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Finding My Voice Amongst the Silence

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yli is My Story

I’ve come to understand through my experience that a multitude of perspectives are needed in order to make comprehensive judgements. And by inserting my own perspective and morals into the discussion as well, I’ve learned that progress does not come from one-size fits all solutions, because they simply don’t exist.

Education is a Privilege (although it shouldn’t be)

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yli is My Story

Having to work since a very young age, my father didn’t have access to the educational opportunities I have been fortunate enough to be privy to. He instilled in me this love for learning, to take school seriously in order to equip myself with the tools and skills I would need to succeed, to make something of myself.

Gender roles where we least expect them

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yli is My Story

Every time men at home talked over me or invalidated my arguments because of my gender, it mirrored each time a boy at school did. But I quickly realized that this conditioning wasn’t only impacting me, it was also impacting the way my brother views women and his role in society.

Avery Cordero: Youth at the Table

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yli is My Story

“Perspectives” is one of my favorite words. As life goes on, we don’t have the same standards, conversations, jobs. Things change every single day. With those changes, we need different plans, and we won’t have good plans unless we include different people with different experiences.

Daphne Ramirez: Youth at the Table

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I think youth should be able to vote on policies and laws that directly affect us. We can’t get the best results if we don’t include the input of every age group. Young people need to continue to speak out – to claim our right to freedom of speech to speak our minds.