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Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx
Stephen Ritz: Učitelj, ki goji zelenjavo v Južnem Bronxu
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Vrtinec energije in idej, Stephen Ritz je učitelj v New Yorku. Natančneje v Južnem Bronxu, kjer on in njegovi študentje pridelujejo razkošne zelenjavne vrtove ter ustvarjajo delovna mesta. Samo poskusite slediti temu zakladu New Yorka, medtem ko na vse mogoče načine ubira poti, kako vcepiti upanje v soseski, ki so jo mnogi že odpisali.
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00:16
Good afternoon.
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Pozdravljeni.
00:17
I am not a farmer.
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Jaz nisem kmet.
00:20
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
00:21
I'm not. I'm a parent, I'm a resident and I'm a teacher.
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Res nisem. Sem starš.
Sem prebivalec in sem učitelj.
Sem prebivalec in sem učitelj.
00:25
And this is my world.
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In to je moj svet.
00:26
And along the way I've started noticing --
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Tekom let sem začel opažati -
00:28
I'm on my third generation of kids --
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moja tretja generacija otrok -
00:29
that they're getting bigger.
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da so vedno močnejši.
00:30
They're getting sicker.
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Vedno več je bolnih.
00:32
In addition to these complexities,
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Poleg teh težav,
00:34
I just learned that 70 percent of the kids that I see
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sem pravkar izvedel,
da 70 % učencev,
da 70 % učencev,
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who are labeled learning disabled would not have been
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s težavami z učenjem,
teh ne bi imelo,
teh ne bi imelo,
00:38
had they had proper prenatal nutrition.
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če bi pred rojstvom dobivali
prave hranilne snovi.
prave hranilne snovi.
00:40
The realities of my community are simple. They look like this.
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Realnost moje soseske
je enostavna. Izgleda takole.
je enostavna. Izgleda takole.
00:44
Kids should not have to grow up and look at things like this.
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Ko odraščajo, ne bi smeli
biti priča takšnim prizorom.
biti priča takšnim prizorom.
00:46
And as jobs continue to leave my community,
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In ko je v soseski
vedno manj delovnih mest
vedno manj delovnih mest
00:48
and energy continues to come in, be exported in,
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in se energija še vedno uvaža
00:51
it's no wonder that really some people refer to the South Bronx as a desert.
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ni čudno, da nekateri Južni Bronx
označujejo kot puščavo.
označujejo kot puščavo.
00:57
But I'm the oldest sixth grader you'll ever meet,
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A jaz sem najstarejši osnovnošolec
na svetu,
na svetu,
00:59
so I get up every day with this tremendous amount of enthusiasm
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tako se vsak dan zbudim
z ogromno mero entuziazma,
z ogromno mero entuziazma,
01:02
that I'm hoping to share with you all today.
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ki ga hočem danes deliti z vami.
01:04
And with that note, I come to you with this belief
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Tako stojim danes tu pred vami v veri,
01:08
that kids should not have to leave their communities
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da otroci ne bi smeli
zapuščati svojih sosesk,
zapuščati svojih sosesk,
01:10
to live, learn and earn in a better one.
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zaradi življenja v boljši.
01:12
So I'm here to tell you a story about me
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Tako želim povedati zgodbo o meni
01:13
and this wall that I met outside, which I'm now bringing inside.
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in tem zidu, ki sem ga srečal zunaj
in ki ga sedaj prinašam noter.
in ki ga sedaj prinašam noter.
01:17
And it starts with three people.
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Vse se začne s tremi ljudmi.
01:19
The crazy teacher -- that's me on the left,
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Zmešan učitelj, to sem jaz na levi.
01:21
I dress up pretty, thank you, my wife, I love you for getting a good suit --
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Prav čeden sem takole. Hvala, žena,
da si mi priskrbela dobro obleko.
da si mi priskrbela dobro obleko.
01:24
my passionate borough president
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Strastni predsednik naše skupnosti
01:26
and a guy named George Irwin from Green Living Technologies
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in George Irwin iz društva
Green Living Technologies,
Green Living Technologies,
01:28
who helped me with my class
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pomagal je mojemu razredu
01:29
and helped me get involved with this patented technology.
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in me vpeljal
v to patentirano tehnologijo.
v to patentirano tehnologijo.
01:32
But it all starts with seeds in classrooms,
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Pravzaprav pa se vse začne
s semeni v učilnicah
s semeni v učilnicah
01:35
in my place, which looks like this.
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pri meni, kar je izgledalo nekako takole.
01:37
And I'm here today hoping that my reach will exceed my grasp.
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Danes sem tukaj v upanju,
da bom dosegel več ljudi, kot jih lahko.
da bom dosegel več ljudi, kot jih lahko.
01:43
And that's really what this is all about.
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To je pravzaprav bistvo vsega tega.
01:45
And it starts with incredible kids like this,
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Začne se pri teh enkratnih otrocih,
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who come early and stay late.
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ki pridejo prej in ostajajo po pouku.
01:48
All of my kids are either IEP or ELL learners,
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Vsi moji otroci imajo takšne
ali drugačne motnje pri učenju,
ali drugačne motnje pri učenju,
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most come with a lot of handicaps,
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večina se spopada z veliko ovirami,
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most are homeless and many are in foster care.
