Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

00:26
If you're here today --
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ืื ืืชื ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื•ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉืืชื ื›ืืŸ'
00:27
and I'm very happy that you are --
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you've all heard about how sustainable development
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืขืชื ืื™ืš ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ืจ- ืงื™ื™ืžื
00:31
will save us from ourselves.
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ื™ืฆื™ืœ ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืขืฆืžื ื•. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื‘ื•ืขื™ื“ื” ื”ื–ืืช,
00:33
However, when we're not at TED, we are often told
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ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ืื ื—ื ื• ืฉื•ืžืขื™ื ืฉื”ืื’'ื ื“ื” ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจืช ืงื™ื™ืžื ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื™ื ื” ืžืขืฉื™ืช,
00:37
that a real sustainability policy agenda is just not feasible,
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especially in large urban areas like New York City.
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื›ืžื• ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
00:44
And that's because most people with decision-making powers,
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืจื•ื‘ ืžืงื‘ืœื™ ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช,
00:47
in both the public and the private sector,
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ื”ืŸ ื‘ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื•ื”ืŸ ื‘ืคืจื˜ื™,
00:49
really don't feel as though they're in danger.
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ืœื ื‘ืืžืช ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืกื›ื ื”.
00:52
The reason why I'm here today, in part, is because of a dog --
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ืื—ืช ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ื™ื ื›ืœ:
00:56
an abandoned puppy I found back in the rain, back in 1998.
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ื’ื•ืจื” ื ื˜ื•ืฉื” ืฉืžืฆืืชื™ ื‘ื’ืฉื ื‘-1998.
00:59
She turned out to be a much bigger dog than I'd anticipated.
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื“ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืžืฉืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™.
01:03
When she came into my life, we were fighting against a huge waste facility
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื ื›ื ืกื” ืœื—ื™ื™, ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ืžืื‘ืง ื ื’ื“ ืžืชืงืŸ ืคืกื•ืœืช ืขื ืงื™,
01:07
planned for the East River waterfront
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ืฉื ื•ืขื“ ืœื”ื™ื‘ื ื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ืื™ืกื˜ ืจื™ื‘ืจ, ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ืฉืœื ื• ื‘ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง
01:09
despite the fact that our small part of New York City
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already handled more than 40 percent of the entire city's commercial waste:
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ื›ื‘ืจ ื˜ื™ืคืœ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืจื‘ืขื™ื ืื—ื•ื– ืžืกืš ื”ืคืกื•ืœืช ื”ืžืกื—ืจื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืขื™ืจ.
01:16
a sewage treatment pelletizing plant, a sewage sludge plant, four power plants,
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ืžืคืขืœ ืœื˜ื™ื”ื•ืจ ืฉืคื›ื™ื, ืžืคืขืœ ืœื‘ื•ืฆืช ื‘ื™ื•ื‘, ืืจื‘ืข ืชื—ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ื—,
01:22
the world's largest food-distribution center,
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ื”ืžืจื›ื– ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืœื”ืคืฆืช ืžื–ื•ืŸ,
01:24
as well as other industries that bring more than 60,000 diesel truck trips
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ื•ืชืขืฉื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช ืฉืžื‘ื™ืื•ืช ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืฉื™ืฉื™ื ืืœืฃ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžืฉืื™ื•ืช ื“ื™ื–ืœ ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
01:28
to the area each week.
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ, ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืงื™ื™ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื”ื ืžื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืคืืจืงื™ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื.
01:30
The area also has one of the lowest ratios of parks to people in the city.
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01:34
So when I was contacted by the Parks Department
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ืื– ื›ืฉืคื ื• ืืœื™ื™ ืžืžื—ืœืงืช ื”ืคืืจืงื™ื
01:36
about a $10,000 seed-grant initiative to help develop waterfront projects,
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ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœืžืขื ืง ืฉืœ ืขืฉืจืช ืืœืคื™ื ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœืคื™ืชื•ื— ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื‘ื—ื•ืฃ,
01:40
I thought they were really well-meaning, but a bit naive.
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื›ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืฉื”ื ืงืฆืช ื ืื™ื‘ื™ื™ื.
01:43
I'd lived in this area all my life, and you could not get to the river,
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ื—ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™, ื•ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœ ื”ื ื”ืจ
01:47
because of all the lovely facilities that I mentioned earlier.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืžืชืงื ื™ื ื”ื ื—ืžื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืงื•ื“ื.
01:50
Then, while jogging with my dog one morning,
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืื—ื“, ื›ืฉืจืฆืชื™ ืขื ื”ื›ืœื‘ื” ืฉืœื™,
01:52
she pulled me into what I thought was just another illegal dump.
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ื”ื™ื ืžืฉื›ื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœืขื‘ืจ ืžื” ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืขื•ื“ ืžื–ื‘ืœื” ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ืช.
ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืขืฉื‘ื™ื ื•ืขืจื™ืžื•ืช ื–ื‘ืœ ื•ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ืื–ื›ื™ืจ ื›ืืŸ,
01:56
There were weeds and piles of garbage and other stuff that I won't mention here,
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but she kept dragging me,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžืฉื™ื›ื” ืœืžืฉื•ืš ืื•ืชื™, ื•ืžื” ืืชื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื, ื‘ืงืฆื” ื”ืžื’ืจืฉ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื ื”ืจ.
02:01
and lo and behold, at the end of that lot was the river.
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I knew that this forgotten little street-end,
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ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืืช ืงืฆื” ื”ืจื—ื•ื‘ ื”ื ืฉื›ื— ื”ื–ื”,
02:06
abandoned like the dog that brought me there, was worth saving.
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ื ื˜ื•ืฉ ื›ืžื• ื”ื›ืœื‘ื” ืฉื”ื‘ืืชื™ ืื™ืชื™ ืœืฉื, ืฉื•ื•ื” ืœื”ืฆื™ืœ.
02:09
And I knew it would grow to become the proud beginnings
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ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืœื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืžืจืฉื™ืžื”
ืฉืœ ืฉื™ืงื•ื ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื‘ื”ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
02:12
of the community-led revitalization of the new South Bronx.
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And just like my new dog, it was an idea that got bigger than I'd imagined.
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ื•ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ื”ื›ืœื‘ื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื™, ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื’ื“ืœ ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืžื” ืฉื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™.
02:19
We garnered much support along the way,
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ื”ืฉื’ื ื• ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืชืžื™ื›ื” ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš.
02:21
and the Hunts Point Riverside Park became the first waterfront park
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ื•ืคืืจืง ื”ืื ื˜ืก ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ ืจื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื™ื“ ื”ืคืš ืœืคืืจืง ื”ื—ื•ืฃ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
02:24
that the South Bronx had had in more than 60 years.
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืฉื™ืฉื™ื ืฉื ื”.
