All month on cspan, we are featuring the winners of our studentcam documentary competition. Middleton High School Students created videos answering the question what issue do you most want of 2020 president ial candidates to address . Our second prize High School Goes to Lynn Tarr Donovan and young bentley, 12th graders from Montgomery Blair high school in silver spring, maryland, where cspan is available through comcast. Their winning entry is titled democracy must be learned, Civics Education and Youth Engagement. We founded this organization a week after the parking shooting to give students a voice in the fight for stricter gun control. Is the proven that now time for change. This is Montgomery Blair high school in silver spring, maryland. One of thousands of educational institutions that are fueling youth activism. From the march for lives to the climate strike fridays for future movement, millions of youth have involved themselves in the political process. Youth involvement in po
Their winning entry is titled th democracy must be learned. Found this organization a week after the parkland shooting to give students a voice in the fight against gun control. We have proven that now is the time for change. [cheers] this is not governed blair ghts this is Montgomery Blair high school in maryland. From the march for lives to fridays,te strike millions of youth have involve themselves in the political process. Youth involvement in politics is nothing new. Sometimes its a cause, sometimes its a war in particular, especially if people feel they will be drafted. Time, people same participate because they want to play a role. They want that selfidentity that they are an important contributing member of society. Young people have found their way into politics because they want to play a role, because it says something to them about their involvement and citizenship. It is a way of announcing euro in society. Engagementing, youth has fallen off from historic highs. In the 19
Live from moscow where its just past 2 in the morning youre watching r. T. International welcome to the program. Moscow has marked the 75th anniversary of the soviet unions liberation of warsaw from nazi germany with a Large Display and more than 3005 top the russian capital skyline warsaw was occupied by nazi germany for 6 years 200000 soviet soldiers gave their lives to stop the brutal regime in the city and its surroundings. The city stood empty and deserted the bodies of poles tortured and executed to be seen in ditches and sewer pipes theres not a single undamaged building remaining aboard objects of historical and Cultural Heritage plundered. I. Think. It is with great joy as im reporting to you that today on january the 7945 joint forces of the soviet army is 1st delusion front and the polish 1st army has successfully completed an offensive operation overturning movement and have liberated the city of warsaw from that syrian vaders once and for all. Our troops are critiqued by l
Youre watching our 2 International Coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 8 am welcome to the program. The pentagon insists its been honest after washingtons own watchdog excuse me for afghan reconstruction accuse the military leadership of routine lies over progress and americas longest war. And reports. Common cynicism aside most people would prefer that those responsible for leading the country tell the truth and this is most especially true when it comes to situations like war where the lives of the men and women in the armed forces are on the line well according to the special inspector for afghan reconstruction the pentagon has been lying for years the problem is theres a disincentive really to tell the truth we have created an incentive to almost require or for people to la theres an odor of mendacity throughout the afghanistan issue and i know congressman connelly has heard me talk about this years ago mendacity and who bruce now the department of def
In paris hundreds of gathered for the latest protest against the governments pension reform plans in some parts of the french capital clashes erupted between police and demonstrators. I was i a strike by public transport workers has brought chaos city french capital for almost 2 months now despite the governments promised to compromise going to drop some of the most controversial aspects of his reforms the French Parliament is due to debate the pension bill next month. Prison under huge pressure over the controversial reform and on friday night he was booed as he left a paris there too with people theyre chanting macro resign some demonstrators against bankrolls Pension Reforms got passed police into the hall and delivered their angry message. Was. It was. Us i i. I. I protest is full of veterans motorcades its hard to speak the way the president s was reportedly with his wife but he did in a rental car school to buy police motorbikes. Journalist and political activist who half noticed