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Clint Smith: The danger of silence
Clint Smith: Nevarnost tišine
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"Toliko časa zapravimo, ko poslušamo, kaj ljudje govorijo, da smo redko pozorni na stvari, ki jih ne povejo," pravi slam poet in učitelj Clint Smith. Krajše, suvereno delo iz srca o iskanju poguma pri soočanju z nevednostjo in nepravičnostjo.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
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Dr. Martin Luther King mlajši
je v svojem govoru leta 1968,
je v svojem govoru leta 1968,
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in a 1968 speech where he reflects
upon the Civil Rights Movement,
upon the Civil Rights Movement,
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v razmišljanju o ameriškem gibanju
za državljanske pravice, izjavil:
za državljanske pravice, izjavil:
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states, "In the end,
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"Na koncu se ne bomo spominjali
besed naših sovražnikov,
besed naših sovražnikov,
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we will remember not the words of our enemies
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but the silence of our friends."
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temveč tišine naših prijateljev."
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As a teacher, I've internalized this message.
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Kot učitelj sem ponotranjil to sporočilo.
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Every day, all around us,
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Vsak dan lahko okoli nas
spremljamo posledice tišine,
spremljamo posledice tišine,
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we see the consequences of silence
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00:33
manifest themselves in the form of discrimination,
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ki se kažejo v obliki diskriminacije,
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violence, genocide and war.
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nasilja, genocida in vojne.
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In the classroom, I challenge my students
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V učilnici pozivam svoje učence,
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to explore the silences in their own lives
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naj raziskujejo tišino svojih
življenj skozi poezijo.
življenj skozi poezijo.
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through poetry.
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Skupaj skušamo zapolniti te vrzeli,
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We work together to fill those spaces,
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to recognize them, to name them,
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jih prepoznati, poimenovati,
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to understand that they don't
have to be sources of shame.
have to be sources of shame.
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razumeti, da ne rabijo biti izvori sramu.
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In an effort to create a culture within my classroom
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Da bi v svoji učilnici ustvaril okolje,
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where students feel safe sharing the intimacies
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kjer bi učenci lahko varno
z ostalimi delili
zaupnosti svoje lastne tišine,
zaupnosti svoje lastne tišine,
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of their own silences,
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01:01
I have four core principles posted on the board
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imam na tabli štiri bistvena načela,
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that sits in the front of my class,
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ki so vidna celotnemu razredu,
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which every student signs
at the beginning of the year:
at the beginning of the year:
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kjer se vsak učenec
na začetku leta podpiše:
na začetku leta podpiše:
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read critically, write consciously,
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beri kritično, piši vestno,
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speak clearly, tell your truth.
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govori jasno, povej svojo resnico.
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And I find myself thinking a lot about that last point,
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Sam pogosto razmišljam o tem zadnjem
načelu - povej svojo resnico.
načelu - povej svojo resnico.
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tell your truth.
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And I realized that
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Spoznal sem,
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if I was going to ask my students to speak up,
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da če želim od svojih učencev,
da spregovorijo,
da spregovorijo,
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I was going to have to tell my truth
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potem moram tudi jaz
povedati svojo resnico,
povedati svojo resnico,
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and be honest with them about the times
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biti iskren z njimi in jim povedati
o časih, ko mi to ni uspelo.
o časih, ko mi to ni uspelo.
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where I failed to do so.
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01:29
So I tell them that growing up,
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Tako sem jim povedal, da so me
med odraščanjem v New Orleansu,
med odraščanjem v New Orleansu,
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as a kid in a Catholic family in New Orleans,
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kot člana katoliške družine
v postnem času, vedno učili,
v postnem času, vedno učili,
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during Lent I was always taught
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that the most meaningful thing one could do
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da je najpomembneje kar človek
lahko naredi, da se nečemu odreče.
lahko naredi, da se nečemu odreče.