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večina nima doma
in veliko jih živi pri skrbnikih.
in veliko jih živi pri skrbnikih.
01:56
Almost all of my kids live below poverty.
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Skoraj vsi živijo pod pragom revščine.
01:58
But with those seeds, from day one, we are growing in my classroom,
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A vse odkar v učilnici
gojimo tista semena ...
gojimo tista semena ...
02:01
and this is what it looks like in my classroom.
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Takole zgleda moja učilnica.
02:03
And you see how attentive these kids are to these seeds.
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Vidite, kako pozorni so
ti otroci do teh semen.
ti otroci do teh semen.
02:06
And then you notice that those seeds become farms across the Bronx that look like this.
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Naenkrat opazite, da semena
postajajo kmetije po celem Bronxu.
postajajo kmetije po celem Bronxu.
02:10
But again, I am not a farmer. I'm a teacher.
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A naj poudarim, nisem kmet, ampak učitelj.
02:15
And I don't like weeding, and I don't like back-breaking labor.
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Ne maram puliti plevela
in drugih težkih opravil.
in drugih težkih opravil.
02:17
So I wanted to figure out how I could get this kind of success
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Želel sem izvedeti,
kako pretvoriti ta uspeh
kako pretvoriti ta uspeh
02:19
into something small, like this,
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v nekaj majhnega, kot je to,
02:22
and bring it into my classroom so that handicapped kids could do it,
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in ga prenesti v učilnico,
na doseg otrok z motnjami,
na doseg otrok z motnjami,
02:25
kids who didn't want to be outside could do it,
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otrok, ki niso želeli biti zunaj
02:26
and everyone could have access.
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in bi tako imeli vsi dostop.
02:28
So I called George Irwin, and what do you know?
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Poklical sem Georgea Irwina,
in veste kaj?
in veste kaj?
02:30
He came to my class and we built an indoor edible wall.
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Obiskal nas je pri pouku
in postavili smo notranjo užitno steno.
in postavili smo notranjo užitno steno.
02:33
And what we do is we partner it with authentic learning experiences,
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Projekt smo nato povezali
z avtentičnimi učnimi izkušnjami,
z avtentičnimi učnimi izkušnjami,
02:37
private-based learning.
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učenju na osebnih izkušnjah.
02:38
And lo and behold, we gave birth to
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Tako smo postavili
02:41
the first edible wall in New York City.
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prvo užitno steno v New Yorku.
02:43
So if you're hungry, get up and eat.
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Kar vstanite in jejte.
02:45
You can do it right now. My kids play cow all the time.
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Lahko takoj. Moji otroci
se neprestani igrajo krave.
se neprestani igrajo krave.
02:46
Okay? But we were just getting started,
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A to je šele začetek.
02:50
the kids loved the technology,
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Otroci obožujejo tehnologijo.
02:51
so we called up George and we said, "We gotta learn more!"
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Georgeu smo rekli:
"Naučiti se moramo več!"
"Naučiti se moramo več!"
02:53
Now, Mayor Bloomberg, thank you very much, we no longer need work permits,
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Zahvala gre županu Bloombergu,
da delovnih dovoljenj,
da delovnih dovoljenj,
02:56
which comes with slices and bonded contractors -- we're available for you --
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nujnih za pogodbenike, ne potrebujemo.
Mi smo na voljo.
Mi smo na voljo.
02:59
We decided to go to Boston.
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Odločili smo se, da gremo v Boston.
03:01
And my kids, from the poorest congressional district in America,
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Moji otroci, iz najrevnejšega okraja
v Ameriki,
v Ameriki,
03:03
became the first to install a green wall,
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so tako postali prvi,
ki so postavili zeleno steno,
ki so postavili zeleno steno,
03:07
designed by a computer, with real-live learning tools,
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računalniško zasnovano,
z realnimi učnimi orodji.
z realnimi učnimi orodji.
03:09
21 stories up -- if you're going to go visit it,
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V 21. nadstropju je.
03:11
it's on top of the John Hancock building.
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Stoji na vrhu stavbe John Hancock.
03:13
But closer to home, we started installing these walls in schools
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Blizu nas smo v šolah
začeli postavljati zelene stene,
začeli postavljati zelene stene,
03:15
that look like this with lighting like that,
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s tako posebno osvetljavo.
03:17
real LED stuff, 21st-century technology.
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Prava LED svetoloba,
tehnologija 21. stoletja.
tehnologija 21. stoletja.
03:20
And what do you know? We made 21st century money,
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In veste kaj?!
Zaslužili smo denar 21. stoletja,
Zaslužili smo denar 21. stoletja,
03:23
and that was groundbreaking. Wow!
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kar je bila velika prelomnica. Vau!
03:26
This is my harvest, people.
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To je moja letina ljudje.
03:28
And what do you do with this food? You cook it!
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In kaj narediti s to hrano? Skuha se jo!
03:31
And those are my heirloom students making heirloom sauce,
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To so moji dragoceni učenci,
ki pripravljajo dragoceno omako
ki pripravljajo dragoceno omako
03:34
with plastic forks, and we get it into the cafeteria,
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s plastičnimi vilicami.
Hrana gre v šolsko kuhinjo,
Hrana gre v šolsko kuhinjo,
03:37
and we grow stuff and we feed our teachers.
