WEBVTT 00:01.200 --> 00:02.633 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% >>Charlottesville has a lot to offer, 00:02.633 --> 00:05.466 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and there's so many different parts of the community, 00:05.466 --> 00:06.933 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% you know, like, there's not one community, 00:06.933 --> 00:10.000 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% there's so many different communities here. 00:10.000 --> 00:12.533 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% >>I think we all have a role to play, 00:12.533 --> 00:14.966 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% but finding out what that role is, 00:14.966 --> 00:17.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% is an individualized thing. 00:17.166 --> 00:19.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% >>You can't just sit at home 00:19.400 --> 00:21.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and think something's going to change, 00:21.966 --> 00:24.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because it's not, you have to get out, 00:24.133 --> 00:26.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you have to reach out, you have to try. 00:26.566 --> 00:28.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>Today on this special episode 00:28.233 --> 00:30.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% of "Charlottesville Inside-Out" 00:30.133 --> 00:31.433 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% we're going to introduce you 00:31.433 --> 00:34.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to five people you may or may not know 00:34.400 --> 00:37.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% who are striving to make a difference in the community 00:37.100 --> 00:40.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% in a variety of ways, often behind the scenes. 00:40.666 --> 00:44.033 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% Join us as we find out what inspires them to do the work 00:44.033 --> 00:47.933 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and why they are dedicated to being the change, come on. 00:49.466 --> 00:50.900 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% >>Production funding 00:50.900 --> 00:53.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% for "Charlottesville Inside-Out" is provided by. 00:53.400 --> 00:55.866 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% (light music) 01:07.366 --> 01:09.933 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% (gentle music) 01:27.233 --> 01:29.200 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% >>Myra Anderson is a poet 01:29.200 --> 01:32.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and a UVA Equity Center Community fellow-in-residence. 01:32.900 --> 01:36.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% She is also the founder of Brave Souls on Fire, 01:36.033 --> 01:39.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% a peer run organization focused on emotional wellness, 01:39.633 --> 01:43.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% advocacy, and healing justice for African Americans. 01:43.400 --> 01:45.366 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% As a descendant of enslaved families 01:45.366 --> 01:48.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of Monticello and the University of Virginia, 01:48.066 --> 01:51.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Myra reflects upon her roots to help inform the change 01:51.266 --> 01:54.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% she wants to bring about now and for the future. 01:56.000 --> 02:00.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% >>Dear Africa, I was not born in the sacred land, 02:02.366 --> 02:05.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% but my blood beats from the heart of the ancestors. 02:05.233 --> 02:07.466 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% So I am one with thee. 02:07.466 --> 02:10.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And even though we may not speak the same tongue, 02:10.500 --> 02:12.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I can still move to the beat of your drum, 02:12.800 --> 02:15.433 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% my heart pulses to its rhythm 02:15.433 --> 02:17.833 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% as it becomes the essence of sound. 02:19.200 --> 02:23.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I am an individual that loves the city that I live in. 02:23.866 --> 02:27.900 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% I am a person who's committed to doing the work 02:27.900 --> 02:30.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to make my city better. 02:30.000 --> 02:35.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I just, I love people, and I like seeing people well, 02:36.366 --> 02:40.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and having access to the things that they need in life. 02:40.566 --> 02:43.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Poetry kinda tells the tale of my own story, 02:43.733 --> 02:46.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I've written many times when I, myself, 02:46.233 --> 02:48.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% was struggling with various things 02:48.266 --> 02:51.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and there seems to be no other outlet, 02:51.733 --> 02:53.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% I started to write about it. 02:53.733 --> 02:56.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Sankofa is a mythical bird, African bird, 02:56.900 --> 03:00.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and the meaning behind sankofa is in order to move forward, 03:00.733 --> 03:03.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you have to go back to your roots. 03:03.200 --> 03:06.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So it's not only about what I'm trying to do 03:06.433 --> 03:08.000 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% with this mental health project, 03:08.000 --> 03:10.066 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% but it's me and my own journey 03:10.066 --> 03:12.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% going back and understanding about my roots 03:12.833 --> 03:14.466 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% which happens to be, 03:14.466 --> 03:18.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% my ancestors were enslaved at Monticello 03:18.000 --> 03:21.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and were also amongst the enslaved laborers 03:21.800 --> 03:24.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% at the University of Virginia. 03:24.233 --> 03:27.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So when I reflect on that, it's like, 03:29.133 --> 03:32.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% one of my ancestors helped build the stone foundation 03:32.366 --> 03:34.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% the stairs of the rotunda, 03:34.533 --> 03:38.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and you fast forward, like over 190 years, 03:38.366 --> 03:41.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I'm at that same university, his descendant, 03:41.500 --> 03:44.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and what I'm doing is working on a project 03:44.100 --> 03:47.