ืžื ืคื ื• ืืช ื”ืžืขื ืง ืฉืœ ืขืฉืจืช ืืœืคื™ื ื“ื•ืœืจ ืคื™ ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืœืคืืจืง ืฉืœ ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
02:27
We leveraged that $10,000 seed grant more than 300 times,
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into a $3 million park.
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02:32
And in the fall, I'm going to exchange marriage vows with my beloved.
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ื•ื‘ืกืชื™ื•, ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื ื ืช
ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื ื“ืจื™ ื”ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ืขื ื‘ื—ื™ืจ ืœื‘ื™. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื. (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:37
(Audience whistles)
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02:38
Thank you very much.
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02:40
(Applause)
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02:44
That's him pressing my buttons back there, which he does all the time.
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ื”ื•ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื”, ืœื•ื—ืฅ ืœื™ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืคืชื•ืจื™ื. ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืชืžื™ื“.
02:48
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง, ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:50
(Applause)
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02:53
But those of us living in environmental justice communities
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ืืš ืืœื• ืžืืชื ื• ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฆื“ืง ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™
02:56
are the canary in the coal mine.
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ืžื”ื•ื•ื™ื ืืช ื”ืงื ืจื™ืช ื‘ืžื›ืจื” ื”ืคื—ื. ืื ื• ื—ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช .ืžืžืฉ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื•ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืžื”.
02:58
We feel the problems right now, and have for some time.
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ืฆื“ืง ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™, ืœืžื™ ืฉืœื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื ื—, ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื”ื• ื›ื–ื”:
03:02
Environmental justice, for those of you who may not be familiar with the term,
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goes something like this:
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ืฉื•ื ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœืกื—ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื ื˜ืœ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™
03:07
no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens
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and less environmental benefits than any other.
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ื•ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืคื—ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื‘ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ื›ืœ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืื—ืจืช
03:12
Unfortunately, race and class are extremely reliable indicators
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขืจ, ื’ื–ืข ื•ืžืขืžื“ ื”ื ืื™ื ื“ื™ืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื ืืžื™ื ื™ื
03:17
as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees,
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ืœืžื™ืงื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื, ื›ืžื• ืคืืจืงื™ื ื•ืขืฆื™ื,
03:20
and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.
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ื•ืœืžื™ืงื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื, ื›ืžื• ืชื—ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ื— ื•ืžืชืงื ื™.ืคืกื•ืœืช.
03:23
As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person
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ื›ืื“ื ืฉื—ื•ืจ ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ืคื™ ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžืœืื“ื ืœื‘ืŸ
ืœื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืฉื‘ื• ื–ื™ื”ื•ื ืื•ื•ื™ืจ ืžื”ื•ื•ื” ืกื™ื›ื•ืŸ ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™.
03:27
to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health.
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03:30
I am five times more likely to live within walking distance
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืคื™ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืœื’ื•ืจ ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ื”ืœื™ื›ื”
03:33
of a power plant or chemical facility,
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ืžืชื—ื ืช ื›ื•ื— ืื• ืžืชืงืŸ ื›ื™ืžื™ืงืœื™ื - ื•ืื›ืŸ ื–ื” ื”ืžืฆื‘.
03:35
which I do.
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ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืงืจืงืข ื™ืฆืจื• ืชื ืื™ื ืขื•ื™ื ื™ื ืฉื’ืจืžื•
03:37
These land-use decisions created the hostile conditions
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that lead to problems like obesity, diabetes and asthma.
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ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื”ืฉืžื ื”, ืกื•ื›ืจืช ื•ืืกื˜ืžื”.
03:42
Why would someone leave their home to go for a brisk walk in a toxic neighborhood?
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ืœืžื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืฆื ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช ืœื˜ื™ื•ืœ ืžืจืขื ืŸ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืจืขื™ืœื”?
03:46
Our 27 percent obesity rate is high even for this country,
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื”ืฉืžื ื” ืืฆืœื ื•, 27 ืื—ื•ื–, ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื”, ื•ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืืชื• ืกื•ื›ืจืช.
03:49
and diabetes comes with it.
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03:51
One out of four South Bronx children has asthma.
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ืื—ื“ ืžื›ืœ ืืจื‘ืขื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื—ื•ืœื” ื‘ืืกื˜ืžื”.
03:53
Our asthma hospitalization rate
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ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืืฉืคื•ื– ืœืืกื˜ืžื” ืืฆืœื ื• ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืคื™ ืฉื‘ืขื” ืžื”ืžืžื•ืฆืข ื”ืืจืฆื™.
03:55
is seven times higher than the national average.
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03:57
These impacts are coming everyone's way.
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื.
03:59
And we all pay dearly for solid waste costs,
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืžืฉืœืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืงืจ ืขืœ ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืคืกื•ืœืช ืžื•ืฆืงื”,
04:02
health problems associated with pollution and more odiously,
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ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืชื™ื•ืช ื”ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืœื–ื™ื”ื•ื, ื•ื”ื ื•ืจื ืžื›ื•ืœ,
04:05
the cost of imprisoning our young black and Latino men,
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ืžื—ื™ืจ ื”ื›ืœื™ืื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ื•ื”ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•,
ืฉืžื—ื–ื™ืงื™ื ื‘ื›ืžื•ืช ืœื ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ืฉืœ ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืœื ืžืžื•ืžืฉ.
04:08
who possess untold amounts of untapped potential.
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04:10
Fifty percent of our residents live at or below the poverty line;
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ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื• ื”ืขื•ื ื™ ืื• ืžืชื—ืชื™ื•.
04:13
25 percent of us are unemployed.
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ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืื—ื•ื– ืžืืชื ื• ืžื•ื‘ื˜ืœื™ื. ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช,
04:15
Low-income citizens often use emergency-room visits as primary care.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื—ื“ืจ ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืจืืฉื•ื ื™.
04:19
This comes at a high cost to taxpayers and produces no proportional benefits.
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ื–ื” ืขื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืงืจ ืœืžืฉืœืžื™ ื”ืžืกื™ื ื•ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ืชื•ืขืœืช ื‘ื”ืชืื.
04:23
Poor people are not only still poor, they are still unhealthy.
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ืœื ืจืง ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืขื ื™ื™ื, ื”ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืฉืืจื™ื ืœื ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื.
04:27
Fortunately, there are many people like me who are striving for solutions
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ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืžื–ืœ, ื™ืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™, ืฉืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช
04:31
that won't compromise the lives
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ืฉืœื ื™ืคื’ืขื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืœื-ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื›ื ืกื” ื ืžื•ื›ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืงืฆืจ,
04:32
of low-income communities of color in the short term,
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04:35
and won't destroy us all in the long term.
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ื•ืœื ื™ื”ืจืกื• ืืช ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื‘ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื”ืืจื•ืš.
04:37
None of us want that, and we all have that in common.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ื‘ื›ืš, ื•ื–ื” ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•. ืื– ืžื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ?
04:40
So what else do we have in common?
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04:41
Well, first of all, we're all incredibly good-looking.
