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specifically? >> i think the most important thing. i want to say one thing. i'm part of dream defenders. we supported for ferguson but i'm not a member of the ferguson committee or community but we're helping as much as we can from florida. the energy yesterday was there. i think a lot of energy came from the people. and it's important note that a meeting of that magnitude doesn't happen without over 100 days of protesting peacefully in the street. like i said, the energy was there. we'll see what really happens. the big take away from me and many of the people at the meeting was there's still a lot of work to be done. this is a product of years and years and years and years of movement from the people standing up against police repression. standing up against state violence. this was an opportunity for the president say to get the real. to hear from people on the ground about what was going on. >> absolutely beyond the
officials, the faith community to try to determine what the problems are and most importantly try to come up with concrete solutions that can move the ball forward. one of the most powerful things that happened today was i had the opportunity to meet with some young people, including a couple of young outstanding leaders from the ferguson community, britney pagnet and rasheen aldridge, who both serve on the ferguson committee, live in the area and i think have been hearing from a lot of young people in that area. and what made me concerned was the degree to which they feel as if they are not heard or that the reality of what they experience has been denied. what made me greatly encouraged was how clear their vioices wer when they were heard and how constructive they are in wanting
problems are and most importantly try to come up with concrete solutions that can move the ball forward. one of the most powerful things that happened today was i had the opportunity to meet with some young people, including a couple of young outstanding leaders from the ferguson community, britney and rasheem, who both served on the ferguson committee, live in the area and i think have been hearing from a lot of young people in that area. and what made me concerned was the degree to which they feel as if they are not heard or that the reality of what they experience has been denied, what made me greatly encouraged was how clear their voices were when they were heard and how constructive they are in wanting to solve these problems. and i think anybody who had a chance to listen to them here