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that is gonna bring dignity and hope and support 03:47.333 --> 03:49.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to the very people who were denied theirs 03:49.633 --> 03:50.900 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% that many years ago. 03:52.233 --> 03:55.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% My project focuses specifically on black mental health, 03:55.700 --> 03:58.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it's about creating, not only a space, 03:58.933 --> 04:01.466 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% but a safe liberating space 04:01.466 --> 04:04.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to be able to try to unpack some of the things 04:04.866 --> 04:09.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that is weight, that as a black people and black community, 04:09.833 --> 04:11.866 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% we continue to carry. 04:11.866 --> 04:14.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And that's so important for so many reasons 04:14.266 --> 04:16.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% first of all, because African Americans 04:16.533 --> 04:19.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% are more likely to experience mental health problems, 04:19.100 --> 04:22.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and then secondly, there is a whole nother complexity, 04:22.933 --> 04:26.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% racism, medical racism, and bias 04:26.333 --> 04:29.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that often makes up individuals, African Americans, 04:29.733 --> 04:31.400 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% reluctant to seek the help. 04:31.400 --> 04:33.500 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And then there's a third layer 04:33.500 --> 04:36.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% of cultural stigma in the African American community, 04:36.833 --> 04:38.666 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% that it's not okay, you know, 04:38.666 --> 04:40.433 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% you have to be a strong person 04:40.433 --> 04:43.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and it kinda goes against that that cultural norm 04:43.300 --> 04:44.533 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% to seek help. 04:44.533 --> 04:46.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% So the whole idea is understanding 04:46.633 --> 04:48.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that there is an internal component, 04:48.633 --> 04:50.466 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% there is a cultural component, 04:50.466 --> 04:52.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and then there is engaging in a system 04:52.966 --> 04:55.400 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that has not historically, you know, 04:55.400 --> 04:57.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% been conducive to black people getting help, 04:57.933 --> 05:01.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% all of those things together, is why I chose to focus 05:01.966 --> 05:06.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% on black mental health and naturally my own black skin 05:06.000 --> 05:07.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and having that lived experience myself 05:07.966 --> 05:10.700 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% added on top of that. 05:10.700 --> 05:13.366 align:left position:25% line:5% size:65% It wasn't until more recent years 05:13.366 --> 05:17.066 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% when I started to just feel the weight of a lot of things 05:17.066 --> 05:19.400 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% going on in our community. 05:19.400 --> 05:21.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And at first, I was looking to other people, 05:21.733 --> 05:24.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% like, "Who's gonna fix this, who's gonna step up 05:24.700 --> 05:26.666 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and help or work on this?" 05:26.666 --> 05:30.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And I struggled with that question for a while 05:30.966 --> 05:35.500 align:left position:22.5% line:77% size:67.5% and then I came to the conclusion that maybe I'm the person, 05:35.500 --> 05:38.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% maybe it's me, maybe it's for me to step up 05:38.733 --> 05:41.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% in whatever capacity that I could 05:41.133 --> 05:43.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and try to see what I could do. 05:43.233 --> 05:45.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I don't think I just had this one moment 05:45.933 --> 05:48.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% where I was like, "Oh, I wanna do this," 05:48.466 --> 05:51.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% but it was more of a realization 05:51.200 --> 05:53.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that we all have a role to play 05:53.233 --> 05:57.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and until our community is a great place for everyone, 05:57.733 --> 06:01.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and everyone is thriving, there's always work to be done. 06:03.000 --> 06:05.300 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% >>Visit Brave Souls on Fire on Facebook 06:05.300 --> 06:07.933 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% to learn more about the mental health support services 06:07.933 --> 06:09.400 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% and resources they provide 06:09.400 --> 06:12.333 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% for African Americans in the community. 06:12.333 --> 06:15.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Robert Gray is a father, a sports enthusiast, 06:15.366 --> 06:17.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and a member of the community hotline network 06:17.833 --> 06:19.966 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% "Sitdowns Before Shootouts." 06:19.966 --> 06:21.600 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% He is also the cofounder 06:21.600 --> 06:23.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% of the Conscious Capitalist Foundation, 06:23.933 --> 06:25.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% an organization that works to interrupt 06:25.966 --> 06:27.766 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% the school to prison pipeline 06:27.766 --> 06:31.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% by providing financial literacy training, business skills, 06:31.466 --> 06:33.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and credible messenger mentoring. 06:33.733 --> 06:35.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Having dropped out of college twice 06:35.400 --> 06:38.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% before earning his political science degree, 06:38.033 --> 06:40.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Robert is committed to giving community youth 06:40.533 --> 06:42.700 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% the chances they need to succeed. 06:44.533 --> 06:47.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% >>I always say I'm not a role model, I'm a real model. 