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ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ืจืื™ื ืžืžืฉ ื˜ื•ื‘,
(ืฆื—ื•ืง) ืกื™ื™ืžื ื• ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ื”, ืชืืจื™ื ืžืชืงื“ืžื™ื,
04:44
(Laughter)
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04:45
Graduated high school, college, post-graduate degrees,
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04:48
traveled to interesting places, didn't have kids in your early teens,
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ื˜ื™ื™ืœื ื• ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืžืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื, ืœื ื”ื‘ืื ื• ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื‘ื ืขื•ืจื™ื,
04:51
financially stable, never been imprisoned.
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ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื™ื ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช, ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืœื. ื‘ืกื“ืจ.
04:55
OK. Good.
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04:56
(Laughter)
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ื™ื•ืคื™. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:58
But, besides being a black woman,
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืฉื—ื•ืจื”, ืื ื™ ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื•ื‘ื›ื ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื•ืช.
04:59
I am different from most of you in some other ways.
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05:02
I watched nearly half of the buildings in my neighborhood burn down.
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ืจืื™ืชื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ื—ืฆื™ ืžื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™ ื ืฉืจืคื™ื.
05:05
My big brother Lenny fought in Vietnam,
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,ื—ื™ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืœื ื™ ื ืœื—ื ื‘ื•ื™ื˜ื ืื
05:07
only to be gunned down a few blocks from our home.
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ื•ืื– ื ื•ืจื” ื›ืžื” ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžื”ื‘ื™ืช.
ืืœื•ื”ื™ื. ื›ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™, ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืœื ื• ื‘ื™ืช ืงืจืืง.
05:13
Jesus.
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05:15
I grew up with a crack house across the street.
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ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืขื ื™ื™ื” ืžื”ื’ื˜ื•.
05:19
Yeah, I'm a poor black child from the ghetto.
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ืœืฉื•ื ื” ืžื›ื.
05:23
These things make me different from you.
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05:25
But the things we have in common
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืžืคืจื™ื“ ืื•ืชื™ ืžืจื•ื‘ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™,
05:27
set me apart from most of the people in my community,
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05:30
and I am in between these two worlds
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ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
05:32
with enough of my heart to fight for justice in the other.
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ืžืกื•ืจื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœืžืื‘ืง ืœืฆื“ืง ื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ืฉื ื™.
ืื– ืื™ืš ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืขืฉื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ืจื ื•?
05:36
So how did things get so different for us?
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05:38
In the late '40s, my dad -- a Pullman porter, son of a slave --
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืืจื‘ืขื™ื, ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™, ืกื‘ืœ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืช ืคื•ืœืžืŸ, ื‘ื ื• ืฉืœ ืขื‘ื“,
05:41
bought a house in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx,
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ืงื ื” ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ื”ืื ื˜ืก ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก,
05:44
and a few years later, he married my mom.
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืขื ืื™ืžื™.
05:46
At the time, the community was a mostly white, working-class neighborhood.
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ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืœื‘ื ื” ื‘ืจื•ื‘ื”, ืฉื›ื•ื ืช ืคื•ืขืœื™ื.
05:50
My dad was not alone.
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ืื‘ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื‘ื“.
05:51
And as others like him pursued their own version of the American dream,
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ื•ื›ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ื›ืžื•ื”ื• ืจื“ืคื• ืื—ืจ ื’ืจืกื” ืžืฉืœื”ื ืœื—ืœื•ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™,
05:55
white flight became common in the South Bronx
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ื”ื‘ืจื™ื—ื” ื”ืœื‘ื ื” ื ืขืฉืชื” ื ืคื•ืฆื” ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื•ื‘ืขืจื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ.
05:57
and in many cities around the country.
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ื‘ื ืงื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืงื•ื•ื™ื ืื“ื•ืžื™ื, ืฉืชื—ืžื• ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืจ,
06:00
Red-lining was used by banks, wherein certain sections of the city,
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06:03
including ours, were deemed off-limits to any sort of investment.
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืื–ื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื•, ืฉื ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืžื•ืงืฆื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืงืขื”.
06:07
Many landlords believed it was more profitable to torch their buildings
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ื‘ืขืœื™ ื‘ืชื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื–ื” ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืจื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื
06:11
and collect insurance money rather than to sell under those conditions --
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ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ื›ืกืฃ ืžื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื—, ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ื‘ืชื ืื™ื ื”ืืœื”,
ืœืžืจื•ืช ื“ื™ื™ืจื™ื ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื ืฉื ื”ืจื’ื• ืื• ื ืคืฆืขื•.
06:15
dead or injured former tenants notwithstanding.
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06:17
Hunts Point was formerly a walk-to-work community,
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ืคืขื ื‘ื”ืื ื˜ืก ืคื•ื™ื ื˜ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืฆื•ืขื“ื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
06:20
but now residents had neither work nor home to walk to.
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ืœื ื‘ื™ืช ืœืœื›ืช ืืœื™ื•.
06:24
A national highway construction boom was added to our problems.
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ืœื‘ืขื™ื•ืชื™ื ื• ื ื•ืกืคื” ืคืจื™ื—ื” ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืื•ื˜ื•ืกื˜ืจื“ื” ืืจืฆื™ืช.
06:27
In New York State,
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง, ืจื•ื‘ืจื˜ ืžื•ื–ืก ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืžืขืจื›ื” ืชืงื™ืคื” ืœื”ืจื—ื‘ืช ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืกื˜ืจื“ื”.
06:29
Robert Moses spearheaded an aggressive highway-expansion campaign.
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06:32
One of its primary goals was to make it easier
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ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ืขื“ื™ื ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืงืœ ืขืœ ื”ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื
06:35
for residents of wealthy communities in Westchester County to go to Manhattan.
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ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ื•ื– ื•ืกืฆ'ืกื˜ืจ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ.
06:40
The South Bronx, which lies in between, did not stand a chance.
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ืœื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก, ืฉื ืžืฆื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื ื™ื™ื, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืกื™ื›ื•ื™.
06:43
Residents were often given less than a month's notice
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ืคืขืžื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช ื ื™ืชื ื• ืœืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื”ืชืจืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืจื™ืกืช ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื.
06:45
before their buildings were razed.
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06:47
600,000 people were displaced.
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ืฉืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืืœืฃ ืื™ืฉ ื ืขืงืจื• ืžื‘ืชื™ื”ื.
06:49
The common perception was
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ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ืช ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืฉืžื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืจืง ืกืจืกื•ืจื™ื, ืกื•ื—ืจื™ ืกืžื™ื ื•ื–ื•ื ื•ืช.
06:51
that only pimps and pushers and prostitutes were from the South Bronx.
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06:55
And if you are told from your earliest days
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ื•ืื ืžืฉื—ืจ ื—ื™ื™ืš ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœืš ืฉืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื˜ื•ื‘
06:57
that nothing good is going to come from your community,
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ืœื ื™ืฆื ืžื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ื’ืจื•ืขื” ื•ื”ืžื›ื•ืขืจืช ืฉืœืš, ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืœื ื™ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœื™ืš?
