Youth Biz Inc. Staff

Number of Visioners: 8

Participants: Sonya Garcia-Ulibarri
Joe Ballweg
Habakkuk Ammishaddai
Cate Anderson
Diana Lopez-Atencio
Alex Casillas
Ariel McGee
De Manaois

First Question: What Brings you Hope? Answers:

a. Sharing meals
b. Realization that it will get better
c. Being with community
d. The light in a teens eyes when they realize things
e. Parents and their children
f. Families
g. Anything is possible
h. Music and poetry
i. Good food
j. My dad's Grito
k. Love
l. Seasons and cycles
m. Nature
n. Families getting their citizenship
o. Youth questioning problems
p. Hope that McCain won't be president
q. High voter registration
r. Kids going to college
s. Kids breaking old cycles or choosing a new path
t. Older people who have never voted, and their choosing to vote because they hear what's at stake.

Second Question: What would Colorado look like if it made your Heart Sing? Answers:

a. Everything was free: gas, speakers, chipotle
b. Free education and health care
c. No pedophiles
d. No unwanted children
e. Quality public schooling
f. No more fundraising - permanent endowment
g. More schools than prisons
h. Increase teachers' salaries
i. Accessible, quality, affordable public transport
j. No traffic congestion; speedy and efficient citizenship path
k. Free skiing, etc.
l. Accessible mountains for everyone
m. Less trash
n. Clean water
o. No homeless people - involuntary/people have mental capacity to choose
p. Corporate regulations
q. More energy efficiency
r. Clean water
s. No police
t. Penalties for companies who exploit workers
u. Living wage for everyone
v. Everyone has a safe place to live

Third Question: What about the U.S. makes you proud? Answers:

a. Whether or not we like it, by virtue of living here is a privilege
i. Based on our system
ii. Wealth
b. No children begging in the streets
c. Our clean systems of living
d. Food banks
e. System of ngo's that serve community
f. Gad there are not armed militia men
g. Glad there isn't a military state
h. Going into different communities and hear language diversity
i. That we have real diversity
j. That the idea of rags to riches is possible
k. That women truly have options and control over their bodies/lives
l. The access to travel and be mobile and choose where we want to live
m. Access to health and dental care
n. Strong military
o. That we haven't had a war on our grounds/in our country
p. Constitution
q. The idea of our system of government

Fourth Question: What about the U.S. makes you sad? Answers:

a. Government - continues disrespect of indigenous people
b. Wage difference between average worker versus CEO
c. That we don't have a responsible way to tax people
d. Our economic system forces neighboring countries to flee families and homes to go to U.S>
e. That we have race based on identifies in the U.S.
f. The rule of racial class, gender that still plays a part in our day-to-day lives
g. Our unjust justice system
h. Not dealing with our violent past
i. Our role in the world as a bully
j. Our miseducation systems
k. Corporate food system selling us genetically modified food
l. That everything is fake, mass produced, not sustainable
m. Criticism is seen as unpatriotic
n. Raids
o. Health care and education
p. Not having paid long maternity leave
q. Not accessible affordable early childhood education
r. We don't respect elders and children

Fifth Question: What type of Country do you want to live in? Answers:

a. Trustworthy
b. No stealing
c. Feel responsible for each other
d. Nurturing
e. Where you know your neighbor
f. Accepting
i. Not just tolerant
ii. Celebrating
g. Proactive
i. Community planning
ii. Community watch
h. Gathering places
i. No violence, graffiti
j. No toddlers walking in the street; people who are just responsible
k. Affordable
l. Families are not pushed out of c's
m. Close community services- doctors, groceries, etc.
n. Don't want to be fearful of solicitors
o. Quiet
p. Peaceful
q. Clean no h.o.a.s
r. Everyone is encouraged to participate
s. Indoor farmers market
t. Community gardeners
u. Recreational activities, i.e., softball teams
v. Sports sponsored by neighborhood businesses
w. Where people's basic needs are met so they don't have to steal

Sixth Question: In ten years what do want the U.S. to look like? Answers:

a. Children will be able to safely play in the streets.
b. That we communicate and openly listen to others in the world
c. That our honor and reputation will be restored
d. That we are a welcoming nation
e. That U.S. finds itself accountable and responsible for under developing countries and we fix it
f. That we are not relying on oil
g. That we are leaders in science and technology again
h. That we are a leader in helping other countries and ourselves to cure diseases
i. That social security is fixed
j. That there are fewer nonprofits
k. That women are making dollar for dollar what men make
l. Working towards all the things that make heart sing!

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