Recording 10

Locutores

• Speaker 1 0:00
• Speaker 2 5:00
• Speaker 3 15:00

1. 0:00

   Capitolium 1: And when I was 22, and people were saying, you're crazy, you're welcome. 225s · Speaker 1

   And when I was 22, and people were saying, you're crazy, you're welcome. And I was buried at the time. And normally incumbent on terror, 91 % of incumbents win. It's unusual when incumbents lose. And I was running against. And what I think …

2. 5:00

   Capitolium 2: See it come to fruition within the term that you are elected. 297s · Speaker 2

   See it come to fruition within the term that you are elected. And so I think it's an extraordinarily rewarding experience to be able to really see the city you live in change and participate in that change for the better. And when I was you…

3. 10:00

   Capitolium 3: knock on those doors, have that personal contact, but not just saying City Hall is broken or not that the federal government is broken. 213s · Speaker 2

   knock on those doors, have that personal contact, but not just saying City Hall is broken or not that the federal government is broken. What is your solution? And I think if you have a solution that makes sense, that is tangible, that is au…

4. 15:00

   Capitolium 4: when we talk about diversity, it means, it can mean anything. 84s · Speaker 3

   when we talk about diversity, it means, it can mean anything. It means very different things to different people in different contexts. And maybe what I'll do to sort of level set is maybe everyone can tell us a little bit about how have yo…

5. 16:24

   Capitolium 5: so it's a real gift to be able to participate in diverse communities but you know when you talk about diversity i think for me also being the only mom of school -age children on council that's another layer right so being a mom while i'm going to council and having a very full load of responsibility is a layer that i bring in the lives that i think is important so I can tell you how the number of black families in particular, we could count them all and everyone knew each other. 186s · Speaker 1

   so it's a real gift to be able to participate in diverse communities but you know when you talk about diversity i think for me also being the only mom of school -age children on council that's another layer right so being a mom while i'm go…

6. 19:30

   Capitolium 6: the cultural nuance, the distrust that comes not from government here, but maybe there's distrust in governments abroad and having to build those relationships. 301s · Speaker 3

   the cultural nuance, the distrust that comes not from government here, but maybe there's distrust in governments abroad and having to build those relationships. early on, and it's not, it takes time. So again, the critical thing about polit…

7. 24:32

   Capitolium 7: intricate nuances of their, you know, political dynamics in their own country. 303s · Speaker 1

   intricate nuances of their, you know, political dynamics in their own country. But having a sensitivity to what's happening, to their cultural, even learning some language, demonstrates a commitment. And oftentimes, showing up means a lot. …

8. 29:35

   Capitolium 8: so one thing I wanted in your life, like a chess game. 170s · Speaker 1

   so one thing I wanted in your life, like a chess game. I think there's so many people who want to get into politics, and you just see themselves positioning whatever they're doing. And to me, first of all, that sounds exhausting. I don't th…

9. 32:25

   Capitolium 9: I'm a black candidate who's knocking on the door. 71s · Speaker 2

   I'm a black candidate who's knocking on the door. And in the climate that we are in, there is racism. I think there's a side to this that we also exist. Knocking on the door of somebody from whatever marginalized communities, but as elected…

10. 33:36

    Capitolium 10: my team was like, I don't know if this is a safe neighborhood, but we kept knocking, and then we got to a door of a racialized family, and this young 10 -year -old opened the door and said, are you going to help us? 71s · Speaker 1

    my team was like, I don't know if this is a safe neighborhood, but we kept knocking, and then we got to a door of a racialized family, and this young 10 -year -old opened the door and said, are you going to help us? So I think there's a lot…

11. 34:53

    Capitolium 11: First of all, I identify myself. 102s · Speaker 3

    First of all, I identify myself. I'm one of those artists. As identified by my son, who's 22, but having said that, use of WhatsApp has its own pros and cons. The generation before me is very notorious for recording. Happy Friday, happy Mon…

12. 36:38

    Capitolium 12: And my first three principal elections were for trust me. 302s · Speaker 2

    And my first three principal elections were for trust me. And I think the standard, you know, identify or talk to three dominant languages and translate literature. It has to be a strategy. It has to have more depth in that. You can transla…

13. 41:40

    Capitolium 13: I say, I'm a leader who builds bridges, and my role is to serve you at a municipal level. 71s · Speaker 1

    I say, I'm a leader who builds bridges, and my role is to serve you at a municipal level. So I listen and I try to build that understanding. But when we're talking about diversity within diversity, in the Iranian community, there's a bit of…

14. 42:52

    Capitolium 14: Thank you for indulging me in that. 300s · Speaker 2

    Thank you for indulging me in that. I think that's a wonderful illustration of what we've been talking about with respect to diversity. And that provides, I know we all have countless examples of that in our own communities, but I think tha…

15. 47:53

    Capitolium 15: that's something I've had to rely on, is how do you grow your skill set? 300s · Speaker 1

    that's something I've had to rely on, is how do you grow your skill set? And it's more than just transactional for, you know, an hour sheet being signed, et cetera. For other underrepresented groups, I'll share facts about the group, the pi…

16. 52:53

    Capitolium 16: but the $76 ,000 just seems so. 162s · Speaker 1

    but the $76 ,000 just seems so... I don't know. I think that, you know, for all of us here... Part of it is offering our support when we see people put their name in and teaching people about the whole rebate system. It's actually still ver…