07:00
that it's bad and ugly,
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07:01
how could it not reflect on you?
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07:04
So now, my family's property was worthless,
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ืื– ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืจื›ื•ืฉ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื” ื—ืกืจ ืขืจืš, ืžืœื‘ื“ ื”ื™ื•ืชื• ื‘ื™ืชื ื• ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื•.
07:06
save for that it was our home, and all we had.
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07:09
And luckily for me, that home and the love inside of it,
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ื•ืœืžื–ืœื™, ื”ื‘ื™ืช ื•ื”ืื”ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ืชื•ื›ื•, ื›ืžื• ื’ื ืขื–ืจื”
07:13
along with help from teachers, mentors and friends along the way, was enough.
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ืžืžื•ืจื™ื, ืžื“ืจื™ื›ื™ื ื•ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ื“ืจืš, ื”ืกืคื™ืงื• ืœื™.
07:18
Now, why is this story important?
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ืื– ืœืžื” ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘?
07:20
Because from a planning perspective,
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ื›ื™ ื›ืฉืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ, ื”ืฉืคืœื” ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช
07:22
economic degradation begets environmental degradation,
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ืžื‘ื™ืื” ืœื”ืฉืคืœื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ืช, ืฉืžื‘ื™ืื” ืœื”ืฉืคืœื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.
07:25
which begets social degradation.
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ืžืฉื™ื›ืช ื”ื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืฉื™ืฉื™ื
07:28
The disinvestment that began in the 1960s set the stage
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ื”ื›ื™ื ื” ืืช ื”ื‘ืžื” ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืื—ืจ ื›ืš.
07:31
for all the environmental injustices that were to come.
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07:34
Antiquated zoning and land-use regulations are still used to this day
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ืชืงื ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืฉื ื•ืช ืœื”ืงืฆืืช ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ื•ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืงืจืงืข ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ืžืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ
07:38
to continue putting polluting facilities in my neighborhood.
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ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืฆื™ื‘ ืžืชืงื ื™ื ืžื–ื”ืžื™ื ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืœื™.
ื”ืื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืืœื” ื ืœืงื—ื™ื ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื‘ืงื‘ื™ืขืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืœืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืงืจืงืข?
07:41
Are these factors taken into consideration when land-use policy is decided?
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07:44
What costs are associated with these decisions?
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ืื™ืœื• ืขืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•? ื•ืžื™ ืžืฉืœื?
07:47
And who pays? Who profits?
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ืžื™ ืžืจื•ื•ื™ื—? ื”ืื ืžืฉื”ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืฆื“ื™ืง ืืช ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช?
07:49
Does anything justify what the local community goes through?
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07:53
This was "planning" -- in quotes --
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” "ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ", ื‘ืžืจื›ืื•ืช, ืฉืœื ื—ืฉื‘ ืขืœ ื˜ื•ื‘ืชื ื•.
07:55
that did not have our best interests in mind.
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ืžืฉื”ื‘ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”, ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืฉื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืžืฉืœื ื•.
07:58
Once we realized that, we decided it was time to do our own planning.
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08:01
That small park I told you about earlier
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ื”ืคืืจืง ื”ืงื˜ืŸ ืฉืขืœื™ื• ืกื™ืคืจืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฉืœื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ
08:03
was the first stage of building a Greenway movement in the South Bronx.
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ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืชื ื•ืขื” ืœื“ืจื›ื™ื ื™ืจื•ืงื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก.
08:06
I wrote a one-and-a-quarter-million dollar federal transportation grant
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ื”ืฆืขืชื™ ืžืขื ืง ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ ืœืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื˜ื™ื™ืœืช ื—ื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื•ืจื‘ืข
ืขื ืืกืคื ื“ื” ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื.
08:10
to design the plan for a waterfront esplanade
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with dedicated on-street bike paths.
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08:13
Physical improvements help inform public policy regarding traffic safety,
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ืฉื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืคื™ื–ื™ื™ื ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื™ื™ื“ืข ืืช ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื•ืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื,
08:17
the placement of the waste and other facilities,
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ื”ืฆื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืžืชืงื ื™ ืคืกื•ืœืช ื•ืžืชืงื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
08:19
which, if done properly, don't compromise a community's quality of life.
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ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืžืชื‘ืฆืขืช ื›ืจืื•ื™, ืœื ืคื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ืื™ื›ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื”.
08:23
They provide opportunities to be more physically active,
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ื”ื ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื’ื•ืคื ื™ืช,
08:25
as well as local economic development.
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ื›ืžื• ื’ื ืœื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช.
08:28
Think bike shops, juice stands.
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ืชื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœ ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื, ื“ื•ื›ื ื™ ืžื™ืฆื™ื.
ื”ืฉื’ื ื• ืขืฉืจื™ื ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืฉืœื‘ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
08:30
We secured 20 million dollars to build first-phase projects.
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08:32
This is Lafayette Avenue --
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ื–ื• ืฉื“ืจืช ืœืืคืื™ื™ื˜ - ื•ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ื™ื ืขื•ืฆื‘ื” ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ืื“ืจื™ื›ืœื™ ื ื•ืฃ ืฉืœ ืžืชื™ื•-ื ื™ืœืกืŸ.
08:34
and that's redesigned by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects.
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08:37
And once this path is constructed, it'll connect the South Bronx
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ื•ื›ืฉื‘ื ื™ื™ืช ื”ื ืชื™ื‘ ืชืกืชื™ื™ื, ื”ื•ื ื™ื—ื‘ืจ ืืช ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก
ืขื ืคืืจืง ืจื ื“ืืœ ืื™ื™ืœื ื“, ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืž-1,600 ื“ื•ื ื.
08:41
with more than 400 acres of Randall's Island Park.
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08:43
Right now we're separated by about 25 feet of water, but this link will change that.
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ื›ื™ื•ื ืžืคืจื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืžื˜ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืžื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื”ื—ื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืฉื ื” ื–ืืช.
08:47
As we nurture the natural environment, its abundance will give us back even more.
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ื›ืฉืžื˜ืคื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ืช, ื”ืฉืคืข ืฉืœื” ืžื—ื–ื™ืจ ืœื ื• ืขื•ื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
08:51
We run a project called the Bronx [Environmental] Stewardship Training,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืจื™ืฆื™ื ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ืฉื ืงืจื ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืœืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ืช ื‘ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก,
08:55
which provides job training in the fields of ecological restoration,
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ืฉืžืกืคืง ื”ื›ืฉืจื” ืชืขืกื•ืงืชื™ืช ื‘ืชื—ื•ืžื™ ืฉื—ื–ื•ืจ ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”,
08:58
so that folks from our community have the skills to compete
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ื›ืš ืฉืœืื ืฉื™ื ืžื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœื ื• ื™ื”ื™ื• ื”ื›ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
09:01
for these well-paying jobs.
