Aljazeera. Where ever you. And here in the stream today from poverty to parliament will speak to your gandhian afro pop star and newly elected m. P. Uganda is a robber chugg better known by his stage name bobby wind grew up in one of kampala sports neighborhoods to his east african fans hes known as the ghetto president and over the past decade he has made a name for himself as a musician and social activists speaking out against what he sees as injustices in his country. The result. Of the war not. Trying to. Make. Their. Mark right. Now while the wind has started a new chapter in his career from ghetto president to real life politics winning his district in a landslide election the newly sworn in member of Parliament Says he wants to inspire more young people to get involved in politics and uganda about eighty percent of the population is under the age of thirty five so today bobby wine is taking your questions via social media you can take part in todays interview by tweeting your c
Becometing students to more politically engaged. An event hosted by the center for american progress, and. Eneration citizen good morning, everyone. I am that second of vice atsident of external affairs the center of american progress. On behalf of our great partners at generation citizen, i want to thank everyone of you for joining us for this important conversation. When we first planned this event a few weeks ago, we wanted to talk about the state of Civic Engagement among young people in our country. Given the recent outcry and horrific acts at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in heartland and those that survived this choosing, and that our keynote speaker has deep ties to florida, i think todays discussion takes on a whole different meaning. Now perhaps more than ever, our government and its leaders must prove they are not only listening to our nations young people, but they are doing everything in their power to ensure all students feel protected and valued in the eyes of ou
You havent done enough totop gun violence. High School Students across the country are staging demonstrations, rallies, and walk outs calling for lawmakers to take stronger action or face consequences at theth polls fall. Joining me now to talk about what bay area youth are doingt ar high School Students. Lily conovall and maxwell stern. Thank you for being there. Nk you for having us. Lily, i want to start with you. What was your reacon when you heard about parkland . I was devastated to see that were stillg deal with Mass Shootings in this country. It made me scared for my own safety as ast high school ent, and, really, just absolutely devastated, as i said. Maxwell, do you feel the same way . I mean, do you feel safe in you school . I feel safe in my school, but i think perhaps it is a false sense of safety because a shooting like that can happen anywhere. En and weve st happen anywhere. So i do feel safe in my school now, but the problem is i dont know if ill feel safe tomorrow or
Gun violence. High School Students across the country are staging demonstrations, rallies, and walk outs calling for lmakers to take stronger action or face consequences at the polls this fall. Joining me now to talk about what bay area youth are doing are two high School Students. Lily conovallndaxwell stern. Thank you for being here. Thank you for having us. Lily, i want to startwith you. What was your reaction when you heard about parkland . I was devastated to see that were still dealing with ma shootings in this country. It made me scared for my own safety as a high school student, and, really, just absolutely , as i said maxwell, do you feel the same way . I mean, do you feel safe in your school . I feel safe in my bschool, i think perhaps it is a false sense of safety because a shaoting like can happen anywhere. And weve seen it happen anywhere. So i do feel safeo in my s now, but the problem is i dont know if ill feel safe tomorrow or the day after that unless anything changes.
State capital of santa fe. Former washington, senator bob graham to talk about Civics Education and engagement. Educational progress. Perhaps more importantly america s Civic Engagement is at an alltime low. Public trust in government remains near historic lows, particularly with our nations young people. Less than half of millennials are voting and only 18 of the public trusts leaders in washington to do the right thing. This creates a vicious cycle Many Americans are dissatisfied with their government, yet, still fail to vote because they believe their voices will not be heard. The good news, is that across the country we can find inspiring activists, policymakers, educators, and others who are turning apathy into action. We are honored to welcome 4 outstanding panelist this morning who are committed to motivating and engaging americas students and we look forward to hearing their insights. First, i have a great privilege of introducing our keynote speaker for today. Senator bob grah