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vzgajamo hrano
in z njo hranimo učitelje.
in z njo hranimo učitelje.
03:39
And that is the youngest nationally certified
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To je najmlajša državno potrjena
03:41
workforce in America with our Bronx Borough President.
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delovna sila v Ameriki
s predsednikom krajevne skupnosti.
s predsednikom krajevne skupnosti.
03:44
And what'd we do then? Well, I met nice people like you,
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In kaj je sledilo? No, srečal sem
prijazne ljudi, kot ste vi,
prijazne ljudi, kot ste vi,
03:47
and they invited us to the Hamptons.
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ki smo me povabili v South Hampton.
03:48
So I call this "from South Bronx to Southampton."
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Temu pravim
"Iz Južnega Bronxa v Južni Hampton".
"Iz Južnega Bronxa v Južni Hampton".
03:51
And we started putting in roofs that look like this,
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Takole smo začeli
s postavljanjem sten na strehe.
s postavljanjem sten na strehe.
03:53
and we came in from destitute neighborhoods
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Prišli smo iz obubožanih sosesk
03:55
to start building landscape like this, wow! People noticed.
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in pričeli graditi takole pokrajino, vau!
Ljudje so to opazili.
Ljudje so to opazili.
03:59
And so we got invited back this past summer,
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Prejšnje poletje so nas povabili nazaj,
04:01
and we actually moved into the Hamptons,
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tako smo se res preselili v Hampton.
04:03
payed 3,500 dollars a week for a house, and we learned how to surf.
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Najeli hišo za 3,500 dolarjev na teden
in se učili surfati.
in se učili surfati.
04:06
And when you can do stuff like this --
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Ko enkrat znaš delati stvari kot so to ...
04:08
These are my kids putting in this technology,
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To so moji otroci
pri instalaciji naše tehnologije.
pri instalaciji naše tehnologije.
04:12
and when you can build a roof that looks like that
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Ko enkrat znaš postaviti streho,
ki izgleda takole,
ki izgleda takole,
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on a house that looks like that
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na hišo, ki izgleda takole,
04:17
with sedum that looks like this,
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s homulico, ki izgleda takole,
04:19
this is the new green graffiti.
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govorimo o novem "zelenem grafitu".
04:22
So, you may wonder what does a wall like this
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Mogoče se sprašujete,
kaj takšna stena pomeni otrokom,
kaj takšna stena pomeni otrokom,
04:26
really do for kids, besides changing landscapes and mindsets?
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poleg tega, da spreminja
pokrajino in miselnost.
pokrajino in miselnost.
04:28
Okay, I'm going to tell you what it does.
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Povedal vam bom, kaj jim pomeni.
04:30
It gets me to meet incredible contractors like this,
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Jaz lahko spoznam
take neverjetne gradbenike.
take neverjetne gradbenike.
04:32
Jim Ellenberger from Ellenberger Services.
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Jim Ellenberger
iz Ellenberger Services.
iz Ellenberger Services.
04:35
And this is where it becomes true triple bottom line.
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Pri tej točki pa pridemo
do najpomembnejšega dejstva.
do najpomembnejšega dejstva.
04:37
Because Jim realized that these kids, my future farmers,
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Jim je spoznal, da so ti otroci,
moji bodoči kmetje,
moji bodoči kmetje,
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really had the skills he needed to build affordable housing
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zares zmožni zgraditi ugodna domovanja
04:44
for New Yorkers, right in their own neighborhood.
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za prebivalce New Yorka
v njihovi soseski.
v njihovi soseski.
04:46
And this is what my kids are doing, making living wage.
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To počnejo moji otroci,
služijo si dobro plačo.
služijo si dobro plačo.
04:48
Now, if you're like me, you live in a building, there are seven guys
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Jaz živim v stavbi, kjer se
sedem ljudi brez dela nadeja,
sedem ljudi brez dela nadeja,
04:51
out of work looking to manage a million dollars.
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da bodo upravljali z milijon dolarji.
04:53
I don't have it. But if you need a toilet fixed
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Jaz jih nimam.
Če potrebujete popravilo stranišča,
Če potrebujete popravilo stranišča,
04:55
or, you know, some shelving, I gotta wait six months
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ali želite nove police, čakate 6 mesecev,
04:57
for an appointment with someone who drives a much nicer car than me.
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na sestanek z nekom,
ki vozi veliko boljši avto.
ki vozi veliko boljši avto.
05:00
That's the beauty of this economy.
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To je lepota tega gospodarstva.
05:02
But my kids are now licensed and bonded in trade.
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A moji otroci imajo sedaj licenco
in lahko opravljajo to delo.
in lahko opravljajo to delo.
05:05
And that's my first student to open up, the first in his family to have a bank account.
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To je moj učenec, ki je prvi
v družini odprl bančni račun.
v družini odprl bančni račun.
05:08
This immigrant student is the first one in his family to use an ATM.
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Ta učenec, priseljenec, je prvi
v svoji družini uporabil bankomat.
v svoji družini uporabil bankomat.
05:11
And this is the true triple bottom line,
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To je tisto pravo bistvo vsega tega,
05:14
because we can take neighborhoods that were abandoned and destitute
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saj lahko zapuščene in obubožane soseske
05:16
and turn them into something like this with interiors like this.
