"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Youth Biz Inc. Staff
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
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!
