hello I’m sana what I’m going to talk
about today is not what I was originally
planning to talk about here at this
event I have written a complete TED talk
about the Second Amendment and shootings
and why I believe it doesn’t make sense
for Americans anymore but after the
horrific February 14th shooting at a
part of the Florida high school I was
scared that something I might say I
accidentally offend someone the audience
or might be far from the truth but why
why is it that every time something
devastating happens in this country we
are so scared to have a global
conversation about it specifically why
are teenagers the next generation of
voters and decision makers and leaders
told that their voice is less valid than
an adult’s one and we’re talking about
these issues and that it is too soon for
us to talk about issues that concern us
for all the adults in the room today I
want to assure you that teenagers are
just as caring hardworking and willing
to make change as adults can be perhaps
even more so and for the teenagers in
the room I want to remind you that in
some ways you have the ability to
contribute to society in ways adults
have it yet I’m 15 years old almost 16
but I keep up with politics I have an
informed opinion and I’m sure
I’ve read news from both sides of the
political spectrum and I keep track of
the stock market I volunteered and watch
TED talks just like this one so that I
can become more educated if teenagers
such as myself are doing all these
things in order to nurture and
strengthen their ideas then why aren’t
our voices considered worthy of behavior
let’s look at some examples of
tremendous change the teenagers are me
in 1957 the Little Rock Nine paved the
way for an equal access education for
all students regardless of race in 2012
undocumented teenagers conducted sit-ins
to convince former President Barack
Obama to stop deportations in 2017
teenagers created a group called the one
my movement to stand against the Dakota
access pipeline which threatened the
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation these
teenagers may have been fighting for
different causes but they all have one
thing in common a determination to
change the world that they will spend
the rest of their lives in as the next
group of people to inherit our planet in
our world there is no doubt that world
affairs matter to us adults call easy
but how can we be lazy when we have to
work harder to become successful in the
past generations have had to our
economies and Shambala stick to actions
taken by adults and as the generation
left to inherit it we have to deal with
huge student loans inflation and market
crashes as well as poverty and financial
insecurity
adults say that we’re too young to
understand anything important but
teenagers are some of the most
open-minded and accepting people in the
world they say that work that did to our
phones in the social media but while
that may be kind of true we use them for
good we use social media to share
important news
send support to those in need to educate
ourselves about how the world really
works teenagers of this community alone
have accomplished incredible things we
started successful YouTube channels
run fund raisers started clubs built
incredible creations and helps people in
need we’ve come face to face with
controversial issues and face them
head-on instead of just shying away from
them and waiting for them to fade away
we live in a time with age of maturity
are not related and more young people
can be just as mature as adults we mean
more to society than people tend to
think most of the students currently at
the school will be able to vote the 2020
election and that’s crazy
we are countries next presidents
governor’s business owners CEOs artists
and voices how can we expect the world
to become a better place if our world’s
next leaders are stifled every turn a
reminder to all the adults in the
audience instead of telling teenagers
that they’re not old enough to be your
voice when it comes with social issues
listen to them listen to what we have to
say give us opportunities and platforms
to share what we believe in acknowledge
valid and important and to all of the
adults and all the teenagers the way you
might look up at your adult role models
someday they’re going to be teenagers
just like you and I who look up to us so
share with them women and don’t be
scared to start the discussion if we
want to inspire change we have to be
willing to talk by ignoring our
societies teenagers we lose so much we
lose a unique perspective on issues that
adults just don’t have you lose the
chance to ask important questions and we
lose the ability to make an impact on
the future and to drive conversations
that will influence generations to come
[Applause] [Music]
about today is not what I was originally
planning to talk about here at this
event I have written a complete TED talk
about the Second Amendment and shootings
and why I believe it doesn’t make sense
for Americans anymore but after the
horrific February 14th shooting at a
part of the Florida high school I was
scared that something I might say I
accidentally offend someone the audience
or might be far from the truth but why
why is it that every time something
devastating happens in this country we
are so scared to have a global
conversation about it specifically why
are teenagers the next generation of
voters and decision makers and leaders
told that their voice is less valid than
an adult’s one and we’re talking about
these issues and that it is too soon for
us to talk about issues that concern us
for all the adults in the room today I
want to assure you that teenagers are
just as caring hardworking and willing
to make change as adults can be perhaps
even more so and for the teenagers in
the room I want to remind you that in
some ways you have the ability to
contribute to society in ways adults
have it yet I’m 15 years old almost 16
but I keep up with politics I have an
informed opinion and I’m sure
I’ve read news from both sides of the
political spectrum and I keep track of
the stock market I volunteered and watch
TED talks just like this one so that I
can become more educated if teenagers
such as myself are doing all these
things in order to nurture and
strengthen their ideas then why aren’t
our voices considered worthy of behavior
let’s look at some examples of
tremendous change the teenagers are me
in 1957 the Little Rock Nine paved the
way for an equal access education for
all students regardless of race in 2012
undocumented teenagers conducted sit-ins
to convince former President Barack
Obama to stop deportations in 2017
teenagers created a group called the one
my movement to stand against the Dakota
access pipeline which threatened the
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation these
teenagers may have been fighting for
different causes but they all have one
thing in common a determination to
change the world that they will spend
the rest of their lives in as the next
group of people to inherit our planet in
our world there is no doubt that world
affairs matter to us adults call easy
but how can we be lazy when we have to
work harder to become successful in the
past generations have had to our
economies and Shambala stick to actions
taken by adults and as the generation
left to inherit it we have to deal with
huge student loans inflation and market
crashes as well as poverty and financial
insecurity
adults say that we’re too young to
understand anything important but
teenagers are some of the most
open-minded and accepting people in the
world they say that work that did to our
phones in the social media but while
that may be kind of true we use them for
good we use social media to share
important news
send support to those in need to educate
ourselves about how the world really
works teenagers of this community alone
have accomplished incredible things we
started successful YouTube channels
run fund raisers started clubs built
incredible creations and helps people in
need we’ve come face to face with
controversial issues and face them
head-on instead of just shying away from
them and waiting for them to fade away
we live in a time with age of maturity
are not related and more young people
can be just as mature as adults we mean
more to society than people tend to
think most of the students currently at
the school will be able to vote the 2020
election and that’s crazy
we are countries next presidents
governor’s business owners CEOs artists
and voices how can we expect the world
to become a better place if our world’s
next leaders are stifled every turn a
reminder to all the adults in the
audience instead of telling teenagers
that they’re not old enough to be your
voice when it comes with social issues
listen to them listen to what we have to
say give us opportunities and platforms
to share what we believe in acknowledge
valid and important and to all of the
adults and all the teenagers the way you
might look up at your adult role models
someday they’re going to be teenagers
just like you and I who look up to us so
share with them women and don’t be
scared to start the discussion if we
want to inspire change we have to be
willing to talk by ignoring our
societies teenagers we lose so much we
lose a unique perspective on issues that
adults just don’t have you lose the
chance to ask important questions and we
lose the ability to make an impact on
the future and to drive conversations
that will influence generations to come
[Applause] [Music]
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