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ืฆืขื“ ืื—ืจ ืฆืขื“, ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื•ื˜ืขื™ื ื‘ืื–ื•ืจ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฆื•ื•ืืจื•ืŸ ื™ืจื•ืง
09:03
Little by little, we're seeding the area with green-collar jobs --
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09:06
and with people that have both a financial and personal stake
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ืœืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื•ืื™ืฉื™ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื.
09:09
in their environment.
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The Sheridan Expressway is an underutilized relic
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ื”ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ 'ืฉืจื™ื“ืŸ', ื”ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืžื•ืขื˜, ื”ื•ื ืฉืจื™ื“ ืœืชืงื•ืคืช ืจื•ื‘ืจื˜ ืžื•ื–ืก,
09:13
of the Robert Moses era,
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built with no regard for the neighborhoods that were divided by it.
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ืฉื ื‘ื ื” ื‘ืœื™ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ืฉืื•ืชื” ืฉื™ืกืข.
09:17
Even during rush hour, it goes virtually unused.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืฉืขืช ื”ืฉื™ื, ืœื ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ื‘ื• ื›ืžืขื˜.
09:20
The community created an alternative transportation plan
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ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื™ืฆืจื” ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื—ืœื•ืคื™ืช
09:23
that allows for the removal of the highway.
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ืฉืžืืคืฉืจืช ืœืกืœืง ืืช ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืกื˜ืจื“ื”.
09:25
We have the opportunity now to bring together all the stakeholders
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื›ืœ ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ
09:29
to re-envision how this 28 acres can be better utilized
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ืœื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘-115 ื”ื“ื•ื ื ืœืคืืจืงื™ื,
09:31
for parkland, affordable housing and local economic development.
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ื“ื™ื•ืจ ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉื’ื” ื•ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืžืงื•ืžื™.
09:34
We also built New York City's first green and cool roof demonstration project
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื’ื ื‘ื•ื ื™ื ืขืœ ื’ื’ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉืจื“ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืืช ืคืจื•ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื”ื“ื’ืžื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ืจ
ืœื’ื’ื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื ื•ืงืจื™ื.
09:39
on top of our offices.
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Cool roofs are highly-reflective surfaces that don't absorb solar heat,
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ื’ื’ื•ืช ืงืจื™ื ื”ื ืžืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ืžื—ื–ื™ืจื™ ืื•ืจ ืฉืœื ืกื•ืคื’ื™ื ื—ื•ื ืžื”ืฉืžืฉ
09:44
and pass it on to the building or atmosphere.
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ื•ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื™ื ืื•ืชื• ืœื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื• ืœืื˜ืžื•ืกืคื™ืจื”.
09:46
Green roofs are soil and living plants.
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ื’ื’ื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื ื”ื ืื“ืžื” ื•ืฆืžื—ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื.
09:48
Both can be used instead of petroleum-based roofing materials
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ื‘ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืžื‘ื•ืกืกื™ ื ืคื˜ ืœื’ื’
09:51
that absorb heat, contribute to urban "heat island" effect
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ืฉืกื•ืคื’ื™ื ื—ื•ื, ืชื•ืจืžื™ื ืœืืคืงื˜ "ืื™ ื”ื—ื•ื" ื”ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ ื•ืžืชื‘ืœื™ื ื‘ืฉืžืฉ,
09:54
and degrade under the sun,
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which we in turn breathe.
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ื•ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื•ืฉืžื™ื ืื•ืชื. ื’ื’ื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ื’ื ืขืœ ืขื“ 75 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ื’ืฉืžื™ื,
09:57
Green roofs also retain up to 75 percent of rainfall,
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so they reduce a city's need to fund costly end-of-pipe solutions --
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ืžืงื˜ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช 'ืงืฆื” ืฆื™ื ื•ืจ ื™ืงืจื™ื'
10:03
which, incidentally, are often located
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ืฉื‘ืžืงืจื” ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฆื“ืง ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื™.
10:05
in environmental justice communities like mine.
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And they provide habitats for our little friends!
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ื•ื”ื ืžืกืคืงื™ื ื“ื™ื•ืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื• ื”ืงื˜ื ื™ื!
(ืฆื—ื•ืง) ืื™ื–ื” ื™ื•ืคื™!
10:11
[Butterfly]
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10:12
(Laughter)
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10:13
So cool!
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10:14
Anyway, the demonstration project is a springboard
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ, ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ ื”ื”ื“ื’ืžื” ื”ื•ื ืงืจืฉ ืงืคื™ืฆื” ืœืžืคืขืœ ื”ืชืงื ืช ื’ื’ื•ืช ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื ืžืฉืœื ื•
10:17
for our own green roof installation business,
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bringing jobs and sustainable economic activity to the South Bronx.
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ืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื•ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ืช ื‘ืจืช ืงื™ื™ืžื ืœื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก.
10:22
[Green is the new black ...]
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง, ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื) ื’ื ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื–ื”.
10:24
(Laughter) (Applause)
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10:28
I like that, too.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ, ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื›ืจื™ืก ืืžืจ ืœื ื• ืœื ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืœื›ื ื›ืืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
10:30
Anyway, I know Chris told us not to do pitches up here,
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but since I have all of your attention:
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ืืชื ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืงืฉื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื™: ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžืฉืงื™ืขื™ื .ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืžื›ื™ืจื”.
10:35
We need investors. End of pitch.
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10:37
It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
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ืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืกืœื™ื—ื” ืžืืฉืจ ืจืฉื•ืช.
10:39
Anyway --
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง, ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
10:41
(Laughter)
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10:42
(Applause)
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10:47
OK. Katrina.
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ื˜ื•ื‘, ืงื˜ืจื™ื ื”. ืœืคื ื™ ืงื˜ืจื™ื ื”, ืœื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื•ืœืจื•ื‘ืข ื”ืชืฉื™ืขื™ ืฉืœ ื ื™ื• ืื•ืจืœื™ื ืก
10:50
Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward
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had a lot in common.
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ. ืฉื ื™ื”ื ืžืื•ื›ืœืกื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ื ืœื ืœื‘ื ื™ื.
10:55
Both were largely populated by poor people of color,
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both hotbeds of cultural innovation: think hip-hop and jazz.
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ืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ื—ืžืžื•ืช ืœื—ื“ืฉื ื•ืช ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช, ื›ืžื• ื”ื™ืค ื”ื•ืค ื•ื’'ื–.
11:01
Both are waterfront communities that host both industries and residents
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ืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื—ื•ืฃ ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”
11:04
in close proximity of one another.
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ื•ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื’ืจื™ื ืกืžื•ืš ื–ื” ืœื–ื”.
11:06
In the post-Katrina era, we have still more in common.