06:47.300 --> 06:50.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I'm a community guy, I'm an activist, I'm an advocate. 06:50.533 --> 06:53.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% When I wake up, you know, I wanna go to work. 06:53.666 --> 06:55.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I love what I'm doing, I love my community, 06:55.666 --> 06:56.900 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% I love my people, 06:56.900 --> 06:58.766 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and so that kinda like gives me the energy 06:58.766 --> 07:02.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to, you know, wake up and do this over and over and over. 07:02.866 --> 07:05.133 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Social entrepreneurship is essentially 07:05.133 --> 07:09.233 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% identifying a problem that exists in society, 07:09.233 --> 07:11.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% your community, and creating a business model 07:11.733 --> 07:15.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% or business idea to address that issue. 07:15.000 --> 07:16.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Our primary focus is on, you know, 07:16.533 --> 07:19.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% youth in the juvenile justice system, court-involved youth, 07:19.866 --> 07:23.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% you know, most of my family has been incarcerated 07:23.133 --> 07:26.066 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% at some point in their life, 07:26.066 --> 07:27.833 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and I'm kinda like the exception, 07:27.833 --> 07:30.566 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but I'm not bigger than my community. 07:30.566 --> 07:34.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% If you can believe in yourself, you can change the world. 07:34.666 --> 07:35.900 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And so a lot of these kids, 07:35.900 --> 07:37.200 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% they don't think they can change the world 07:37.200 --> 07:40.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but in reality and actuality they can, 07:40.866 --> 07:42.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% they can change the world. 07:42.333 --> 07:44.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% They're very creative, you know, 07:44.066 --> 07:46.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% they wanna be able to learn how to create something 07:46.766 --> 07:50.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and, you know, add value to their lives, 07:50.633 --> 07:51.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% the lives of their families, 07:51.833 --> 07:54.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and then just the community in general. 07:54.666 --> 07:58.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% We primarily focus on financial literacy, entrepreneurship, 07:58.366 --> 08:00.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and workforce development training, 08:00.033 --> 08:02.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but then we also provide mentoring 08:02.766 --> 08:05.333 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% around better decision making, 08:05.333 --> 08:08.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% so essentially teaching them how to make better decisions 08:08.966 --> 08:11.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and ideally, how to become assets to their communities 08:11.833 --> 08:13.233 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and not liabilities. 08:13.233 --> 08:16.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We grew up in a very rural community, 08:16.700 --> 08:19.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% where at one point, you know, in the '90s, 08:19.466 --> 08:22.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% it was ravaged by a lot of drugs 08:22.633 --> 08:26.300 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and so we just, we saw stuff early growing up. 08:26.300 --> 08:28.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% For me, I felt like I was that kid, 08:28.633 --> 08:30.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% you know, in high school, 08:30.533 --> 08:33.233 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I'd be in the back of the class, like doodling. 08:33.233 --> 08:37.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It's kinda like, I lost, like total interest in education. 08:39.066 --> 08:41.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% And so like, I was a sports guy, 08:41.133 --> 08:43.500 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% you know, in the sports arena 08:43.500 --> 08:46.500 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% you meet a lot of different people. 08:46.500 --> 08:49.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And so, I think that's kinda like the community part. 08:49.700 --> 08:52.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It's not like, I'm going into the community 08:52.033 --> 08:53.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% not knowing individuals, 08:53.733 --> 08:56.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% like I know a lot of these individuals, 08:56.433 --> 08:59.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and I have, like, real relationships with people. 08:59.033 --> 09:01.333 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And then also my uncle, 09:01.333 --> 09:03.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% he was my basketball coach growing up. 09:03.600 --> 09:07.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And I just seen, like, the compassion 09:07.366 --> 09:08.600 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% he had for the neighborhood, 09:08.600 --> 09:09.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% like the kids growing up in the neighborhood, 09:09.966 --> 09:12.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% he would like literally pick a bunch of us up, 09:12.933 --> 09:16.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% take us on AEU trips, gave us kind of like an opportunity 09:16.633 --> 09:20.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to see the world outside of just like our small community, 09:20.066 --> 09:21.700 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and Charlottesville in general. 09:21.700 --> 09:24.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% So that was kind of like an eye opener for me. 09:26.466 --> 09:28.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I'm big on practical application, 09:28.133 --> 09:31.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% so if someone wants to get involved in anything, 09:31.166 --> 09:32.766 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% not just this line of work, 09:32.766 --> 09:36.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% the first thing you gotta do is believe in yourself, right? 09:36.233 --> 09:38.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% You have to convince yourself 09:38.566 --> 09:41.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that you can do whatever it is you're trying to do 09:41.466 --> 09:44.