Point, yes, we have class warfare. Those who are poor are completely left out of the National Dialogue on poverty and hunger. That is a bipartisan effort, to keep people who are poor out of the National Dialogue. That is why i work with low income women to be able to take photographs and provide direct testimony on their experiences with raising children in poverty, how to break cycles with poverty, and there are so many conversations happening. This concept of violence and the trail. People have been silenced for so many years. Betrayal. People have been silenced for so many years. Poverty is solvable. They and expect nothing less. They are raising their children and they expect their child to be the president of the United States, a lawyer, a doctor, and they want the best education, the best type of food, a safe and affordable home to live. The women we work with are investing so much into their children. They are having to trade off paying for rent and paying for food, and trade of
To privatize our schools are setting up academies. Dr. Martin Luther King Academy of leadership and enterprise. Or they will name them for langston hughes, frederick douglass. I do not think a lot people should let them name the schools. [laughter] [applause] they should name it for people they do not like. [laughter] here are a few points. I will be unfashionable tonight. Everyone in washington seems to think the way to solve the problems in our schools is to not give them another cent, another penny, to improve and make the Schools Look Like places that are inviting and respect the value of children. Aesthetics count. Do not do that, but beat up on their teachers. That is the trend today. [applause] attack the unions. I heard about the Teachers Union from teachers in l. A. Last fall. I flew to chicago to stand with them the day they went on strike. They were right to go on strike. [applause] i will tell you something. I am in schools all the time. When i was a young teacher, i rememb
Head out the window and i thought it was unusual because the guys next door was doctor and i thought something was unusual and i walked out the front door and saw this kid walking down the street and i noticed he was carrying something and i approached him and i said what are you doing . He said nothing. I said where did you get that gun . I got it from the old man. I said i know this man. Next thing i know, the kid stops and he starts to run. Well, i chased him and i started chasing him and he threw the gun down and reached out in his pocket and pulled out a. 38 and pointed it straight at me. And i went oh. I said watch out he said get on the ground and he stood over me. He said i dont want to shoot you scloom my wife was watching and she called the police and the cops are on their way and you need to go. He said i dont want to kill you. I dont want to go prison. I said dont, run and get ut of here he did, i went after him which was my fault. And the surprising thing was, when the Pol