I really have tried to understand I just
I really have tried to understand I just
I really have tried to understand I just want to say that if we do this a bit
want to say that if we do this a bit
want to say that if we do this a bit more consciously would be fair because
more consciously would be fair because
more consciously would be fair because the social sector is not for the
the social sector is not for the
the social sector is not for the privileged to make their lives more
privileged to make their lives more
privileged to make their lives more privileged the social sector is made up
privileged the social sector is made up
privileged the social sector is made up of people who have hearts and dreams and
of people who have hearts and dreams and
of people who have hearts and dreams and emotions and feelings and everything
emotions and feelings and everything
emotions and feelings and everything that you and I have so if you choose to
that you and I have so if you choose to
that you and I have so if you choose to volunteer if you choose to engage if you
volunteer if you choose to engage if you
volunteer if you choose to engage if you choose to interact do it consciously
choose to interact do it consciously
choose to interact do it consciously don’t enter an exit because you have to
don’t enter an exit because you have to
don’t enter an exit because you have to put it down on a CV collective ownership
put it down on a CV collective ownership
put it down on a CV collective ownership something else but I want to talk about
something else but I want to talk about
something else but I want to talk about we all say India’s problems right if I
we all say India’s problems right if I
we all say India’s problems right if I ask you to about five good things of
ask you to about five good things of
ask you to about five good things of other country it’s gonna be a bit hard
other country it’s gonna be a bit hard
other country it’s gonna be a bit hard everyone see our diversity language
everyone see our diversity language
everyone see our diversity language festival color gave oh great if I should
festival color gave oh great if I should
festival color gave oh great if I should know about the problems it’s a lot
know about the problems it’s a lot
know about the problems it’s a lot easier we list out 30 problems I don’t
easier we list out 30 problems I don’t
easier we list out 30 problems I don’t know whom I waiting for I don’t know
know whom I waiting for I don’t know
know whom I waiting for I don’t know what we’re waiting for we waiting for a
what we’re waiting for we waiting for a
what we’re waiting for we waiting for a messiah who’s going to ride in on a
messiah who’s going to ride in on a
messiah who’s going to ride in on a white horse and change everything in
white horse and change everything in
white horse and change everything in this country I don’t know are we saying
this country I don’t know are we saying
this country I don’t know are we saying that it’s the government’s problem to
that it’s the government’s problem to
that it’s the government’s problem to fix every single problem are we saying
fix every single problem are we saying
fix every single problem are we saying somebody else has to do it
somebody else has to do it
somebody else has to do it are we saying this valley car being a
are we saying this valley car being a
are we saying this valley car being a Diwali curving
Diwali curving
Diwali curving Conte area who’s going to do it
Conte area who’s going to do it
Conte area who’s going to do it it’s collective ownership are we losing
it’s collective ownership are we losing
it’s collective ownership are we losing sleep over anything are we too numb to
sleep over anything are we too numb to
sleep over anything are we too numb to feel the pain that so many people go
feel the pain that so many people go
feel the pain that so many people go through is there so much food on our
through is there so much food on our
through is there so much food on our plate that we cannot even begin to
plate that we cannot even begin to
plate that we cannot even begin to understand what hunger is for somebody
understand what hunger is for somebody
understand what hunger is for somebody else collective ownership one of the
else collective ownership one of the
else collective ownership one of the last points is about change you know do
last points is about change you know do
last points is about change you know do we really really want change because if
we really really want change because if
we really really want change because if we do want change we can figure out how
we do want change we can figure out how
we do want change we can figure out how to do it if we do want change we will
to do it if we do want change we will
to do it if we do want change we will negotiate with what’s happening in our
negotiate with what’s happening in our
negotiate with what’s happening in our in our minds right now we’re all sitting
in our minds right now we’re all sitting
in our minds right now we’re all sitting in a plush building you know with with
in a plush building you know with with
in a plush building you know with with with a lobby which is super fancy we’re
with a lobby which is super fancy we’re
with a lobby which is super fancy we’re sitting in an air-conditioned room we’re
sitting in an air-conditioned room we’re
sitting in an air-conditioned room we’re talking about the world and we’re done
talking about the world and we’re done
talking about the world and we’re done what problems with our more solutions
what problems with our more solutions
what problems with our more solutions with our creativity if you really want
with our creativity if you really want
with our creativity if you really want change you go out there and you do it
change you go out there and you do it
change you go out there and you do it yeah when I didn’t have qualifications I
yeah when I didn’t have qualifications I
yeah when I didn’t have qualifications I looked for a gap I started volunteering
looked for a gap I started volunteering
looked for a gap I started volunteering wherever I could where there was a
wherever I could where there was a
wherever I could where there was a pregnancy leave I got out I taught
pregnancy leave I got out I taught
pregnancy leave I got out I taught myself things and without the backbone
myself things and without the backbone
myself things and without the backbone of a paper trail if it’s possible for
of a paper trail if it’s possible for
of a paper trail if it’s possible for one person it’s possible for everyone
one person it’s possible for everyone
one person it’s possible for everyone because I was just like you I still AM
how about getting real how do we do this
how about getting real how do we do this we’re talking about a country where
we’re talking about a country where
we’re talking about a country where education of poverty is a billion-dollar
education of poverty is a billion-dollar
education of poverty is a billion-dollar business some statistics that I’d like
business some statistics that I’d like
business some statistics that I’d like to share with you as part of the 12 year
to share with you as part of the 12 year
to share with you as part of the 12 year plan that I made when I was a kid with a
plan that I made when I was a kid with a
plan that I made when I was a kid with a simple dream that you know what I had
simple dream that you know what I had
simple dream that you know what I had something and I wanted to share it and
something and I wanted to share it and
something and I wanted to share it and I’m gonna figure out how to do it over
I’m gonna figure out how to do it over
I’m gonna figure out how to do it over the last 11 years I’m the I’m in the
the last 11 years I’m the I’m in the
the last 11 years I’m the I’m in the 11th year of my 12 year plan and I’ve
11th year of my 12 year plan and I’ve
11th year of my 12 year plan and I’ve now worked in over 13 states in the
now worked in over 13 states in the
now worked in over 13 states in the country I’ve now interacted with more
country I’ve now interacted with more
country I’ve now interacted with more than 9,000 teachers without like I said
than 9,000 teachers without like I said
than 9,000 teachers without like I said any kind of recommendation spaces and
any kind of recommendation spaces and
any kind of recommendation spaces and I’ve worked with over 780 schools
I’ve worked with over 780 schools
I’ve worked with over 780 schools yes to say that change is possible he
yes to say that change is possible he
yes to say that change is possible he has to say that we need to accept as a
has to say that we need to accept as a
has to say that we need to accept as a problem he has to say that you look
problem he has to say that you look
problem he has to say that you look beyond the problem and at the solution
beyond the problem and at the solution
beyond the problem and at the solution in a creative way in an innovative way
in a creative way in an innovative way
in a creative way in an innovative way but attempt to be the insider
but attempt to be the insider
but attempt to be the insider [Applause]
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