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% before you can convince somebody else. 09:44.066 --> 09:46.000 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% The second step is research. 09:46.000 --> 09:49.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You gotta be a researched practitioner, 09:49.633 --> 09:52.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% that's what I call it, gotta know what you're talking about. 09:52.700 --> 09:56.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% It's a lot easier for the youth to accept the information 09:56.166 --> 09:57.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% 'cause the first thing they wanna know 09:57.366 --> 09:59.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% is like, kinda like what you've been through. 09:59.366 --> 10:03.800 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% But then also, you have to have a personal conviction, 10:03.800 --> 10:05.066 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% I call it a purpose, 10:05.066 --> 10:09.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% like, I have a purpose for this line of work. 10:09.466 --> 10:11.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I just wanna make sure kids have the opportunity 10:11.500 --> 10:14.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to, you know, embrace their gifts, 10:14.066 --> 10:16.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% but then also, providing them with the resources they need 10:16.633 --> 10:19.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% in order to, you know, manifest their gifts, 10:19.266 --> 10:21.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and shine a light on the world. 10:21.333 --> 10:24.266 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% >>To learn more about the Conscious Capitalist Foundation, 10:24.266 --> 10:27.966 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% visit consciouscapitalistfoundation.o. 10:27.966 --> 10:30.900 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% With a tremendous amount of support from the community, 10:30.900 --> 10:33.666 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% athlete and former educator, Katie Kishore, 10:33.666 --> 10:37.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% founded Kindness Cafe, a nonprofit coffee shop 10:37.366 --> 10:41.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% created to employ adults with cognitive disabilities. 10:41.233 --> 10:42.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Katie's story is proof 10:42.733 --> 10:46.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that even for the strongest, most independent people, 10:46.166 --> 10:48.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% sudden life changes can make us reevaluate 10:48.800 --> 10:51.066 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% our priorities and our perceptions, 10:51.066 --> 10:53.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and help us to understand how much we can learn 10:53.633 --> 10:55.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% from people with different experiences. 10:57.066 --> 10:58.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% >>One of the lessons I've learned 10:58.866 --> 11:00.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% both through my life experiences 11:00.400 --> 11:03.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and working in this world of with adults with disabilities 11:03.866 --> 11:07.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% is that it's a gift to be able to lean on others, 11:07.933 --> 11:12.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% it's a gift to be able to both provide support for a friend, 11:14.133 --> 11:15.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but it's also a gift to have the strength 11:15.633 --> 11:17.700 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% to ask for support. 11:17.700 --> 11:19.166 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% So I have two daughters. 11:20.633 --> 11:23.500 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% Mira is nine years old, and she's typically developing. 11:23.500 --> 11:28.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% She is joyful and fun, and a great big sister. 11:29.766 --> 11:32.266 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% A lot of positive energy. 11:32.266 --> 11:33.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% My other daughter is Kiran, 11:33.733 --> 11:36.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% she's seven years old and she has Down syndrome. 11:36.733 --> 11:38.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% She is also very joyful and fun, 11:38.333 --> 11:40.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% they have a lot of things in common 11:40.233 --> 11:42.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in terms of how they interact with the world, 11:42.200 --> 11:44.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and then obviously they have a lot of differences. 11:44.600 --> 11:46.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Mira is gonna check you out a little longer 11:46.733 --> 11:51.166 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and where she and I might hesitate, Kiran is all in. 11:51.166 --> 11:54.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% She has that shout it from the rooftops 11:54.266 --> 11:57.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% kind of joy and energy and love. 11:58.266 --> 12:00.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% When I was thinking about pursuing this idea 12:00.966 --> 12:02.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% of a coffee shop that employed adults 12:02.933 --> 12:05.033 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% with cognitive disabilities, 12:05.033 --> 12:06.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% there was a lot of excitement around it, right? 12:06.633 --> 12:08.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% A lot of people were supportive, 12:08.200 --> 12:10.400 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and it's fun to do something new. 12:10.400 --> 12:14.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And then there's also some real fear in it for me, 12:14.133 --> 12:16.433 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and you know, not only what if it doesn't succeed, 12:16.433 --> 12:18.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but what is it gonna be like for me 12:18.500 --> 12:20.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% raising a daughter with the cognitive disability 12:20.700 --> 12:23.200 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to throw myself into this world 12:23.200 --> 12:25.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of adults with cognitive disabilities. 12:25.700 --> 12:29.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So I think for me, it took me to understand 12:29.666 --> 12:31.966 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that fear was gonna be a part of the process, 12:31.966 --> 12:33.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and I was gonna uncover things about myself 12:33.966 --> 12:35.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and discover things about the world 12:35.566 --> 12:36.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that were gonna be uncomfortable, 12:36.800 --> 12:38.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but that it was gonna be worth it. 12:39.966 --> 12:42.