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืื—ืจื™ ืงื˜ืจื™ื ื”, ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
11:09
We're at best ignored, and maligned and abused, at worst,
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืชืขืœืžื™ื ืžืืชื ื•, ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื’ืจื•ืข ืชื•ืงืคื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ื•ืคื•ื’ืขื™ื ื‘ื ื•
ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืžื—ืœืงื•ืช ืคื™ืงื•ื— ืจืฉืœื ื™ื•ืช, ื”ืงืฆืืช ืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืžื–ื™ืงื” ื•ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ืช ืžืขื•ืจืคืœืช.
11:13
by negligent regulatory agencies, pernicious zoning
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11:16
and lax governmental accountability.
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11:18
Neither the destruction of the Ninth Ward nor the South Bronx was inevitable.
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื”ืจืก ืฉืœ ื”ืจื•ื‘ืข ื”ืชืฉื™ืขื™ ื•ื”ืŸ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืžื ืขื™ื.
ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื“ื ื• ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื ื—ืœืฅ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•.
11:23
But we have emerged with valuable lessons
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about how to dig ourselves out.
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We are more than simply national symbols of urban blight
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืกืžืœื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื ืœืžืฆื•ืงื” ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ืช.
11:31
or problems to be solved by empty campaign promises
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ืื• ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ื™ืคืชืจื• ื‘ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืช ื—ืœื•ืœื•ืช ืœืงืจืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืžื ืฉื™ืื™ื ืฉื‘ืื™ื ื•ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื.
11:34
of presidents come and gone.
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11:36
Now will we let the Gulf Coast languish for a decade or two,
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ื”ืื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื—ื•ืฃ ื”ืžืคืจืฅ
ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืขืฉื•ืจ ืื• ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ืฉื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ืกื‘ืœ?
11:39
like the South Bronx did?
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ืื• ืฉื ื ืงื•ื˜ ื‘ืฆืขื“ื™ ืžื ื™ืขื” ื•ื ืœืžื“ ืžื”ืžืฉืื‘ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™
11:40
Or will we take proactive steps
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and learn from the homegrown resource of grassroots activists
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ืฉืœ ืคืขื™ืœื™ื ืขืžืžื™ื™ื ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื• ืžืชื•ืš ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื–ื• ืฉืœื™?
11:44
that have been born of desperation in communities like mine?
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11:47
Now listen, I do not expect individuals,
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ืชืจืื•, ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืฆืคื” ืžืื ืฉื™ื,
11:50
corporations or government to make the world a better place
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ืžืชืื’ื™ื“ื™ื ืื• ืžื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœืžืงื•ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืื• ืžื•ืกืจื™.
11:53
because it is right or moral.
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11:55
This presentation today only represents some of what I've been through.
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ื”ืžืฆื’ืช ื”ื™ื•ื ืžืจืื” ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืžืžื” ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™,
11:59
Like a tiny little bit. You've no clue.
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ื—ืœืง ืžืžืฉ ืงื˜ืŸ. ืื™ืŸ ืœื›ื ืžื•ืฉื’.
12:02
But I'll tell you later, if you want to know.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืกืคืจ ืœื›ื ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ืื ืชืจืฆื• ืœื“ืขืช.
ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื–ื• ื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”, ืื• ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืชื•ืคืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื”,
12:04
(Laughter)
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But -- I know it's the bottom line, or one's perception of it,
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that motivates people in the end.
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ืฉื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื ื™ืขื” ืื ืฉื™ื.
12:11
I'm interested in what I like to call the "triple bottom line"
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ืื ื™ ืžืชืขื ื™ื™ื ืช ื‘ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื›ื ื” "ื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืœืฉืช"
12:14
that sustainable development can produce.
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ืฉืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื.
12:16
Developments that have the potential to create positive returns
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ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ืคื™ืชื•ื— ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื™ื ืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ืžื”ืŸ:
12:20
for all concerned: the developers, government
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ื”ืžืคืชื—ื™ื, ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื•ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ืžื•ืงืžื™ื.
12:23
and the community where these projects go up.
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื–ื” ืœื ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื• ื™ื•ืจืง.
12:26
At present, that's not happening in New York City.
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ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ืขื ืžื—ืกื•ืจ ื‘ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ ืžืงื™ืฃ.
12:29
And we are operating with a comprehensive urban-planning deficit.
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12:33
A parade of government subsidies
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ืžืฆืขื“ ืฉืœ ืกื•ื‘ืกื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื•ืช ื”ื•ืœืš ืœืคื™ืชื•ื—ื™ื ืžื•ืฆืขื™ื
12:35
is going to propose big-box and stadium developments in the South Bronx,
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ืฉืœ ื—ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ืขื ืง ื•ืืฆื˜ื“ื™ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก,
ืืš ืงื™ื™ื ืชื™ืื•ื ืžื•ืขื˜ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืœืฉื›ื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืงืฉืจ
12:39
but there is scant coordination between city agencies
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on how to deal with the cumulative effects of increased traffic, pollution,
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ืœืื•ืคืŸ ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ื”ืžืฆื˜ื‘ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื‘ืจืช ื”ืชื ื•ืขื”, ื”ื–ื™ื”ื•ื, ื”ืคืกื•ืœืช ื”ืžื•ืฆืงื”
12:45
solid waste and the impacts on open space.
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ื•ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืฉื˜ื—ื™ื ื”ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื. ื•ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื”ื ืœืคื™ืชื•ื— ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื•ืชืขืกื•ืงืชื™
12:48
And their approaches to local economic and job development are so lame
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ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืฆื•ืœืขืช ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžืฆื—ื™ืง.
12:52
it's not even funny.
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12:54
Because on top of that,
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ื›ื™ ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื”ื›ื•ืœ, ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ืกืคื•ืจื˜ ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืžื—ืœื™ืคื”
12:56
the world's richest sports team is replacing the House That Ruth Built
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ืืช "ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉ(ื‘ื™ื™ื‘)ืจื•ืช' ื‘ื ื”" ื“ืจืš ื”ืจื™ืกืช ืฉื ื™ ืคืืจืงื™ื ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ื™ื ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื.
13:00
by destroying two well-loved community parks.
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13:03
Now, we'll have even less than that stat I told you about earlier.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื—ืก ืฉืกื™ืคืจืชื™ ืœื›ื ืขืœื™ื• ืžืงื•ื“ื ื™ื”ื™ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ืžื•ืš.
13:06
And although less than 25 percent of South Bronx residents own cars,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœืคื—ื•ืช ืžืจื‘ืข ืžืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก ื™ืฉ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช,
ื”ืคืจื•ื™ื™ืงื˜ื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื›ื•ืœืœื™ื ืืœืคื™ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื—ื ื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉื™ื,
13:10
these projects include thousands of new parking spaces,
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13:13
yet zip in terms of mass public transit.
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ืื‘ืœ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
13:17
Now, what's missing from the larger debate
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ืžื” ืฉื—ืกืจ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืจื—ื‘ ื”ื•ื ื ื™ืชื•ื— ืขืœื•ืช-ืชื•ืขืœืช
13:19
is a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis
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ืžืงื™ืฃ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืœื ืœืชืงืŸ ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืœื ื‘ืจื™ืื”
13:21
between not fixing an unhealthy, environmentally-challenged community,
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ื•ืžืื•ืชื’ืจืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ืช, ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืžื•ืฅ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื
13:24
versus incorporating structural, sustainable changes.