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was to give something up,
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01:39
sacrifice something you typically indulge in
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Žrtvovati nekaj, v čemer običajno uživaš,
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to prove to God you understand his sanctity.
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da dokažeš Bogu,
da razumeš njegovo svetost.
da razumeš njegovo svetost.
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I've given up soda, McDonald's, French fries,
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Odrekel sem se gaziranim pijačam,
McDonald's-u,
McDonald's-u,
praženemu kompirčku,
francoskim poljubom in vsemu vmes.
francoskim poljubom in vsemu vmes.
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French kisses, and everything in between.
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But one year, I gave up speaking.
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A nekega leta sem se odrekel govorjenju.
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I figured the most valuable thing I could sacrifice
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Menil sem, da je najdragocenejše
kar bi jo lahko žrtvoval,
kar bi jo lahko žrtvoval,
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was my own voice, but it was like I hadn't realized
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moj lastni glas.
Kot da se ne bi zavedal,
da sem to storil že dolgo nazaj.
da sem to storil že dolgo nazaj.
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that I had given that up a long time ago.
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Porabil sem toliko časa,
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I spent so much of my life
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telling people the things they wanted to hear
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da sem govoril ljudem,
kar so želeli slišati,
kar so želeli slišati,
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instead of the things they needed to,
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namesto kar bi morali slišati.
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told myself I wasn't meant to be anyone's conscience
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Govoril sem si, da ne morem biti
nikogaršnja vest,
nikogaršnja vest,
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because I still had to figure out being my own,
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saj moram še vedno oblikovati svojo,
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so sometimes I just wouldn't say anything,
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zato pogosto nisem rekel nič,
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appeasing ignorance with my silence,
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blažil nevednost s svojo tišino,
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unaware that validation doesn't need words
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ne da bi se zavedal, da obsojanje
ne potrebuje besed, da obstaja.
ne potrebuje besed, da obstaja.
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to endorse its existence.
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When Christian was beat up for being gay,
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Ko so kristjana pretepli
zaradi homoseksualnosti, sem dal roke v žep
zaradi homoseksualnosti, sem dal roke v žep
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I put my hands in my pocket
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and walked with my head
down as if I didn't even notice.
down as if I didn't even notice.
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in odkorakal s pogledom v tla,
kot da nisem opazil.
kot da nisem opazil.
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I couldn't use my locker for weeks
because the bolt on the lock
because the bolt on the lock
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Tedne nisem uporabljal omarice,
ker me je ključavnica spominjala
na tisto na mojih ustih.
na tisto na mojih ustih.
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reminded me of the one I had put on my lips
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02:33
when the homeless man on the corner
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Ko me je brezdomec na vogalu
pogledal in iskal potrditev,
pogledal in iskal potrditev,
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looked at me with eyes up merely searching
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for an affirmation that he was worth seeing.
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da je vreden pogleda.
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I was more concerned with
touching the screen on my Apple
touching the screen on my Apple
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Bolj me je zanimal ekran
na mojem Applu (op. p. Jabolko),
na mojem Applu (op. p. Jabolko),
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than actually feeding him one.
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kot da bi mu dejansko dal jabolko.
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When the woman at the fundraising gala
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Ko mi je ženska
na dobrodelni prireditvi rekla:
na dobrodelni prireditvi rekla:
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said "I'm so proud of you.
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"Ponosna sem nate.
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It must be so hard teaching
those poor, unintelligent kids,"
those poor, unintelligent kids,"
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Zagotovo je težko učiti te uboge,
neinteligentne otroke."
neinteligentne otroke."
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I bit my lip, because apparently
we needed her money
we needed her money
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Tiho sem bil, saj očitno
potrebujemo njen denar bolj,
potrebujemo njen denar bolj,
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more than my students needed their dignity.
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kot učenci potrebujejo
svoje dostojanstvo.
svoje dostojanstvo.
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We spend so much time
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Toliko časa porabimo,
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listening to the things people are saying
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ko poslušamo, kaj ljudje govorijo,
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that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't.