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I grew up very committed to being the best 12:42.966 --> 12:45.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% at everything I pursued. 12:45.233 --> 12:49.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I played soccer and basketball, and I excelled in both, 12:49.833 --> 12:52.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and I went on to play soccer and basketball at UVA, 12:52.566 --> 12:54.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% I was the captain of both teams. 12:54.400 --> 12:55.900 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Following graduation, 12:55.900 --> 12:58.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I played professional soccer in New York. 12:58.166 --> 13:00.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% In 2014, a lot happened in my life. 13:00.600 --> 13:03.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% I've grown older, I'm a mom, 13:03.233 --> 13:05.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% athletics doesn't have the same role in my life 13:05.933 --> 13:07.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% as it once did, 13:07.366 --> 13:10.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% my husband had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, 13:10.333 --> 13:14.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Kiran was born, and then two weeks later, he passed away. 13:14.733 --> 13:17.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And the day after Kiran was born, 13:17.200 --> 13:19.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% she was diagnosed with Down syndrome. 13:19.400 --> 13:23.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And you know, Kiran is a star today, right? 13:23.233 --> 13:26.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% She is a joy and a gift. 13:26.300 --> 13:29.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And I'm glad I've been able to raise her 13:29.366 --> 13:30.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and to be with her. 13:30.833 --> 13:32.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% In that in that moment, though, right, 13:32.533 --> 13:35.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% it felt like a challenging diagnosis, 13:35.366 --> 13:38.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% it felt like an added weight 13:38.300 --> 13:42.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to an already difficult situation. 13:43.233 --> 13:47.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And, you know, from life experiences, we grow. 13:48.833 --> 13:50.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Kris was a wonderful man, 13:50.533 --> 13:53.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% he was a long time teacher in the community, 13:53.733 --> 13:55.366 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% he was very kind, right? 13:55.366 --> 13:57.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And so when we are talking about names, 13:57.866 --> 14:00.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% when we stumbled across the name of kindness, 14:00.433 --> 14:02.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% well we thought it worked for a lot of people reasons 14:02.366 --> 14:04.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and one of those was that Kris was known 14:04.833 --> 14:06.933 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to many of his friends as the K Man, 14:06.933 --> 14:09.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and so his name Kris is spelled with a K, 14:09.633 --> 14:11.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% last name is Kishore, also spelled with a K. 14:11.866 --> 14:14.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So we thought it was a good fit, you know, 14:14.066 --> 14:15.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I don't think the average customer knows 14:15.866 --> 14:18.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that the K has any significance beyond kindness. 14:18.200 --> 14:20.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But you know, it's nice within our family 14:20.033 --> 14:24.533 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to know that it represents Kris in some ways. 14:25.800 --> 14:27.633 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% I want people to love coming to Kindness, 14:27.633 --> 14:30.266 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and I want people to experience joy at Kindness, 14:30.266 --> 14:31.900 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and I also want people to have 14:31.900 --> 14:34.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% their perceptions challenged a little bit. 14:34.933 --> 14:39.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I want our customers to realize what they can learn 14:40.800 --> 14:43.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% by interacting with our staff. 14:43.833 --> 14:47.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% If we can all see the gifts in those around us, 14:47.200 --> 14:49.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and we can treat others with with kindness, 14:49.833 --> 14:52.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% then that's really the change we need. 14:52.733 --> 14:56.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Everyone brings gifts and value into this world, 14:56.366 --> 14:58.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and it's important that we have eyes to see it. 15:00.666 --> 15:03.400 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% >>To learn more about the Cafe and the community partners 15:03.400 --> 15:05.800 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% who came together to make it a reality, 15:05.800 --> 15:09.433 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% visit kindnesscafecville.com. 15:09.433 --> 15:12.366 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% (fast-paced music) 15:15.766 --> 15:19.200 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% Jimmy Hollins is the co-founder of the Burley Varsity Club, 15:19.200 --> 15:22.033 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% a group of athletes who attended the all-black high school 15:22.033 --> 15:27.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that served the community from 1951 to 1967. 15:28.400 --> 15:30.166 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Focused on preserving the history of their beloved school, 15:30.166 --> 15:32.033 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% the club was recently successful 15:32.033 --> 15:34.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in listing the building as a Virginia landmark 15:34.666 --> 15:38.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and on the National Register of Historic Places. 15:38.200 --> 15:41.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Additional projects have included honorary road signs, 15:41.733 --> 15:43.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% plaques, and a memorial wall 15:43.733 --> 15:47.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to celebrate coaches, faculty, and students. 15:47.366 --> 15:50.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Almost always quietly working behind the scenes 15:50.333 --> 15:53.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and often with area partners, Jimmy is currently helping 15:53.833 --> 15:56.