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ืžื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื‘ืจื™ ืงื™ื™ืžื.
13:28
My agency is working closely with Columbia University and others
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ื”ืกื•ื›ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืฆืžื™ื“ื•ืช ืœืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื” ื•ืื—ืจื•ืช
13:31
to shine a light on these issues.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืกื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืืœื• ืœืื•ืจ.
13:32
Now let's get this straight: I am not anti-development.
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ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื•ืจ. ืื ื™ ืœื ื ื’ื“ ืคื™ืชื•ื—.
13:36
Ours is a city, not a wilderness preserve.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ืขื™ืจ, ืœื ื‘ืฉืžื•ืจืช ื˜ื‘ืข. ื›ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงืคื™ื˜ืœื™ืกื˜ื™ืช ืฉื‘ืชื•ื›ื™,
13:38
And I've embraced my inner capitalist.
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13:41
And, but I don't have --
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉื•ื“ืื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื ื›ื•ืœื›ื, ื•ืื ืœื, ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื.
13:43
(Laughter)
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13:44
You probably all have, and if you haven't, you need to.
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13:47
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) ื›ืš ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ื” ืฉื”ืžืคืชื—ื™ื ื™ืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื• ื›ืกืฃ.
13:51
So I don't have a problem with developers making money.
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13:54
There's enough precedent out there to show that a sustainable,
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ื™ืฉ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืชืงื“ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืžืจืื™ื ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื— ื”ื•ืŸ
13:57
community-friendly development can still make a fortune.
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ืžืคื™ืชื•ื— ื™ื“ื™ื“ื•ืชื™ ืœืงื”ื™ืœื” ื•ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื.
ื—ื‘ืจื™ื™ ืœื•ืขื™ื“ื” ื‘ื™ืœ ืžืงื“ื•ื ื” ื•ืืžื•ืจื™ ืœื‘ื™ื ืก,
14:02
Fellow TEDsters Bill McDonough and Amory Lovins --
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14:05
both heroes of mine by the way -- have shown that you can actually do that.
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ืฉื ื™ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™, ื“ืจืš ืื’ื‘, ื”ืจืื• ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช.
ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ืžืคืชื—ื™ื ืฉืžื ืฆืœื™ื ืžืขืœ ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ
14:09
I do have a problem with developments that hyper-exploit
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14:12
politically vulnerable communities for profit.
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ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืช ืœืฉื ืจื•ื•ื—.
ืขืฆื ื”ื”ืžืฉืš ืฉืœ ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ื—ืจืคื” ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•,
14:14
That it continues is a shame upon us all,
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ื›ื™ ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืื—ืจืื™ื ืœืขืชื™ื“ ืฉืื ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื.
14:17
because we are all responsible for the future that we create.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืช ื”ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื–ื›ืจ ื‘ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื™ื ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืื ืฉื™ ื—ื–ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขืจื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช.
14:20
But one of the things I do to remind myself of greater possibilities,
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is to learn from visionaries in other cities.
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14:25
This is my version of globalization.
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื’ื™ืจืกื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ื–ืฆื™ื”.
14:27
Let's take Bogota.
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ื ื™ืงื— ืืช ื‘ื•ื’ื•ื˜ื”. ืขื ื™ื™ื”, ืœื˜ื™ื ื™ืช, ืžื•ืงืคืช ื‘ืคืฉืขื™ ื ืฉืง
14:29
Poor, Latino, surrounded by runaway gun violence and drug trafficking;
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ื•ื‘ืกื—ืจ ื‘ืกืžื™ื: ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ืฉืื™ื ื• ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื•ื“ ืžื–ื” ืฉืœ ื“ืจื•ื ื‘ืจื•ื ืงืก.
14:32
a reputation not unlike that of the South Bronx.
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14:35
However, this city was blessed in the late 1990s
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ืื•ืœื ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชืฉืขื™ื, ื”ืขื™ืจ ื”ืชื‘ืจื›ื”
14:39
with a highly-influential mayor named Enrique Peรฑalosa.
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ื‘ืจืืฉ ืขื™ืจ ืจื‘ ื”ืฉืคืขื” ื‘ืฉื ืื ืจื™ืงื” ืคื ืœื•ืกื”.
ื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ื ืชื•ื ื™ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ื”.
14:43
He looked at the demographics.
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14:44
Few Bogotanos own cars,
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ืœืžืขื˜ื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ื•ื˜ื” ื™ืฉ ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช, ืืš ื—ืœืง ืขืฆื•ื ืžืžืฉืื‘ื™ ื”ืขื™ืจ ืžื•ืงื“ืฉ ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืžื›ื•ื ื™ื•ืช.
14:46
yet a huge portion of the city's resources was dedicated to serving them.
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14:50
If you're a mayor, you can do something about that.
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ืื ืืชื” ืจืืฉ ืขื™ืจ, ืืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ื ื™ื“ื•ืŸ.
14:53
His administration narrowed key municipal thoroughfares from five lanes to three,
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ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื” ื‘ืจืืฉื•ืชื• ืฆืžืฆืžื” ื›ื‘ื™ืฉื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื™ื ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื™ื ืžื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื ืชื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉืœื•ืฉื”,
14:57
outlawed parking on those streets,
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ืืกืจื” ืขืœ ื—ื ื™ื” ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”, ื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ื•ืœื›ื™ ืจื’ืœ
14:59
expanded pedestrian walkways and bike lanes,
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ื•ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื, ื™ืฆืจื” ื›ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื,
15:02
created public plazas,
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15:04
created one of the most efficient bus mass-transit systems
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ื•ื™ืฆืจื” ืืช ืื—ืช ืžืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ื”ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื‘ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ื”ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
15:07
in the entire world.
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For his brilliant efforts, he was nearly impeached.
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ื”ื•ื ื›ืžืขื˜ ื”ื•ื“ื— ื‘ืชืžื•ืจื” ืœืžืืžืฆื™ื• ื”ืžื‘ืจื™ืงื™ื.
ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉืงื•ื“ื ื›ื•ืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื• ืขืœื™ื”ื
15:13
But as people began to see that they were being put first
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on issues reflecting their day-to-day lives,
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ื‘ืกื•ื’ื™ื•ืช ืฉืฉื™ืงืคื• ืืช ื—ื™ื™ ื”ื™ื•ื-ื™ื•ื ืฉืœื”ื, ืงืจื• ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ืคืœืื™ื.
15:19
incredible things happened.
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People stopped littering.
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืคืกื™ืงื• ืœื”ืฉืœื™ืš ืคืกื•ืœืช. ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ื”ืคืฉื™ืขื” ื™ืจื“ื•.