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spremenimo v nekaj takšnega,
s takšno notranjostjo.
s takšno notranjostjo.
05:19
Wow! People noticed. And notice they did.
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Vau! Ljudje so opazili.
Res so opazili.
Res so opazili.
05:21
So CNN called, and we were delighted to have them come to our farmer's market.
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CNN je poklical in z veseljem
smo jih povabili na našo kmečko tržnico.
smo jih povabili na našo kmečko tržnico.
05:25
And then when Rockefeller Center said, NBC,
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In potem, ko so nas kontaktirali
z Rokefeller Centra
z Rokefeller Centra
05:27
could you put this thing up on the walls? We were delighted.
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in prosili za takšne stene? Seveda!
05:29
But this, I show you, when kids from the poorest congressional district in America
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In ko vidiš, kako otroci
iz najrevnejših ameriških okrožji
iz najrevnejših ameriških okrožji
05:33
can build a 30-foot by 15-foot wall,
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realizirajo 9x4,5 metrov veliko steno,
05:36
design it, plant it and install it in the heart of New York City,
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jo zasnujejo, posadijo
in instalirajo v centru New Yorka,
in instalirajo v centru New Yorka,
05:39
that's a true "sí se puede" moment.
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je to "si se puede" trenutek
(to zmoremo).
(to zmoremo).
05:41
Really scholastic, if you ask me.
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Zares poučno, če me vprašate.
05:43
But this is not a Getty image.
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Ne, to ni slika iz interneta.
05:46
That's a picture I took of my Bronx Borough President,
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Poslikal sem predsednika svojega okraja,
05:48
addressing my kids in his house, not the jailhouse,
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ki nagovarja moje otroke
v svoji rezidenci, ne v ječi,
v svoji rezidenci, ne v ječi,
05:51
making them feel a part of it.
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da se počutijo del vsega skupaj.
05:53
That's our State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Bob Bieder,
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To je državni senator Gustavo Rivera
in Bob Bieder,
in Bob Bieder,
05:55
coming to my classroom to make my kids feel important.
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med obiskom sta otrokom
dala občutek pomembnosti.
dala občutek pomembnosti.
05:58
And when the Bronx Borough President shows up
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Če prideta državni senator
06:00
and the State Senator comes to our class,
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in predsednik krajevne skupnosti k nam,
06:02
believe you me, the Bronx can change attitudes now.
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verjemite, da lahko Bronx
v tem trenutku spremeni mišljenje.
v tem trenutku spremeni mišljenje.
06:05
We are poised, ready, willing and able
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Pripravljeni, voljni in zmožni
06:07
to export our talent and diversity in ways we've never even imagined.
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smo izvažati naše talente in različnost
na nepredstavljive načine.
na nepredstavljive načine.
06:10
And when the local senator gets on the scale in public
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Ko lokalni senator javno stopi na tehtnico
06:12
and says he's got to lose weight, so do I!
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in izjavi, da mora shujšati,
potem to storim tudi jaz!
potem to storim tudi jaz!
06:15
And I tell you what, I'm doing it and so are the kids.
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In povem vam, to počnem
in to počnejo tudi otroci.
in to počnejo tudi otroci.
06:18
Okay? And then celebrities started.
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Potem so začele prihajati slavne osebnosti
06:20
Produce Pete can't believe what we grow.
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Produce Pete ne more verjeti, kaj gojimo.
06:22
Lorna Sass came and donated books.
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Strokovnjakinja Lorna Sass
je donirala knjige.
je donirala knjige.
06:25
Okay? We're feeding seniors.
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Hranimo starejše občane.
06:27
And when we realized that we were growing for food justice in the South Bronx,
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Ko smo se zavedli, da se borimo za pravico
do zdrave hrane v Južnem Bronxu,
do zdrave hrane v Južnem Bronxu,
06:30
so did the international community.
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se je zavedla tudi mednarodna skupnost.
06:32
And my kids in the South Bronx were repped in
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Otroci Južnega Bronxa so bili del
06:34
the first international green roof conference.
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prve mednarodne konference
o zeleni strehi.
o zeleni strehi.
06:36
And that's just great.
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To je naravnost čudovito.
06:38
Except what about locally?
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Ampak, kaj pa na lokalni ravni?
06:39
Well, we met this woman, Avis Richards, with the Ground Up Campaign.
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Spoznali smo Avis Richards,
ki sodeluje pri kampaniji Ground Up.
ki sodeluje pri kampaniji Ground Up.
06:42
Unbelievable! Through her, my kids,
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Neverjetno! Prek nje, so moji otroci,
06:45
the most disenfranchised and marginalized,
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ki so skorajda spregledani,
06:47
were able to roll out 100 gardens to New York City public schools.
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lahko postavili 100 vrtov
v javnih šolah New Yorka.
v javnih šolah New Yorka.
06:50
That's triple bottom line! Okay?
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To je tisto pravo bistvo vsega tega!
06:53
A year ago today, I was invited to the New York Academy of Medicine.
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Pred letom dni so me povabili
na New York Academy of Medicine.
na New York Academy of Medicine.
06:56
I thought this concept of designing a strong and healthy New York
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Mislil sem, da je bil koncept ustvarjanja
močnega in zdravega New Yorka
močnega in zdravega New Yorka
07:00
made sense, especially when the resources were free.