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% with the Burley Restoration Project 15:56.100 --> 15:57.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% to repair and modernize 15:57.566 --> 16:00.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% the existing athletic field and facility. 16:00.833 --> 16:04.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% >>Have you ever seen that movie "Friday Night Lights"? 16:04.766 --> 16:07.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Well, Burley was Friday night lights. 16:07.633 --> 16:09.933 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% If you were a student, 16:09.933 --> 16:13.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% you could not wait until school was out, 16:13.366 --> 16:17.933 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% you go home, you ate, you waited. 16:17.933 --> 16:20.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Of course when you played football, 16:20.766 --> 16:23.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Coach Jones didn't let you go back home. 16:23.666 --> 16:26.700 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Or Coach Smith didn't let you go back home. 16:26.700 --> 16:30.600 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% You would lay out in the hallway and take a nap, 16:30.600 --> 16:32.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and then they'd wake you up at a certain time 16:32.633 --> 16:35.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% when you go change, put your uniform on, 16:35.566 --> 16:38.300 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and when the team came on the field, 16:38.300 --> 16:41.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% the team ran in between the band and the cheerleaders. 16:41.866 --> 16:43.500 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% Nothing like it. 16:43.500 --> 16:46.833 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% I wouldn't trade it in for nothing in the world, mm-mm. 16:49.866 --> 16:53.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Only if we lost that's the only time you wanna trade it in. 16:54.733 --> 16:58.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Yeah, but that was far and few in between. 16:59.766 --> 17:04.333 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% The Burley Varsity Club is an organization made up of guys 17:06.500 --> 17:10.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that played sports at Burley High School. 17:10.000 --> 17:15.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% It could be football, basketball, or baseball. 17:16.166 --> 17:18.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Our first goal, when we formed a club, 17:18.533 --> 17:23.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% was to have a cookout and reunite the athletes of Burley. 17:24.966 --> 17:29.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And then our next project was to have a trophy case built, 17:31.233 --> 17:33.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% so that's what we did. 17:33.833 --> 17:36.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% We think Burley is really important 17:36.033 --> 17:39.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% because it's the second black high school 17:39.900 --> 17:42.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% in the city of Charlottesville, 17:42.100 --> 17:46.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and they felt that they were going to eventually 17:46.900 --> 17:50.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% have to desegregate schools. 17:50.733 --> 17:54.200 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And they wanted to, I guess, 17:54.200 --> 17:57.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% try to head that off with a new school. 17:57.300 --> 18:01.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We had a young lady, she's a friend of ours now, 18:01.933 --> 18:04.233 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Olivia Ferguson McQueen, 18:04.233 --> 18:07.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% she was one of the, if not the first, 18:08.900 --> 18:13.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that was supposed to desegregate Lane High School. 18:13.266 --> 18:15.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The governor closed the schools up 18:15.833 --> 18:18.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% rather than to integrate the schools 18:18.166 --> 18:23.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% until the court case was finally decided and won. 18:24.766 --> 18:29.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% The judge here said he feared for her life, 18:29.000 --> 18:32.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and he would not let her go into Lane, 18:32.433 --> 18:35.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and he would not let her go back to Burley. 18:35.600 --> 18:39.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% She went to school in the superintendent's office. 18:39.200 --> 18:40.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% And when she graduated, 18:40.933 --> 18:44.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% she never did get a high school diploma. 18:44.066 --> 18:45.533 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% She got a piece of paper 18:45.533 --> 18:49.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% saying that she had completed her work. 18:49.233 --> 18:54.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% In 2013 our club held a graduation exercise for her 18:56.966 --> 18:59.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% where she got her official diploma 18:59.600 --> 19:03.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% after she was supposed to graduate in 1959, 19:04.400 --> 19:06.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but she got her graduation diploma 19:06.733 --> 19:09.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% over in our auditorium at Burley. 19:09.866 --> 19:14.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Young kids don't realize what she paid the price to do 19:16.466 --> 19:18.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% for them to go to school today. 19:18.900 --> 19:22.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% In September of 2018, 19:22.733 --> 19:26.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I started a petition to the school board 19:26.166 --> 19:29.533 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% for making Burley a historical landmark. 19:29.533 --> 19:34.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It took probably almost two years from start to finish. 19:35.966 --> 19:40.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% We want younger kids to know what Burley was like, 19:40.733 --> 19:42.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% we want them to know 19:42.433 --> 19:46.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that Burley was a great place to go to school. 19:46.900 --> 19:51.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Somebody has to do it, if it doesn't matter to somebody, 19:53.066 --> 19:57.366 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% it just will end up going away, 19:57.366 --> 20:02.366 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% it may end up getting torn down, just pushed to the side. 20:03.566 --> 20:06.