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da smo redko pozorni na stvari,
ki jih ne povejo.
ki jih ne povejo.
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Silence is the residue of fear.
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Tišina je usedlina strahu.
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It is feeling your flaws
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Občuti tvoje slabosti,
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gut-wrench guillotine your tongue.
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zaveže tvoj jezik.
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It is the air retreating from your chest
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Je zrak, ki beži iz tvojega prsnega koša,
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because it doesn't feel safe in your lungs.
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ker se tam ne počuti varnega.
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Silence is Rwandan genocide. Silence is Katrina.
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Tišina je genocid v Ruandi.
Tišina je Katrina.
Tišina je Katrina.
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It is what you hear when there
aren't enough body bags left.
aren't enough body bags left.
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Je tisto, kar slišiš, ko zmanjka
vreč za posmrtne ostanke.
vreč za posmrtne ostanke.
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It is the sound after the noose is already tied.
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Je tisti zvok, ko je zanka okoli
vratu že zategnjena.
vratu že zategnjena.
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It is charring. It is chains. It is privilege. It is pain.
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Je upepelitev. Je veriga.
Je privilegij. Je bolečina.
Je privilegij. Je bolečina.
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There is no time to pick your battles
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Ni časa, da sam izbereš svoje bitke,
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when your battles have already picked you.
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če so bitke že same izbrale tebe.
Ne bom dovolil tišini, da se ovije
okrog moje neodločenosti.
okrog moje neodločenosti.
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I will not let silence wrap itself around my indecision.
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I will tell Christian that he is a lion,
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Kristjanu bom rekel, da je lev,
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a sanctuary of bravery and brilliance.
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svetišče poguma in briljantnosti.
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I will ask that homeless man what his name is
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Vprašal bom tistega brezdomca,
kako mu je ime
kako mu je ime
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and how his day was, because sometimes
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in kakšen dan je imel, ker včasih
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all people want to be is human.
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je vse, kar si ljudje želimo, biti človek.
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I will tell that woman that my students can talk about
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Povedal bom tisti ženski,
da moji učenci lahko govorijo
da moji učenci lahko govorijo
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transcendentalism like their last name was Thoreau,
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o transcendentalni filozofiji,
kot da se pišejo Thoreau,
kot da se pišejo Thoreau,
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and just because you watched
one episode of "The Wire"
one episode of "The Wire"
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in ker je gledala
epizodo Skrivnih navez,
epizodo Skrivnih navez,
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doesn't mean you know anything about my kids.
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še ne pomeni, da ve karkoli
o mojih otrocih.
o mojih otrocih.
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So this year,
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Zato bom letos,
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instead of giving something up,
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namesto, da se čemu odrečem,
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I will live every day as if there were a microphone
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živel vsak dan, kot da bi imel
pod jezikom mikrofon,
pod jezikom mikrofon,
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tucked under my tongue,
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a stage on the underside of my inhibition.
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oder, na spodnji strani moje inhibicije.
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Because who has to have a soapbox
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Kdo potrebuje govorniški oder,
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when all you've ever needed is your voice?
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če je vse, kar si kadarkoli
potreboval, tvoj glas?
potreboval, tvoj glas?
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Thank you.
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Hvala.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clint Smith - Poet, educatorClint Smith's work blends art and activism.
Why you should listen
Clint Smith is a writer, teacher and doctoral candidate at Harvard University studying education, incarceration and inequality. Previously, he taught high school English in Prince George’s County, Maryland where, in 2013, he was named the Christine D. Sarbanes Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Humanities Council.
Clint is a 2014 National Poetry Slam champion, an Individual World Poetry Slam Finalist, and author of the poetry collection Counting Descent. He has received fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Cave Canem and the Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Guardian, Boston Review, American Poetry Review, Harvard Educational Review and elsewhere. He was born and raised in New Orleans, LA.
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