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smiseln, še posebej zaradi
brezplačnih sredstev.
brezplačnih sredstev.
07:02
So thank you all and I love them.
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Zato hvala vsem. Rad jih imam.
07:04
They introduced me to the New York City Strategic Alliance for Health,
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Predstavili so mi strateško zvezo
za zdravje New Yorka.
za zdravje New Yorka.
07:07
again, free resources, don't waste them.
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Poudarjam, brezplačna sredstva,
ne mečite jih stran.
ne mečite jih stran.
07:10
And what do you know? Six months later,
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In kdo bi si mislil! Šest mesecev pozneje
07:12
my school and my kids were awarded the first ever
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so moja šola in moji otroci
prvič v zgodovini prejeli
prvič v zgodovini prejeli
07:15
high school award of excellence for creating a healthy school environment.
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nagrado za ustvarjanje
zdravega učnega prostora v srednjih šolah.
zdravega učnega prostora v srednjih šolah.
07:19
The greenest class in New York City.
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Najbolj zelen razred v New Yorku.
07:21
But more importantly is my kids learned to get,
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In najpomembneje,
otroci so se naučili prejemati,
otroci so se naučili prejemati,
07:24
they learned to give.
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naučili so se dajati.
07:25
And we took the money that we made from our farmer's market,
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Z denarjem, ki smo ga zaslužili
na kmečki tržnici,
na kmečki tržnici,
07:28
and started buying gifts for the homeless
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smo kupili darila za brezdomce
07:29
and for needy around the world.
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in vse, ki so v stiski.
07:31
So we started giving back.
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Pričeli smo dajati nazaj.
07:32
And that's when I realized that the greening of America
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Takrat sem se zavedel,
da se zelenenje Amerike
da se zelenenje Amerike
07:35
starts first with the pockets, then with the heart
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prične pri žepih in nadaljuje s srcem
07:38
and then with the mind.
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in potem še s pametjo.
07:39
So we were onto something, and we're still onto something.
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Smo na pravi poti
in po njej še vedno hodimo.
in po njej še vedno hodimo.
07:41
And thank God Trinity Wall Street noticed,
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Opazila nas je Trinity Wall Street.
07:43
because they gave us the birth of Green Bronx Machine.
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Z njeno pomočjo smo ustanovili
Green Bronx Machine.
Green Bronx Machine.
07:46
We're 3,000 strong right now.
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Trenutno nas je 3000.
07:48
And what does it really do?
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In kaj počne?
07:50
It teaches kids to re-vision their communities,
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Otroke uči predstavljanja sosesk na novo,
07:52
so when they grow up in places like this, they can imagine it like this.
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da si lahko kraje, v katerih odraščajo,
predstavljajo takole.
predstavljajo takole.
07:55
And my kids, trained and certified --
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In moji otroci, naučeni in z licenco--
07:57
Ma, you get the tax abatement. Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg --
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Zahvaljujoč županu mama,
dobiš olajšavo--
dobiš olajšavo--
07:59
can take communities that look like this and convert them into things that look like that,
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lahko soseske, ki izgledajo takole,
spremenijo v nekaj takšnega
spremenijo v nekaj takšnega
08:02
and that to me, people, is another true "sí se puede" moment.
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in to je zame še en
"sí se puede" trenutek.
"sí se puede" trenutek.
08:06
Now, how does it start? It starts in schools.
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Kako se vse to začne? Začne se v šolah.
08:08
No more little Knicks and little Nets.
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NIč več malih Knicksov in Netsov
08:10
Group by broccoli, group by your favorite vegetable,
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Skupine naj imajo imena po brokoliju,
ali vaši najljubši zelenjavi,
ali vaši najljubši zelenjavi,
08:13
something you can aspire to.
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po nečem, k čemur lahko stremijo.
08:15
Okay? And these are my future farmers of America,
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To so moji prihodnji
kmetovalci Amerike,
kmetovalci Amerike,
08:17
growing up in Brook Park on 141st Street,
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ki odraščajo v Brook Parku
in na 141. ulici,
in na 141. ulici,
08:19
the most migrant community in America.
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najbolj obrobnih skupnostih Amerike.
08:21
When tenacious little ones learn how to garden like this,
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Ko vztrajni malčki takole vrtnarijo,
08:23
it's no wonder we get fruit like that.
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ni nič čudnega, da zraste takšno sadje.
08:25
And I love it! And so do they.
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V tem uživam! In uživajo tudi oni.
08:27
And we're building teepees in neighborhoods that were burning down.
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V naših soseskah, ki jih požigamo,
gradimo rastlinjake.
gradimo rastlinjake.
08:30
And that's a true "sí se puede" moment.
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To je pravi "sí se puede" trenutek.
08:33
And again, Brook Park feeds hundreds of people
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Poleg tega Brook park
hrani na stotine ljudi
hrani na stotine ljudi
08:36
without a food stamp or a fingerprint.
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brez bonov za hrano ali prstnih odtisov.
08:38
The poorest congressional district in America,
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Najrevnejše kongresno okrožje v Ameriki,
08:41
the most migratory community in America, we can do this.
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najbolj obrobna skupnost v Ameriki,
mi to zmoremo.
mi to zmoremo.