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And I hate to see Burley get pushed to the side. 20:06.266 --> 20:09.166 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% You can't just sit at home 20:09.166 --> 20:12.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and think something's going to change, because it's not, 20:12.666 --> 20:16.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% you have to get out, you have to reach out, you have to try. 20:16.866 --> 20:18.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% That's the only way it's going to work. 20:20.166 --> 20:22.466 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% >>Visit the Burley Varsity Club Facebook page 20:22.466 --> 20:25.733 align:left position:15% line:5% size:75% to keep up with updates on all of their projects. 20:25.733 --> 20:28.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Karina Monroy describes herself as an artist, 20:28.966 --> 20:32.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% a community organizer, a daughter, a friend, 20:32.300 --> 20:35.866 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% a chicken raiser, and her grandmother's legacy. 20:35.866 --> 20:39.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Drawing on her own life experiences to inform her work 20:39.133 --> 20:42.500 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% as the executive director of Creciendo Juntos, 20:42.500 --> 20:45.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Karina is passionate about providing a platform 20:45.366 --> 20:48.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% for the voices and needs of the Latinx youth community 20:48.533 --> 20:50.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% through art, education, 20:50.466 --> 20:52.833 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% leadership development, and work groups. 20:54.300 --> 20:55.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% >>I'm first generation Mexican, 20:55.800 --> 20:57.100 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% so I was born in the US, 20:57.100 --> 20:58.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% but my parents are both from Mexico. 20:58.933 --> 21:01.266 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% So I think a lot of the times growing up, 21:01.266 --> 21:06.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I kinda felt this split between my culture and my identity. 21:07.133 --> 21:08.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% You know, I was growing up 21:08.333 --> 21:10.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% in a very Mexican traditional household, 21:10.333 --> 21:12.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% speaking Spanish fluently, all the times, 21:12.800 --> 21:16.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% eating the foods, 100% in this, 21:16.233 --> 21:19.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% immersed in this Mexican culture at home, 21:19.633 --> 21:20.900 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% but I was going to school 21:20.900 --> 21:23.133 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and making friends in the US, right? 21:23.133 --> 21:25.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% And so I was experiencing this whole other life, 21:25.666 --> 21:27.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% this whole other world. 21:27.033 --> 21:28.566 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And a lot of the times it felt 21:28.566 --> 21:32.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% like I couldn't really be fully myself in either or, 21:32.633 --> 21:36.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and I think art making really became the way 21:36.400 --> 21:39.266 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% in which I kind of asked myself these questions 21:39.266 --> 21:41.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% or worked through those feelings. 21:41.333 --> 21:45.366 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% Art became the tool to like, figure out what to embrace 21:45.366 --> 21:47.200 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% and what to, like, throw away. 21:47.200 --> 21:49.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% What did I wanna take away from both of these cultures 21:49.733 --> 21:51.733 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and kind of make my own path? 21:51.733 --> 21:53.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% A lot of the work that we're even doing 21:53.333 --> 21:55.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% within Creciendo Juntos brings in that culture, 21:55.966 --> 21:58.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and that creativity and art making into life 21:58.800 --> 22:00.033 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% for some of these students, 22:00.033 --> 22:01.333 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and I love exposing them 22:01.333 --> 22:03.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to different artists of different backgrounds 22:03.233 --> 22:04.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and different upbringings 22:04.700 --> 22:07.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to kinda just give that like spark and inspiration, 22:07.233 --> 22:10.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% because I know for me, if it wasn't for art, 22:10.000 --> 22:12.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I don't think I would have graduated high school 22:12.400 --> 22:15.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% or even gone to college and done so well in college. 22:15.933 --> 22:20.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I was, you know, a young Latina in a very white school, 22:22.366 --> 22:24.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and there was a time in school when I was failing, 22:24.633 --> 22:26.233 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% like, I was completely failing, 22:26.233 --> 22:28.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I was gonna not graduate high school. 22:28.900 --> 22:30.966 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I look back and I think about how, 22:30.966 --> 22:34.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% not once did a teacher ever pull me aside 22:34.833 --> 22:37.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and ask, you know, "Hey, what's going on? 22:37.000 --> 22:41.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Why are you not passing, why are you not succeeding?" 22:41.200 --> 22:43.000 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% And I think that a large part of that 22:43.000 --> 22:47.833 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% has to do with this expectation or this, you know, 22:47.833 --> 22:52.400 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% or low expectations set for Latinos in our school. 22:52.400 --> 22:55.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And so I look back, and I think about like, 22:55.033 --> 22:58.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% imagine someone actually reaching out 22:58.400 --> 23:00.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and being, you know, there's something going on here, 23:00.800 --> 23:05.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% why aren't you succeeding like the rest of your peers? 23:05.100 --> 23:07.133 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Our services at Creciendo Juntos 23:07.133 --> 23:10.