15:21
Crime rates dropped, because the streets were alive with people.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช.
15:25
His administration attacked several typical urban problems at one time,
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ื”ืขื™ืจื™ื™ื” ืฉืœื• ืชืงืคื” ื›ืžื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ื•ืช ื‘ื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช,
15:29
and on a third-world budget, at that.
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ื•ื‘ืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ืฉืœ ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœื™ืฉื™.
15:31
We have no excuse in this country, I'm sorry.
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืชื™ืจื•ืฅ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืืจืฅ. ืžืฆื˜ืขืจืช.
15:34
But the bottom line is: their people-first agenda
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื”, ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกื“ืจ ื”ื™ื•ื
15:37
was not meant to penalize those who could actually afford cars,
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืื™ื ืงื•ื“ื ื”ื™ื ืœื ืœื”ืขื ื™ืฉ ืืช ืžื™ ืฉืžื—ื–ื™ืง ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช,
15:41
but rather, to provide opportunities for all Bogotanos to participate
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ืืœื ืœืกืคืง ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœื›ืœ ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื‘ื•ื’ื•ื˜ื”
15:45
in the city's resurgence.
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ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืจ. ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืคื™ืชื•ื— ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื•ื ืขืœ ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ
15:46
That development should not come
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at the expense of the majority of the population
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื™ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
15:51
is still considered a radical idea here in the U.S.
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But Bogota's example has the power to change that.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื•ื’ื•ื˜ื” ื™ืฉ ื›ื•ื— ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื–ืืช.
15:57
You, however, are blessed with the gift of influence.
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ืืชื, ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ, ื ื™ื—ื ืชื ื‘ืžืชืช ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื”.
16:00
That's why you're here and why you value the information we exchange.
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืืชื ื›ืืŸ ื•ืžืขืจื™ื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžืขื‘ื™ืจื™ื.
16:04
Use your influence
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ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื”ืฉืคืขื” ืฉืœื›ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื ืžืงื™ืฃ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
16:05
in support of comprehensive, sustainable change everywhere.
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16:09
Don't just talk about it at TED.
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ืืœ ืชืกืชืคืงื• ื‘ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื•ืขื™ื“ื”. ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ ืื’'ื ื“ื” ืœืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืืจืฅ,
16:11
This is a nationwide policy agenda I'm trying to build,
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16:16
and as you all know, politics are personal.
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ื•ื›ืคื™ ืฉื›ื•ืœื›ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื” ื”ื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื™ืฉื™.
ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื”ื™ืจื•ืง ืœืฉื—ื•ืจ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ. ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื ืœืกืงืกื™.
16:19
Help me make green the new black.
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16:21
Help me make sustainability sexy.
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Make it a part of your dinner and cocktail conversations.
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ื”ืคื›ื• ืื•ืชื• ืœื—ืœืง ืžืืจื•ื—ืช ื”ืขืจื‘ ื•ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืงื˜ื™ื™ืœ.
16:27
Help me fight for environmental and economic justice.
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ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ืื‘ืง ืœืžืขืŸ ืฆื“ืง ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื™ ื•ื›ืœื›ืœื™.
16:30
Support investments with a triple-bottom-line return.
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ืชืžื›ื• ื‘ื”ืฉืงืขื•ืช ืขื ื”ื—ื–ืจ ื‘ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืชื—ืชื•ื ื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืœืฉืช.
16:33
Help me democratize sustainability by bringing everyone to the table,
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ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžื ืœื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื ื‘ื™ื ืœืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืืช ื›ื•ืœื
16:37
and insisting that comprehensive planning can be addressed everywhere.
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ื•ื ืชืขืงืฉ ืขืœ ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืžืงื™ืฃ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.
16:40
Oh good, glad I have a little more time!
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ื™ื•ืคื™, ืื ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช ื–ืžืŸ!
16:42
Listen -- when I spoke to Mr. Gore the other day after breakfast,
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ื›ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ืžืจ ื’ื•ืจ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจื™ ืืจื•ื—ืช ื‘ื•ืงืจ,
16:46
I asked him how environmental justice activists were going to be included
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ืื™ืš ืคืขื™ืœื™ ืฆื“ืง ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ ื™ื™ื›ืœืœื•
ื‘ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ื™ืช ื”ืฉื™ื•ื•ืง ื”ื—ื“ืฉื” ืฉืœื•.
16:51
in his new marketing strategy.
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His response was a grant program.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ื‘ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืžืขื ืงื™ื.
ืื ื™ ืœื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ืžื™ืžื•ืŸ.
16:57
I don't think he understood that I wasn't asking for funding.
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ื‘ืืชื™ ืืœื™ื• ืขื ื”ืฆืขื”. (ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
17:03
I was making him an offer.
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17:07
(Applause)
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What troubled me was that this top-down approach is still around.
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.ืžื” ืฉืžืฆื™ืง ืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืฉื’ื™ืฉืช ืžืœืžืขืœื”-ืœืžื˜ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงื™ื™ืžืช
ืืœ ืชื‘ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ, ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ื›ืกืฃ. (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
17:20
Now, don't get me wrong, we need money.
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(Laughter)
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But grassroots groups are needed at the table
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืชื”ืœื™ืš ืงื‘ืœืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื™ื“ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืขืžืžื™ื•ืช.
17:27
during the decision-making process.
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Of the 90 percent of the energy that Mr. Gore reminded us
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ืœืชืฉืขื™ื ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืฉืžืจ ื’ื•ืจ ื”ื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื ื• ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื™ื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
17:34
that we waste every day,
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don't add wasting our energy, intelligence
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ืืœ ืชื•ืกื™ืคื• ืœืกืคื™ืจื” ื‘ื–ื‘ื•ื– ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื”, ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืœื™ื’ื ืฆื™ื”
17:39
and hard-earned experience to that count.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื™ืงืจ ืฉืœื ื•. (ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
17:43
(Applause)
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17:48
I have come from so far to meet you like this.
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืžืจื—ื•ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืชื›ื ื›ืš.
ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ืืœ ืชื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื• ืื•ืชื™. ืื ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ื™ื—ื“,
17:56
Please don't waste me.
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18:00
By working together,
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we can become one of those small, rapidly-growing groups of individuals
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ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื’ื“ืœื” ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
18:06
who actually have the audacity and courage
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื”ืชืขื•ื–ื” ื•ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืืคืฉืจ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
18:09
to believe that we actually can change the world.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœื•ืขื™ื“ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืžืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืฉื•ื ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื,
18:12
We might have come to this conference
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from very, very different stations in life,
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but believe me, we all share one incredibly powerful thing.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ืœื™, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื•ืœืงื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืื•ื“ ืขื•ืฆืžืชื™ -
ืื™ืŸ ืœื ื• ืžื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ื“ ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื”ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื—.
18:23
We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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(ืœื”ืชืจืื•ืช, ื™ืคื™ื! (ื›ืคื™ื™ื
18:28
Ciao, bellos!
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(Applause)
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ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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