08:44
Bissel Gardens is cranking out food in epic proportions,
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Bissel Gardens dajejo
neizmerne količine hrane
neizmerne količine hrane
08:47
moving kids into an economy they never imagined.
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in otroke vodijo
v nepredstavljivo gospodarstvo.
v nepredstavljivo gospodarstvo.
08:50
Now, somewhere over the rainbow, my friends,
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Nekje, onkraj mavrice, prijatelji moji,
08:52
is the South Bronx of America. And we're doing it.
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je ameriški Južni Bronx. In uspeva nam.
08:56
How does it start? Well, look at Jose's attention to detail.
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Kako se vse začne?
Poglejte Josejev občutek za podrobnosti.
Poglejte Josejev občutek za podrobnosti.
08:59
Thank God Omar knows that carrots come from the ground,
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Hvala Bogu, da Omar ve,
da korenje raste v zemlji
da korenje raste v zemlji
09:01
and not aisle 9 at the supermarket
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in ne na oddelku v trgovini,
09:03
or through a bullet-proof window or through a piece of styrofoam.
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ali skozi neprebojno steklo,
ali skozi košček stiropora.
ali skozi košček stiropora.
09:06
And when Henry knows that green is good, so do I.
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Ko Henry ve, da je zeleno dobro,
potem to vem tudi jaz.
potem to vem tudi jaz.
09:08
And when you expand their palates, you expand their vocabulary.
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In ko širiš njihove brbončiče,
širiš njihov besedni zaklad.
širiš njihov besedni zaklad.
09:12
And most importantly, when you put big kids together with little kids,
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In najpomembneje, majhne otroke
pridružiš velikih otrokom.
pridružiš velikih otrokom.
09:15
you get the big fat white guy out of the middle, which is cool,
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Ven štrli velik debel belec, kar je kul.
09:18
and you create this kind of accountability amongst peers, which is incredible.
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Ustvariš občutek odgovornosti
do sovrstnikov, kar je neverjetno.
do sovrstnikov, kar je neverjetno.
09:21
God, I'm going to run out of time, so I've gotta keep it moving.
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O, Bog, zmanjkalo mi bo časa,
zato moram nadaljevati.
zato moram nadaljevati.
09:24
But this is my weekly paycheck for kids; that's our green graffiti.
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A to je moja tedenska plača za otroke;
to je naš zelen grafit.
to je naš zelen grafit.
09:27
This is what we're doing.
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To je naše delo.
09:28
And behold the glory and bounty that is Bronx County.
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Poglejte, kaj vse
lahko ponudi okrožje Bronx.
lahko ponudi okrožje Bronx.
09:33
Nothing thrills me more than to see kids pollinating plants instead of each other.
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Najbolj me osreči, če otroci
oprašujejo rastline namesto drug drugega.
oprašujejo rastline namesto drug drugega.
09:36
I gotta tell you, I'm a protective parent.
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Priznati vam moram,
da sem zaščitniški starš.
da sem zaščitniški starš.
09:38
But those kids are the kids who are now putting
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Ti otroci sedaj dajejo
09:40
pumpkin patches on top of trains.
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zasaditve z bučami na strehe vlakov.
09:42
We're also designing coin ponds for the rich and affluent.
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Oblikujemo tudi koi ribnike za premožne.
09:45
We're also becoming children of the corn,
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Postajamo tudi otroci koruze,
09:46
creating farms in the middle of Fordham Road for awareness
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postavljamo kmetije
na Fordham Road za ozaveščanje
na Fordham Road za ozaveščanje
09:49
and window bottles out of garbage.
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in okna iz recikliranih steklenic.
09:50
Now I don't expect every kid to be a farmer,
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Ne pričakujem,
da bo vsak otrok kmet.
da bo vsak otrok kmet.
09:52
but I expect you to read about it, write about it, blog about it, offer outstanding customer service.
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Pričakujem pa, da boste o tem brali
in pisali, ponudili svoje usluge.
in pisali, ponudili svoje usluge.
09:56
I expect them to be engaged, and man, are they!
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Od njih pričakujem angažiranost.
In to tudi so!
In to tudi so!
09:58
So that's my incredible classroom, that's the food.
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To je torej moja neverjetna učilnica,
to je hrana.
to je hrana.
10:01
Where does it go? Zero miles to plate, right down into the cafeteria.
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Kam gre? Na krožnike v jedilnici.
10:04
Or more importantly, to local shelters,
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Ali še pomembneje, v lokalna zavetišča,
10:06
where most of our kids are getting one to two meals a day.
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kjer naši otroci dobijo
en do dva obroka dnevno.
en do dva obroka dnevno.
10:09
And we're stepping it up.
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To pa še ni vse.
10:10
No Air Jordans were ever ruined on my farm.
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Nobene superge niso bile
uničene na moji farmi
uničene na moji farmi
10:13
And in his day, a million dollar gardens and incredible installations.
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in ponašamo se lahko
z neverjetnimi vrtovi in instalacijami.
z neverjetnimi vrtovi in instalacijami.
10:16
Let me tell you something, people.
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Rad bi vam nekaj povedal.
10:18
This is a beautiful moment.
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To je čudovit trenutek.
10:22
Black field, brown field, toxic waste field, battlefield --
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Igralna polja, polja
za nevarne odpadke, vojna polja.
za nevarne odpadke, vojna polja.