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% are all Latinx, youth-focused programs 23:10.600 --> 23:13.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and it's all about cultivating leadership 23:13.066 --> 23:17.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and cultivating community within the Latinx community here. 23:17.133 --> 23:18.766 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% The purpose of these programs 23:18.766 --> 23:20.466 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% are really just to provide a space 23:20.466 --> 23:25.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% for latinx youth to gather, connect, create together, 23:25.100 --> 23:28.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% learn from artists, from teachers, from poets, 23:28.900 --> 23:32.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and kind of give them that space to flourish and grow. 23:32.733 --> 23:34.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I'm just passionate about our youth 23:34.566 --> 23:36.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and our students having all the options, 23:36.733 --> 23:39.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and then being able to freely choose what they want. 23:39.733 --> 23:42.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So we're not saying like, you know, "College is the only way 23:42.933 --> 23:44.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and we're here to get you into college 23:44.333 --> 23:46.433 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% whether you like it or not," you know. 23:46.433 --> 23:48.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% We're here to say like, "If this is something 23:48.466 --> 23:51.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% that you might wanna do, like, let's figure it out together, 23:51.266 --> 23:52.766 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% and let's give you that option 23:52.766 --> 23:55.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% so you can feel empowered to choose that for yourself." 23:55.466 --> 23:56.900 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% I think that's why I'm so passionate about it, 23:56.900 --> 23:58.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% 'cause I feel like, as a young person, 23:58.900 --> 24:01.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% I feel like a lot of options were taken away from me 24:01.200 --> 24:03.200 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% without me knowing it. 24:03.200 --> 24:04.466 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% One of the major gaps 24:04.466 --> 24:06.100 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% that keeps coming up over and over again 24:06.100 --> 24:08.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% is the lack of mental health services. 24:08.633 --> 24:11.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% One of the things that we've talked about a lot 24:11.066 --> 24:14.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is how can we get mental health providers within the schools 24:14.933 --> 24:17.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% to help teens and students who are struggling 24:17.966 --> 24:19.933 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% with mental health issues. 24:19.933 --> 24:21.766 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% It all intersects, 24:21.766 --> 24:24.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% mental health is gonna affect a student's ability 24:24.700 --> 24:27.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to believe in themselves and their ability to achieve. 24:27.700 --> 24:31.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And it's really getting these kids together in a cohort 24:31.266 --> 24:33.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and talking about some of these difficult barriers 24:33.700 --> 24:36.100 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that the Latinx community face, 24:36.100 --> 24:39.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and really breaking it down in a way that's accessible 24:39.566 --> 24:41.366 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and easy to understand. 24:41.366 --> 24:43.900 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% For me, success looks like, you know, 24:43.900 --> 24:46.600 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% seeing our youth putting on initiatives 24:46.600 --> 24:48.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% beyond our organization, you know, 24:48.766 --> 24:50.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% I see them growing up 24:50.833 --> 24:52.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and being the leaders of our community, 24:52.866 --> 24:56.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and really investing their time back into the community. 24:56.000 --> 24:57.766 align:left position:10% line:5% size:80% I think that a lot of the times 24:57.766 --> 25:00.233 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% when we're trying to make change within the community, 25:00.233 --> 25:03.933 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% we have to start from within, start with ourselves 25:03.933 --> 25:07.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and question, you know, our own upbringings, 25:07.333 --> 25:11.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% our own privileges, our own faults. 25:11.800 --> 25:14.100 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Look in the mirror, you know, in that sense, 25:14.100 --> 25:16.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and kind of start working from there to be a changemaker, 25:16.966 --> 25:20.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because I think that you really can't affect people's lives 25:20.500 --> 25:23.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% until you really feel secure 25:23.233 --> 25:26.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and feel that you like radically, 25:26.033 --> 25:28.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% really love yourself as a person. 25:29.166 --> 25:31.500 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% >>To learn more about Creciendo Juntos, 25:31.500 --> 25:35.600 align:left position:22.5% line:5% size:67.5% visit cj-network.org. 25:35.600 --> 25:37.100 align:left position:20% line:5% size:70% Thank you for joining us 25:37.100 --> 25:40.133 align:left position:12.5% line:5% size:77.5% for this special episode of "Charlottesville Inside-Out." 25:40.133 --> 25:41.300 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% We hope you enjoyed hearing 25:41.300 --> 25:42.800 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% from just a few of the people 25:42.800 --> 25:45.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% who are working to make a difference in our community. 25:45.633 --> 25:47.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Thank you to our guests for taking the time 25:47.633 --> 25:49.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to tell us a little about the work they do, 25:49.800 --> 25:51.600 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% and why they do it. 25:51.600 --> 25:54.733 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We all have passions and life experiences. 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