10:25
we're proving in the Bronx that you can grow anywhere, on cement.
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Dokazujemo, da v Bronxu
lahko sadimo povsod, še na cementu.
lahko sadimo povsod, še na cementu.
10:28
And we take orders for flowers. I'm putting the bake sale to shame.
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Sprejemamo naročila za rože.
Načrtujem prodajo pečenih izdelkov.
Načrtujem prodajo pečenih izdelkov.
10:32
We take orders now. I'm booking for the spring.
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Naročite lahko zdaj za naslednjo pomlad.
10:34
And these were all grown from seeds. We're learning everything.
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Vse to gojimo iz semen.
Vsega se naučimo sproti.
Vsega se naučimo sproti.
10:37
And again, when you can take kids from backgrounds as diverse
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Dejstvo, da lahko vzamemo otroke
iz tako različnih okolij
iz tako različnih okolij
10:40
as this to do something as special as this,
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in ustvarimo nekaj tako posebnega kot to,
10:42
we're really creating a moment.
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je res zgodovinski trenutek.
10:44
Now, you may ask about these kids.
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Lahko me povprašate o teh otrocih.
10:47
Forty percent attendance to 93 percent attendance.
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Od 40% na 93% prisotnost.
10:50
All start overage and under-credit.
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Vsi pričnejo prestari
in z zelo nizkimi ocenami.
in z zelo nizkimi ocenami.
10:53
They are now, my first cohort is all in college, earning a living wage.
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Vsi iz moje prve pehote so na faksih,
zaslužijo dovolj, da lahko preživijo.
zaslužijo dovolj, da lahko preživijo.
10:57
The rest are scheduled to graduate this June.
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Načrtujemo, da bodo ostali
doštudirali junija.
doštudirali junija.
10:59
Happy kids, happy families, happy colleagues.
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Srečni otroci, srečne družinice,
srečni kolegi.
srečni kolegi.
11:02
Amazed people. The glory and bounty that is Bronx County.
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Čudoviti ljudje. To je tisto,
kar lahko ponudi Bronx.
kar lahko ponudi Bronx.
11:06
Let's talk about mint. Where is my mint?
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Naj vam povem o svoji meti.
Kje je moja meta?
Kje je moja meta?
11:08
I grow seven kinds of mint in my class.
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Vzgojil sem sedem vrst mete
v mojem razredu.
v mojem razredu.
11:10
Mojitos, anybody? I'll be at Telepan later.
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Bi kdo mojito?
Kasneje bom v restavraciji.
Kasneje bom v restavraciji.
11:13
But, understand this is my intellectual Viagra.
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Razumeti morate, da je to
moja intelektualna viagra.
moja intelektualna viagra.
11:16
Ladies and gentlemen, I gotta move quick, but understand this:
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Dame in gospodje, pohiteti moram,
a povedati vam želim tole:
a povedati vam želim tole:
11:19
The borough that gave us baggy pants and funky fresh beats
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Soseska, ki nam je dala
vrečaste hlače in funky ritme.
vrečaste hlače in funky ritme.
11:22
is becoming home to the organic ones.
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postaja dom organsko ozaveščenim.
11:24
My green [unclear] 25,000 pounds of vegetables,
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Mojih 12.000 zelenih kilogramov zelenjave,
11:27
I'm growing organic citizens, engaged kids.
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gojim organske prebivalce,
angažirane otroke.
angažirane otroke.
11:30
So help us go from this to this.
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Pomagajte nam, da pridemo od tega k temu.
11:33
Self-sustaining entities, 18 months return on investment,
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Samovzdrževalne enote,
vložek se vam povrne v 18 mesecih,
vložek se vam povrne v 18 mesecih,
11:36
plus we're paying people living wage and health benefits,
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ljudje dobijo plače
in zdravstveno zavarovanje,
in zdravstveno zavarovanje,
11:38
while feeding people for pennies on the dollar.
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medtem, ko ljudi hranimo za drobiž.
11:40
Martin Luther King said that people need to be uplifted with dignity.
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Martin Luther je dejal, da morajo biti
ljudje povzdignjeni z dostojanstvom.
ljudje povzdignjeni z dostojanstvom.
11:44
So here in New York, I urge you, my fellow Americans,
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Tako vas tu v New Yorku, spodbujam,
dragi sodržavljani,
dragi sodržavljani,
11:47
to help us make America great again.
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da nam pomagate,
da postane Amerika spet velika.
da postane Amerika spet velika.
11:50
It's simple. Share your passion.
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Stvar je preprosta. Širite vašo strast.
11:52
It's real easy. Go see these two videos, please.
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Res je lahko.
Prosim, poglejte si ta dva videa.
Prosim, poglejte si ta dva videa.
11:54
One got us invited to the White House, one's a recent incarnation.
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Prvi nas je spravil v Belo hišo,
drugi pa je čisto nov.
drugi pa je čisto nov.
11:57
And most importantly, get the biggest bully out of schools.
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In najpomembneje,
iz šol spravite največjega tirana.
iz šol spravite največjega tirana.
12:00
This has got to go tomorrow.
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Tega jutri ne sme biti več.
12:02
People, you can all do that.
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Ljudje, vi vse to zmorete.
12:04
Keep kids out of stores that look like this.
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Otroke odvračajte od trgovin,
ki izgledajo takole.
ki izgledajo takole.
12:07
Make them a healthy plate,
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Pripravite zdrav obrok, še posebej
12:09
especially if you can pick it off the wall in your own classroom -- delicioso!
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če ga naberete
na steni vaše učilnice - delicioso!
na steni vaše učilnice - delicioso!
12:11
Model good behavior. Get them to a green cart.
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Bodite vzor dobrih navad.
Privedite jih do zelenega vozička.
Privedite jih do zelenega vozička.
12:15
Big kids love strawberries and bananas.
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Veliki otroci obožujejo jagode in banane.
12:17
Teach them entrepreneurship. Thank God for GrowNYC.
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Naučite jih podjetništva.
Hvala Bogu za GrowNYC.
Hvala Bogu za GrowNYC.
12:20
Let them cook. Great lunch today, let them do culinary things.
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Pustite jim skuhati kosilo danes
in pripravljati kulinarične dobrote.
in pripravljati kulinarične dobrote.
12:23
But most importantly, just love them.
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In najpomembneje, imejte jih samo radi.
12:25
Nothing works like unconditional love.
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Nič ni učinkovitejše
kot brezpogojna ljubezen.
kot brezpogojna ljubezen.
12:27
So, my good friend Kermit said it's not easy being green.
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Moj dobri prijatelj Kermit pravi,
da je težko biti zelen.
da je težko biti zelen.
12:31
It's not. I come from a place where kids can buy
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In res ni. Prihajam iz kraja
kjer lahko otroci kupijo
kjer lahko otroci kupijo
12:33
35 flavors of blunt wrap at any day of the moment,
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35 okusov tobaka ob katerikoli uri,
12:36
where ice cream freezers are filled with slushy malt liquor.
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kjer so zamrzovalniki
za sladoled polni piva.
za sladoled polni piva.
12:39
Okay? My dear friend Majora Carter once told me,
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Razumete? Moja prijateljica
Majora Carter mi je nekoč dejala,
Majora Carter mi je nekoč dejala,
12:43
we have everything to gain and nothing to lose.
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vse lahko pridobimo,
izgubiti pa nimamo ničesar.
izgubiti pa nimamo ničesar.
12:47
So here, and at a time when we've gone from
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Če smo bili prej dovolj drzni,
da smo upali,
da smo upali,
12:49
the audacity to hope to hope for some audacity,
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zdaj upamo na malo predrznosti.
12:51
I urge you to do something.
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Pozivam vas, da nekaj naredite.
12:53
I urge you to do something.
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Jaz vas pozivam k ukrepanju.
12:55
Right now, we're all tadpoles,
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Za zdaj smo vsi paglavci,
12:57
but I urge you to become a big frog and take that big, green leap.
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a pozivam vas, da postanete žabe
in naredite en velik skok v zeleno.
in naredite en velik skok v zeleno.
13:00
I don't care if you're on the left, on the right, up the middle, wherever.
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Ne zanima me, ali ste desničar,
levičar ali nekje na sredini.
levičar ali nekje na sredini.
13:03
Join me. Use -- I've got a lot of energy. Help me use it.
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Pridružite se mi, sam imam polno energije.
Pomagajte mi jo porabiti.
Pomagajte mi jo porabiti.
13:07
We can do something here.
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Tukaj lahko nekaj storimo.
13:10
And along the way, please take time to smell the flowers,
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In prosim, ob tem si vzemite čas
za vonjanje cvetlic,
za vonjanje cvetlic,
13:12
especially if you and your students grew them.
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posebej tiste, vzgojene skupaj.
13:14
I'm Steve Ritz, this is Green Bronx Machine.
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Jaz sem Steve Ritz
in to je Green Bronx Machine.
in to je Green Bronx Machine.
13:16
I've got to say thank you to my wife and family, for my kids,
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Zahvaliti se moram moji ženi
in družini za moje otroke,
in družini za moje otroke,
13:20
thank you for coming every day, and for my colleagues,
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da ste tu vsak dan,
in sodelavcem,
in sodelavcem,
13:22
believing and supporting me.
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za vso podporo in upanje.
13:23
We are growing our way into a new economy.
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Pot si utiramo v novo gospodarstvo.
13:25
Thank you, God bless you and enjoy the day. I'm Steve Ritz.
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Hvala, Bog vas blagoslovi.
Želim vam lep dan, jaz sem Steve Ritz.
Želim vam lep dan, jaz sem Steve Ritz.
13:28
Sí se puede!
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Sì se puede!
13:30
(Applause)
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(Aplavz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stephen Ritz - TeacherStephen Ritz teaches at-risk kids in the South Bronx.
Why you should listen
Stephen Ritz is a South Bronx teacher/administrator who believes that students shouldn't have to leave their community to live, learn and earn in a better one. Moving generations of students into spheres of personal and academic successes they have never imagined while reclaiming and rebuilding the Bronx, Stephen’s extended student and community family have grown over 25,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx while generating extraordinary academic performance.
His Bronx classroom features the first indoor edible wall in NYC DOE which routinely generates enough produce to feed 450 students healthy meals and trains the youngest nationally certified workforce in America. His students, traveling from Boston to Rockefeller Center to the Hamptons, earn living wage en route to graduation.
Stephen Ritz | Speaker | TED.com